got my furby remapped

[newskoda]

Ok so I got my vrs remapped but to be honest I dont see any difference in performance. Since getting it done today its covered 120 miles. After the remap was done I took it out for a test drive with the nice chap that did it, and at first i thought there was a bit of a difference.Maybe it was just in my head or thats what i wanted to think. but then when driving back home (nice 100 mile drive mainly motorway) i didnt notice anything better than standard. I was told to keep the gear changes about the 2500-3000rpm mark so that every time i changed up a gear it went into the power band (1900-2500rpm), so that i made best use of the increased power.

I then went out again tonite experimenting and thinking it maybe the ecu needs to settle down for the changes to adapt, but na'da. I just dont feel it.

The increase was expected to be 160bhp an about 30nm extra torque which was what i wanted...clutch friendly. So i assumed i'd be able to tell the difference?:rotz: i knew it was going to be a fairly mild increase so wasnt expecting massive turns of speed and torque.

I'm sorry but can't state the name of the remapper on a public forum as will be querying it with them, but dont see any harm in asking people's opinions?

But what I can say is that the company is reputable and certainly well regarded on here but on other forums also in the vw/bmw community

[okeh]

My car isnt remapped but it does have a dragon box fitted which is meant to give an output around the 160bhp mark

and their isnt a massive difference between that and the standard 130bhp

maybe you are expecting too much with an extra 30 ponies

[jasc1988]

I rr'd at 173.5bhp and had a run in with a standard 1 owner 07 blue vrs.... about a cars length in it all the way lol

:(

[mikejay]

i had a dragon box on my old furby and noticed the difference and had my new one remapped at jabba and i can tell ya i do notice my 340 torques every timei put my foot down! lol

[newskoda]

My car isnt remapped but it does have a dragon box fitted which is meant to give an output around the 160bhp mark

and their isnt a massive difference between that and the standard 130bhp

maybe you are expecting too much with an extra 30 ponies

yes mate its possible i might be expecting too much of a difference in my head and that doesnt go well with whats really happening.

A few years ago i had remapped a ford escort which quite amusingly only gave me an extra 11bhp but i did feel the difference. It was slight but it felt better.

With the remap on the furby i was expecting it to be more apparent especially in the mid range.

Am considering getting it RR on a dyno dynamics as previous topic. I just need to know for peace of mind and also my sanity.

[Mattcooper79]

There should be a noticeable difference, i noticed the change. Mine went from 141bhp to 169bhp and i noticed the extra straight away. I think the thing i found was the smooth power delivery, the typical kick and then nothing has gone and its now very progresive.

Maybe its just more deceptive now??

[wja96]

The problem is the one that was discussed in the other thread about getting a remap with and without rolling road data. I think your real disappointment isn't the 30bhp, it's the clutch friendly aspect of it. What makes your Fabia feel fast is the torque and to get more shove you need more torque. And that means you need a better clutch.

Many remaps actually smooth out the torque so the car feels slower (it's not) but you have to rev it harder, like a petrol which is what many people seem to want.

If you want a more 'vRS' experience then Superchips is the one, but you'll need to budget for a new clutch in a few thousand miles.

If you've had a 100+ mile journey to the tuner then you need to chat it through with them before you go back.

[j4mesvrs]

This sort of post puts me off getting a remap:( when you look at angeltuning.co.uk they seem to have figures of there remap which is a big difference for the vrs. Maybe you could of gone for a little more torque without needing a new clutch:confused:

[PastyBoy]

As Jasc says I don't think the extra power/torque is that noticable when pitted directly against a standard car.

A convoy to Castle Combe last month had me in front of Yegnold in a standard car and i didn't exactly leave him in a cloud of soot everytime i put my boot down even though i have 177BHP (Jabba RR'd)

I am however in no doubt that my car drives and delivers its power much better than when it was standard with the extra power/torque being a very good bonus.

Although on a seperate note i had a generic map on my old Ibiza TDi Sport and increase was quoted as similar to OP of about 30BHP but due to its peaky delivery it was definitely noticable - as large splodges of wheel spin!

[SimonK24]

Newskoda - thats a shame you are dissapointed with it!

Maybe give them a call and talk to them about it?

Im still loving the map I had done recently, no issues yet still touch wood!

Best thing I found was to find a hill or something that you used to drive on and see what difference in speed you get, mines a noticable increase! Maybe its the lack of the sudden torque that you were used to? Mines lost the 'kick in the back' at 2000rpm that it had standard, but now keeps me more mildly planted in my seat up to 4000rpm. You only have to look at the speedo to know its quicker!

Si.

[mikejay]

i went for the cluch with the remap . its defo worth it for the torque. cost me 1200 quid remap and clutch at jabba but 340 torque is defo not diserpointing. bit anoying in the wet though because the slightest squeese of throttle and your on the fast train to spin ville!

[andypandypoos]

340 what of torque?

[newskoda]

My car was smoking quite alot when really pushed, so i got it rolling roaded. The results were VERY SURPRISING to say the least and not what i really was after.

184bhp and 342lb/ft at 2712rpm.Looking at the graph torque at 2500rpm is 260lb/ft, then it starts increasing. After 2712rpm is very slowly decreases, but even at 3500rpm its 275lb/ft. At 4000rpm it is 240lb/ft torque.

[PastyBoy]

ok confused now :confused:

you went in for a clutch friendly remap

expecting 160BHP and a bit more torque

which you road tested on the way home and couldn't really notice

but having RR'd the car the remap wasn't actually a small increase

but its now makin 184BHP and 342lbft

so you've gone from probably not having enough of an increase to notice

to now having far more power than expected but which you still didn't notice?!

huh?

[newskoda]

ok confused now :confused:

you went in for a clutch friendly remap

expecting 160BHP and a bit more torque

which you road tested on the way home and couldn't really notice

but having RR'd the car the remap wasn't actually a small increase

but its now makin 184BHP and 342lbft

so you've gone from probably not having enough of an increase to notice

to now having far more power than expected but which you still didn't notice?!

huh?

lol sounds mad but true. I do notice it has really picked up alot more as i've done more mileage. Did an additional 50 miles today.

And alot more seems to be lower down(1500-2700) and because I dont boot it or floor it in that rev band (as its been mentioned here before about wear on clutch and turbo) i didnt notice it. If i floor it bewteen that rev band there's a massive shunt of power.

[flands]

Silly billy lol

[PastyBoy]

go for a remap and then drive around the extra power? CLASSIC!

might be wise to drive round it most of the time though to avoid lunching the clutch.....

[Kaiserb_uk]

What destroys the clutch is huge torque at low revs - what your man told you about short-shifting is the worst thing you can do clutch-wise. High torque at high revs is what gives you that impressive HP figure, and is what makes it a faster car. The smoke is to be expected, you're getting that power by dumping huge amounts of fuel in at high revs.

I have a REVO map, advertised as 170HP and I love it - pulls all the way to 4.5k where before it was breathless past 3-3.5k

Have you got the PD160 intake and a decent panel filter? You could also try a squirt of Millers to reduce the smog a tad.

[newskoda]

What destroys the clutch is huge torque at low revs - what your man told you about short-shifting is the worst thing you can do clutch-wise. High torque at high revs is what gives you that impressive HP figure, and is what makes it a faster car. The smoke is to be expected, you're getting that power by dumping huge amounts of fuel in at high revs.

I have a REVO map, advertised as 170HP and I love it - pulls all the way to 4.5k where before it was breathless past 3-3.5k

Have you got the PD160 intake and a decent panel filter? You could also try a squirt of Millers to reduce the smog a tad.

perhaps i misunderstood i was told to keep the power in the rev band and change gear at about 2800-3000rpm so that it makes best use of the torque.

The remapper is very helpful and all will be sorted im sure.

[rainbow-walker]

newskoda, is it possible the car was mapped before you owned it ? e.g. did you get a before figure on the RR ?

RBW

[newskoda]

newskoda, is it possible the car was mapped before you owned it ? e.g. did you get a before figure on the RR ?

RBW

When i bought the car from skoda, they apparently checked this out and it was a bog standard one.So know i did not get it RR before the map was done.

i compared a few vrs from other dealers before i settled on this one and they all pulled about the same. I ended up chosing mine due to the mileage and cos it was the color i wanted.

I will say tho after you get a remap it does take a couple of hundred miles for things to really take off. At first i didnt really notice it but as i've started driving it around more there's alot more punch lower down.

[PastyBoy]

I will say tho after you get a remap it does take a couple of hundred miles for things to really take off.

not sure i agree with that.

Both the maps I have had done (1 generic & 1 custom) have been instantly noticable from the second they were completed

It probably take a while for all the component to get fully settled and used to all the extra oomph but the extra performance will be there straight away.

Otherwise why would Jabba have bothered sending me out on a test drive straight after mine had been mapped and come off their rollers?

[Fab vRS]

Take it to a rolling road and for 70 quid or so you will know the bhp and nm figures.

End of discussion................

[newskoda]

Take it to a rolling road and for 70 quid or so you will know the bhp and nm figures.

End of discussion................

I did.Was that not clear?