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DSG remap on sale in the USA
RedRobin:
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Ill get it done first and let you know what its like, how's that sound lol..
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.... :signLOL: You're not helping any of us feel any better!
john_o:
for me the interesting questions are why VW chose what appear to be very conservative limits for torque/shift time/clamping loads etc.
Ok they usually have generous headroom but the box 'seems' to allow so much more.
Wonder what the weak link is ? or was it just to ensure good reliability?
They always said it was torque limited for high output applications but maybe that isnt the whole story?
RedRobin:
^^^^
I don't know the answers but I'm wondering if VW wanted to play it particularly safe because of the initial difficulties in selling the DSG option to customers because of their perception that DSG is more complex than it actually is and therefore can easily go wrong and be very expensive to put right.
My thinking is possibly supported by the fact that VW dealers (AFAIK) aren't allowed to do DSG work apart from servicing and that faults, even outside warranty, are sometimes repaired FOC.
I'm speculating though.
jonnyc:
Its a bit strange..
The Manual 6 speed box is running in american with almost 700BHP on huge drag slicks and has almost broken into the 10 second bracket, with the only modification being the clutch
The DSG box is supposedly stronger than the manual box, but the clutch is a lot weaker.. I think thats why there is a torque limit in the DSG software..
Saying that, there is a guy in the states running 420WHP which is getting on for 500BHP with DSG and the stage 2 HPA DSG flash and has no problems, not one flutter..
Personally I think the DSG box is super strong and reliable, there has been a huge amount of scare mongering, but nothing to back it up!
Top Cat:
Jonny are you not experiencing that wierd clutch slip that Hurdy started getting, your mods must have taken you past his figures by now. :chicken:
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