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Cobb accessport and turbo install kit arrived on Thursday. I purchased the Cobb through EQT and the L450 base map is ready to go. I have some spark plugs arriving tomorrow that I will either swap out last minute or right after I pick up the car. I installed a new set roughly 2k miles ago when I went stage 2, but I figured I better play it safe.
Cobb accessport and turbo install kit arrived on Thursday. I purchased the Cobb through EQT and the L450 base map is ready to go. I have some spark plugs arriving tomorrow that I will either swap out last minute or right after I pick up the car. I installed a new set roughly 2k miles ago when I went stage 2, but I figured I better play it safe.
When do you expect to have the car back so you can start logging?
I'll email them and see if I can get more specs on weight and durability. That price is definitely right though...
Let me know if you hear back. With so many people looking for Prets, these might be a great alternative.
Originally Posted by TylerT
When do you expect to have the car back so you can start logging?
I'm pumped for you!
I'm dopping the car off Wed morning and expect to have it back the next day. The tuner is very responsive and has been known to send revisions within 24 hours, sometimes the same day.
Hellz yeah! I already did the IS38 swap when I dropped in the 2.0T from the Golf R. So far the only part that hasn't been converted over are the wheels. Wheels are for losers.
I picked up the car this afternoon from the turbo install. Lets just say the base tune is... underwhelming. The car doesn't feel as fast as it was before. I wasn't expecting much from the base tune, so I'm not worried. The car is fine cruising around town. When I step on it, the power doesn't come on until after 3k. It doesn't have the TQ punch that the stock turbo has, but when I look at my speed, it's climbing just as quickly. It feels weird to pull harder the closer it gets to 7k. I'm looking forward to getting revisions done. I might book dyno time with a local shop and dial in 4th gear pulls there. The tuner said he's happy to set aside 2-3 hours if I go to a dyno shop and he won't charge extra since I'm already paying for a custom tune. I'm going to contact a few shops to see what they would charge.
Ed is pretty damn good - I have no doubts that he'll get you straight.
I went out tonight to datalog and I have a much better impression with no traffic. It still has room to improve, but I can tell this thing wants to pull hard up top.
I kinda miss that little spooly-boi IS20 in the GTI, made gobs of power at like 2k rpm but died at 5k
3k is about the same as the standard threshold for the factory IS38, but the L450 flows more. The stock IS38 doesn't die as hard as the IS20 in high rpms, but it does lose some boost pressure around 6k or so. I think you made a solid choice for a daily, and it will surprise a lot of people.
Definitely get some dyno time scheduled to dial in the tune. It'll be way better then a street tune.
03-10-2019, 02:46 PM
There's another GTI here?
