Hi all,

 

I am investigating getting a gentle remap for a 2006 Roomster TDI.  I appreciate there is still a lot of love for the PD engine on this forum. I hope there is a lot of experience on here with remaps.

 

All I want is more Torque and a bit more HP. At 60 years old. (me not the car..) I don't want anything too extreme, just a bit more in reserve that will be used infrequently and sensibly.

 

My own investigations have brought up a random shortlist of the following in no particular order.

 

Celtic Tuning

REVO

Darkside Developments

Superchips

 

I have no wish for a custom with rolling road before and after. My own research just brings up a handful of old threads here and elsewhere all arguably out of date know. That's assuming remaps have moved on and got better. As above I am not chasing high numbers, just a well rounded map.

 

Look forward to some words of wisdom. Thanks in advance

 

Mark 

 

With the 1.9 id just go with who offers the right price you are willing to pay plus any extra 'features' you want.  I very much doubt there will be a bad map from any reputable firm on the PD lump.  I had my 105 mapped by Storm Development as they are near me and have a reasonable reputation.  I specifically asked for a smooth map to iron out the lumps and not a HP hunting setup.  It was great.  Much nicer to drive even though the peak HP was only increased to 135.  The pull through out the rev was constant and the peak delivery was way above normal driving.  Kept it like that for about 3 years and it never got boring.

Many thanks Marky, sounds like you have similar tastes to myself. Most useful to know. There site looks impressive but also too far away and less than obvious if they do a mobile service. Much as though I enjoy a journey! with lockdowns coming and going it's a bit difficult.

What is useful to know is that a 135HP remap can work quite well in practice, at least one of the remap companies on my shortlist offer a 135HP tune map, superchips I think and mobile as well. 

Any more recommendations most welcome!

I know the guys quite well and I doubt they would travel to you unless you are looking for a custom map with mods.  Got to be worth their effort as there are only 2 main guys.  Do superchips still do plug-ins?  If the map is the same then it could be worth it for the ability to switch it off for service/wife.

 

Edit:

Actually scratch the wife bit.  The map should be better on the clutch thn stock as it's a smoother delivery.

Edited 18 December, 20205 yr by MarkyG82

I was your age with the exact same engine and same requirements, I bought a remapped "plug n play" ECU off of E-bay for £100ish and the result was beyond my wildest expectations, drove it for 18 months and sold it to someone who wanted exactly the same as I, he has the old ECU if he did not like it but he does.

 

Only downside of the ECU swap route is the loss off the immobiliser (a big plus point to me!) and a mileage check using VCDS or similar will show the mileage recorded by the donor vehicle for the new ECU, the instrument binnacle reads the correct mileage.

 

A relatively easy job to fit but you do have to angle grind screw slots into the tamperproof fasteners on the ECU cage.

Edited 19 December, 20205 yr by J.R.

Thanks J R for your post, plenty of Tuning boxes available from a few established suppliers. Normally they contain exactly the same map as they also have available as a remap.

 

Obviously Ebay currently has lots of cheap generic tuning boxes, really cheap in some cases.

 

I still think I would opt for a quality remap from a decent specialist, rather than a off the shelf remap that many smaller places offer

ECU swap is not the same as a tuning box. The former is a straight swap for the factory control unit. The latter is a piggy back unit that alters the signal to the factory system. They have their advantages and some are better than others. 

On 19/12/2020 at 07:33, Weso123 said:

Thanks J R for your post, plenty of Tuning boxes available from a few established suppliers. Normally they contain exactly the same map as they also have available as a remap.

 

Obviously Ebay currently has lots of cheap generic tuning boxes, really cheap in some cases.

 

I still think I would opt for a quality remap from a decent specialist, rather than a off the shelf remap that many smaller places offer

 

If you are after a good tuning box I highly rate synergy PD tuning box.   They are made by a guy called Ron and are made in the UK - anyway the guy is really friendly and happy to answer any questions you may have before you buy.

 

 

https://www.tuning-diesels.com/store/SYNERGY-4-PD-FOR-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-VW-p143650062

 

Many thanks Wilydog, will have a look later, appreciated

Hi Guys.

Just wondering what MPG gains you got after the remap?

 

Thanks

Not had the Roomster done yet, but previous experience on 2 previous Remaps would indicate to me that near on identical or a little better.  Basically depends how you drive it after the remap. If you don't change your style of driving and only tap into the extra torque from time to time you will see an advantage MPG wise, but not a lot day to day. With virtually all modern cars having digital dash computers I used to see 0.8 mpg  at best improvement if driven in a similar to previous.

 

If economy is your target then a fair few providers offer 2 remaps, the normal performance map and a Economy remap with plenty of torque but less BHP than the performance remap but still up on standard.

 

Little difference in the cost of the 2 different remaps though