Dinan DCT Tune Review

[bigjae1976]

Originally Posted by dparm

If anything, doesn't smoother shifting mean there is MORE clutch wear?

If it speeds up the shift and slips the clutch less...nope. Plus, this is a wet clutch system so the clutch packs can take some heat and then recover quicker that a dry clutch like the 6MT. I'd rather have a little bit of slippage than slamming the car into gear during a power shift in S5.

Rev matching greatly reduces slippage and heat since both the clutch and flywheel will be spinning at the similar speeds when they come together. I wonder if the Dinan software is somehow more precise at matching RPMs when engaging the clutch against the flywheel. That would reduce wear and heat.

Its finally warmed up here enough to drive the car briskly. I have new PSS on the rear...MAN! does S5 upset the car! I never remember it being THAT jerky. Has my DCT programming evolved over the winter?

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by bigjae1976

Its finally warmed up here enough to drive the car briskly. I have new PSS on the rear...MAN! does S5 upset the car! I never remember it being THAT jerky. Has my DCT programming evolved over the winter?

My first set of rear PSSs were already "scubbed" in and were great pretty much straight away. My second set were new and took a quite while to settle in. I like (Euro) S3 for upshifts, sharp without too much jerk and S4 for downshifts. I want a DCT tune that combines the best of these two settings.

[TrAcK TRaP]

Bumping to old thread thats because dinan dct tune is now only $114