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If anyone can reach plug D from the top of the engine bay, I want video proof.
Not saying it can't be done. I have long, thin arms and there was no way I was getting my hand anywhere near the plug. I'd love to know how it can be reached! Even if I could get my hand to the plug, you'd need some serious chops to get the existing plug off and the two new plugs connected up. If you drop the screw driver that you need to undo the stock clip, you'll be taking the bottom cover off anyway!
If anyone can reach plug D from the top of the engine bay, I want video proof.
Not saying it can't be done. I have long, thin arms and there was no way I was getting my hand anywhere near the plug. I'd love to know how it can be reached! Even if I could get my hand to the plug, you'd need some serious chops to get the existing plug off and the two new plugs connected up. If you drop the screw driver that you need to undo the stock clip, you'll be taking the bottom cover off anyway!
I think it's only the GTI guys who've been able to do it. There's some more room in that area as far as I know.
I shall release the coupon codes to the people next in line if there is still stock by tomorrow morning. I think this is only fair to people in the queue who are ready to place an order. What do you guys think?
I am also interested in the group buy, if there is any stock left please let me know.
There are 3 plugs that need to be connected. If you have a Golf R you need to access the third from underneath the car. If you have a GTI (not sure about the clubsport) you can apparently reach all the plugs from the top. I'll hopefully know what the truth is sometime next week
It needs to be connected to work. If you take it off, your car goes back to totally stock. The JB1 is an piggyback style unit. This means that it intercepts the signals running between the engine and ECU and modifies them as required before sending them on their way. The ECU thinks it's talking directly to the engine, and the engine thinks it's being instructed by the ECU only.
The really attractive part of all this is that you can remove it and its very difficult to tell the car was ever tuned. Nothing is changed on the ECU, so no "naughty flags" are set for the dealer to screw you over with. The plan is to take mine off for each service.
That's very deceptive to try convince the potential buyers that the dealer can't see that the vehicle had a piggy back tune.
Those with enough knowledge how the computers work, also know that the computers incl these in your car like the engine and transmission ECU also log any abnormalities together with other data and just because you don't see them with your scanner/code reader, it doesn't mean that the logs aren't there.
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