cscmc1
Veteran Member
Good morning, all -- just picked up a 2011 Sportwagen with manual transmission, and am interested in tunes. I will go with a basic tune to start, and keep the emissions equipment in place for warranty purposes, then after the emissions warranty expires, I'll likely delete. As I understand it, I can buy a tune and the box ("Flashzilla," if I were to go with Malone) and tune/detune my car at will (i.e. if I need to have warranty work done and want to go back to stock).
I'm confident that I understand this part correctly, but what I don't understand is whether the basic tunes that retain the DPF eliminate or reduce EGR function, and whether doing do is detrimental to anything else. I read the tune descriptions for stage 1, stage 2, etc... and that part is unclear to me -- apologies if I simply overlooked this, but I am hoping that someone here can clarify this for me.
I know that my '98 Jetta TDI was MUCH happier with the EGR deleted, and would like to think that the '11 would be too. That said, I don't want to do anything that might hasten the clogging of the DPF either. Any reason NOT to reduce/eliminate EGR function at stage 1? Will it clog the DPF faster?
Thank you!
I'm confident that I understand this part correctly, but what I don't understand is whether the basic tunes that retain the DPF eliminate or reduce EGR function, and whether doing do is detrimental to anything else. I read the tune descriptions for stage 1, stage 2, etc... and that part is unclear to me -- apologies if I simply overlooked this, but I am hoping that someone here can clarify this for me.
I know that my '98 Jetta TDI was MUCH happier with the EGR deleted, and would like to think that the '11 would be too. That said, I don't want to do anything that might hasten the clogging of the DPF either. Any reason NOT to reduce/eliminate EGR function at stage 1? Will it clog the DPF faster?
Thank you!