can i tune my 2001 vw tdi with zero experience?
Posted by Gothic_goddess999@reddit | askcarguys | View on Reddit | 15 comments
so basically car go slow right now. i want car go fast. my mom has the same car but hers is tuned and way faster. can i do this myself? how would i go about this? any other upgrades i should do with this? tools aren’t an issue we have everything
Chainsawsas70@reddit
Chip it, plug and play go faster.
Gothic_goddess999@reddit (OP)
what does that meanđź’”
Gothic_goddess999@reddit (OP)
preset tune?
Chainsawsas70@reddit
Yes, you can get a pre programed chip that can boost it from 100HP up to around 300-350
afraidofthe-dark@reddit
Unfortunately, the tdi is just slow. You can buy obd tuners, plug them in and flash a tune. There’s plenty of youtube tutorials, probably even on specifically for your car
AlaskaGreenTDI@reddit
Basically no you can’t. But on the other hand famous mk4 tuner Burpod taught himself so you never know.
rudbri93@reddit
Check and see if apr has any canned tunes for it.
Gothic_goddess999@reddit (OP)
they do, no idea what the difference between them is tho i’ll have to research and oh my god it’s expensive
mds818@reddit
You really need to give more details...
Gothic_goddess999@reddit (OP)
what other details do i need to give.. like about my car? or what im trying to do? sry man i have bare minimum knowledge on cars
mds818@reddit
The thing is... what car? You might have the same car, but different types of engines.. 1.9TDI comes from 90hp to 160hp stock... you can put a different software and gain like 30hp on any of those, anything more than that requires mechanical tuning, bigger turbos, different injectors etc.
and no, you can't do it with zero expirience.
Gothic_goddess999@reddit (OP)
i was planning on upgrading injectors anyway. im in the us so i almost definitely have the 90hp one
mds818@reddit
You have your vehicle's book or whatever you guys use in the us when you go on MOT - it should state somewhere how much hp you have, it's more likely you have 100-110hp but..
My point is, you shouldn't upgrade injectors... just go for regular software remap, get that 30ish hp and that's it, anything else is just not worth it... it's easier to just switch a car.
Like, if you want to sure go for it... but you have (idk) 2k$ vehicle and in order to make it faster mechnically you'd need to dump in like idk... 5k$ - this is theorycraft talk, but yeah upgrades would cost more than the car is worth
Temporary-Chest-3111@reddit
Why does your mother’s car have a tune in the first place? Or do you mean a tune up?
Gothic_goddess999@reddit (OP)
no i mean a tune and also because she likes to drive faster than she should