Do Performance Chips Work? (Jetta MK7 Build, Ep 3)

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Do Performance Chips Work? (Jetta MK7 Build, Ep 3)

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3 жыл бұрын

In this episode, impatience wins out as we skip the bodywork and test out a performance chip to try and close the gap between our wrecked SE project car and a factory GLI and run straight into some unexpected problems! We also tackle questions with huge implications, like is there such a thing as too much power? How important are zip-ties? And is Dave smarter than a chip? Get watching to find out!
Technical Info
In case you're wondering, we went with a plug-in performance chip offering from German firm, RaceChip. It's the highest output, app controlled GTS version. Their chips claim to offer up to 30% more power and 20% improvements in fuel economy. We'll report back to you on the long term beyond the goings on in this episode, so be sure to check back for that.
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@jeffhintz 2 жыл бұрын

my 21 S Manual has a AEM intake, a roar pedal, and the Race Chip. I DEFINITELY feel the gains from the chip alone as I've disabled it several times to see. On a recent trip to Ohio, I got 49mpg in ECO mode! Also, yes, the directions was a different engine, but it was still a simple install! I velcroed mine to the back of my intake

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback on the chip, i agree you definitely feel the chip power gains kick in.

@Pdubb19 Жыл бұрын

This is cool I just got a Jetta 19 and been looking for videos and what not what to do as in motor work and visual thanks for the vid keep it up you deserve more subs

@drewQ8 Жыл бұрын

What did u decide. This chip worth it?

@mrrice117 Жыл бұрын

Just bought my first jetta, lucky to have a GLI. Im so excited to see all the aftermarket mods i can do it. My old car was a chevy sonic. I loved it except for the fact that all the sweet mods were only for the 1.4 turbo. I was blessed with the 1.8 so very few if any mods

@flyYyify Жыл бұрын

If you have a mk7 GLI it's a 2.0.

@FukYoub Жыл бұрын

My jetta s (auto) was ~8-8.5 seconds 0-60 stock. With a jb4 tune 6, it's around 7.5. Not sure what the deal is with your jetta running 10 seconds.

@FukYoub 10 ай бұрын

Same result using map 6. Around 7.5 seconds. 8 on map 1. 2019 jetta s auto

@Nooneeeeoneee 3 ай бұрын

5.8 sec here

@RJManeri1 29 күн бұрын

Put a cold air intake on my 2017 jetta and all it did was make an annoying noise and HP loss.Put the stock filter setup back on with a KnN filter and got a lil better HP w/o the noise.

@Marchey_ 9 ай бұрын

my 2016 Jetta S is tuned up 40lbs of torque and 25 horsepower. It does 60s in 8.2 seconds.

@BabyBugBug Жыл бұрын

I often get 8 seconds 0-60. Of course it depends on the weather and how warmed up the car is. Very peppy little engine.

@Lil_Squatch 3 жыл бұрын

10:26 "When in doubt just drill holes" 😂😂😂 that's been my motto for life🤔🤦🏻‍♀️😂. You guys are funny. The ziptie part cracked me up🤣

@BackyardDude 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's the old theory of duc-tape and baling wire! :)

@david21garcia 7 ай бұрын

Just got my 2020 Jetta s anyone have any tips for basic things I can do to add some horsepower?

@TK421BB8 Жыл бұрын

I have a 1.4 Jetta and if you turn off the traction control and shift manually even without brake boosting you should be able to reach 7.9 or lower without a chip.

@primitiveanxiety7135 11 ай бұрын

How to do turn off traction control? I've only been able to keep it off for a few seconds

@RokRoka Ай бұрын

Listen guys 2020 Jetta SEL Premium w/9speed on 87 fuel. Sport mode, foot on brake depress the accelerator 2-4K rpm then let her rip.. 0-60 in 3.4 seconds.

@krispykeyog Жыл бұрын

I just bought a 2021 jetta 1.4 and wanna improve my driving experience and speed ofc . Would you recommend this tuning chip or is there another chip you’d recommend?

@ethanhill6836 Жыл бұрын

2017 Jetta 1.4T here, a little intake mods and a stage 1 from unitronic puts a night and day difference in live by wire throttle delay as well as a lil faster turbo spool. Not hella gains but big difference in daily driving

@drivingwitclay4774 Жыл бұрын

Will you see hp benefits if you use it with unitronic tuning

@drewQ8 Жыл бұрын

@alinarachal9768 3 жыл бұрын

“Because the car’s still in pieces..” 😂😂 and “unlike the Jetta, it’s actually made in Germany” 👏🏻👏🏻

@BackyardDude 3 жыл бұрын

Good Point! Well maybe the channel should be more about dismantling things! Just kidding :)

@TheAndy7042 2 жыл бұрын

They’re made and shipped from Mexico

@Autoistic 3 жыл бұрын

"Complicate and add weight." -Colin Chapman's American cousin

@BackyardDude 3 жыл бұрын

There was true inspiration!

@trenttapaha4758 2 жыл бұрын

I’m curious to know if you guys got it figured out

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Trent, we did get the chip figured out, stay tuned for our up coming video. :)

@stefgayle5881 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I plan on getting this race chip. Just need to confirm this was figured out

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

@@stefgayle5881 Hey, I want to make sure we answer question correctly. Did we figure out the traction control issue or what? Thanks for commenting :)

@stefgayle5881 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackyardDude yes the traction issue? & was the app friendly to adjust things on the tune ?

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

@@stefgayle5881 Sorry for the slow response, it's been crazy at my full time job! I don't think the app is that well designed personally! The chip is really more for a mid to high end range. There is a lag before the chip engages. We have not touched the ECU on the car to disengage the traction control. I hope this helps! :)

@THEWHITEBOY503 2 жыл бұрын

10.4 seconds stock? That’s very interesting.. What was the outside temperature? Do you think it’s the extra weight from an automatic transmission and the SE trim stuff? I did a 0-60 on my Jetta S (Manual) a while ago, ~68F outside, and I pulled about 8.4s. After installing an AEM cold air intake, I managed to get it down to 7.8 or so. Probably because I imagine you weren’t able to do any launch techniques due to an auto box. Very interesting though!

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, We were able to get our 0-60 time down to high 7's as well. This is the video we achieved the high 7's - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptl_ZbKEmp3ehqs.html

@thewholecountryislaughinga8440 2 жыл бұрын

FYI a cold air alone won’t add any hp gains u need other parts and a tune to take advantage of that. What u came across with us either a difference in temperature outside or two u just drive better

@secion8 2 жыл бұрын

Is this a diesel? Because my mk7 gets 60 in about 6.2 with a tune.

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

HI, no its not a diesel. What tune did you install?

@AZ-xz5xv 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a question I just ordered my racechip about how long did it take for yalls chip to come in??

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, we ordered the chip awhile before a lot of things started happening with supply chain issues. It took about two weeks for us to receive the chip

@AZ-xz5xv 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackyardDude I just received mine today in just 2 days and I'm from Texas just installed it and I'm impressed on race mode you start noticing the big difference once you go past 80 very good chip I recommend it to anyone who's Interested

@hotskillet 2 жыл бұрын

It was obvious you mis-tested the capabilities not only in the chip but the baseline runs as well. Baseline should have had 4 tests, drive mode traction control on then another off, then sport the same way. Then conduct each Racechip setting the same way.

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, our baseline was definitely off, as we revisited in the next episode. We did make more runs that were cut from the video, but they were similar to the displayed times.

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice! Thanks for commenting.

@annwilliams4887 3 жыл бұрын

I want that chip!

@BackyardDude 3 жыл бұрын

I have provide a link to the company where we purchased the chip from www.racechip.us/ :)

@silkhead44 2 жыл бұрын

I can get my jetta 0 to 60 in under 8 seconds...what is with your jetta...are you living in colorado?

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

We did get the jetta to run a 7.8 0 to 60. We are located in a mountainous region! I thought the chip would help the 0 to 60 second time, but it didn't!! :(

@NOTaGLI 2 жыл бұрын

“race chip”= bad idea, Get rid of that garbage, seriously. A real tuning company like APR, unitronic, or even something like hp tuners can offer you something way better than the garbage you decided to buy. If you don’t want an ecu flash JB4 is the absolute best option, light years better than the race chip.

@NOTaGLI 2 жыл бұрын

JB4

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment/recommendation John! As you probably already know HP Tuners doesn't offer anything for a Jetta. We feel that the race chip is an option for a novice who doesn't want to worry about having someone program an ECM/ECU and can PnP a device into the car to increase horsepower and fuel economy.

@NOTaGLI 2 жыл бұрын

@@BackyardDude so let me just say, there are a few different ways to have the ecu flashed remotely in your driveway, check out Unitronic and there U-connect cable, easy to flash back and forth between stock and different tunes. And like I said before(I slightly modified the original comment, decided it was missing information and a bit harsh) the Jb4 is a much more suitable piggy back ecu compared to the racechip.

@hotskillet 2 жыл бұрын

I’m looking for a piggyback option since APR in my area (Japan) is extremely expensive and Unitronic evidently doesn’t support my model ECU. Is there any data that shows a JB4 being adding more HP than the Racechip?

@NOTaGLI 2 жыл бұрын

@@hotskillet you will be able to add as much horsepower as the car can handle. Only thing that you will be be stuck with is the speed limiter. You can add as much boost as you want with map 6 on the jb4, enough to blow the turbo if you arent careful.

@conservativecanada Күн бұрын

I'll never get my time back .

@patrickwilliams2470 Ай бұрын

Race Chip dont have these chips for the mk7. thats why its not really working for yall. the latest they have is the 2018 jetta chip

@xxscarednoobxx2790 7 ай бұрын

Its the anti slip n the tires the stock tires on jettas r trash and get 225 R45/17 mine runs under 10 all i have is Cold air intake pedal commander SP coil pax and a thorton racing chip that doesnt make that much of a difference

@bigdaddymurch4041 2 жыл бұрын

Why is my 2020 Jetta s mk7.5 faster without a chip tho…

@ecse1 Жыл бұрын

is it me or does it look like the editor forgot to color grade lmao

@xxscarednoobxx2790 Жыл бұрын

You guys didnt ever drive it in the automatic manual shifter ud get better results my 2020 jetta is way faster this way than any other drive modes

@VAGtuner 2 жыл бұрын

Chip for 1.4 engine? Are you kidding?))) You better buy a GLI version. It is better fit for chip!

@BackyardDude 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching our videos, and the recommendation on the GLI chip!! :)

@thewholecountryislaughinga8440 2 жыл бұрын

U realize with a real tune not a chip these 1.4s will put perform a gli right 😂

@t58beare 2 жыл бұрын

@@thewholecountryislaughinga8440 A STOCK gli

@thewholecountryislaughinga8440 2 жыл бұрын

@@t58beare ya I never said anything different 😂 nBut everyone knows the gli engine isn’t the best from vw that’s why most people grab the 1.8 those 1.8 are bullet proof. I have one in my 540 whp b6 a4 almost 200k and still strong

@thewholecountryislaughinga8440 2 жыл бұрын

@@t58beare to be fair yours is stock but judging by the wheels that’s not a gli

@Askqz 2 жыл бұрын

Will this take away my warranty with Volkswagen.

@BabyBugBug Жыл бұрын

Of course it will.

@VentureNW 2 жыл бұрын

With the limited testing, I did not see any mode specific results. Also... get a different mask. Way to much playing with it, imo.

@iSoAzian Жыл бұрын

Love the video brother, but I do want to ask why y’all still wearing masks even if it was a year ago 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

@thetruthmessenger6358 4 ай бұрын

This is not a mod.......waste of time for 1 second or less........LETS GO......

@lickwidgoat3480 6 ай бұрын

Is there a supercharger kit for this car? Thats your ticket! Just spend 5 grand😢, unless you have a turbo, a chip is is not you best route, bigger injectors, fuel pump, down pipe....etc rip all that computer control crap all you need is a stand alone with launch control, keep the gov out of my car for shue.