Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with remapping the 1.6tdi 105? 

 

Having test driven it sedately when I purchased it, I am not noticing a lack of punch....most notable where I used to shift up to second in my old 1.9tdi pd at low speed the torque was still there; in short it was much more drivable, I find i'm having to hold onto first a lot longer at the moment which seems unnatural and often I am finding the engine response is not there.

 

A local company charge £250 and that gives about 40hp and 80nm increase, but not sure if that increased power is available at lower revs.

 

Anyone had one of these and found it pulls a lot better at lower revs?

 

Here is a graph from a reputable tunner in France.

You will get much more torque on the launch so yes, better pulling at low revs.

This being said, watch your clutch 

Edited 18 December, 20232 yr by nickytheshaft

From various reports the 1.6 benefits greatly from a map.  The one I drove was the oldest power (95?) which was massively under powered and even revs didn't help.  You will never have the pulling power of the 1.9 but a map on the 1.6 should let it rev more freely while also offering a little down low.  If you are happy with the risks and other stuff (insurance, clutch, etc.) then go for it.

regarding the clutch; I understand putting too much on the clutch would be an issue, but if pulling away gently but then using the power a bit more once well and truly rolling; would this be a potential issue for the clutch?

1 hour ago, r0bm867 said:

regarding the clutch; I understand putting too much on the clutch would be an issue, but if pulling away gently but then using the power a bit more once well and truly rolling; would this be a potential issue for the clutch?

I can't say,

 

I am not a fan of remaps, in France there are too many insurance issues.

@r0bm867 To help the clutch you need to use higher revs instead of accelerating from low down.  Just drop a gear when wanting to overtake etc should do the trick.  As a mapped engine is more eager to rev anyway its actually ok.  I had my 1.9 mapped and had to adjust my driving from using 1200-2500 revs to only booting it at 2000+ (preferably more).  It was far more flexible and continued to pull up to 5k so far nicer to use.

Hi.

If you have any issues with insurance at all for a remap then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.