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September 03, 2008, 01:45:46 am

Earwig225

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« on: September 03, 2008, 01:45:46 am »
Its has 40,000 miles. What can I do to get more power out of it?



Reply #1September 03, 2008, 01:25:51 pm

subsonic

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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2008, 01:25:51 pm »
Free flow exhaust system.  Performance Chip tune.  Bigger nozzles.
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Reply #2September 03, 2008, 01:54:26 pm

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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2008, 01:54:26 pm »
Unfortunately, the PD TDI's are expensive to upgrade power on.  If you go over to www.kermatdi.com and look around you will find that to upgrade injectors on our motors is $400 peer injector, and their QLoader (a programmer that plugs into the OBDII port and upload a performance tune) + 1 custom tune is over $700.  I'm looking at the QLoader for my '06 Golf but am going to wait until my warranty is up.
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Reply #3September 03, 2008, 07:57:03 pm

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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2008, 07:57:03 pm »
those injectors are good for up to 250 hp... if you want a decent power boost to say 130hp or even 140 hp, you shouldn't need to replace the injectors.

sourcing a used PD130 or even PD150 (AFAIK they're the exact same) would give you a decent power boost with the right tune.  i wouldn't pay $400 per injector unless i was serious.  which i might be  :lol:

http://www.dieselinside.com/2004-and-newer-models,41.html

thats what you'd want.  your car should be capable of putting out 130 hp & 220 ft/lbs torque.


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Reply #4September 03, 2008, 09:35:27 pm

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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2008, 09:35:27 pm »
That's a good price but do you have to send them your ECU for the remap?  The beauty of the KermaTDI QLoader is that you can load the tune from the drivers seat without having to pull the ECU.  You also get free lifetime updates to the tune (for the same vehicle) so if you later change out the injectors and/or add a bigger turbo then you don't have to pay for another tune.  You just have to contact them, let them know what you've changed, and they will update your tune and email it to you.  You then load it into the QLoader (which can hold the original tune and 2 performance tunes) and then load it into the ECU.  And they will also fine tune your performance tune to get it right.  All of this is included in the original price.

If you go to this page, it will explain all about the QLoader.
Greg

'06 Golf TDI traded in for a '12 Jeep Rubicon (the Phatbox is available)
'91 Jetta TD, a work in progress (I'll do a build thread when I start in earnest)
'65 Notchback, a project not yet started

Reply #5September 05, 2008, 02:47:12 am