MK6Guy
Member
I am going Tuesday to have it done. I will post a full review. 4,000 miles on the vehicle.
Unitronic Stage 1 Tune on 2013 Jetta TDI Clean Diesel
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steve05ram360
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subscribed... looking forward to the review...
here2learn
Banned
Much better choices out there than a company that stopped investing in diesel technology 10years ago.
jsf350
Well-known member
malone tune is awesome... esp when you add in the erg/dpf misplacement
mamock116
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M won't happen !! sabat
Member
Any feedback? I'm interested in a Malone Stage 1 on my 2013 Jetta.
jsf350
Well-known member
do a stge 1.5 malone on the jetta (keeps the dpf) well worth it... very nice improvement...makes the car so much more fun to drive
RDC98tdi
Veteran Member
Does anyone know for sure that the 2013 MY (post January build date) Jettas can be tuned? I remember a few months back saying that the 2013s haven't been cracked yet.
Malone can tune 2013's. I don't know which other tuners can or can't.
MK6Guy
Member
UPDATE!
I will literally post reviews tomorrow with an update. It is officially getting done today!
I will literally post reviews tomorrow with an update. It is officially getting done today!
steve05ram360
Veteran Member
And? what happened?
MK6Guy
Member
I will post a final review within a week.
Initial review:
I was not impressed by any means at all. I initially drove it and noticed NO DIFFERENCE at all. I cycled my key about 30 times and let the vehicle run for about 30 minutes. I then road tested it 15 miles within inner city and highway driving. I was slightly impressed now. I do notice a big difference now. So I dont know if it had to adapt to the car or what, but it's good now. It isn't so much a feel of chipping an ALH with a kerma or rocketchip feeling. It's really more of a powerband curve change. I noticed that the normal power in this ranges up to 2500 and then tapers off.
But now after the tune it changed. Now the same normal power is there up to 2500, but from 2500 and on it has quite a bit more pull and revs out with equal power as well. I will keep everyone posted.
Initial review:
I was not impressed by any means at all. I initially drove it and noticed NO DIFFERENCE at all. I cycled my key about 30 times and let the vehicle run for about 30 minutes. I then road tested it 15 miles within inner city and highway driving. I was slightly impressed now. I do notice a big difference now. So I dont know if it had to adapt to the car or what, but it's good now. It isn't so much a feel of chipping an ALH with a kerma or rocketchip feeling. It's really more of a powerband curve change. I noticed that the normal power in this ranges up to 2500 and then tapers off.
But now after the tune it changed. Now the same normal power is there up to 2500, but from 2500 and on it has quite a bit more pull and revs out with equal power as well. I will keep everyone posted.
BuzzKen
Vendor , w/Business number
A proper tune should have made it a completely different car.
MK6Guy
Member
Where could I get a proper tune?
3L3M3NT
Veteran Member
Here is a list of Malone Tuning Dealers that will be able to set you up with a proper tune. Looks like there is one dealer in Ohio.
http://malonetuning.com/?page_id=13
Otherwise depending on how close you live to Red Lion, PA you could go and visit Jeff @ http://rocketchip.com/
MK6Guy
Member
It's like the HP is there added some, but they forgot the torque essentially lol. I got the tune for 425. If I refund it ill ht charged 50. So I would only get 375 usd back. Is Malone really going to be a difference between stock and this unitronic?
MK6Guy
Member
Well, update!
I had the pleasure of ripping on a 2011 Jetta TDI 6 speed this past weekend, with stage 2 malone tune, DPF delete, and an intake from malone as well. My final answer is:
I would still choose unitronic!
I am not impressed my any means. Ill keep my UNI tune and enjoy it. Im really starting to enjoy it anyway.
The malone vehicle I drove did roll out some black smoke, and also you could hear the turbo whistle through the intake, but as far as power, it was not impressive at all.
I had the pleasure of ripping on a 2011 Jetta TDI 6 speed this past weekend, with stage 2 malone tune, DPF delete, and an intake from malone as well. My final answer is:
I would still choose unitronic!
I am not impressed my any means. Ill keep my UNI tune and enjoy it. Im really starting to enjoy it anyway.
The malone vehicle I drove did roll out some black smoke, and also you could hear the turbo whistle through the intake, but as far as power, it was not impressive at all.
Paulinski
Veteran Member
Well...You're the first one I read here that its disappointed with Malone...
BuzzKen
Vendor , w/Business number
It was probably the malone intake killing the power...........
steve05ram360
Veteran Member
The OP has the DPF in place which would help low end whereas the other ride was deleted. Part throttle would suffer on the bottom end with less back pressure in the exhaust and/or on the intake side. I see this with just the AFE intake, turbo spools faster across the rpm range improving higher load throttle response (across the whole rpm range really...). I'll bet the OP still has the stock airbox in place...
Ramairetransam
Veteran Member
We need a vendor to vendor shootout .
mileage, power , speed . id like to see it .
mileage, power , speed . id like to see it .
LNXGUY
Top Post Dawg
So the OP wasn't impressed, then was impressed, then drove a Malone tune, wasn't impressed and is still impressed with Unitronic?
Awesome.
Awesome.
Savageman69
Top Post Dawg
it appears you can have it all lol
LNXGUY
Top Post Dawg
Apparently, lol!
BuzzKen
Vendor , w/Business number
And I'm sure Mark would be surpised to know he sells intakes now as well!
LNXGUY
Top Post Dawg
They are so hot even he didn't know about them!
Bluerabbit0886
Active member
Lol @ this "review". Not impressed with a full stage 2 Malone car? You are on drugs, sir.
jackbombay
Top Post Dawg
Did you run the 2 cars side by side through a few gears to see which one was faster? Or would that have been too definitive?
Nmc407
New member
July 3rd I had a local dealer in Grand Rapids, mi tune my 2011 jetta tdi with a stage 1 unitronic and stage 1 dsg flash, and first impression it's a waste of money. The boost went up just a tad but took a 4 mpg loss and the dsg 1 tune I don't even think they did it. I have 105k on this car and no difference after the tune. So in the next few days I'm going back to going back to the shop to try again or to get my refund