Can I chip my mk3 gti 16V? All help appreciated!

[ChrisJones]

Hi, I have just seen a mk3 gti 16v that has been chiped to 178bhp.
I was wandering does anybody know if this is possible to do and how much it would cost to do, and a location?
Any negatives to having it done? 
Thanks
Chris

[Khare]

Forget 28hp from a chip on a NA car, it's not possible and if it is it'd only be on cars with race engines.

A few of us here run GTI's with chips from pepeoi, a seller off ebay. Mine was dynoed with and without a chip and there was a 9hp difference.

[madmanmart]

Forget 28hp from a chip on a NA car, it's not possible and if it is it'd only be on cars with race engines.

A few of us here run GTI's with chips from pepeoi, a seller off ebay. Mine was dynoed with and without a chip and there was a 9hp difference.

My 16v made 9bhp and that was a custom mapped chip........... 

[Khare]

And how much did you pay? I only paid £30.

[madmanmart]

£200 

But I did get a before and after dyno

[Khare]

Decent for custom map, but ouch!

[thai-wronghorse]

Forget 28hp from a chip on a NA car, it's not possible and if it is it'd only be on cars with race engines.

A few of us here run GTI's with chips from pepeoi, a seller off ebay. Mine was dynoed with and without a chip and there was a 9hp difference.

I'm one of those people. 

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

Would you say the extra 9bhp is worth it??

[Khare]

Yes. It's not just 9hp, but more torque, more linear power and also better mpg when driving sensibly.

[madmanmart]

Yes. It's not just 9hp, but more torque, more linear power and also better mpg when driving sensibly.

As Khare mentioned I had a good increase in torque all across the rev range, I can't remember how much without digging the graphs out though.

It made it drive nicer too so yes, I would say its worth it.