PD Tunin Chip

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:08 pm

Came across a few of these on fleabay just wondered if anyone has any experience with them??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:25 pm

ive been looking into plug in units, been less than Â£30 seems far too cheap, i was thinking about the "tunit" unit, about Â£390, for an extra 30 bhp.

bsodmike · Post by **bsodmike** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:34 am

tunit- how easy is it to install this puppy and what about added stress on the engine/drivetrain etc and what about engine temp indication etc?

--oops, seems that the tunit is only for diesel engines. What is a recommended chip for the petrol 1.4 75bhp (16v) polo mk6?

Would the increased horses (i.e. 20 - 30bhp) result in a slower top end and just higher acceleration and torque or?

Thanks

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:01 am

mfa-polo wrote:ive been looking into plug in units, been less than Â£30 seems far too cheap, i was thinking about the "tunit" unit, about Â£390, for an extra 30 bhp.

Found someone who has one on his fabia VRS and he said its really good and easy to remove if it has to go to the garage (if under warranty) Only problem he finds that if crawling through town and you put your foot down you get a bit of black smoke but not always.

monkey_boy · Post by **monkey_boy** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:09 am

woohoo wouldnt mind getting one of them..... anywhere in uk you can 'get them over the counter'... or would they be more of an 'under the counter' purchase?

is there a website for the "tunit" unit???

cheers

monkey_boy · Post by **monkey_boy** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:10 am

me again.. would this fit on my 51 plate 1.4 TDI PD??

monkey_boy · Post by **monkey_boy** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:15 am

and again....

you reckon this is any good? http://tunemytdi.com/index.html

dino · Post by **dino** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:20 am

Is a 51 plate the same style as mine? (see siggy for pic)

If so i believe it would.

The good thing about them is you can remove and put them in with 10 mins and are fairly cheap compared to tunit boxes. Also I've been told you may get a few lights on the dash every now and then but these can be reset by vw.

Buy at your own risk don't take my word as gospel.

monkey_boy · Post by **monkey_boy** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:35 am

ah.... ive posted on the wrong forum.... ive got the earlier 'square' version.

ive found a place near me and have sent them an email, im a it weary of having one installed though...

bsodmike · Post by **bsodmike** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:44 am

So no advice for the poor petrol guy here eh? (namely me :p)....

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:12 am

monkey_boy wrote:ah.... ive posted on the wrong forum.... ive got the earlier 'square' version.

ive found a place near me and have sent them an email, im a it weary of having one installed though...

different outer shell but its the same engine.. 1.4 TDI 3 cyl

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:34 am

The Â£30 ones are just 7p resistors in a fancy box that fool the fuel temp sensor.

If you want proper tuning, avoid boxes and go for a remap, like Revo (www.revotechnik.com). I've heard nothing but horror stories with boxes, even the branded ones.

DAZZA_TDI · Post by **DAZZA_TDI** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:45 pm

I`ve bought one of these from e-bay it`s worth a try for under 30 quid, and if it`s guff i`ll just take it off

Dazza

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:28 pm

the url for Tunit is: www.tunit.co.uk I dont know a huge amount about their products, saw them at inters.

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:44 pm

Tuning boxes are fine if you enjoy your car going into Limp Mode all the time.

Get a real remap.