matbell67 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Just had my GTI remap completed at AmD, and just to inform all those enthusiasts out there, the remap altered my cars bhp from 203 to 251 and the torque went up to 291ft/lbs.The result in performance it vast, the car accellerates much quicker through the gears, dont know what the top end is.The engine seems to have come to life. Traction control has to work very hard if the road surface is damp, turn it off and the front wheels spin franticlly. IMO the remap has turned the GTI into a true sporting hatchback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5rkr Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 sounds great mate how much did it set you back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbell67 Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 £691.00 and 5 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotw Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 and new tyres every coupla months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danksy Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Enjoy mate.. sounds like a great bang per buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martialyang Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Good stuff , hoping to go for something similar in a year to so. Have you changed anything else apart from the ECU? Exhaust? Brakes? Let us know what it's like in the long run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Brake upgrade should be on the list seeing as you've topped 250hp! But nice one all the same and enjoy you new found power! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMB Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 out of interest what was the impact to your insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodger00 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Ive got to be honest Sussex Steve that's what puts me off! That and also what effect it has on your mpg...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMB Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 mpg effect is only when u use the power , so that doesn't worry me, the insurance, is something to think about though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodger00 Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 My problem is I would find it too tempting not to put my foot down and use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Mpg is going to be 'swings & roundabouts'....Good when driven economically due to increased torque, but bad when driven hard for enjoyment. Perhaps it can even out - Depends on your style of driving. Insurance? Well, I'd be very interested to learn what everyone thinks about this scenario: Say you have a transparent re-map....You subsequently have a typical insurance claim such as road accident....Methinks that paying the extra premium for the extra power isn't going to get you a single penny back on your claim for your re-map, which means that you'd be paying for tuning yourself on your repaired car (if engine damaged) anyway. So, the logic is why pay the extra premium? Remember it's transparent. Am I completely wrong in this thought? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbritt Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Just had my GTI remap completed at AmD, and just to inform all those enthusiasts out there, the remap altered my cars bhp from 203 to 251 and the torque went up to 291ft/lbs.The result in performance it vast, the car accellerates much quicker through the gears, dont know what the top end is.The engine seems to have come to life. Traction control has to work very hard if the road surface is damp, turn it off and the front wheels spin franticlly. IMO the remap has turned the GTI into a true sporting hatchback. [/quote Sounds great. I got my A4 2.0T done with Superchips. Now has 250BHP and 240 foot pounds. Are you sure AMD got your Golf to 291 foot pounds. I thoought their Stage 1 remap added about 40 foot pounds, which would take it to just under 250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Don't kid yourself that it's transparent! If any dealer or insurance company really want to find out if your car is remapped they can and will do. They only have to look at checksum codes to see they are different to stock. However to do that they need the correct software, and of course an ECU that's still working. The chances of them taking the time to find out is small, but more so if the accident was your fault... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunner Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 The stock GTI engine is crying out to be liberated from its emissions compliant performance. My guess is that a well tuned GTI would be awesome to drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankit Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The stock GTI engine is crying out to be liberated from its emissions compliant performance. My guess is that a well tuned GTI would be awesome to drive? [/ QUOTE ] Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thanks Andy....That's useful to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcull Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Your ECU remap sounds fantastic! I am interested to know how it has affected the handling. Is there any noticeable difference in torque steer with all that twist happening now? Also, I am sure it accelerates faster with the extra neddies under the hood, but is it still as responsive, i.e. is there any more noticeable (or less, if there could be) turbo lag. Cheers, Jezza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTiMK5 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Mpg is going to be 'swings & roundabouts'....Good when driven economically due to increased torque, but bad when driven hard for enjoyment. Perhaps it can even out - Depends on your style of driving. Insurance? Well, I'd be very interested to learn what everyone thinks about this scenario: Say you have a transparent re-map....You subsequently have a typical insurance claim such as road accident....Methinks that paying the extra premium for the extra power isn't going to get you a single penny back on your claim for your re-map, which means that you'd be paying for tuning yourself on your repaired car (if engine damaged) anyway. So, the logic is why pay the extra premium? Remember it's transparent. Am I completely wrong in this thought? [/ QUOTE ] See your point there Red but the insurance companies will see it differently. In their eyes you have more power and so they will see this as an increased risk, hence the increased premium. I do agree that in the event of a claim it should be covered if you are paying the extra premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbell67 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Checked the graphs and the readings from the Dynoplot and they say that the BHP went from 203.5 @ 5809rpm to 250.8 @ 6005 rpm, the torque went from 221.3 ft/lbs @ 2211rpm to 288.6ft/lbs @ 2518 rpm. As far as torque steer goes, the electomechanical steering copes well, the average mpg is about the same as before, but as l said at the beginning of this thread, the cars performance is OUTSTANDING!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Sounds good Is yours manual or DSG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbell67 Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 DSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixit Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Sounds good Is yours manual or DSG? [/ QUOTE ] Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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