after looking at the specs and prices for discounted 034 tunes you should be looking at this.
Stage 2 98: 320 HP / 482 Nm
Crackle Map: FREE with stage 2
if your considering spending good money ($1500+) on a flash ECU/TCU tune and cable you may aswell consider adding a DP and ebay IC for $1000 extra and get stage 2 ECU flash with crackle tune ... or just save yourself some money.. JB4 lets u get stage 1+ / stage 2 results for fraction of the flash price with the same parts.. ebay intercoolers for $500ish are as good as the $1000 - $2000 ICs and has been proven by many people now over the years on this platform... DP should be $300 - $500 if you want the extra 15hp and crackle.
If your only considering a simple stage 1 flash its going to feel like a waste of money pretty quickly after you do it.. JB4 takes about 15 - 20 minutes of plugging and is pretty easy to do for a few plugs and make sure its good on the laptop.... performance wise has room for improvement depending the parts u install (DP, IC, is38 turbo e.t.c) and you can adjust your jb4 maps with your cable and laptop or phone(dongle needed) and has heaps of users and info online if you ever need help with something... If you buy some accessories from the BMS website im sure george BMS can sort you a custom tune as hes a very helpful guy to deal with.
Personally, I was considering getting a UNITRONIC self install flash $900-$1000 ECU + $800 DSG + $300 cable. = $2000+ Stage 1+ ?.. thought its a bit ridiculous for what it was and i havent even gotten to the extra bits yet..
then looked at a custom dyno ECU/DSG tune for $1500 but needed to drive to melbourne..... time, travelling, fuel e.t.c looking at again $2k+ all up
instead i decided on my pennypincher CCP roadrunner stage 1+ performance pack.
consists of a preloved basic JB4 + data cable for $250, upgraded spark plugs $80 , rs3 coil packs $100 , ebay sillicone intake hose $50, ebay turbo inlet elbow $50, alum dogbone insert & alum pendulum mount $90............. and the performance increase during spirited driving is beefier with more torque / continues to pull at the top end.... its a good improvment over stock but after a while... not exactly mind blowing tbh and glad i didnt spend $1000 - $2000 on flash tunes alone... but definately worth doing, more fun than stock and should have been like this from factory ...
also keep in mind alot of the performance improvements cant be enjoyed at all times and around every corner especially in traffic or the city because you really need to be on it to feel the improvements.. simply not possible with daily commuting / traffic .. more for a good track day and back to normal life .... but general driveability / throttle response / enjoyment during commuting is better and obviously small squirts or an open road is fun and all up improves what the mqb is capable of.as its restricted from factory... can imagine it would liven up your skoda gti wagon considerably for you to like it and improved drivability on the freeway while ur already rolling.
if you haggle these guys on ebay for a better price on an IC which is possible (did that myself).. then its worth installing the IC (easy home job) if your going with tuning, i imagine your IC is pretty lousy as the standard R ic is not so good and GTI much worse. and after some spirited driving or track time will start to heat soak quickly and all your performance will be gone.
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thats my opinion
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