anyone do decent remote tuning?

[S4James]

like on the level of blake or brad in the b5 world?

I want to go with a custom turbo.

[oesman]

AldermanToffee has someone he works with for custom tuning, maybe that's an option.

[AldermanToffee]

AldermanToffee has someone he works with for custom tuning, maybe that's an option.

Not remote unfortunately. Doable once DS1 is available though.

[S4James]

ive have got half a mind to just drop this g35-900 hybrid in and run an OTS pure750 file on it. I cant imagine its that far off.

[AldermanToffee]

ive have got half a mind to just drop this g35-900 hybrid in and run an OTS pure750 file on it. I cant imagine it’s that far off.

Go for it.

[S4James]

yeah but i hate being a pioneer, i did it with one of the first BT 1.8ts and went homebrew stage3 on my b5 and it was a nightmare...

[AldermanToffee]

yeah but i hate being a pioneer, i did it with one of the first BT 1.8ts and went homebrew stage3 on my b5 and it was a nightmare...

I mean against the advice of others, you've decided to go ahead and have a custom hybrid turbo put together.. what did you expect lol?

[S4James]

well i havnt done it yet.... If I cant get any support ill just get the pure.. How did you find someone to tune?

[AldermanToffee]

well i havnt done it yet.... If I cant get any support ill just get the pure.. How did you find someone to tune?

I googled "VAG tuners near me" and reached out to them.

Honestly, don't go with a custom hybrid. They've got a horrible track record on these cars and good luck getting a custom build warrantied. Not to mention tuning. These engines are a PITA to tune, ask me how I know. Go with an OTS solution that knows what they're doing, worst case go with somewhere like YD Motorsports that at least have tuned quite a lot of B9s.

[S4James]

yes i actually have already talked to them as a matter of fact.

[AldermanToffee]

yes i actually have already talked to them as a matter of fact.

If you’re set on going custom then I think they’ll likely be your best option

[S4James]

If you’re set on going custom then I think they’ll likely be your best option

crazy enough they are 4 hours away from me.

[awdjunkies]

crazy enough they are 4 hours away from me.

Have you recently checked with Brad-German Elite Tuning, to see how soon we'll see an e-tune out of this platform?

[S4James]

Have you recently checked with Brad-German Elite Tuning, to see how soon we'll see an e-tune out of this platform?

I have not no.

[A4 Centaur]

HP Tuners are tapped out at the B8.5 platform but might have something in the works: https://www.hptuners.com/vehicles/vo...-group-tuning/

[AldermanToffee]

HP Tuners are tapped out at the B8.5 platform but might have something in the works: https://www.hptuners.com/vehicles/vo...-group-tuning/

We’ve been trying to get them to support this platform for years. They aren’t interested unfortunately.

[S4James]

We’ve been trying to get them to support this platform for years. They aren’t interested unfortunately.

I found a couple people on FB running alternative turbos on OTS stage3 software from IE/034 seems like its working for them..

[AldermanToffee]

I found a couple people on FB running alternative turbos on OTS stage3 software from IE/034 seems like its working for them..

By all means, go for it. Or shell out a few $ extra for a proven, reliable setup. It’s only like a $60k car or something..

[S4James]

No need to be snippy. This is not my first rodeo.

[AldermanToffee]

No need to be snippy. This is not my first rodeo.

I'm not being snippy, I'm just making you aware that there have been plenty of failures of custom turbos on this platform, individual tuning is not up to par with OTS files, and not all OTS providers will work with you to fix any issues that arise from your turbo being mismatched to the tune.