Remaps....

[shauny0121]

I've just found a long lost friend from school

Anyway he as always been a wiz kid on computers...long story short

He can get remaps for certain car makes etc... They have been tested and approved he says and said he will do my car for free I'm really tempted as I trust him just not clued up on cars....

Basically I'm asking if it is a 'bad' map. Will it kill my car or can it be undone by another remap or similar

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any help

[Liverpool-Lad]

Only one way to find out...

[shauny0121]

Soo you guna guide me to fix it if all goes wrong? Lol

[Liverpool-Lad]

Just get it done

[shauny0121]

Ok that's all I needed to convince me lol I let you know when it's done hopefully tomorrow lol

[BrownBarge]

3 out comes really

1: a great map

2: a carp map

3: a dead turbo/engine

[mushtafa]

A bad map can very easily damage an engine. Eg. If the boost is turned up, but fuelling isn't touched, it can melt a piston.

[Girardi]

You can get maps for free from certain popular torrent sites. Wouldn't trust them with a barge pole- get it done by the experts or don't bother IMHO. Could do more harm than good.

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[andy68]

Lets get ready for the WANTED,  AUQ Engine

[p-torque.co.uk]

Bad remap can do anything from brick the ECU to kill the turbo/engine. No one will give a decent well developed map out for free or even cheaply. Frightening that people are willing to test these things on peoples cars.

Edited 14 July, 2014 by p-torque.co.uk

[essexocty]

I must say I had mine done via a postal re map company 4 years ago and it's excellent! Just depends what map they are using?

[meaty101]

There was a bloke doing remaps on ebay a few years back. You sent your ecu to him he put the map on it then posted it back. He got quite a few good reviews on here. I was fairly tempted at the time but never bothered in the end for the simple reason you just dont know what your gonna get. All that hassle of potential engine failure isnt worth it for the sake of say 2-300 quid for a really good map.

[shauny0121]

so glad I asked on here then lol

 

I just going to get my other mate to do it he does it for quntom remaps and he has to pay a fee per map and then put his charge ontop so because he is a nice bloke and a good friend he letting me have it at map price which is about 150 so surpose it safer todo it that way rather than risk it

 

Great advice guys thanks a lot

[essexocty]

There was a bloke doing remaps on ebay a few years back. You sent your ecu to him he put the map on it then posted it back. He got quite a few good reviews on here. I was fairly tempted at the time but never bothered in the end for the simple reason you just dont know what your gonna get. All that hassle of potential engine failure isnt worth it for the sake of say 2-300 quid for a really good map.

Morebhp.com??? Loads of the LCR boys use him as well

[meaty101]

Morebhp.com??? Loads of the LCR boys use him as well

yeah that sounds familiar. Was that who you used buddy?

[meaty101]

Going slightly off the original topic but I looked up morebhp. They do a ecu postal service and can remap it for £131. Probably be 3 days off the road.

[mushtafa]

Get the cable required, do a lot of reading and resource and map it yourself! Prob be easier to pay someone though.

I've almost got anti lag and launch control working

[shauny0121]

Getting my remap done tomorrow :-D cant wait been told I should get around 200bhp ish? but it will feel a lot smother etc..

Is there anything else I can do to keep the car in tiptop shape etc...Just gave it a  little service with fresh oil and so on..

 

Is it also true that pipes and that can start spilting popping due to the remap?

[BrownBarge]

Unless your breathers have been replaced then there probably half dead already. The extra your asking from the car will expose any weak links, so yeah, weak pipes, weak coilpacks etc..

[shauny0121]

thanks for that its just incase they go I wont be scared as im told its normal lol

 

thanks again

[essexocty]

yeah that sounds familiar. Was that who you used buddy?

Yep

[Kyle_vrs]

Don't go with a quantum map!! Been in a few fabia's with that map on and they are shocking. Far too aggressive and smokes like a train

[BrownBarge]

Those postal maps sound like an easy money maker once youve got a good rep

[meaty101]

Those postal maps sound like an easy money maker once youve got a good rep

its a bloke called Jason. He has a very good reputation. Through more contact today ive found out he now has a rolling road and map it that way. £249 for the 1.8t. Im tempted again!!

[meaty101]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCYQFjACOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk-mkivs.net%2Ftopic%2F14267-more-bhpcom-remap-review%2F&ei=Ln7GU-vcHdSM7AaRyIC4BA&usg=AFQjCNFYa1UbbWHGHngdFrEg8j1Qz8EKqg