Cars and remaps

[scarr89]

Why don't cars come from the factory with Rtech/revo remaps say? I don't get it...it seems like a no brainier to have more HP/torque/mpg etc?

Is it too costly for the manufacturers or are remaps chronically bad for your car?

[Khare]

Remaps reduce the safety margin on the engine in terms of reliability. Also by remapping say a Mk5 GTI, it'll be in direct competition with the Mk5 R32.

[AudiA8Quattro]

I would say it is down to the extra cost.

[jv]

What extra cost?

[trog_nfs]

Manufacturer cars have to be set up so that anyone can own them, and take all the rubbish that Joe Bloggs may throw at them.

E.g. Low octane fuel, poor servicing, thrashing from cold, longer servicing intervals, clutch and transmission life, CV joints etc.

Also its to stop lower models competing with expensive ones, such as the mk4 golf and TT, as well as the R32.

Sometimes the only difference between models is the map, BMW do this quite a lot.

[AudiA8Quattro]

What extra cost?

The cost of making a decent map 

[The Doc]

Not to sure about the others and certainly not Carbon Chiptunings remaps.

Main reasons are £ and emissions.

[Khare]

Cost would be nothing as jv stated. The reason a remapping company will charge £300 odd is because they can, and because they have to go through the process of dealing with independent cars constantly. It'd be no extra effort loading a different map into a chip that's mass produced, it'd be the same as they're doing now just a different map on the chip 

[Ant1981]

Remaps reduce the safety margin on the engine in terms of reliability.

Really?

[Sam]

Remaps reduce the safety margin on the engine in terms of reliability.

Really?

Theoretically yes, but the people getting remaps more than likely give to f**ks and as stated will look after the engine far better than your average joe.