Hmm i know what you mean.. I was a bit apprehensive at first too due to the warranty issue.. But i spoke to my dealership, they already knew about litchfield and had some higher power cars from litchfield that had warranty claims accepted so i was told that stage 1 and 2 are not serious upgrades and they will keep my warranty as long as something has not gone wrong with what litchfield has done.. And in all honesty thats good for me, because the guys at litchfield really know what they are doing (they know way more about the car than any dealership) and if something goes wrong you can always take it back..
Now regarding the difference in stage 1 to stock.. Its not just about the bhp.. The cars overall behaviour is completely changed when you go to stage one + V4 TCM map.. It almost feels like a stock GTR is a caged, shackled, stupid beast, and stage 1 + 2 allows you to unleash it properly, freeing the monster and giving it a more intelligence haha.. the other stages just take it to a next level
I can guarantee you that with the 99map + maximum boost level you will DEFINITILEY feel a massive difference in the power when you put your foot down all the way, and say to yourself holy s**t!! lol
The car seems to apply the power quite differently and with the new LTC system in the V4 map, it just doest feel so 'boring' anymore.. I always felt when it was stock, it just felt wayy too controlled all the time.. With MPSS tyres on stock, i tried everything to get the tail out on round abouts and just have a bit of fun, but it never let you have the right amount of control, if it did, you had to ether turn the traction OFF (which is really dangerous in this car) or you have to hit ridiculously unsafe speeds for that kind of maneuver lol..
Now you just set the traction to sport and plant your foot, the car comes out as it should, you dont even feel any traction control system, but it is being gently applied in the right places so you can drive it with much more control, have fun, but you still have the safety..
The TCM map really bring the DSG gearbox to life.. If you think your shifts are fast now, you have no clue how refined the gearbox feels after the upgrade.. It not only shifts 10x faster on super R mode but also responds better to your throttle in Auto mode.. There is not longer a huge delay when putting your foot down and the car holds the gears for longer too like it should.. Just feels like an Auto car should feel like, not some prototype lol.. Oh yea and the clunkyness of the gearbox is reduced quite a bit aswel
Anyway i can go on and on about how good the changes were but you gotta just go for it and you wont look back.. Car feels much more refined, and allows me to drive the way the want to.. Maybe my expectations are a bit higher, but before i got my GTR, i spent a month in Dubai, messing around in my brothers Mp4-12c, and the SLS we had before that.. So the GTR in its stock state was really disappointing in all honesty.. After i got it back from litchfield, i dont ever want to own either of those cars and im happy with my GTR :smokin:
