DSG Owners Read This!

[MancDave]

Stumbled on this from looking at the DC2 FORUM talking about my new scirrocco coming and some lad linked it to me have a butchers

After getting fed up with various dsg niggles eg
slowish gear change in drive, manic revs in sport, always being in the wrong gear slowing at a junction (auto mode of course) i was looking at getting it remapped.

regal have some dsg software editing tools and i found out that autograph cars in burnley work closely with regal, so i got autograph/regal to do me a custom dsg remap. they havnt done diesel ones before so i may have to make a few tweaks yet - this is version 1

i have a big turbo as well, so often found the turbo was off boost in drive mode so i requested:

1) quicker gear changes in drive, sport and manual
2) torque limit increased to 500nm
3) top revs change-up increased by 300rpm
4) in manual mode at full throttle the car doesnt auto change gear in 4th, 5th or 6th - it will bounce off the engine revs limiter like a proper manual
5) drive mode change points moved up by 200-300rpm so that my revs are usually slightly higher - this keeps the turbo in a better less spool-up mode
6) launch control on and changed to 2500rpm

does it work - yes
the gear changes are sharper/snappier but not jerky
it completely changes the way the car drives in auto mode now - as you slow down it drops gear earlier - so at 40mph it never drops to 6th, at 30mph it stays in 4th - and as you slow it drops the gears a bit earlier so that my bigger turbo is kept at around 1800-2000rpm ready to take off easily. it also drops a gear at a lesser throttle input where as before you put your foot down a bit, nothing happened so you gave it some more gas, then it decided to drop a gear and give you 360lb/ft just at the wrong moment.

no more arriving at a roundabout at 15-20mph in 6th and having to wait for it to drop a gear or 2 to pull away (was much worse with my big turbo which was always off boost at this point)

cost £395 - worth every penny.
need to drive around a bit and probably tweak the gear change points a little more but even at version 1 its a big improvement

contact either regal autosport (south) or autograph cars (north) if you are interested

[wigit]

i know a couple of guys running the dsg remap from GIAC on GTI's, assuming this is what Regal do as GIAC dealers, APS and Revo (testing at present)also working on these, you don't have to run an engine remap from the same people.

NEW MK V R32 and 2.0TFSI DSG SOFTWARE FROM GIAC

Date: 03/16/2009

GIAC is proud to announce the release of its DSG transmission software for the MK V R32 and 2.0TFSI. This software complements GIAC performance engine software and is installed in minutes using the same GIAC flashing tools through the OBDII port. Installation of the GIAC product does not require removal of the DSG computer from the car.

GIAC's performance DSG software truly optimizes the launch control, shift and torque limiter features:

* Launch control: GIAC DSG programming will offer three launch control options at 3200 RPM, 3700 RPM (default setting and recommended for fastest time on street tires), and 4200 RPM.

* Shift points: Stock programming shifts between 6400-6600 RPM. GIAC Performance DSG programming smoothly shifts at 7200 RPM in manual mode (matching the GIAC 7250 RPM engine flash rev limiter) and at ~7100 RPM in sport/drive mode. Note: Some motor calibrations will have a lower shift limiter to match their corresponding programmed engine rev limiter.

* Shift Speed: Overall shift speeds are faster and down-shift revs match more closely. Sport mode programming grabs quickly and keeps you in gear at low speeds.

* Shift Indicator: Sport mode now as an added shift indicator function, showing which gear is engaged. (available on R32 at this time) * Torque limiter: The torque limiter is increased from 100-200 Nm allowing more power to the wheels and faster shifts.

Introductory MSRP is $450 for the DSG flash. Features may vary based on model and engine configuration.

[MancDave]

Yep sounds good to me just waiting for my ROC to come first

Then need to throw some miles on it , THEN revo map and DSG map is almost inevitable

[DavidH]

You won't see the same MPG cruising around in auto though, it drops it into a higher gear at every opportunity to save fuel. I agree it is annoying though, i prefer a torque converter auto to DSG if i want to drive an auto (which i don't).

[MancDave]

Not to bad for me though?? Company Car and fuel card means need not worry

[DavidH]

JAmmy bastard!

[MancDave]

Well it only all started happening the last few years and im 30 its about time:D

Dc2 Integra type R for the track action

[DavidH]

Cool. Get some road legal track rubber on the integra and use the 'roc when it's raining. Sounds good.

[MancDave]

Cool. Get some road legal track rubber on the integra and use the 'roc when it's raining. Sounds good.

I would but its rather noisy all stripped out

There noisy enough as it is