if youre driving a 150 or 184PS 2.0TDI Leon then this thread should be of interest to you..
In November 2013 we headed down to Shark Performance to use their dyno, and also look at combining our knowledge to see what we could achieve..
This is an ongoing project which ill update regularly..
oh yeah, the dyno sheet..
and a video..
DTUK VRS 2.0 TDI 184 PS - YouTube
Some of the feedback we've had from various VW/SEAT/Skoda owners running our CRD-T kit,
DeanC's thread.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=392680
A similar thread thats worth a read on Briskoda.net
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/294284-weve-started-having-tinker-with-the-20tdi-184ps/
If anyone has any questions please fire away, and remember were offering SeatCupra members an £80 discount off the full RRP on all DTUK systems
Fitting instructions for the 2.0 150 and 184PS can be downloaded from this link : https://db.tt/4mls56RH
http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/vehicle-seat_leon-(2013-)_Any
In November 2013 we headed down to Shark Performance to use their dyno, and also look at combining our knowledge to see what we could achieve..
This is an ongoing project which ill update regularly..
I posted this on another forum earlier today
talk is always good..
We've been involved with dual channel systems for VAG/BMW/MERC/Vauxhall for nearly 3 years now, intact we've been tuning the 2.0 140/170 with a dual channel system since 2009 and have dyno graphs from that engine showing a nice smooth curve and 220bhp and 443nm
the latest range of EA288 TDI engines in my eyes are a revelation, so much so i actually love driving our vRS
Getting onto the nitty gritty, we all know that tuned figures are like the lottery. Some of the claims being made are in my eyes unachievable, ok ill rephrase that and say that a high spike of bhp to hit the numbers is achievable but at the sacrifice of drivability.
As maisbitt has mentioned, he has loads of power but by the sounds of it his car is bordering on being undriveable as he is losing traction.
We've been working on software this last couple of weeks (without the dyn0) and we can give our customers an undriveable peaky map that within the dyno lottery would probably give 235bhp.. Yeah I've got 235bhp but i can't drive the car.
A true tuner wants to give their customers a tuned car that they can actually use, and this is why we differ from the competition and why we've invested over £25,000 in our own Octavia. This latest 2.0 184PS is going to be very popular, and we want to be the tuner of choice for VAG owners.
Im sure many of you have heard of Shark Performance, and i know that within the Skoda community they have a very good reputation, intact we used a shark performance STS on our own S3 and would be the inly people i would use for a remap.
So moving onto the 2.0 184PS
We did plan on going to our usual dyno based at Motoscope in Northallerton as this is the dyno we've used for the last 8/9 years and their figures are consistent.
2009 our 2.0TDI Seat Leon produced 210bhp and 443nm
2013 our TT TDI produced 220bhp and 443nm of torque
In those 4 years we have tweaked and developed the software which is what we will do with the latest 2.0TDI'S.
As this new engine is going to be shot topic we decided to goto a different dyno, and chose Shark's in Mansfield, factor in that they also have their own Octavia vRS and are interested in seeing exactly what we can offer them for their customers who don't want their edu opened up..
I will be posting a full write up on this forum and many others later this week, to summarise the results from saturday..
In standard form the vRS produced
141bhp at the wheel - 179.2 at the flywheel and 378nm of torque at 3003rpm
we dynode several files that we had written using the bum dyno, and the figures ranged from 210bhp unto 226bhp, but th torque on all of these files was sitting between 475 and 490nm.
After a day working with Ben on the dyno we created a smooth drivable file that produced
183bhp at the wheel - 221bhp at the flywheel and 489nm at 2150rpm
anybody that's anybody will agree that those figures are worthless as we could take the same car to 6 other dynos and the figures would vary for me the important thing i always look at are the % increases at the wheel as this takes away all of the correction bull.
So if you look at the 141 to 183bhp figures you'll see that they have increased by 29.7%
So if we were to add 29.7% to 184ps quoted by VAG then the expected figure we could quote on our website would be 239PS
so there we go, the unachievable figure i mentioned above is actually achievable but in reality on sharks dyno we only produced 221bhp..
I hope you guys are following where I'm going with this?
Either way we do intend to take our car to our usual dyno, and run the same files that we did on saturday and i guarantee the figures will be different.
So if youre looking for a company that is passionate about tuning cars, and are in it for the long term then you know who to talk too..
oh yeah, the dyno sheet..
and a video..
DTUK VRS 2.0 TDI 184 PS - YouTube
Some of the feedback we've had from various VW/SEAT/Skoda owners running our CRD-T kit,
DeanC's thread.
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=392680
A similar thread thats worth a read on Briskoda.net
http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/294284-weve-started-having-tinker-with-the-20tdi-184ps/
Testimonials » 2013 Seat Leon FR 184 PS + DTUK CRD-T Review
From Marc - 13th Dec 13
I bought a Black Edition Stage 2 tuning box for my Seat Leon SC FR TDi 184PS from Andrew. I can only describe it as a revelation. Before the car was quick but not what I would call exhilarating. After fitting the box power and response is massively increased. The car surges forward at a rate that startles passengers. I would probably say the car would see off a MK7 Golf GTI. It's now a genuine hot hatch! I haven't driven the car sensibly enough yet to see if the economy is improved but no doubt it will be as it did on the previous car I had.
I highly recommend DTUK to anyone considering any one of their products they never seem to disappoint. I also got some excellent advice on the settings to use on the tuning box which I will be experimenting with on the weekend.
Regards
Marc
Testimonials » 2013 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI 184PS + DTUK CRDT Customer Review
From SteveWCombivRS - Briskoda.net - 5th Jan 14
Well after much deliberation, I bought and fitted one of these... and it has to be said that it was worth every single penny. It is the best tuning investment for the money I have ever bought. I don't want to get into the continuing debate as to whether you should fit one of these or not to a brand new car, but I am more than happy to give constructive feedback to those who are interested...
Firstly, the support from Andrew giving me answers to the many questions I asked was exceptional, and I can say that the information given was objective and not purely a sales pitch. I actually ordered the wrong box by mistake and Andrew personally contacted me to make me aware, he also personally ensured I received exactly what I wanted and the item was received the very next day. The cynics may say that of course he would do this to sell me his product, but this simply wasn't the case. He was genuinely being helpful.
Secondly, the unit and the harness assembly was extremely easy to fit, it took me around 20 minutes, but that was with me dressing the loom in so that it was not obvious to any stray eye. Also the quality of the connectors is first rate and connected perfectly to the existing plug/sockets. The unit itself looks OEM if installed in the right place. I ordered the black unit with black seal and then removed the DTUK sticker to make it low key. I have removed and re-installed the unit now on about 6 different occasions with no warning lights appearing. You just have to remember to wait 5 minutes for the cars electrics to power down.
Thirdly, and most importantly, the difference in performance was INSTANTLY noticeable! Power delivery was excellent across all gears and feels 'natural'. In fact it holds the power through the gears more like a petrol engine... I ran The default setting of the software for a week and then experimented with other settings, I have had the unit fitted for 4 weeks now with no problems at all. I have taken friends out in the car and they think it is excellent, I have also upset more than one Audi A4 SLine and BMW 3 series driver!
As I mentioned, people have negative opinions about this subject, and I am not affiliated with Andrew or DTUK in anyway, but I thought I would share my positive opinions with people who may be interested in this option for their cars, especially as I can report first hand.. So I really can recommend this to anybody who is interested, it has been money well spent
Testimonials » MK7 VW Golf GTD 184 + DTUK CRDT Customer Review
From John B - 5th Jan 14
Just received this feedback from a mk7 gtd owner...
Hi Andrew
Some feedback on the stage 2 unit that I installed just before Christmas with originally 2k on the clock. Set it to map4 plus1 as per your recommendation and it's transformed a great engine to a fantastic one. I have done an additional 1.5k miles since install and it's blown a load of friends minds away on its smooth power delivery and effortless overtaking ability.
In sport mode when you want to exploit the performance it puts a huge smile on your face, however when you are after fuel savings in Eco mode on motorway journeys I've seen the other side of 60mpg which again puts a smile on your face.
This is the third DTUK unit I have purchased and its the best yet. I know you constantly working on improving the software but not sure you will be able to do it with this one, but I will be keeping and eye on the website.
Happy for you to use this as a testimonial, but change my name if you want to use it.
Sent from my iPad
If anyone has any questions please fire away, and remember were offering SeatCupra members an £80 discount off the full RRP on all DTUK systems
Fitting instructions for the 2.0 150 and 184PS can be downloaded from this link : https://db.tt/4mls56RH
http://www.diesel-performance.co.uk/vehicle-seat_leon-(2013-)_Any
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and i have actually experienced that with the s-tronic shift i am a bit faster than the 2,0 audi with the 6 speed tranny 
