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Author the magical 'tuning box'
Superlite Ltd.
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   1st Jul 08 at 13:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My golf now has one of these

and im pretty impressed

They do make the car pull harder, drive smoother and fuel consumption doesn't seem to be any different.
Baskey
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what golf is it?
Superlite Ltd.
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1st Jul 08 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mk3 tdi
Baskey
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IM looking for a mk3 gti for my misses at the mo, to they do the tdi in 3 door
Superlite Ltd.
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my TDI is a 3 door
corsa_godfather
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buying one this week for the astra.aparently takes it from 150ps to 205 ps will wait and see though

Did you get a DTUK one?
nova_gteuk
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is this that magic box of channel 3 last night?
stubbsy05
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1st Jul 08 at 13:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£315!!

My car was £300. Not paying that for this car!
Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
is this that magic box of channel 3 last night?


Yup, same one Quinten was on about. DPT box

Got it for £225+VAT

Might even take up the francies from Randstad UK. My rep sounds nice on the phone
nova_gteuk
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
is this that magic box of channel 3 last night?


Yup, same one Quinten was on about. DPT box

Got it for £225+VAT

Might even take up the francies from Randstad UK. My rep sounds nice on the phone


Im still a bit weary about it tbh.

If its so good why hasnt it caught on?

If it does what he said it sounds good tbh.
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1st Jul 08 at 14:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not as good as a quality remap on a dyno tbh.

But it has worked and i do think it was worth what i paid
Fraser Young
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1st Jul 08 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
These get a pretty good rep on the VAG forums.

I had a tuning box pre proper remap on the PD130 Skoda.

Was a good half way house. Certainly noticeable performance with no other mods...

edit: Boxes very easy to sell on too

[Edited on 01-07-2008 by Fraser Young]
Tom
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How much did you pay ed?
Superlite Ltd.
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1st Jul 08 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£264.38 inc.

Could get them cheaper if i bought 6 or more...
Tom
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Not too shabby
Superlite Ltd.
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1st Jul 08 at 14:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
To be fair, there isn't that much in it between this 1.9 TDI golf and my 2.0 8v ibiza anymore





.....shit 239mm brakes though
John
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Thats a lot of money for a tuning box, should have been able to get one from ebay or a forum for less than 100.
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I'll take a pic of it later incase someone like AlexS is interested in the installation.
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truth is, they do work! I have tested may cars on the dyno and although many of them blast out clouds of soot under acceleration they do often make more power than standard.

their limitation in many cases (and the reason for the black smog) is down to fact they only trick the fuel pressure and not the amount of boost, although some ecu's can alter the amount of boost in proportion to the amount of fuel.

I am still waiting to see a plug in box perform as well as a custom written remap as far as fuel economy and performance.
Doug
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1st Jul 08 at 15:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What BOOOOOSTT are you running?
Superlite Ltd.
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Find me a pod for this gauge and i'll tell you
fazza
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what sort of power gains will it give mate?
Superlite Ltd.
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90bhp -> 115bhp

149lb/ft -> 186lb/ft

...well so they say
ed
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Mine cost £80 second hand. It's in my drawer at the moment actually because I took it off when I had my car serviced, oh, about 7 months ago
John
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You got a bargain though ed

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