How much faster can a £500 tune make a VW POLO - STOCK VS TUNED

How much difference can a simple remap make on a POLO GTI when put to the test in the real world..

[@7ound]

they really made it look lik they gonna line two cars up the run way....fk that clickbate🤣😅

[@ChatMotorsport]

I was chatting to Mark on Saturday about possibly getting my Passat TDI remapped... I WILL be in touch very soon!

[@sollydogg]

That's insane improvements with just a tune

[@raafiqkolia7870]

Mk8 gti stock vs the st1 polo gti

[@MarkyMMP]

Awesome results.. make me want to get mine done.

[@awesomecars1]

You should!

[@cmcmanus1974]

Yh do it for sure, i got both that and the transmission done, now 250bhp and 430nm, such a fun car.

[@thomas1x635]

@@cmcmanus1974 how much did it run you all in?

[@cmcmanus1974]

@@thomas1x635 600 euros total for both.

[@lukej6487]

When you putting up the video with the racingline S3 with the new PCM 🤔

[@keananconnor4221]

I was just thinking this in my head for the past month..

[@gamingmadforever6363]

What was the bhp please ?? Before and after

[@big_gooch1601]

Interesting and I do miss my 2019 Polo GTI but did find 4th gear too tall and seemed to run out of puff. But remember it’s only got 200bhp which is plenty up to 100mph it’s a great all rounder predictable and comfortable and nippy enough

[@blastmanutz7798]

I have the same 2019 Polo GTI with 6MT and the gearing is much shorter and the thing is a fricking rocket!

[@MrBlackbower]

You needed a tune

[@matthewwalton3597]

What was the horse power after the flash?

[@richardhurr31]

When he interrupted just when he was about to say the quarter mile time... Very annoying.

[@cpt_botkilla]

Can yall pls do Audi A3 sportback s tronic with a stage 4 vs vw gti 6

[@larsson7709]

Interesting gains on ecu flash only 🚀😂

[@johnh6535]

Superb result. Fwd so hard … but once moving !

[@awesomecars1]

Yes it was!

[@joshuametta9718]

Can you tune a mini one r50 2006 model?

[@richardtaylor7411]

If my intention is only going Racingline OEM+ Stage 1 is the TCU tune necessary? Thanks very much.

[@doomldn718]

Definitely get the TCU, I have a MK6 polo GTI, the TCU Flash is DEFO needed to help the sloppy gears

[@awesomecars1]

the TCU is recommended for the extra power and torque, it enhances the stage 1

[@shanewebb2229]

I have the 18 plate gti + what’s the best upgrade for me? Never upgraded or mapped a car before.

[@ad_182_uk]

Intake, exhaust, intercooler, map engine and gearbox.

[@yellacat]

Can you flash using superchips? It is after all one of the longest tuning companies in the UK ??

[@mrjkstark]

I wish we got the Polo in the US

[@JACKSPEED_TV]

Mint them Polo's

[@awhxIv]

No DSG tune ?

[@Regape96]

why does the price of the tune vary so much? £500 for the tune on this car but on a leon cupra for example with almost the same engine its £660?

[@rossm4313]

Im sure the cars value would be taken into consideration

[@aidenbennet0853]

Quite surprising the gap in performance between 1.8T 6C and the 2.0T AW, I’ve ran 16.94 100-200 and ran a 14.47 @ 101.06mph completely stock in my manual 6C

[@Alpakaanus]

No, you didn't.

[@gamingpro0310]

Tbf the 1.8 6c is quicker than the aw

[@mkviis]

@@Alpakaanusthat's kinda racist

[@thaiboksen26]

​@@gamingpro0310 because much lighter

[@edd95gti85]

Need a better road to see the gains

[@bigal6369]

Bit miss leading title. "VW Polo - 'stock' vs tuned" would suggest a normal/base model. Would like to see this and other possible mods on a stock 1.2 TSI and what possible issue you can expect from modifying the car. What are the weak points? In this video comparison to me it says save your 500 pounds unless you have a need and ability to be driving often in the 100-200km/h range which for most of the world is hardly ever unless you're on the race track.

[@MrCrispyNips04]

Good point, I was also wondering about how it affects the reliability of the engine/transmission

[@hostestevens-qd1il]

Stage 1 , 233ps/405Nm stage 1+ 252ps/440Nm.. not bad but i have the same car with stage 1 with 270ps/477Nm. A good set of tyres and dry weather, not to hot and it makes a big difference..

[@ronaldvanderveen9148]

You don’t have any problems with that much nm and hp? Does it stil run cool?

[@hostestevens-qd1il]

it runs fine , in dry weather and good tyres its even better .. but still its a fwd ,, much more power would be not recomended .. @@ronaldvanderveen9148

[@guauguaugaming8061]

I have the same question as the other guy!

[@hostestevens-qd1il]

@@guauguaugaming8061 hi.. its running fine.. with some good tyres.. a lot of power at the front wheels it is recomended..

[@guauguaugaming8061]

@@hostestevens-qd1il did you retuned the DSG? Or did you swap the dq200 for a dq250?

[@CookieRoxette]

I'm asking this as someone who has a Stage 1 tuned car - I'm an advocate. The question is, why don't the manufacturers do this from factory in the first place? I know about the fuel quality / weather conditions/temp by country explanation already. What I don't quite get is why the UK designated cars wouldn't get a UK tune?

[@OwainF]

A lot of the time it's so the car doesn't out perform other cars in the manufacturer's range (in this case a golf gti would be the closest rival I'd guess). They're also mapped to be very 'safe' from factory, presumably so that there's less wear on components i.e the turbo.

[@Chickenpantz]

@@OwainF the polo gti uses a golf motor, they just detuned it to keep it below the golf performance

[@paradox5556]

its all about the reliability. Although a tune might not kill the car quickly, wear will be higher on all drivetrain components and the car will fail sooner.

[@blastmanutz7798]

@@Chickenpantz that's not completely correct, polo gtis use a completely different version of the ea888, albeit with many same pieces as found in the golf gtis. The main difference is the newer golfs having a EA888 gen3 version (mk7 and 7.5) while the Polo GTIs used the EA888 3b version (with multi port injection and miller cycle system) up to I believe it was 2022, newer Polo GTI models employing an EA888 evo4 version of the motor, with direct injection only.

[@insanelewis21]

Is it true the dsg won't let you redline. It will short shift even in manual?

[@SikyGTI]

yes it is true. stock always upshifts no matter what you select D, S or M... You need a dsg tune (tcu) to be able to rev as far as you like :)

[@insanelewis21]

@@SikyGTI ah OK so this is sortable then. Wonder why they take that away from factory. Reliability?

[@SikyGTI]

@@insanelewis21 yeah not to wear down the engine :) factory turbo u don't even need to go higher since turbo is out of breath... but tuned it's nice... also if you wanna try 100-200 it helps a lot

[@ad_182_uk]

Even after a tcu tune it will probably still auto shift as to not blow itself up

[@TravelWithPreston]

Driver sounds like Kell Brook

[@jackerrington9268]

What was the polo running after the tune?

[@awesomecars1]

You have to watch the video :)

[@jackerrington9268]

@@awesomecars1 I mean horsepower wise 🤣 I watched the video

[@mennokuijpers6462]

@@jackerrington9268 2.0 tsi engines tend to run around 250 with a stage 1 tune

[@jfluffydog2110]

@@awesomecars1 80 IQ lol

[@Abc-yt3el]

So what your saying is I need to find £500

[@WaseemKhan-iu4bh]

Interestingly this polo gti isn't any faster than the previous one( 6c 1.8tsi) both also make around 270hp with stage 2 full bolt ons. I think the 1.8tsi may be slightly faster infact due to it being lighter, and using the conventional ea888.3 as oppose to the ea888.3B engine

[@MauriceNL1]

Well tbh the 0 to 100 could be faster if it had better tires lol

[@FdVaz7786]

Incorrect! I have a 2020 model tuned to stage 2 by Revo! It has a CAI, turbo muffler delete and intercooler piping, stock downpipe 285hp and 480nm of torque. Racingline doesn't do the Polo justice, its way faster than the old gen

[@Marc-cd1yy]

@@FdVaz7786 Hi, how much did stage 2 cost you in total? I'm considering doing it. Also, would you recommend it and how has it impacted your insurance prices?

[@FdVaz7786]

@Marc-cd1yy Not by much, you have to take an engine warrant into consideration though, that's if you bought it brand new and still under warranty! Prices might be different 2.5k NZ dollars where I live.

[@WaseemKhan-iu4bh]

@@FdVaz7786 Definitely not faster than the previous gen 1.8tsi...i'm doing 100-200 in 12.9 seconds stage 2+ on stock turbo with DSG.

[@Gnaus76]

1/2 second 😂

[@KkKk-px2le]

Pointless. Just get better tires, better intake pipe and that'll get you the same results.

[@liakostsiantoulas4617]

Yeah but you have to compare the engine lifetime too.

[@andy2200a]

Jesus how long would the video be

[@liakostsiantoulas4617]

@@andy2200a so you buying a car just for a video??

[@andy2200a]

@@liakostsiantoulas4617 what are you talking about.

[@liakostsiantoulas4617]

@@andy2200a you said the video is not long right? I agree but the tuning part is for long time right? Maybe till you sell the car or till the end of it. So how about the lifetime by tuning this motor? Will it brake down? Does the ECU custom map has a guarantee that the motor will not die after a few miles? I know the video is not long but where we go after that?

[@CiroDiMaRzio12304]

With the correct tune it can last as long as a non tuned version mabey even live longer.

[@MzwandileHarmans]

Slow slow 😂

[@alfredshisa709]

Rubbish video...why couldnt yourl race the cars at the same time mxm

[@jfluffydog2110]

Isn't it the same car?

[@wickedwhipsofthewest]

Because it's the same car 😭😭