UBM Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Well, what can I say. Quite possibly the finest 50 notes I ever parted with. Bought an analogue tuning box from e-bay (129 quids worth!) which came to me via Dragon performance tuning. Dead easy to fit, once you've finally found the fuel temp sender! Anyway, put it on and what a difference. The low end acceleration in 1/2 is great. The torque is fantastic. You can do 40 mph in fifth at about 1000 rpm or just above. To cap it all, the fuel economy has increased by about 10mpg, and my new insurance premium (goodbye MoreThan, hello Egg) is 20 quid cheaper than my old one! (with the box declared of course).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Howe do these things work? Where d'ya put them etc? Just wondered if it'd be worth it for my Passat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Well, after a lot of searching and researching, there are three types - the dodgy resistor, the analogue box and the digital box (then of course there is the full remap). The beauty of these boxes is they can be taken off. I got mine from dragon tuning through e-bay ( it was 80 notes cheaper). They work by adding a box in series to extend the fuel temperature sender loop. You simply unplug the sender from the clip, plug the box onto the sender sensor and the original clip to the box. they work by telling the engine system the fuel is very cold and hence more fuel is injected into the engine, giving more torque and power. You can read more about it using the link above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Cheers fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Flippin hell.. an increase to 140bhp from 110.. that's only ten less than a full remap costing 500 notes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Exactly! The re-map is official as the cars settings are re-read into the VAG and it is all above board. The box you take off before you take it for a service and they don't know any different! If you go for one, have a look on e-bay. The company I bought from sell through "agents" and I saved a small fortune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 No worries about service, as I do it myself. Is this what we're looking at? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...ssPageName=WDVW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Hmm - no picture. I could put you in touch with the guy i bought from via a PM? You need a picture - some are dodgy rip-offs, others more genuine. I would be pleased to help - but don't blame me if it is dodgy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 aye.. pm would be ace. Cheers fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 i am quite interested in one of these boxes. can you let me know the details of where you got yours from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 pm waiting for "the doc" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpellypo Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 pm waiting for u 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrsaku Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 thanks mate. got it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 I got one about a month back for my 90bhp Passat. What a difference, strong pull from about 1400rpm and when I did a lot of motorway miles I got 48mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Well, another day and an adventure in the car this morning! I actually got the ESP lights to come on a few times - what a difference this box is making. Easy tiger! About 163BHP theoretical power maximum achievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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