Looking For Tuning Advice

[jay m]

Alrights folks, as the title suggests i have a rolling road day booked and in order to make the most of i want to squeeze as much power out as possible.

So far i have the tte s/c with induction kit, carbon air intake, manifold, sports cat and hks exhaust with the standard tte piggy back ecu.

Was looking for suggestions on what to do next, as far as my knowlage goes which aint too far, if i were to up go down the route of bigger injectors etc ten it would require work done on the fueling etc. Was also considering the s/c upgraed which i think involves new pullys etc. Would this be a safe enough route to go down or would this also require a lot of extra work done?

Ive got another 5 weeks untill the big day and also got a week off in the middle to carry out any mods etc.

Basically if you can think of any obvious routes which i should take then i would greatly appreciate your input.

[sparkystav]

Really your next root is upping the boost by changing the pulley, but you'll need injectors and an ECU to run them at the same time.

Maybe a bigger intercooler next?

Stav

[jay m]

hm.... i do have a larger intercooler lying somewhere, never really fitted it as i wasn't sure if it would do m car any justice as it is pretty big. Have to remove the bar going across the bumper to get it in too which could prove to be a problem should there ever be a shunt lol. Does anyone know of an i/c which would be larger in size and also fit under the bar, im guessing thicker as opposed to taller.

I remember seeing one a while ago which was polished which looked brilliant but cant remember who made it or where i seen it lol.

If i went for the pulleys etc and the injectors what form of ecu seems to be best?

[DJ Wozza]

Pro-Lex do a much larger Intercooler £280

It allows crash bar fitment without issues.

Click on Pro-Lex banner at the top for more

info and pics. With diffeent pulley & intercooler

you will need bigger injectors too that Pro-Lex

also stock.

[Fin_IS_200]

If you want to push all out of it, even changing i/c would require bigger injectors and adjustable engine control to map it properly.

[Rogue]

Jay

I have discussed this before as I am in the same dilema. Done just about the same mods as you & from speaking to those in the know you have to now spend a lot to gain a little. The s/c is the (someone will correct me if I am wrong) single biggest mod that adds the most bhp for the money. As you say its now bigger injectors, pulleys, fueling issues etc to gain a few more bhp. Dave (Prolex) has all the gear as Wozza says. From what I can see there is small if any gains from just increasing the size of intercooler. With what you got you must be hoping for around 210bhp at the fly maybe a bit more.

Where you going to get it done.

[jay m]

Yeh it looks quite pricey from now on lol.

Wasn't able to find the stuff on the prolex site but got a rough idea from tdi and its not cheap lol.

Will look into it tonight i think but i should really be saving my money for a van which im supposed to buying soon lol. I may buy the van first then take the lex off the road and carry out the work in bits over the winter.

Yeh rogue im gettig it done at japerformance over in ellon, got a group booking through tuned aberdeen which is where i hide most of the time lol. Theres been some guys trying to speak to a few mags about it as we should have a good turn out and they're always tryin to get more publicity etc.

[Rogue]

Did not know about that site will have a look. Used JP a while back when he was just starting out, seems to know his stuff. Next time your out & about drop me a PM & we'll meet up.

cheers

Bobby

[DJ Wozza]

Have a look HERE for futher upgrades from Pro-Lex

Uprated intercooler thread HERE

Uprated Intercooler pic HERE

[jay m]

TDI supercharger pulley kit - £195

Greddy Ultimate Ecu - £395

Harness - £75

Prolex 550cc injectors - £485

Prolex intercooler - £280

So thats £1430 and theres still p&p on top of that and also the fitting of the equipment.

Looks a bit out of my price range to be honest, at least at the moment anyway

[Unregistered_User]

Don't forget that the prices on the TDi website do not include VAT if I am correct - that's what I was told when I was on the phone to them a few months back.

Jamie

[jay m]

Oh well, let the saving begin!

[Adie]

Also don't forget that to get some decent power out of the car you will have to uprate the internals. Which can cost some big bucks

[Rob]

the pully kit - is it just a pulley or is there something else with it? i ask as nearly £234 is in my own opinion is a bit much but i suppose everyone has to make a living

[DJ Wozza]

erm well that was a TDi price pmsl

I'd give Dave @ Pro-Lex a ring , I can't speak for him, but if you ask

him nicely he may do you a package deal if you buying a few bits or a complete kit.

No harm in asking is there.

[jay m]

Ive sent him an email so just waiting for a responce now so i can decided to either go down the route of perfomance or the lesser and buy a van lol.

Fingers crossed

[jay m]

Well i can get the greddy e ultimate from titan motorsports with the harness for about £315 plus postage which is a bit cheaper, let the bargin finding continue.

[sparkystav]

Well i can get the greddy e ultimate from titan motorsports with the harness for about £315 plus postage which is a bit cheaper, let the bargin finding continue.

Try US eBay for the Emanage mate you maye get it even cheaper.

Stav

[jay m]

Found this (Ebay link) postage is $90 which is quite a bit, unless anyone else is up for getting too and we could split the costs lol.

Worth a shot lol.

[sparkystav]

Thats a bloody good price for an emanage ultimate!

Wish i had the money, but saving it all for the Ring!!

Stav