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zamafir @ Apr 28th 2008 7:04PM
wait wait... dsg has issues with extra torque past it's rated limit, this is news to me... old news that is for anyone who's tuned their dsg TT/GTI/GLI the last few years.
montoym @ Apr 28th 2008 8:37PM
That holds somewhat true. The DSG unit does have a torque capacity. So does every other transmission out there. If you can blow a DSG tranny rated for 250ft-lbs, you'll blow a manual tranny rated for the same.
There are numerous consumers out there with chipped and otherwise tuned VW/Audi cars that have no problems with the DSG transmission.
However, there are upgrade kits available. For instance, HPA(HGP) offers a kit to upgrade the DSG on its twin-turbo 550HP+ cars which can stand up to 5000RPM launches with no issues. The upgrade consists of upgraded clutches and a reprogrammed brain.
I'll refrain from citing the 1000HP Veyron which also uses DSG since its unit is built by Ricardo and not related to the VW/Audi units.
Frylock350 @ Jun 12th 2008 3:17PM
The GT-R's engine is pushing waaaayyyyy more torque than a turbo VW.