Hi folks,

Initially planned on buying a TSi vRS, however after test driving one and deciding that I'd be better off with lower running costs for 8/10s of the performance I opted for a Blackline.

I just wondered if anyone has ever remapped a new car, or are these only ever carried out once owners have became used to, or bored, of a cars performance. My mate who remapped a 530d said that aside from the improved performance, MPG increased noticeably.

I know by doing so I'd invalidate my warranty so it's a big decision so just thought I'd seek the expert advice of the briskodians

Yes I have done many many many times and never had a problem (Fords,BMW,SEAT's,Skoda etc) it helps if you have a good dealer and good map from a known good source.

Remapped my old Volvo at1200 miles. Had numerous issues under warranty (common issues for the model) and never had an issue with the dealer.

Hi,

I am waiting for a new vrs blackline, and hope to get it remapped by Shark.

It should give more speed, torque and mpg.

They are also remapping the DSG gearbox so that it shifts at more appropriate speeds for driving around town - the standard settings mean it shifts into 6th at around 30 which is not much fun to drive.

They recommend that you chat to your dealer first, and also inform your insurers as the premium may rise.

They even offer a manual control panel so you can reboot your car into the factory settings for servicing purposes (for an extra fee!).

I am still not 100% committed to it, as it is a scary move, but going for a sensible all round remap rather than an all out speed orientated one seems to be a win win decision!

Good luck if you go down this route...

If I do, I will post feedback on how it works out.

Cheers : )

Did mine 6 months before warranty expired and in that time the DPF sensor failed resulting in an RAC call out were they do an ECU scan and send it back to Skoda. No issues at all.

Mate of mine did a Leon FR after about a month of getting it (brand new). Many many many many warranty issues and no problems at all claiming.

Insurance will go up for most - mine went up by about £200 as a result of the map, same for the wife on the Fabia (about £160 increase). :(

Done mine at about 1000kms and mine had a few warranty repairs done (turbo,DMF) and the remap was not an issue.

I had my vRS tsi remapped the day after I drove it away from the dealer and with less than 150 miles on it with no problems at all.

I have remapped several cars but none when they were brand new, but this was because i never bought that particular car brand new but i did map them as soon i as bought them. I wouldnt get to excited about improved MPG as i have never achieved this in any of my cars. My last map was done through a unit that connects to your OBD 2 port under the dashboard. This was a specific map for my car that was emailed through from "chippeduk" the good thing about going this route means you can write standard map back to car for servicing etc and also if the dealer updates your ecu when in for a service. This can happen and it wipes your remap. Getting the unit yourself means you can upload ther map when you get the car home.

Also as someone else says only use a reputable tuner who fully understands the torque limits on the car components etc to ensure you are not overstressing anything. "chipped UK" actually gave you 2 maps for the same cost - a economy map and a performance map. The economy name was misleading as no MPG increase was recorded but it certainly wasnt any worse despite extra power. The economy map gave decent increases in both torque and power but maintained driveability whereas the power map turns everything up to 11 as they say but still within safe limits. Not bad considering it was ame price as blufin map and they only gave you 1 map.

"Chippeduk" was a recomended tuner for my BMW but check this site first for who is recomended for SKoda tuning. A lot of insurance companys do not increase premiums so if yours does leave them. I never actually declared mine to my insurance but that was my risk i suppose as i havent heard of any accident claims being rejected due to a car being mapped. Only you can decide whether to declare or not but i wont the next remap i get.

I wouldnt expect night and day differences between standard and stage 1 remap TBH so dont get too excited. It is better and you would rather have the extra power than not have it but i would advise trying the car first to see if your happy with it as it is. You can always map it later if yo are getting bored with it. Plus if you remap it straight away you wont fully appreciate the gains as you didnt get used to the standard version first. Just my opinion. You will enjoy the car either way though.

Having a removable device does help if you are in two minds about a warranty claim.

Superchips - Bluefin works, So does Revo's as I understand it, Sharks does not IIRC at the moment - But still worth looking at.

Having a removable device does help if you are in two minds about a warranty claim.

Superchips - Bluefin works, So does Revo's as I understand it, Sharks does not IIRC at the moment - But still worth looking at.

Shark has a device IIRC called an STS which allows you to switch between standard map and power map.

I had mine mapped a month after I bought mine. No problems with warranty so far.

The one Skoda didn't like was the flappy paddle MFSW! They wanted me to take off before the investigated a false neutral I was getting. I didn't and it hasn't come back for over a year.

Shark has a device IIRC called an STS which allows you to switch between standard map and power map.

Doesn't work on the locked ecu's of new cars unless they have managed to overcome that issue yet.

muckipup modded his new TSI a few weeks after he got it - much more than a map too, it has k04, revo, diff, suspension, brakes etc..!

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/241792-vrs-tsi-zero-to-k04-and-more-in-3-weeks/

I usually allow a few thousand miles, more important I think with Diesels as they need to bed in a bit. It also gives a chance for any initial warranty issues to be sorted with an unmolested car. Dealers are far more likely to be fixing rattles etc early on which can require extended test drives & it may well be spotted its a bit quicker. I get the impression as long as its just a remap most dealers are OK with it unless something on the engine that could be directly atributed to a remap fails, in that instance you have made a decision knowing the possible implications.

Always tell your insurance co & check with them before you do it as some wont touch modified cars

Removable devices will not work as rockhopper said on the new CR's since late 2010- early 2011 ish it seems but I would rather going in having it on dyno before during and after with test drives and a nice custom map made rather than one generic for that car any day. ECU in the car will need to be removed (cutting security bolts holding it and its cradle in) then breaking seal opening it and connected to points on the board in it to communicate big thing to do with a brand new car seeing someone preform open brain surgery but well worth it :sun:

Removable devices will not work as rockhopper said on the new CR's since late 2010- early 2011 ish it seems but I would rather going in having it on dyno before during and after with test drives and a nice custom map made rather than one generic for that car any day. ECU in the car will need to be removed (cutting security bolts holding it and its cradle in) then breaking seal opening it and connected to points on the board in it to communicate big thing to do with a brand new car seeing someone preform open brain surgery but well worth it :sun:

What if skoda update your ecu with new software when in for a service? Could mean a long trip back to tuner to re-write map. Not sure if this re-writing of ecu's happen at dealers a lot but ive heard a few folk saying they sometimes do it when a general update is realeased. Would certainly be a pain in the bum.

muckipup modded his new TSI a few weeks after he got it - much more than a map too, it has k04, revo, diff, suspension, brakes etc..!

http://www.briskoda....ore-in-3-weeks/

My hero! :love:

What if skoda update your ecu with new software when in for a service? Could mean a long trip back to tuner to re-write map. Not sure if this re-writing of ecu's happen at dealers a lot but ive heard a few folk saying they sometimes do it when a general update is realeased. Would certainly be a pain in the bum.

From general mention of this on the forum in the past I don't recall anyone having it wiped perhaps its a different part of ECU that becomes updated, someone else might know. You can always say don't do anything that might wipe off my remap, if you get a nice custom map and it is wiped whoever has made it would be able to put it back on for you some offer this for free as they keep it saved and I have seen many offering it to be taken off/on for a small fee ( I imagine as some prefer to remove for servicing etc).

Removable devices will not work as rockhopper said on the new CR's since late 2010- early 2011 ish it seems but I would rather going in having it on dyno before during and after with test drives and a nice custom map made rather than one generic for that car any day. ECU in the car will need to be removed (cutting security bolts holding it and its cradle in) then breaking seal opening it and connected to points on the board in it to communicate big thing to do with a brand new car seeing someone preform open brain surgery but well worth it :sun:

For a standard stage 1 map generic remaps are in my opinion better as they should have been rigoursly tested by the tuner. At the end of the day you have a generic car/engine so why not a generic remap? The risk of a custom map is that it isn't as rigoursly tested and your car is effectively the test bed for it.

For a standard stage 1 map generic remaps are in my opinion better as they should have been rigoursly tested by the tuner. At the end of the day you have a generic car/engine so why not a generic remap? The risk of a custom map is that it isn't as rigoursly tested and your car is effectively the test bed for it.

Makes sense for stage 1 as all cars of a particular type have the same ecu software when new so why should a mild stage 1 re-map require anything different. Once aftermarket exhausts, intercoolers etc are added then i can see why a specific map would be required.

I personally am nervous about remapping my VRS ( wont do it for a while even if i did ) due to the DSG box. I read that it is only limited to 258lb/ft and thats what the engine is producing. At least my last car had some spare capacity in the torque limit of the auto box so i never exceeded that. Does anyone have a remapped DSG on here? Not interested in altering the shift characteristics of the box as i like the way it changes up early in "D" mode as i can override this with paddles anyway. Havent read many posts on hear about mapped cars with DSG hence why im a bit wary.

Makes sense for stage 1 as all cars of a particular type have the same ecu software when new so why should a mild stage 1 re-map require anything different. Once aftermarket exhausts, intercoolers etc are added then i can see why a specific map would be required.

I personally am nervous about remapping my VRS ( wont do it for a while even if i did ) due to the DSG box. I read that it is only limited to 258lb/ft and thats what the engine is producing. At least my last car had some spare capacity in the torque limit of the auto box so i never exceeded that. Does anyone have a remapped DSG on here? Not interested in altering the shift characteristics of the box as i like the way it changes up early in "D" mode as i can override this with paddles anyway. Havent read many posts on hear about mapped cars with DSG hence why im a bit wary.

If you have a remap you will want to remap the dsg software too. The reason is that the remap gives you so much torque you just don't need to change down from 6th on the motorway to acclerate however in auto when you floor it it will kickdown which for me would be annoying.

My PD140 DSG is remapped, the tuner claimed at the time that it should have approx. 400nm of torque. 507,000kms later and the box is working perfectly.

From general mention of this on the forum in the past I don't recall anyone having it wiped perhaps its a different part of ECU that becomes updated, someone else might know. You can always say don't do anything that might wipe off my remap, if you get a nice custom map and it is wiped whoever has made it would be able to put it back on for you some offer this for free as they keep it saved and I have seen many offering it to be taken off/on for a small fee ( I imagine as some prefer to remove for servicing etc).

If we do a online ecu update it will wipe the map and lock the ecu again, and the only way to remap is to open the ecu up and unlock it again in order to install the map once again.Thats what we were told by revo when we started on the new gen ecu fitted to the fl octys and fabia.

Makes sense for stage 1 as all cars of a particular type have the same ecu software when new so why should a mild stage 1 re-map require anything different. Once aftermarket exhausts, intercoolers etc are added then i can see why a specific map would be required.

I personally am nervous about remapping my VRS ( wont do it for a while even if i did ) due to the DSG box. I read that it is only limited to 258lb/ft and thats what the engine is producing. At least my last car had some spare capacity in the torque limit of the auto box so i never exceeded that. Does anyone have a remapped DSG on here? Not interested in altering the shift characteristics of the box as i like the way it changes up early in "D" mode as i can override this with paddles anyway. Havent read many posts on hear about mapped cars with DSG hence why im a bit wary.

Have a look at this thread. This is my CR140 DSG Yeti. Part way down the first post is a link to a 'live' thread where Shark were remapping my engine.

I understood the 6 speed wet clutch DSG was good for about 440Nm. Car as standard has 320Nm. Mine is around the 400NM mark I was told, but not yet put on the rollers.

If you have a remap you will want to remap the dsg software too. The reason is that the remap gives you so much torque you just don't need to change down from 6th on the motorway to acclerate however in auto when you floor it it will kickdown which for me would be annoying.

Last time I asked about remapping the DSG software, I was told that it isn't possible on a diesel as the codes in the mapping changes from car to car, whereas the petrol one doesn't, so can be remapped.

Best thing for the Yeti is to have the Haldex 4 updated controller to change the amount of split between the front and rear.

Doesn't help and Octy though

Edited 3 October, 201213 yr by rockhopper