Golf 5 2.0 tdi performace upgrades

[petardm]

Hey guys,

I'm new to this forum and my father and I have a 2006 golf 5 2.0 tdi and were wondering what kind of upgrades or modifications could be done to get the best performance out of it. What would be the best ecu or best tune?
I went on the APR site and only saw that there was an ecu upgrade for petrol cars and not for diesel.

thanks, and i appreciate all the help

[Transporter]

Welcome to the vwwatercooled, look in the diesel section, a lots of info there.
How many kms have the car done?

[GoLfMan]

there have been plenty of threads on this topic mate, please use the search function.

however, Custom Code does excellent diesel tunes, Vieuzu also do diesel tuning as does Oettinger.

[petardm]

cheers guys :)

[Transporter]

....or go into the stickies http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f28/shortcut-useful-threads-stickies-diy-36777.html

[petardm]

its done about 25000 km's

[jazd]

Jeez thats nothing for a car that age. I can recommend a Bluefin tune, you could pick up a unit cheap in the for sale section on vwgolf.net.au at the moment.

[Greg Roles]

there have been plenty of threads on this topic mate, please use the search function.

however, Custom Code does excellent diesel tunes, Vieuzu also do diesel tuning as does Oettinger.

I would agree with Josh, and in that order. All the companies are pretty close for the 103kw, comes down to your exact location, access to a nearby dealer if anything goes wrong ( which can and does happen with Handheld tuning units albeit rarely ) and what you want as far as warranty / insurance goes.

[GoLfMan]

I would agree with Josh, and in that order. All the companies are pretty close for the 103kw, comes down to your exact location, access to a nearby dealer if anything goes wrong ( which can and does happen with Handheld tuning units albeit rarely ) and what you want as far as warranty / insurance goes.
exactly what Greg said. Most tunes are very similar, I just like Custom Code as its a great tune and great customer service!

[parso_rex]

We might be able to assist you in your quest for more power :)

Linky (http://recode.net.au/index.php?p=1_9)

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/


(http://recode.net.au/index.php?p=1_9)

[Greg Roles]

Yeah I'd have to rate Parso as a top tuner....if you are local to him it would be a no brainer!

[jessv3]

bluefin definitely have a tune for your engine. It will bring power up to 130kw and torque up to 395nm! I am trying to get my dad to buy the same unit for his car at the moment.

From http://www.mybluefin.co.uk/search?make=38&fueltype=2&model=159&variant=454

Volkswagen Golf Mk5
2004 onwards
Engine type : Turbo-Diesel
Engine size : 1968 cm3
Cylinders : 4
Original bhp : 140
Original nm : 320
BHP increase : 37
NM gain : 75
Lb/Ft gain : 55