Softscoop your right.

What i'm trying to find out with this pole is:

Can a standard turbo handle a re-map/superchip.

My turbo is absolutely fine running standard at the moment, so is it worth a re-map?

Softscoop your right.

What i'm trying to find out with this pole is:

Can a standard turbo handle a re-map/superchip.

My turbo is absolutely fine running standard at the moment, so is it worth a re-map?

Well ultimately it's upto you, but yes a standard turbo can handle a remap. There are members on here who've run remaps for many 1000s miles and they're still going strong.

One thing that it may do though is to make an already failing turbo go quicker as it's under more stress.

Edited 6 March, 201115 yr by softscoop

A remap will make the turbo wear faster whatever condition its already in. You can reduce the effects by looking after it, change the oil as often as possible, warm it up, cool it down etc etc. If you do them things and make sure its a decent smooth map, then theres no reason why the turbo should give up too much earlier than normal, but you have to remember than any map will reduce the life of the turbo by some amount. Lots of people run maps for 1000`s of miles look after it and have no issues, and people also blow there turbo after a few months and abuse it.

Matt

Absolutely. My last vRS ran a Revo (about 175bhp) right from 10k to 60k miles then I sold it. Never had an issue and it did get a thrashing sometimes.

My current one blew a turbo BIG TIME at about 30k miles and it was completely stock! Luckily warranty covered the turbo, intercooler, cat, full exhaust, rear bumper (yep - excreted flaming oil melted it!). They were amazed (relieved too!) that the engine was fine.

So I wouldn't think twice about remapping the standard engine/turbo.

Andy.

Just to sum things up:

27 turbo's blown.

15 - remapped

12 - standard.

Fair results I think.

48thousand 2thousand was under my ownership standard

My turbo is just fine. No mods. But am a little worried... I have 57000 on the clock. Usually drive like I've got the Queen in the back lol. But then some days I like to floor it. Should I be worried?

J

Nope that sounds perfect, you can drive it slow as you like, but every week or so give it a good go thru the range to redline to keep everything running well.

Matt

123900k turbo blew while on the backroads car had been remapped for almost 60k

Nope that sounds perfect, you can drive it slow as you like, but every week or so give it a good go thru the range to redline to keep everything running well.

Matt

Cheers

J

My turbo went at about 40k - running a remap at about 172bhp but not aware at the time as was done before i bought it but was sold as stock by Skoda dealer. Luckily Skoda replaced it under warranty as they were obviously as unaware as i was.

105k on standard turbo, 20k mapped and still absolutly fine. New turbo on now though through my own choice

I always use engine flush before oil change to, to make sure everything is keeping cool with fresh golden oil and doesn't turn black instantly. (still turns blackish quite quick though)

Surely this can help keep a turbo in good health? I also change the oil & filter every 6,000 miles without fail. Can't stand the thought of running dirty oil.