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General => The garage => Topic started by: redmaster on 31 March 2012, 10:47
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...first time I've ever gone down a remap route...not sure what to expect but decided to take the plunge and to try it...I'll let you all know how I get on !
Roll on the end of the week !!!
(MK5 GTI)
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Your are going to love it :laugh:
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your be really happy with it mate :) makes it like should be :wink:
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Night and day difference
Hope you got some jerry cans spare mind cos the first couple of weeks you'll be driving it like you stole it :evil: :laugh: :laugh:
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Night and day difference
Hope you got some jerry cans spare mind cos the first couple of weeks you'll be driving it like you stole it :evil: :laugh: :laugh:
cant do that, its illegal now ;)
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Night and day difference
Hope you got some jerry cans spare mind cos the first couple of weeks you'll be driving it like you stole it :evil: :laugh: :laugh:
Lol!
Thanks everyone - the weather is glorious today so hope it stays like that through the week so I can really see what the remap does ! :evil:
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Now I'm a cautious person and even more cautious when it comes to my cars - never had a remap before as a result - so to say I was slightly apprehensive about anyone, but a franchised dealer, touching my GTI would be an understatement!
However after hearing all the great reviews about R-Tech I decided I would just give it a go - suffice to say the service from R-Tech highlights why they get such amazing reviews from every quarter (which in the age of the internet is an amazing achievement).
The workshop / waiting area are kept to a bare minimum to ensure overheads are kept low to offer the most competitive pricing - however the quality of customer service and remap quality is nothing short of pure excellence.
Nick, Ben and Ting-Tong (???) are a great bunch of guys - very welcoming and took time out to explain what was happening during the entire process and allowed me to get under the car so they could point stuff out (I'm a mechanical novice!).
I was very impressed by the time 3 hours was up and my car was ready for a test drive.
As I fired the car up and turned it around I was not sure what to expect - I kept on remembering the previous customer coming back really chuffed after his test drive - but somehow after owning a variety of cars from 996 to M3s I thought I wouldn't be blown away....I guess I thought the car might *just* feel a tad faster.
Now the weather has been appalling today and a lot of standing water on the road made driving conditions on full beans difficult - but bloody hell even in those conditions the GTI is like a little rocket as the accelerator goes down!!!
I played a bit on the way home (where conditions allowed) and the pull through in each gear was amazing and the responsiveness in getting the power down was fantastic - 3rd gear is just a dream.
The big concern I had was that the power difference wouldn't be noticeable as my belief was that it wouldn't really be usable (tyres would wheel spin etc) - however I was so wrong and it so straight-forward to get the power down after getting refamiliar with the car...even in the wet conditions, by the time I got home I could call the power up at will without wheel spinning!!!
I have fallen back in love with the GTI and I've typed out the above very quickly as I do need to have some tea (!), but I hope it captures the essence of my experience and helps other posters who are deciding whether to go for a remap and if so who to use.
My final words would be - if you've got a GTI get it remapped, if you want a proper custom remap go to R-TECH !!!
(Nick - I'll give you a shout re the DV in due course...I'll bring some hob nob biscuits too!!!)
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sounds like you had a good day mate :evil:
You wait till you go stage 2/2+ mate your love your GTI even more :cool:
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Yep 2nd that, sounds like it was a awesome day and well worth it!
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Great feedback as always!! Nick, are you planning on attending Spring fest at Santa pod?
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Great feedback as always!! Nick, are you planning on attending Spring fest at Santa pod?
If I can get my Golf up and running and mapped in, then I will be there, I dont fancy turning up in my Evo and getting dirty looks of the VAG boys...lol
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Great feedback as always!! Nick, are you planning on attending Spring fest at Santa pod?
If I can get my Golf up and running and mapped in, then I will be there, I dont fancy turning up in my Evo and getting dirty looks of the VAG boys...lol
you drive an evo :shocked: :shocked:
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I got my remap tomorrow at 12 ;) I can't wait!! :D
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Great feedback as always!! Nick, are you planning on attending Spring fest at Santa pod?
Its the wifes car, I use it when my cars are off the road and dump the Zafira on the wife.. :grin:
If I can get my Golf up and running and mapped in, then I will be there, I dont fancy turning up in my Evo and getting dirty looks of the VAG boys...lol
you drive an evo :shocked: :shocked:
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take it your evo wont be standard either :grin:
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take it your evo wont be standard either :grin:
:cool:
Every mod going... fully anti lag hardware to be fitted soon.. its at around 380bhp 1.56bar
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take it your evo wont be standard either :grin:
:cool:
Every mod going... fully anti lag hardware to be fitted soon.. its at around 380bhp 1.56bar
had to take a mates to performance hq 1 day to be mapped that thing was an animal :smiley:
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Hi, I have just bought a mk5 gti and want to get it mapped asap, my question is, is there any way of telling if my car has been mapped already ?
Justin
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by asking the previous owner?
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Hi, I have just bought a mk5 gti and want to get it mapped asap, my question is, is there any way of telling if my car has been mapped already ?
Justin
Get on the rollers, that will give you your answer...