Shift speed
Gear changes measured in less time and less drama — the box stops interrupting the drive.
Transmission · Daventry
Gearbox tuning to match the engine.
DSG, S tronic, ZF 8HP and other automatic gearbox tuning — faster shifts, raised torque limits and cleaner launch behaviour, matched to your engine remap.
DSG / S tronic
VAG twin-clutch
ZF 8HP
BMW & more
TCU + ECU
mapped together
Gearbox & DSG tuning
Why the gearbox needs its own map
Modern automatics have their own control unit with its own factory compromises: lazy part-throttle shifts, early upshifts for emissions cycles, and torque limits set for the least mechanically sympathetic driver the manufacturer could imagine.
Gearbox tuning rewrites that calibration — shift speed, shift points, clutch clamping pressure, launch behaviour and the torque ceiling the transmission will accept. On a remapped car this last point matters most: a tuned engine pushing against an untouched gearbox torque limiter is leaving its gains on the table, and on twin-clutch boxes it can mean slip.
That's why we map transmission and engine as one package where the platform supports it. The result is a car that shifts the way the engine now deserves — crisp when you push, invisible when you commute.
At a glance
- Faster, crisper shifts under load
- Torque limits raised to match the engine tune
- Shift points that hold the power band
- Launch behaviour cleaned up where supported
- Comfort in normal driving untouched
The result
What changes
Torque ceiling
The transmission accepts what the tuned engine now makes, instead of clamping it.
Manual mode that obeys
Hold a gear to the limiter without the box overruling you.
Kickdown discipline
Downshift logic that reacts to your foot, not the emissions cycle.
How it works
Three steps. One visit.
- 1
Tell us the platform
DSG, S tronic, ZF 8HP and more — we confirm what your gearbox supports when you book.
- 2
Book your slot
Often flashed in the same visit as the engine remap.
- 3
Drive it out
Shift calibration flashed, checked and road-tested with the engine file.
Good to know
Questions we hear every week.
Which gearboxes can be tuned?
The common flashable platforms include VAG DSG / S tronic (DQ200, DQ250, DQ381, DQ500), ZF 8HP automatics used by BMW and others, and a growing list of conventional autos. Tell us your car when booking and we'll confirm before you commit.
Do I need gearbox tuning with a Stage 1 remap?
Not always. Many Stage 1 cars stay under the factory torque ceiling. It becomes important on stronger tunes and on twin-clutch cars where the factory limiter clips the new torque — we'll tell you honestly which side your car falls on.
Will it make normal driving jerky?
No. The comfort maps for gentle driving stay civil; the aggression is added where you ask for it — full throttle, sport mode, manual mode.
Is it reversible?
Yes — like the engine file, the original transmission calibration is backed up first and can be restored.
Make the gearbox keep up.
Check your car on the booking page — engine and gearbox can usually be mapped in the same visit.
Book your slot