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Offline Paradox1

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #30 on: May 14, 2015, 11:35:53 am »
If a early car doesnt have launch control, can R-tech still map it in?

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #31 on: May 14, 2015, 12:13:53 pm »
My gti is a 2005 and had from factory DSG LC  :happy2:

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #32 on: May 14, 2015, 02:25:23 pm »
I didn't know they did this, I a going to try it in a bit. Mine is a 2007 model.

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #33 on: May 14, 2015, 02:42:14 pm »
Seems like a few people didn't know they did it!

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #34 on: May 14, 2015, 03:06:24 pm »
is the launch feature programmable via vcds?

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #35 on: May 14, 2015, 04:08:13 pm »
is the launch feature programmable via vcds?
my guess is that it isn't. need to be done inside the ECU if i'm correct and tuners can activate it. Correct me if i'm wrong

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #36 on: May 14, 2015, 04:29:14 pm »
My 05 GTI has had launch control out the box.

Good bit of fun that launch control stuff  :happy2:

Ps. Just keep both hands on the wheel  :laugh:
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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #37 on: May 14, 2015, 09:31:29 pm »
You all may haven't a worry...here in the states, some weren't active. I expect those that haven't tried it do have active LC.
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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #38 on: May 14, 2015, 09:38:58 pm »
My car just trys to pull away at around 1200rpm

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #39 on: May 15, 2015, 10:38:18 pm »
its supposed to be amazing but im sure someone has mentioned it can wear the gearbox .

this is a pretty good link  :grin: :


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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #40 on: May 16, 2015, 07:54:31 am »
Tried it out last night, good fun :D

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #41 on: May 16, 2015, 06:19:22 pm »
Tried this in a MK7 R DSG I test drove. IMMENSE  :drool:

For anyone worried about "wearing out the gearbox", @Hurdy has done over 2000 launches with his Golf R - lots of those with roughly twice the power it came out of the factory with - his gearbox hasn't broken (although the torque is killing his clutch packs in 5th gear)  :laugh:
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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #42 on: May 16, 2015, 08:14:46 pm »
Tried this in a MK7 R DSG I test drove. IMMENSE  :drool:

For anyone worried about "wearing out the gearbox", @Hurdy has done over 2000 launches with his Golf R - lots of those with roughly twice the power it came out of the factory with - his gearbox hasn't broken (although the torque is killing his clutch packs in 5th gear)  :laugh:
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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #43 on: May 23, 2015, 10:57:43 am »
Would be genuinely interested to see how exactly it wears the gearbox, Im sure its fine to do it every now and again, but at the end of the day you're still exerting a larage ammount of power all of a sudden through the gearbox, so I'd be surprised if it didn't cause a higher wear than just setting off.

Suppose it comes down to maintenece as much as anything also.

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Re: DSG Launch control
« Reply #44 on: May 23, 2015, 11:03:13 am »
Doesn't have to be in sport also works in manual, so for a decent 1/4 time I use manual ;)