mgoff5000
Veteran Member
I realize the answer to this may be "take it to a tuner" but I've got a VCDS and tools so I'd love to optimize my Malone Stage 3 myself if I can. I've reached out to Malone and they've been helpful, but understandably there are limits to how much they can provide in terms of detailed guidance.
Background:
- 2000 Jetta TDI
- Swapped nozzles to DLC1019s myself. I did not get them pop-tested, balanced or anything else. If that is heresy to you, then let us part ways here
- Upgraded clutch to G60/VR6 myself
- Put on Malone Stage 3
Initial Results:
At first, torque was really good.
Current situation:
Fun to drive, but much diminished from what I recall of initial results. Get lots of black smoke but not as much accompanying "oomph"
The IQ at idle is around 5 mg/str. Injection timing is advanced to just inside normal limit. Logs usually requested by Malone are here:
Block001
Block003
Block004
Block008
Block011
Main question is whether anything jumps out from these logs and if there are other obvious logs to take? Seems with VCDS I should be able to at least locate what element of the system is off.
Thanks for any input!
Background:
- 2000 Jetta TDI
- Swapped nozzles to DLC1019s myself. I did not get them pop-tested, balanced or anything else. If that is heresy to you, then let us part ways here
- Upgraded clutch to G60/VR6 myself
- Put on Malone Stage 3
Initial Results:
At first, torque was really good.
Current situation:
Fun to drive, but much diminished from what I recall of initial results. Get lots of black smoke but not as much accompanying "oomph"
The IQ at idle is around 5 mg/str. Injection timing is advanced to just inside normal limit. Logs usually requested by Malone are here:
Block001
Block003
Block004
Block008
Block011
Main question is whether anything jumps out from these logs and if there are other obvious logs to take? Seems with VCDS I should be able to at least locate what element of the system is off.
Thanks for any input!
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