Hey bud,
               I have an auto MY03 B4 also & Im in the same situation as you. think I will go the ecutek route, its just so damn expensive for a tune! Dont know of many others that are good or have experiance with the tt. Know S&J will do a top job, its just convincing the mrs the price is worth it! Ive done an upgraded tmic, 3" exhaust & cold air intake. So far so good but still need lots more lol....regards Jon

Welcome n congratz on the purchase mate.

Not sure what the weather is down in SA but if car doesn't ping or have VOD, ur one lucky b@stard mate.   Its 37 here today so not looking forward to it..... As for VoD, in stock tune, i'm sure its lurky somewhere unfortunately. In the auto, gearshift at 4500rpm'ish and i'm sure you'll feel it....

As for Tek, thats an arguementative issue and i'm sure you'll hear about it soon in future posts.  Some have done Tek and the results are great whereas others opt for an aftermarket ECU for around the same $$.  If you opt for Tek, so long as you know its locked (unless thats changed) and others cannot play with the maps.

Hope you continue enjoying the car mate.  I'm sure you'll find (and get) plenty of ideas of how to improve the car in all aspects.

Kev.

gday kev thanks for the reply. yeah im lovin the car at the moment one of the best rides ive ever had. Its smooth reasonably powerful and pretty luxurious so i agree with the title the B4 owns as grand tourer. As for the VOD the more i drive the car now the more i notice it. Your to right, at around 4,500 gear changes the car just holds back until boost comes on strong again witha nice rush. The weather over here in Adelaide is very hot at the moment, in fact we had 41 degrees today. I have noticed the car does loose lots of balls when its fairly warm, im not sure if thats the case with all turbos but it almost feels like a completely different car.  Ill prob go for the tek when i save a few more cookies and hopefully a lot of these problems can be erradicated.... Regards Dom.