Zf To Tune Or Not To Tune That Is The Question

[discostig]

I think you could have the same engine tune in two slots of the three on an XCAL3, but have different trans tunes on each. Or more likely a softer engine tune and trans tune for street in slot 1, and a higher power/harder shifting combo in slot 2. Valet tune slot 3, or maybe a suss fuel tune if you're like me and drive long distances where only stale 95 may be available.

The XCAL3 needs a firmware update or something to allow it to tune the ZF first, then the tuner can go to work loading the tunes.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong?

Edited 21/06/12 01:51 PM by -SteveR-

[FG50T]

Besides the odd bang into 2nd and the diff bush murder its good. I cringe taking off waiting for it to go into 2nd sometimes can take away from the rest of the car but I loaded the stock trans file in for a day and it was sh*t. Gotta take the good with the bad

[nikofgxr6t]

Heres mine if you go to about 3min 41 you can see one of my runs car makes 309rwkw FACTORY TURBO on PUMP98 no zf tune not even the the torgue reduction removal lol best time I got was 11.5@123mph I never really bothered about the zf auto because I have a fully built custom auto ready for my next setup

[knoles]

Can you get it tuned so slightly reduces slip on gear changes - not noticeably different in feel but prolong trans life? And change when it changes down gears? Like in sports mode, shift down earlier, mainly when going back to first?

Im not after clunky hard shifting but want prolonged trans life and earlier shift to first predominantly in sports mode.

[discostig]

Ask a tuner but I'm sure that could be done, it's not an on/off thing surely. I'd like similar to what you describe.

[FG50T]

  On 21/06/2012 at 9:20 PM, nikofgxr6t said:

Heres mine if you go to about 3min 41 you can see one of my runs car makes 309rwkw FACTORY TURBO on PUMP98 no zf tune not even the the torgue reduction removal lol best time I got was 11.5@123mph I never really bothered about the zf auto because I have a fully built custom auto ready for my next setup

Can you do the ZF tuning through VCM?

Edited 23/06/12 04:21 PM by FG50T

[nikofgxr6t]

  On 23/06/2012 at 4:21 PM, FG50T said:

Can you do the ZF tuning through VCM?

not at the moment but I been told that there will be something available in the next few months but its no use for me by then lol and after talking to my tuner he also told me that he spoken to someone like a rep or something cant remember from VCM about the ZF tune and they said there looking into it ATM so guess we will see what happens

Edited 23/06/12 10:42 PM by nikofgxr6t

[Glouva1]

Nizpro going to have a play with mine. May add the fart back in between changes. Heard a golf GTI take off hard yesterday. Gear changes sound awesome with fart in between. I believe u can do it with a bit of torque reduction on change. It will save the box and basically no difference in performance.

[f6mark]

yeah.. this is what im thinking about doing.. put'n in a bit of the torque reduction back in.. might save the box.??

[Vylnt79]

  On 23/06/2012 at 10:38 PM, Glouva1 said:

Nizpro going to have a play with mine. May add the fart back in between changes. Heard a golf GTI take off hard yesterday. Gear changes sound awesome with fart in between. I believe u can do it with a bit of torque reduction on change. It will save the box and basically no difference in performance.

So u think u still would have got in the 10's if u had gone for the f6 turbo or is the big one making all the difference?