Same as my mk7 when i had it. Trapped 105 with jb4 map 2. I didnt liked the feel of the jb4 and kept loosing races. I switched to full apr stage 2 and instantly trap 110 and finally start winning races. The full ecu tune hits way harder earlier and pulls much cleaner topend. If i wouldve known i probably wouldnt waste money on the jb4.
I'll be testing multiple tunes on this build to show everyone how well or how poorly everything works. That way, it helps consumers decide what they'd like to spend their money on.
@chrisjay7736 and as soon as you tuned your ECU, you lost your powertrain warranty. I'm hoping to showcase how far a JB4 alone can get you for those that don't want to risk losing their warranties.
Yeah that was the reason I had the JB4 in the first place and it was a lot of fun playing around with and a good community on the mk7 forum. @@VancityAudi
Really fun to see a new platform! Please ignore the hate, your testing process is proven. Sorry the B9 failures seem to be ramping up, but you pushed that car to a "daily" limit anyway. Happy to see the videos rolling!
Love your videos!! I’m in Victoria; have a ‘09 GTI. CTS Turbo KO4. APR ECU and DSG tune. Very little traction in 1st and 2nd gear. Had a hard time keeping ahead of a CX-5 the other day from a stoplight dig. Seems the more power you give this car the slower it becomes d/t wheel spin. Given how much money I’ve spent trying to make this car ‘faster’…wish I’d just bought an R…
Thanks for watching! Hopefully along my build path, a tuner will have figured out boost by gear to allow less power down low to maintain traction in the lower gears!
Enjoy it man. A Golf R would’ve given you you way more bang for buck when it came to bolt-in’s and tuning it but that I can’t hate you for trying to save some money
Did a JB4 on my regular Golf 1.8 TSI and it made a world of a difference. The biggest gains were with ~E20-25, and had George from Burger Tuning fine tune the custom Map 6 settings for me! I'm sure you'll also go down that route in pretty short order ;)
Very cool! I'll be checking out all the pre-made maps for sure. Not sure I'll be running any of the custom maps seeing as I always try and showcase the OTS stuff for my viewers.
@@VancityAudi cant wait, my wifes mk7 has a stage 2 Ie tune and best we got was a 13.4 at 108mph. 60 foot was 2.5 since we were on street tires so im blown away by how quick this mk8 is without anything but a JB4
Dyno the jb4 maps I want to see the number love the mk8 I bought one back in February tons of fun thinking about getting a jb4 to avoid issues with warranty also recommend getting a dog bone mount insert will help so much with launching off the line
Really suprised you didnt go with an mk8r. The dsg cars are about to be in the high 10s with a eblend custom tune. Its cool you get to play with something different though!!
@@VancityAudiyea after I typed that I was like yeaaa they are creeping up toward rs3 money with the markups all over. There are more mk8 Gti's for sure out!! Your page will be the go to for one as soon as it hits 11s,12s!!
I know you're tired of hearing the comments about FWD, but welcome to the internet. ;) I'm not at all surprised that you're dealing with wheelspin and your car is still practically stock. I think you should have picked up an F87 BMW M2C rather than the GTI. The S55 engine puts out 405 HP stock. It's the same engine that's used in other models of M2/M3/M4 that puts out up to 493 HP from the factory. The only difference is the tune and you can install different tunes using your phone, just like you can with the JB4. If you change the downpipes and the intakes, well over 600 HP is possible. If you want to go really crazy with upgraded turbos and methanol injection, 750-850 HP is within reach. That's with stock internals, although some people would recommend also pinning the crank hub if you're going for high HP. These engines are very strong. Another alternative would be a Mk7 R. They are pretty easy to come by and have more potential than a GTI for drag racing due to the AWD. (Although as a BMW guy, driving an M2C, I would stay it's time to mix things up a bit.)
@caralexrod Well, if you read or watched anything I wrote or showed in my recent UA-cam videos and/or social media posts before you made rude comments, you'd know that I still own the B9 S4 and am going to repair it and run a 9 second run before I sell it.
Rude ! Don’t be mad at me, be mad at the car it’s crap. And yes I know you have the s4 that’s why I’m still here watching, cheering you on. But it doesn’t change the fact it would make more sense spending the money on fixing the S4. After watching you get down to to 10.00 it’s sad to watch you prancing around running 13s, save the money for the s4. You have a mission to complete. God bless, best of luck, I’m rooting for you, get that 9.99 Adam !
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Same as my mk7 when i had it. Trapped 105 with jb4 map 2. I didnt liked the feel of the jb4 and kept loosing races. I switched to full apr stage 2 and instantly trap 110 and finally start winning races. The full ecu tune hits way harder earlier and pulls much cleaner topend. If i wouldve known i probably wouldnt waste money on the jb4.
I'll be testing multiple tunes on this build to show everyone how well or how poorly everything works. That way, it helps consumers decide what they'd like to spend their money on.
Just to give more context my mk7 gti trapped 109 on jb4 only, 7psi add and E30. With bolt-ons and EQT ecu/tcu software on E30 it trapped 116.
@chrisjay7736 and as soon as you tuned your ECU, you lost your powertrain warranty. I'm hoping to showcase how far a JB4 alone can get you for those that don't want to risk losing their warranties.
Yeah that was the reason I had the JB4 in the first place and it was a lot of fun playing around with and a good community on the mk7 forum. @@VancityAudi
@chrisjay7736 and then one day you said "F*ck the warranty! Lol" I'll be right there with ya soon enough.
Thnak you for the regular vs premium with the gen3 ea888 premium isnt Worth it on a stock tune
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching
Really fun to see a new platform! Please ignore the hate, your testing process is proven.
Sorry the B9 failures seem to be ramping up, but you pushed that car to a "daily" limit anyway. Happy to see the videos rolling!
Thanks! Ya, I wouldn't have wanted to turn that car up anymore anyway. It was maxed out as a daily so I'm very happy to be starting a new project.
Get belak 15x8's up front, mk7 non-pp brakes, and MH 24.5x8.5x15'S
You'll get into the 1.6's all day maybe even 1.5's
I don't plan on downgrading the brakes on this build, so I'm sticking with 17's. Thanks for the recommendations though.
Woah….might consider now that my s4 is also blown and I need a reliable daily.
It's been way more fun to drive, but not nearly as fast.
Love your videos!!
I’m in Victoria; have a ‘09 GTI. CTS Turbo KO4. APR ECU and DSG tune. Very little traction in 1st and 2nd gear. Had a hard time keeping ahead of a CX-5 the other day from a stoplight dig. Seems the more power you give this car the slower it becomes d/t wheel spin. Given how much money I’ve spent trying to make this car ‘faster’…wish I’d just bought an R…
Thanks for watching! Hopefully along my build path, a tuner will have figured out boost by gear to allow less power down low to maintain traction in the lower gears!
in a mk7 I've trapped 105 also in the middle of the summer in florida. Ive got 108 on e30 custom map.
You'll have to watch this video then! All my races, I ran at E30. ua-cam.com/video/FyQeS9a4eQY/v-deo.htmlsi=k8xmNude01MDxbJo
What I want to know is how did Car and Driver get a 5.1 0-60 and run a 13.5@105 mph with a bone stock Mk8 GTI with the DSG??
That's an excellent question. Is there a video of it? Or are those just the performance numbers they share publicly?
That gas is super cheap at $1.73 usd Premium
🤣🤣🤣 it would be if that was in USD for a gallon. That is our fuel costs in Vancouver, Canada for a LITRE!!!
Enjoy it man. A Golf R would’ve given you you way more bang for buck when it came to bolt-in’s and tuning it but that I can’t hate you for trying to save some money
Does jb4 not void warrenty?
No
You can double tap the map gauge in the gauges page and it takes you to the map menu
Sick! Thanks for the tip!
that is one mean looking bmw flying by you !
I heard he might be at an upcoming track rental that I'll be at, and he's running 9's now! Maybe I can line up a race in an upcoming video.
@@VancityAudi better have 800+ hp or its not worth my time 💨
Did a JB4 on my regular Golf 1.8 TSI and it made a world of a difference. The biggest gains were with ~E20-25, and had George from Burger Tuning fine tune the custom Map 6 settings for me! I'm sure you'll also go down that route in pretty short order ;)
Very cool! I'll be checking out all the pre-made maps for sure. Not sure I'll be running any of the custom maps seeing as I always try and showcase the OTS stuff for my viewers.
@@VancityAudi did you try any of the boost per gear settings to reduce wheel spin on launch?
@@jdemara no
Its nice seeing you racing and enjoying a different platform. So i'm going out on a limb and guessing bolt-ons and more testing is coming?
I'll be going all out with this car to see how quick and how fast I can go in the 1/4 mile while still using it as my daily driver.
@@VancityAudi cant wait, my wifes mk7 has a stage 2 Ie tune and best we got was a 13.4 at 108mph. 60 foot was 2.5 since we were on street tires so im blown away by how quick this mk8 is without anything but a JB4
@euroberto85 here's a little sneak peak.... it goes even faster 😉
The slicks look insane 🗣️
They're radials, not slicks. You should know that 🧐.... but thank you.
@@VancityAudi I’m a drag racing noob 🤓
Entertaining as always!!
Thanks!
The wheel/tire combo looks bitch'n on the car, I like it alot. can you go over the specs again, I'm sure you've already mentioned it haha. Thx Alex
I haven't mentioned it on this car, so it's alllllllll good. They are 17x8 Enkei RPF1's wrapped in 225/45/17 Hoosier DR2's.
Dyno the jb4 maps I want to see the number love the mk8 I bought one back in February tons of fun thinking about getting a jb4 to avoid issues with warranty also recommend getting a dog bone mount insert will help so much with launching off the line
I've already dyno tested it, and the footage is coming to the channel soon. As for the dogbone mount, that isn't why the car has difficulty launching.
Good runs. Why did you go with JB4? Does IE or Unitronic have tunes for it?
I wanted to see how well or how poorly a JB4 worked before I tuned the car. I've seen so many people use them and I had never experienced one before.
try the new chevron 94, apparently they all have 10% Eth now
It has up to 10% ethanol now. I'll be retesting the fuel in the upcoming months.
So cool that you can literally change tunes with a phone app!
Ya, it's pretty nutty
Show us the Woodburn video
Lol, all in due time. I have a few more to go before I get to that.
Really suprised you didnt go with an mk8r. The dsg cars are about to be in the high 10s with a eblend custom tune. Its cool you get to play with something different though!!
15-17k more for a Golf R locally. Plus WAY more people own GTI's and can hopefully benefit from my videos.
@@VancityAudiyea after I typed that I was like yeaaa they are creeping up toward rs3 money with the markups all over. There are more mk8 Gti's for sure out!! Your page will be the go to for one as soon as it hits 11s,12s!!
@@Detriuch Here's to hoping! Thanks for watching!
@@Detriuchtrue but rs3s you can't even find and they're also insanely marked up lol.
Sadly every saught after performance car is.
I know you're tired of hearing the comments about FWD, but welcome to the internet. ;) I'm not at all surprised that you're dealing with wheelspin and your car is still practically stock. I think you should have picked up an F87 BMW M2C rather than the GTI. The S55 engine puts out 405 HP stock. It's the same engine that's used in other models of M2/M3/M4 that puts out up to 493 HP from the factory. The only difference is the tune and you can install different tunes using your phone, just like you can with the JB4. If you change the downpipes and the intakes, well over 600 HP is possible. If you want to go really crazy with upgraded turbos and methanol injection, 750-850 HP is within reach. That's with stock internals, although some people would recommend also pinning the crank hub if you're going for high HP. These engines are very strong. Another alternative would be a Mk7 R. They are pretty easy to come by and have more potential than a GTI for drag racing due to the AWD. (Although as a BMW guy, driving an M2C, I would stay it's time to mix things up a bit.)
Coulda, shoulda, woulda... if you were paying for that F87 BMW M2C, I absolutely would have considered something different.
Please just sell this, go back to the S4, and we will pretend it never happened 🫣
Please just pay for the current and all the future hardware failures of the S4, and I'll consider it
Definitely, the money spent on this car could have fixed the S4
This car is trash. Why spend money on it? You .01 away from a 9 second pass
Let’s go !
@caralexrod Well, if you read or watched anything I wrote or showed in my recent UA-cam videos and/or social media posts before you made rude comments, you'd know that I still own the B9 S4 and am going to repair it and run a 9 second run before I sell it.
Rude ! Don’t be mad at me, be mad at the car it’s crap. And yes I know you have the s4 that’s why I’m still here watching, cheering you on. But it doesn’t change the fact it would make more sense spending the money on fixing the S4. After watching you get down to to 10.00 it’s sad to watch you prancing around running 13s, save the money for the s4. You have a mission to complete. God bless, best of luck, I’m rooting for you, get that 9.99 Adam !
@@VancityAudi what makes you think the Golf won't break if you tune it to a similar level/stage as the S4?