Evening all.

Another remap question ..... but rather than asking where and how much bhp im looking at it from another angle. After many years of considering it then things getting in the way ive never got around to it!

 Well ive decided go for it... so rang around and had 2-3 tuners say out of 10 say they wont do it due to its age and milage.

The car is a 54 plate with113k of which when i bought this 2 years ago the old bloke i bought it of owned it from new and was garaged with 93k on the clock so is actually low miles to a degree. 

Now i have 16 years of experience as a tec but no experience in remapping.

The ones who wouldnt remap it said due to its age of the car and it sitting for so long at a given pressure then to increase it will cause the turbo to fail and injector seals fail. 

I see where they are coming from but at the same time a turbo can fail on a car which is only say 10 years old.

The car drives mint etc etc my  question is would people remap the car in question considering its age?

 

I remember watching a top gear where they did a episode on the old  f1 cars they used blocks from road cars which had already done 100k Saying they had done that many hot cold cycles etc if there was a fault it would have shown up by now rather than a brand new block been used as the fatigue had already taken place. 

 

Alot state 175hp but id rather sit at 160hp. The car is just used as our run around as we have another car. 

I use it go work and take the dogs out etc so wouldnt be thrashed to death lol. Its currently sitting at 54mpg lol🤣

 

 

Anyway be interested in peoples thoughts. 

If your turbo is going to fail then remapping it will simply accelerate that failure.

The clutch and flywheel are a far more significant concern at that mileage, a remap is likely to get the old clutch slipping so you should definitely get a torque limited remap unless you plan on replacing the clutch and flywheel anyway.

Had mine remapped at 180k.

Not sure on the history or the clutch and flywheel but had it replaced last year at 210k as had it slip slightly on 2 occasions, but couldnt get it to do so on purpose. Indy that replaced it said he had seen worse and it still had life left in it.

 

15 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

If your turbo is going to fail then remapping it will simply accelerate that failure.

The clutch and flywheel are a far more significant concern at that mileage, a remap is likely to get the old clutch slipping so you should definitely get a torque limited remap unless you plan on replacing the clutch and flywheel anyway.

 

Concur... Mine's allegedly 280lbft and 150-160bhp, remapped at Jabbasport, never been rolling roaded.

The main issue is the clutch. Was remapped around 20K. After a year or so, sudden acceleration in 5th, 6th on the motorway would cause the clutch to slip.

Nowadays, the clutch doesn't like hard cross country trips. It starts slipping and smelling.

Additionally, be aware that the intercooler pipework ages. The metal clips can crack and break and the retaining nubs/lugs on the pipes can fatigue and break. I carry snips, pliers and a load of big zip ties just in case.