remapps

[gazmondo35]

Does anyone have any inside information when the likes of Apr ,revo etc will be doing remaps, I'll come from a mapped mk5 gti to a mk7 gti pp & i'm finding it ok , but the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway having to change gear all the time, I don't want to go down the plug in route having to swap it out every time it goes In for a service but might have no choice, happy wife happy life & all.

[PaulE 16v]

Tell your wife to slow down lol

[Rossc0]

should have got a dsg   

[Mr Savage]

I've been told that Revo & APR have given up trying to develop a remap for the mk7 as VW have encrypted the ECU which is apparantly uncrackable I think it's the end of "real" remaps and the only options are piggy backing a tuning box through DTUK with the Shark software. They're good enough though and only take 10 minutes to take out. On stock hardware you should hit 280bhp and a healthy ride in torque to around 420nm from 350.

[monsta]

the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway

How fast does she like to drive?   

[GiT1984]

Does anyone have any inside information when the likes of Apr ,revo etc will be doing remaps, I'll come from a mapped mk5 gti to a mk7 gti pp & i'm finding it ok , but the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway having to change gear all the time, I don't want to go down the plug in route having to swap it out every time it goes In for a service but might have no choice, happy wife happy life & all.

Change gear all the time? Really? Isn't max torque available from 70mph in 6th Gear on the MK7 PP? (Approx. 280 lb/ft max - so only 20 lb/ft down on a tweaked MK6)?

If she needs to constantly drop down the box (presumably to blast past slower traffic as it pulls out of her way) your fuel consumption must be horrific! 

[gazmondo35]

I never look at MPG, but we never get more than 320 miles to a tank ,  which is 20 miles better off than the mk5, would be interested to know if that's on par with everybody else. Forgot to mention it's dsg.

[GiT1984]

I never look at MPG, but we never get more than 320 miles to a tank ,  which is 20 miles better off than the mk5, would be interested to know if that's on par with everybody else. Forgot to mention it's dsg.

Oh well on a DSG (like mine) - if you give it more than a 40-50% prod of the throttle - it'll drop a couple of cogs! Even on the motorway! 

If she wants it to "lug" 6th gear and use the torque, then I suppose it's about being more sensitive with the throttle, or putting it in another "mode" (like comfort or Eco) ... Of course more power and torque never hurt ..... 

[Valenni]

Does anyone have any inside information when the likes of Apr ,revo etc will be doing remaps, I'll come from a mapped mk5 gti to a mk7 gti pp & i'm finding it ok , but the Mrs finds it bit slow on the motorway having to change gear all the time, I don't want to go down the plug in route having to swap it out every time it goes In for a service but might have no choice, happy wife happy life & all.

Change gear all the time? Really? Isn't max torque available from 70mph in 6th Gear on the MK7 PP? (Approx. 280 lb/ft max - so only 20 lb/ft down on a tweaked MK6)?

If she needs to constantly drop down the box (presumably to blast past slower traffic as it pulls out of her way) your fuel consumption must be horrific! 

I find myself keeping it @ 3k revs in 5th gear @ 70 if I am going to overtake. Thats why I am looking at the DTUK option for extra grunt.

[gazmondo35]

I think the problem is very low rpm in 6 gear @70mph , I think my diesel astra feels faster, but have still only covered 1000 miles so it might loosen up a bit , plus i have the heaviest of golf gti with it being 5 door, dsg&pp. The DTUK is definitely on the cards