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• NoObIe question here by Lidoidol on 24 May, 2007 07:21
• Hello all, I have been looking around a bit before posting this so please bear with me if I missed it. My Fiance and I bought a 2006 Jetta TDI last year. We love the car but I want a little more. As you can see from my Sig I am a go hard or go home kind of guy  Anyway, I dont want to alter the car too much but I would like a little more spunk.
  
  Basically I would like to pick up a few ponies, while keeping my current mileage if not improving it. Could someone give me some pointers as to where to begin? I am very new to Veedubs, and fairly new to diesels so all my experience with cars is pretty much useless :lol:
  
  Thanks
  Keith
  
  PS - I am an ASE master tech, as well as certified master fabricator/welder, so you can give it to me straight
• #1 by jtanguay on 24 May, 2007 07:33
• well you should probably do the EGR delete... as every EGR equipped car has a gunked up intake manifold, and even the head is a bit gunked up as well...
• #2 by jimfoo on 24 May, 2007 07:54
• But if you have an emissions inspection, you may not pass if you touch the EGR. I know there are performance chips, maybe programmers for TDIs.
• #3 by Lidoidol on 24 May, 2007 08:35
• Quote from: jtanguay

  well you should probably do the EGR delete... as every EGR equipped car has a gunked up intake manifold, and even the head is a bit gunked up as well...

  
  
  is there a write up on this anywhere??
• #4 by jimfoo on 24 May, 2007 08:38
• I read something, maybe under the TDI section. Just put a similarly shaped steel plate over where it was, plug the vacuum line and unplug the wires. Guess it would be easy enough to reinstall if needed.
• #5 by jimfoo on 24 May, 2007 08:40
• It was here, though on an IDI engine. http://vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=8380
• #6 by rallydiesel on 24 May, 2007 08:43
• You need to go to http://www.tdiclub.com/
  
  As far as the best mod for you, I would recommend the Diesel Power Digi PD  tuning box. It is a simple plug in unit that alters your fueling and has no effect on fuel economy. It is also easily removed for warranty work. Anything more aggressive and you will need a different clutch/flywheel.
  
  Here is their website:
  
  http://www.dieseltuning.ca/modules/digipd.html
• #7 by jtanguay on 24 May, 2007 20:01
• hmmm yea... i know here in Canada nobody really tests diesels because we don't have the equipment... i guess if the guy's wanted to be real dicks they could check for a cat and for the EGR device... but if you put a nice block off plate nobody will know  :wink:
  
  i wish i had a pic of a gunked up head for you... that stuff is nasty!