Re-mapping a GTI

[wigit]

i was quite impressed with the stock power delivery on the Ed35 and can see why some owners want no more, if you are used to driving a mapped car then you notice it lacks in the mid range

loads of forum banter about aggressive and smoothness between the various companies and end of the day its what you want out of the car

my Ed35 was mapped with the production file yesterday by Revo (and there is an Ed35 is in today for stage 2) and its not just the usual K04 code slapped on the car so i wouldn't read too much into the smoothness debate given i am doing some back to back runs in the Stage 1 Pirelli to given them some constructive feedback next week

JKM have a stonking offer on BF at the moment, who knows if they have had a UK car in for calibration (APR have) you just need to make sure you have the right map from them if running dsg

[Snoopy]

with the standard GTI at 5000rpm the power just tails off until the rev limiter

with a remap it keeps pulling past 6500rpm without the drop off

and ed35 probably won't tail off as its got the bigger turbo so will be pretty savage in the higher rpm's

I must get mine looked at as mine does not do that. As there's noticable steps in power delivery at 3 then 4 then it really picks up at 5 and goes better and better to 6.5 also its louder than yours.
Your mapped car goes better most noticed in 2nd but is far more smoother and linear which is one of the things I really liked about yours.

[RickS]

Ok so what sort of improvement am I likely to see in terms of 0-62 acceleration times (standard as you know = 6.6secs) and what sort of cost am I looking at?

Thanks

You won't see much improvement at all in 0-62 times as you can't get the power down with just front wheel drive. But 0-62 times aren't the only way to judge performance.
Personally I wouldn't have a car remapped, but it's up to you if you want to void your warranty. Don't forget to inform your insurers as well otherwise you won't be covered if they find out.

[mkviken]

with the standard GTI at 5000rpm the power just tails off until the rev limiter

with a remap it keeps pulling past 6500rpm without the drop off

and ed35 probably won't tail off as its got the bigger turbo so will be pretty savage in the higher rpm's

I must get mine looked at as mine does not do that. As there's noticable steps in power delivery at 3 then 4 then it really picks up at 5 and goes better and better to 6.5 also its louder than yours.
Your mapped car goes better most noticed in 2nd but is far more smoother and linear which is one of the things I really liked about yours.

that does sound strange as mine defiantly didn't have so many steps in the power.

there was a definite noticeable step at around 4000rpm but then above 5000 it seemed to have already given its best and anything more was a waste of time (almost diesel like) and the power just seemed to steadily tail off

it feels like the waste gate opening to easily and wasting the boost IMO on standard map

[mjp]

Go for it, a remap will make the car feel much smoother and more responsive. I have APR on my 35 and love it. Chat to the guys at Awesome Gti as they are APR agents in the UK

[herbie911]

I had mine remapped (Bluefin) in December. I wouldn't go back to the standard map unless I am taking the car for a service.

I think Superchip did a wonderful job giving the GTI a bit more midrange without worsening torque steer in the 'wet'!

[mkviken]

im not even changing mine back for service. i told the dealers and they didn't seem bothered

[PenguinGTI]

I've actually been very impressed with how capable the standard car is at dealing with the extra power and torque. It definitely feels as if VW designed the chassis with more than 210hp in mind.

[wigit]

im not even changing mine back for service. i told the dealers and they didn't seem bothered

this is the attitude my local preferred vw garage have, i turn it off to deter the test pilots, lets be honest if you have a shed load of other mods on the car if you were betting man you'd put a fiver on it being mapped

[PenguinGTI]

im not even changing mine back for service. i told the dealers and they didn't seem bothered

this is the attitude my local preferred vw garage have, i turn it off to deter the test pilots, lets be honest if you have a shed load of other mods on the car if you were betting man you'd put a fiver on it being mapped

The relevance of any modification (be it remapping or even changing the light bulbs) only arises when the modification is directly responsible for the accelerated wear or failure of a component.

My car has been in for stitching having come undone (unless you want to argue that's down to increased forces of acceleration unweaving the threads  ), rubber door seals, a creaky drivers seat (same argument I suppose), a creaky boot lid and then the usual consumables (services, brakes etc). There have been a couple of items related to the engine which have required a little look but none of these have been directly attributable to the remap.

From my own experience I'd still take a standard GTI over any other hot hatch on offer just now - it just ticks all the boxes that I want to tick and in the order that I'd tick them - but a remap is definitely something I'd recommend. It has transformed my car and made it really feel like the hot-hatch I've always imagined the GTI to be.

Side by side a remapped car will be quicker than the standard but for me it's more about the sensation inside the cabin. The standard car in my opinion feels really flat and you need to wind the engine all the way up in order to get the performance. The mapped car by comparison is an anywhere-anytime kind of performer. It doesn't matter what gear or what rev-range you are in. There's just power!