Volkswagen Transporter T6 | Case Study

TVS Engineering x VW Transporter

Are you tired of dealing with jerky shifts and sluggish acceleration in your T6 Volkswagen Transporter? TVS Engineering's DSG Driveability Upgrade is here to transform your driving experience. This advanced tuning solution is specifically designed to enhance the performance and usability of the T6 Transporter's DSG gearbox, providing ultra-smooth gear changes, improved acceleration, and enhanced overall drivability.

For those seeking even more performance, our Stage 1 Tuning Package combines these features and more with a harmonised ECU tune that increases horsepower and torque levels whilst creating a seamless interaction between shifting patterns and power delivery.

TVS Engineering | TCU / DSG Driveability Upgrade | VW Transporter (T6 / T6.1)
TVS Engineering

TVS Engineering | TCU / DSG Driveability Upgrade | VW Transporter (T6 / T6.1)

£361.00 GBP ex vat

Key Benefits of the DSG Driveability Upgrade

Ultra-Smooth Shifting and Enhanced Acceleration: The unique shifting strategies are tailored to match the engine's performance characteristics, ensuring seamless up- and downshifting which results in smooth, efficient gear changes. By optimising shift points and improving gearbox response, the upgrade ensures that your Transporter delivers power precisely when needed. The enhanced clamping force is extremely noticeable when driving on inclines.

Improved Fuel Efficiency: With optimised shift programs and reduced engine labouring, many users report better fuel economy. The gearbox holds the revs in the optimal range, making your T6 more efficient on long drives, contributing to overall fuel savings.

Extended Gearbox Life: The upgrade includes sustainable software solutions designed to extend the lifespan of your DSG gearbox. Enhanced clutch cooling and improved thermomanagement prevent overheating and reduce wear and tear, ensuring your transmission remains reliable and durable for years to come.

TVS Engineering | Stage 1 Tuning Package ECU / DSG | VW Transporter (T6 / 6.1)
TVS Engineering

TVS Engineering | Stage 1 Tuning Package ECU / DSG | VW Transporter (T6 / 6.1)

£717.00 GBP ex vat

Looking to Really Maximise Your Performance?

Our Stage 1 Tuning Package offers a comprehensive solution that combines an ECU and TCU (DSG) tune. This package builds on the drivability upgrade by incorporating all of its features with the additional benefits found in TVS Stage 2+ DSG software. This software enhances performance by further optimising acceleration and gear shifting, raising torque limiters, increasing clutch pressure, and further improving both upshift and downshift speeds as well as reducing engine breaking. It also refines shifting paddle response and launch control ensuring even smoother transitions and responsive driving dynamics.

Combined with a TVS ECU tune, this package harmonises engine output with transmission dynamics by creating a seamless interaction between shifting patterns and power delivery. This combined with increased horsepower and torque levels, provides a noticeable boost in performance. Additionally, the TVS ECU tune offers features such as temperature protection, improved fuel efficiency (depending on driving style), the option to deactivate Start/Stop technology as well as EGR and DPF adjustments.

The Technology Behind TVS Engineering

TVS Engineering's expertise in DSG gearbox tuning addresses fundamental issues with stock transmissions. Many VAG DSG vehicles suffer from factory driveability problems due to poor shifting strategies that don't match the engine's characteristics. This results in early shifting at low loads and late shifting at high loads, leading to excessive clutch wear, shifting problems, performance loss, and potential gearbox breakdowns. TVS Engineering solves these issues by completely recalibrating the factory software.

TVS Drivability & Life Extender software is a highly recommended upgrade for almost all VAG DSG transmissions. Unlike official VAG software updates that only make minor modifications, TVS reprograms the transmission software from the ground up. This comprehensive recalibration addresses deeply hidden issues in the factory software, enhancing drivability, performance, and reliability. The result is a transmission that shifts smoothly and efficiently, improving overall vehicle performance and extending the gearbox's lifespan.

PERON's Connection with TVS Engineering

As specialists in Volkswagen Audi Group vehicles, partnering with TVS Engineering was a natural synergy for us and why we are their exclusive UK distributor. TVS is renowned for their expertise in DSG transmissions, which are integral to many models we focus on. This collaboration enhances our ability to deliver comprehensive tuning solutions across our range. TVS and their engineers focus on enhancing vehicle performance, drivability and reliability through DSG calibration and hardware upgrades as well as complementary ECU calibration.

We use TVS software and hardware on all of our motorsport program vehicles; however, this would be all for nothing without the PERON Automotive workhorse, our very own T6 Transporter. Purchased nearly new, this vehicle has covered over 150,000 miles for us without missing a beat. From towing our track cars to carrying show and event supplies, bringing us to meetings, or making deliveries to our dealer partners, our T6 with TVS software is crucial to our business operations. Having been driven by all members of our team on a near daily basis, we can state first-hand the profound difference TVS software makes for this vehicle.

Ease of Installation

At PERON Automotive, we pride ourselves on offering not only top-tier tuning solutions but also ensuring a hassle-free installation process. We have established a robust network of authorised TVS dealers across the UK and Ireland to provide professional and smooth installation services. Once your vehicle is dropped off at the dealer, it is connected to TVS HQ in the Netherlands, where your vehicle's individual data is analysed and a copy is saved. TVS then sends a tailored file back to the authorised dealer suited for your specific vehicle to be flashed. Depending on the type of calibration, adaptations and desired settings adjustments occur at this stage. Finally, the vehicle is tested to ensure everything is working correctly and is then ready for collection.

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Contact PERON Performance

With years of experience across a wide range of applications, PERON Automotive is at the forefront of VAG tuning. Our approach is characterised by a narrow and deep focus on these platforms, combined with an unwavering obsession for excellence. Leveraging our advanced research and development centre, complete with an in-house dyno, we lead, validate, and support the performance aftermarket.

Partnering with the global best in ECU/TCU tuning and performance hardware, including our in-house Nortech Performance division, we deliver comprehensive tuning solutions that are proven both in our facilities and on the track. Contact us to discuss your upgrade path and learn more about how we can transform your vehicle.

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