PDK tune - yes. I primarily use normal now in auto mode after my PDK tune. And sport is closer to sport plus. But I still use manual more than auto.

 

I was reading up on the PDK Tune last night, seems like a potentially worthwhile investment.

 

And if you get it, there are various degrees of "aggression". Can't remember all of them but PDK+, sport, aggressive (mine is on sport - which seemed the best for my use case).. But stock was the worst

 

Is your PDK Tune the one Cobb sells or did Sam do it as part of the package?

 

I got my tunes from Sam - PDK and then Stage X (started with stage 2 - now Stage 4).

 

I was looking for more of a quicker engine response not necessarily different shift points. Did just an engine tune affect this.

 

I'm sure it would. Driving mine 'stock' in Sport+ on track in manual mode, since I have all my shift points memorized, the engine stays where you want it to be in the power band, and the power delivery is instantaneous. Certainly can't tell you're driving a 'quad' Turbo car!

 

True, but you can do the same thing NORMAL mode with your foot and driving in manual mode, which allows to you keep it in whatever rev range you want. If you want it to be done for you (PDK automatic) in all modes, yes you can do it with a tune.

I actually use the car for highway road trips and as more than just a play thing, so I like to be able to have OEM max fuel range when I'm not playing.

 

So the freaking rain finally stopped for a few days in the last 48 hours, letting me get the Turbo out for the first time in a while.
I'm normally not afraid of the rain at all, but I just had a 1.) $100 detail/hand wash about 2 weeks ago, 2.) when it's hurricane season, we can get anything from light sprinkles which I can easily rinse off, to potentially hair, downed trees, flooded rivers that prevent me from getting home, etc., so in the summer I tend to leave it parked for inclement weather.

In the fall/winter I drive it almost ever day, even in the rain. b00st szn baby!!

To the point of this reply, I tried your methodology yesterday and it really did make a difference in getting the oil temps higher, faster. My intercooler/exhaust install already helped water and oil warm a bit faster, for whatever reason, but this worked great and the engine seemed a lot more happy. Only sacrifice was MPG, as it used significantly more fuel in both my morning and afternoon runs, using these steps. Evened out a little when I got oil to 215 or so, and put it back in Auto.

 

Thanks for that verification. I learned that little trick after about a year's worth of experience with the car, and it works every time.