Remap ? Yay or nay ?

[PeterBrady]

Hi all !

I have come to the conclusion that my poor little 90bhp 1.9tdi engine is due or some sort of power increase .

I have been quoted from various garages from around 270 plus a software update.

Is this good ?

He said that there will be a 30 % increase in powers and torque ?

Any good feedback or even horror stories from remaps on Octavias ?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[KenONeill]

You can probably reckon on about 20bhp more from just a generic remap. I'm not sure why they felt the need to say "plus a s/w update" though, because a remap is a s/w update.

[PeterBrady]

You can probably reckon on about 20bhp more from just a generic remap. I'm not sure why they felt the need to say "plus a s/w update" though, because a remap is a s/w update.

Well he said to me that the older mk1 Octavias don't have the same software as the new ones .. He said something about installing flash onto it ?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[YellowCar]

Terraclean is another option, would restore most of your lost horses and economy without increasing insurance. Not as big a gain as a remap but it would be noticeable. Probably cost you about a 100 nicer. Remaps are worth it though, get a quote off your insurers first though, they may not even insure the mod.

[KenONeill]

Well he said to me that the older mk1 Octavias don't have the same software as the new ones .. He said something about installing flash onto it ?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ah right; That's true but he's no more psychic than I am so he doesn't know that the software isn't up to date. When's the last Skoda or VAG specialist stamp in the service book? That's what tells you when the last s/w update should have been.

[PeterBrady]

I actually haven't looked at the service history since I bought the car but it was serviced in the garage it was bought from all its life ! I'll have a gander when I've a chance ..

All this aside , is that price reasonable for the work he's doing ?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi,

If anyone needs any help with insurance for re-mapped vehicles then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.

[PeterBrady]

Hi all

Just want to let you know that I've decided to remap

Booked in for Thursday so I'll let you all know how it affects the car . Performance and economy

Peace out

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[gazpot0111645]

Hi,

If anyone needs any help with insurance for re-mapped vehicles then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.

 

Your quote for me was double of that i was quoted eslewhere for a standard vehicle...

[YellowCar]

Your quote for me was double of that i was quoted eslewhere for a standard vehicle...

Did you go to a modified specialists for a quote on a standard car then? Worth a shot but not surprised they were more expensive. In my case my cars modified and they took 100 off my best specialist quote with a low excess and a good package.

[gazpot0111645]

Did you go to a modified specialists for a quote on a standard car then? Worth a shot but not surprised they were more expensive. In my case my cars modified and they took 100 off my best specialist quote with a low excess and a good package.

 

They do not just specialise in modified cars.... from standard to highly modified.

[YellowCar]

Granted, but I still wouldn't expect them to give the best quote for a standard car, just as I wouldn't expect Tesco to give the best quote for a modified car.

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Your quote for me was double of that i was quoted eslewhere for a standard vehicle...

Hi,

Unfortunately we're unable to be competitive on every quotation I'm afraid however thanks for giving us a try though.

Regards,

Dan.

[PeterBrady]

Hey all !

Just to let you all know that I got the car remapped this morning and the car is showing great power throughout the gears in acceleration etc

Car is now sitting at 120bhp now

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Jamesward30]

I was also thinking bout a remap but my car is a tdi 110 with 155k miles, could this shorten the life of my engine?

[supergeeman]

Check out blacksmoke remaps, they do a stage one "clutch saver" map, I have one one my passat 130 tdi, now sits at 165, you have to load the map on the ecu yourself, but it's easy, all instructions on their website... Cost £65 including the lead, (lead from ebay) pulls like a train! Best £65 I've spent