Overall, I'm happy. Hell, overall I'm elated. I purchased it from another guy who was getting an RS5 so I was fairly confident he wasn't having issues but was just getting a new motor (V8). The unit came yesterday and I was proud of myself for waiting to install and going to the gym first. Got home, and even before showering, I unboxed everything and installed. It's really a 10 minute install. My harness was already prepped with zip ties so I just installed everything as he had it. It's just unplugging two map sensors, plugging the harness in and then the sensors into the harness. I ran the box over behind the drivers side headlight and ziptied it to a cooling line. I'll go back in and do a better job of installing /cleaner job later.
So, I go out and I just felt this goofy grin coming over my face. You can feel it for sure, even at lower speeds. I finally get to a spot I can open it up and in S auto mode, I got a bit freaked out. It short shifted first and then second, but you could still feel the power. I flipped over to Manual and it was awesome. A little hesitation at first, but it really came together after about ten miles. I think all of it was stemming from adapting to the car even after resetting codes before starting the car. I'm thinking I'll beat on her for a week and it should get even better.
Best way to describe it: a stupid, poo eating grin as your RPMs are climbing. I can think of no better analogy. I went back into s/auto mode and the short shifting seemed to dissipate as well as much of the delay. I think any delay I'm feeling now is only in my mind bc it just initially freaked me out.
I may pull my positive battery cable tonight just to ensure I'm doing everything but overall, I'm a happy camper. I did freak out while testing it in manual mode. I floored it in second gear at one point and it took off and then immediately bogged down. I freaked until I saw it was the traction control light going off and I'd spun the tires. I turned esp/nanny state off and it was AWESOME. In my old SRTs, we would get diablo sport tunes and that was cool, but the power you get from this thing is ridiculous. Yeah, an ecu tune might be better/more power/more refined, but damn, for a quarter of the price and ensuring your warranty, this is a dag gone no brainer here folks. I just want to keep monitoring it and also make sure my install is exactly where I want it but overall, my grin's still on my face!
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