When do you "feel" the boost?

[bacillus]

Should I not bother going Forge then, will the OEM one cope with mild mods up to stage 2 remaps?

That's entirely up to you.
The forge one came out when the original oem dv had a diaphragm and it was prone to splitting with increased boost from a remap. The new oem version D one is a new design with no diaphragm and much less prone to failure.

[mattchaps]

Thanks Bacillus, will see how the fund pot is looking when I get round to booking my trip to AmD

[Black9]

I hear a hissing noise from the turbo too but only when I'm on full throttle then lift off or shift up another gear? Boost seems fine to me though, could this be signs of the DV failing?

[DaveR77]

^
Flooring it from 3rd from only 1,500 revs is relying on torque and always relying on torque is apparently not good for an engine in the long term. You'll get faster acceleration from 2nd at 1,500 and quickly shifting to 3rd at higher revs. DSG or Manual? If DSG, check out what happens booting it in S-mode.

Does boost change in S mode, I thought S mode just meant it changed gear higher up the revs?

[bacillus]

Does boost change in S mode, I thought S mode just meant it changed gear higher up the revs?

Boost remains the same but with higher change up rpm in S mode.

[RedRobin]

^
Flooring it from 3rd from only 1,500 revs is relying on torque and always relying on torque is apparently not good for an engine in the long term. You'll get faster acceleration from 2nd at 1,500 and quickly shifting to 3rd at higher revs. DSG or Manual? If DSG, check out what happens booting it in S-mode.

Does boost change in S mode, I thought S mode just meant it changed gear higher up the revs?

....Yes, my reference to S-mode was to observe and note when the DSG system shifts gears according to the revs.