The dealer I bought my '09 Octavia VRS FSI from mentioned a re-map that was available.I am sure he said they get someone in to do it so I am guessing it's not an official Skoda thing?

I like the sound of another 25 BHP and more torque,even more so the better fuel consumption he said I would achieve.

Anyone had theirs done and can confirm the upped mpg figures?

My only concern would be the warranty.

My concern would be the warrenty too, if its a recognised tuner with a good reputation then it should be a reliable map.

But i think i'd hang fire for a while, see how the car fairs up at standard spec. Would be a shame if you got a lovely remap and something went wrong without a warrenty.

Then whilst getting repaired they updated the factory firmware, thus removing the remap.

I know that with my previous car,a Saab 9-3,there was an official re-map available that would obviously be sanctioned by Saab.I would consider it if the same applied to Skoda.

There is an enormous amount of info on Briskoda regarding remaps. If you have a little nosey around you'll dig up a wealth of information.

It all depends how much you want the extra shove and whether you are prepared to potentially compromise your warranty in the process.

Its also wise to declare it to your insurance company in the form of a modification.

Yes,I was having a look.And as you say,there is an enormous amount of stuff to look at!

I think it best to run the car in,see how it performs before making a decision.

You know how it is when you get a new toy,you start looking for things to add to it :boing:

Yes,I was having a look.And as you say,there is an enormous amount of stuff to look at!

I think it best to run the car in,see how it performs before making a decision.

You know how it is when you get a new toy,you start looking for things to add to it :boing:

One word: Columbus

Enjoy the car in the meantime

It is a shame that there isn't an "Official" remap for the Octavia.

A friend of mine drives a Scooby and they sell a "Power Pack" or something similar which is an official remap.

You pay your money, you get extra horses and it doesn't effect your warranty - perfect.

It is a shame that there isn't an "Official" remap for the Octavia.

A friend of mine drives a Scooby and they sell a "Power Pack" or something similar which is an official remap.

You pay your money, you get extra horses and it doesn't effect your warranty - perfect.

I'm afraid there is, its called a VW, SEAT or Audi. All have higher powered versions of the 2.0TFSI available. One of the joys of being the 'poor relation' in the VAG family

I'm afraid there is, its called a VW, SEAT or Audi. All have higher powered versions of the 2.0TFSI available. One of the joys of being the 'poor relation' in the VAG family

These are different engines though, more than just a re-map. i.e upgraded turbo.

My point is VAG don't always make the higher powered engines available to Skoda as quickly as the other brands. They would much rather you bought a more expensive Audi/VW rather than remap a car and ditch the warranty in part.

And i'll admit I was being a tad sarcastic as well

As said, you'd need more information from the dealer on who was providing this remap and the effect it would have on the warranty. Knowing Skoda's attitude in the past it's my opinion that this wouldn't be offered with the full blessing

Steve

I had my 54 mark 1 remapped just over a year ago, it totally transformed the car.

Lots more power, better fuel economy. I have had 30,000 trouble free miles since all with standard turbo etc....... As a remap only alters existing vag codes not quite sure how the warranty issue stacks up.

A lot of the tuners offer a warranty.... not sure how comprehensive this is.

For modded insurance Chris Knott are reasonable.

IIRC there is no 'official' remap available or anything with Skoda UK's blessing.

However, Superchips with their BlueFin provide a warranty to cover you in the event the Manufacturers warranty will not cover any problem. Have a look here;- Superchips - Superchips Applications. seems like its good for an extra 40bhp.

IIRC there is no 'official' remap available or anything with Skoda UK's blessing.

However, Superchips with their BlueFin provide a warranty to cover you in the event the Manufacturers warranty will not cover any problem. Have a look here;- Superchips - Superchips Applications. seems like its good for an extra 40bhp.

My word thats a good idea, I wonder what sort of gains one could see from a 2.0TDI with said system installed, something along the lines of 35PS maybe;)

Just had an Angel Tuning re-map. Estimated +35bhp +60 ftlb torque (TDI PD).

My word thats a good idea, I wonder what sort of gains one could see from a 2.0TDI with said system installed, something along the lines of 35PS maybe;)

That's about right on the 2.0L TDI 140, however the DPF gets in the way on the vRS so the gains are only about 25-30bhp.

When i got my vrs a few weeks ago the dealer was talking to me about having it re mapped.I said to him but that would void my warranty,he said just don't tell anyone lol.Been thinking about having it done when the warranty runs out but it just seems like a long time to wait as still got almost 3 yrs warranty left.

The "don't tell anyone" argument "could" work to a point.

A remapped vRS is not going to look any different on the road.

There are just two things to be worried about:

1. Warranty.

Skoda will know that there has been a remap in place and they will try everything not to do work under warranty if they can just suspect the remap has caused the fault.

2. Insurance

They won't know until that fateful day when you do have a quite large accident and car investigators are sent out to make sure your car was well maintained etc.

Have a knock with somebody, nobody need know about your remap.

Write the car off and it will almost certainly be investigated and an undeclared remap could mean no payout for you.

You can stop worrying about the warranty situation once you're car is 3 years old (January 2010 for me).

As for the insurance - you need to decide if you could afford to have your car written off and have no payout on it.

As for the insurance - you need to decide if you could afford to have your car written off and have no payout on it.

Or, even worse if you seriously injure or kill somebody in the accident and the insurance pays out compensation then they chase you through the courts because you weren't insured.

If you could guarantee that all that was at risk was a car and some street furniture, most people would not be worried about insurance, it's the human cost that insurance is for, not the tin.

D

Or, even worse if you seriously injure or kill somebody in the accident and the insurance pays out compensation then they chase you through the courts because you weren't insured.

If you could guarantee that all that was at risk was a car and some street furniture, most people would not be worried about insurance, it's the human cost that insurance is for, not the tin.

D

Couldn't agree more really.

COme January next year my warranty is finished so I may look at a remap - either something custom or Bluefin.

But whatever option I take I'll be informing insurance - just not worth the risk in my opinion.

IIRC there is no 'official' remap available or anything with Skoda UK's blessing.

However, Superchips with their BlueFin provide a warranty to cover you in the event the Manufacturers warranty will not cover any problem. Have a look here;- Superchips - Superchips Applications. seems like its good for an extra 40bhp.

Sorry to drag this up again, but having finally convinced the wife bluefin was a goer as it could be removed and not affect the warranty, have i got this right? What with talk about flash counters etc, I thought that removing bluefinand reverting to standard before going to the garage meant there was no way of the garage knowing so it shouldn't affect the warranty? Am I right? being a sensible chap, i wouldn't want to upset my wife:confused: Can anyone clarify this for me as a serch has brought up lots of info but no definitive answer on bluefin plug and go, cheers all

Sorry to drag this up again, but having finally convinced the wife bluefin was a goer as it could be removed and not affect the warranty, have i got this right? What with talk about flash counters etc, I thought that removing bluefinand reverting to standard before going to the garage meant there was no way of the garage knowing so it shouldn't affect the warranty? Am I right? being a sensible chap, i wouldn't want to upset my wife:confused: Can anyone clarify this for me as a serch has brought up lots of info but no definitive answer on bluefin plug and go, cheers all

The point about BlueFin is that IF you have an engine problem and Skoda decline a warranty claim because of BlueFin, then the BlueFin/Superchips warranty will cover the claim.

In other words; don't try and hide the fact that you have got BlueFin installed and IMHO there is no need to 'remove' the bluefin each time you go to your dealer.

I hope that helps.

The flash counter will change when using bluefin iirc (im REVO so not 100%)

iirc there is an option with bluefin to reset the flash counter BUT if your car has had any recalls or been flashed on a service it will be highly odd if it's showing 0

I have had warranty work done on 3 occasions on my vRS and mine is quite obviously modified.

One was for a clicking AC Motor

One for Delaminating windscreen

One for AC losing all it's Gas about 3 weeks after clicking motor fixed

At the time of each my car had a minimum of Stg 1, CBE & EVOMS

On the last one (the windscreen) which was done at the same time as a service i was Stg 2, CBE, EVOMS, FSD, Eibach Springs, Eibach F & R ARB, S3 Cooler, Neuspeed Turbo Pipe, DV relocated and the Guy who did the Service asked for me to take him out in it as it made an Awesome sound when driving it in for servicing. When he got out after the drive he said they should all come like that :D

The Warranty will only not apply for things like Turbo or other engine parts which is when i assume the Bluefin warranty steps in.

Having said that i reckon you would have a job proving to SUK the remap didnt cause a problem or to Bluefin it did

My Car has now done nearly 47k miles (been remapped since about 5k) and ive never had any issues. But then i don't drive it like i stole it everywhere

Carl:thumbup: