« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2013, 10:44 »
The throttle pedal lag is more pronounced on a remapped car as the turbo spools harder sooner in the rev range. Easily cured by spending even more money on a Sprint Booster or the like.
I had Bluefin installed on a previous car (Altea 2.0 TDi) and Superchips have quoted me £150 to re-program it for the GTi, which I've only had 3 months.
Is there little difference below 5k? On my Altea you only noticed a difference from 2k upwards, when the turbo kicks in.
The TDI really spools the turbo hard from very low revs but the petrol engines are more progressive. If you ease the pedal down gradually to let the turbo spool smoothly the mid range grunt is lots more urgent than the standard car (which is rubbish) without being frantic like some remaps I've experienced. Some days you think it's a bit tame and other days you realise that the balance is about right between traction and a smooth progressive delivery.
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