Tuned MK7 GTI Stage 2 Thoughts & Reliability | EQT ECU DSG Tune Review

After being tuned for a few months and owning the car for over a year, Mike goes through what's been done to the GTI and how it's performed.

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[drivenbyhks]

Solid video man. Just pulled the trigger on the updated Staged Tune from EQT with Accessport (package deal this week) and I can’t wait to experience the power gains I’ve been exhaustively researching for the last 3 weeks. Have wanted a GTI for ages. Let the journey begin

[sladedetert]

Great video! Just picked up tune and Access port! Waiting for it in mail now.. subscribed!

[travissholund]

Buying a MK7 next week and I think about a year after ownership im going to do an EQT tune, a bunch of my friends have GTI’s and I love how fast they can be for so cheap

[YungSheerCold]

Just bought myself an IE downpipe for $400 the other day and now I'm looking into off-the-shelf tunes, was thinking IE but I'll definitely look into EQT now.

[XDman]

Very helpful vid, watched this a couple times before buying my own accessport and stage 1 tune from EQTuning! I saw you mentioned you have burbles in sport mode, did you select any of the other COBB options (adjustable traction control, launch control, & flat foot shifting) when purchasing the tune?

[allensimpson]

You should upgrade the intercooler. They will start to heat soak at st1 levels. I would heat soak in 75* and have timing pulled bad at st2. Got a intercooler and the power is much smoother and reliable.

[shyguyy]

Awesome video! These cars really are fun... get the upper and lower dogbone mount by 034

[paulwiest]

Great video!
I have an apr stage 2 Mk7 I bought back in 2015 with zero miles and have done just about everything i wanted to it. From club sport bumper conversion to big brakes, the car has come so far I feel like It has everything it needs besides the turbo and fueling.
Now it’s time for more power and I’ve been heavily considering ditching the ApR tune and running the EQT xl turbo.
The only thing I’m still wondering about is how to incorporate flex fuel and (I know this is a bit childish) if EQT tunes for “pops and bangs” and how that sounds. Any insight would be appreciated!

[KennethAdams-evms]

Would love to hear a comparison of the gti vs your old tdi in terms of trade offs and similarities.

[onderbadur]

We want to see big turbo Focus ST vs stage 2 GTI w/dsg

[ashleygorman]

Piggybacks can be flagged even if removed. Will it always be found? not necessarily

[mkt]

Have a APR Stage 1 low torque 93 mk7 GLI 6MT, the tune transforms the car, and the tune transforms the car, blows past my friends veloster N and I still get 38 mpg in eco mode driving to work

[securedbeam]

does the stage two get rid of the downpipe related check engine light?

[kyleadolph]

Have been ITCHING TO switch to EQT Stg 2 e30

[bcn_sosa]

Where dose it rev hang at low mph. I’m on the Cobb sport map right now and it hangs out at 2k-2.5k so not a problem letting it warm up without getting over 3K. Dose the dsg map hang lower or higher?

[TarzanGTI]

I've pretty much narrowed my options down to an EQT or Stratified Flash tune through Cobb. I intend on getting a downpipe and intake, as well as the upper and lower 034 dogbone kit. From looking at your videos, I've seen you also own a Focus ST. Do you have a specific reason for going with EQT considering Stratified also has a very good reputation?

[MichaelM...TandTribs]

Hi man, just watched your vid, really good vid btw, I'm really torn between buying a stage 2 mk7 and a stage 3 focus St, seeing as you owned both, what do u think? All I been doing for the last 3 weeks is watching vids lol... The FoST has all BO and coilovers, the gti has all st2 BO, except Fmic has dsg stage 1 tune also... Would love to hear your thoughts on this... Tanks 👍

[flippingcoins]

I have emissions in Atl, I have a 2018 gti with stage 2 Unitronic with DSG tune. I want to go EQT stage 2 but can you switch back to the stock tune, for emissions testing then switch back to stage 2 ( I pass with stage 2 Uni this way) without extra charges?

[jakepettine]

so i have a 2016 mk7 gti dsg, and looking to tune. i was planning on getting the cobb AP obviously, however they have one with dsg tune and one without. im new to all this. i have a catback and catless downpipe as of right now. do i need the one with the dsg tune, or what does that do? i was just gonna get stage 1 eqt tune but with a catless downpipe i can get stage 2, and was going to add burbles. what is the diffrence between that tune and their dsg tunes?

[kailevy]

So if I want to go stage 2 from equilibrium, is it required that I also have a dsg tune? My mods are just an intake and maperfomance catted downpipe.