Hi all

Some advice please. I love my furby vrs to bits am considering a remap but keep hearing horror stories including:

1) Dual mass flywheel vibrations

2) Clutch slipage

3) Increased wear rates

4) Blown turbos

I know I have read a few posts about remapped cars falling to bits and people selling them as a result. My car is one I want to keep for a few years and rack up lots of miles I don't really want to have to sell it at 40-60K cos its worn out!

So who has done good mileage since their remaps without any problems and with which tuners or is a trouble free remap just not possible. I know the tricks of limit the torque drive it correctly etc... but who has done this and had a car that has lasted? Anyone?

My car is on 71k re-mapped at 20k. Hasn't had any problems so far, still fantastic performance MOT and service this year revealled no problems!! I don't think the car is the same without one. Strongly recommend getting it done, you'll be smiling forever.

My car is on 71k re-mapped at 20k. Hasn't had any problems so far, still fantastic performance MOT and service this year revealled no problems!! I don't think the car is the same without one. Strongly recommend getting it done, you'll be smiling forever.

who did your map ?

who did your map ?

Check his sig. !

My PD130 is coming close to 170k. Remmapped at 10k and hybrid turbo on at 80k and engine and flywheel still perfect.

Hi all

Some advice please. I love my furby vrs to bits am considering a remap but keep hearing horror stories including:

1) Dual mass flywheel vibrations

2) Clutch slipage

3) Increased wear rates

4) Blown turbos

All this and more will happen on a standard car let alone a remapped one. It's just that having it remapped will increase the likelyhood and/or severity of the occurance. Bushes etc will take a hammering and will need replacing quicker than if the car was standard. You will also find that as you get the car remapped, you may find you need to get the brakes sorted to handle the power, then from than you might need the springs done to stop the front end diving. Then you find out about the Jabba RARB...

Generic remaps can be harsh and aggravate the above mentioned issues more so than a specific custom map which although will wear certain parts a bit quicker can be done in a way will do no more damage to your transmission/turbo etc than standard. If you get the right remap then your car will suffer very little and you will never notice the wear. I know the PD lump (PD100) I had in my Golf did 120k for me (I kicked it's Ar5e) and then another 43k as a pool car. Apparently it's still going very well, so the fundementals will be fine

Do a search on remaps and the various vendors. Lots of info on here.

If you want an honest opinion; Get the Jabba ARB, maybe uprate the front pads. I know it might sound a bit crazy in this power hungry would but the car can be a lot of fun at 130 bhp. At least you can put the power down

All this and more will happen on a standard car let alone a remapped one. It's just that having it remapped will increase the likelyhood and/or severity of the occurance. Bushes etc will take a hammering and will need replacing quicker than if the car was standard. You will also find that as you get the car remapped, you may find you need to get the brakes sorted to handle the power, then from than you might need the springs done to stop the front end diving. Then you find out about the Jabba RARB...

Generic remaps can be harsh and aggravate the above mentioned issues more so than a specific custom map which although will wear certain parts a bit quicker can be done in a way will do no more damage to your transmission/turbo etc than standard. If you get the right remap then your car will suffer very little and you will never notice the wear. I know the PD lump (PD100) I had in my Golf did 120k for me (I kicked it's Ar5e) and then another 43k as a pool car. Apparently it's still going very well, so the fundementals will be fine

Do a search on remaps and the various vendors. Lots of info on here.

If you want an honest opinion; Get the Jabba ARB, maybe uprate the front pads. I know it might sound a bit crazy in this power hungry would but the car can be a lot of fun at 130 bhp. At least you can put the power down

Whilst I agree, it will also depend on how often you use the loud pedal

Thanks for the coments peeps it does indeed make sense wear parts are bound to go quicker if incresed strain on them. As to the RARB I already have one on order :-) Great to hear that some people have managed great mileage on remapped cars anyhow.

I was thinking of the custom remap route most seem to go for jabba I have had a good search not too many posts on the likes of Impossible Performance or custom code and what about RICA? Any others that offer quality custom's?

Hi all

Some advice please. I love my furby vrs to bits am considering a remap but keep hearing horror stories including:

1) Dual mass flywheel vibrations

2) Clutch slipage

3) Increased wear rates

4) Blown turbos

I know I have read a few posts about remapped cars falling to bits and people selling them as a result. My car is one I want to keep for a few years and rack up lots of miles I don't really want to have to sell it at 40-60K cos its worn out!

So who has done good mileage since their remaps without any problems and with which tuners or is a trouble free remap just not possible. I know the tricks of limit the torque drive it correctly etc... but who has done this and had a car that has lasted? Anyone?

1) Dual mass flywheel vibrations - I'm still running at 250ish BHP with original DM flywheel. It was fiddled a bit to match my clutch plates, but have no DMF issues at all.

2) Clutch slipage - see above. Would stick to 170bhp and below to preserve original clutch

3) Increased wear rates - Drive it the same I doubt much will wear out any faster. A custom map may even help as it will be designed around your car's own running quirks, etc. In theory better than the original map Skoda put on it.

4) Blown turbos - Give it too much WOT when cold, and boost when your parking up and switching off immediately will knacker the turbo faster. Treat it kindly when warming up, and let it spool down when turning off, it should be OK. Also, keep oil in the engine. :P

So is there any particular safe torque level to ask a tuner to keep it at at low revs to prevent the dreaded DMF vibrations? Also can you have higher torque more safely at higher revs or is the clutch still the potential limiting factor here? Also I spose it might not be possible due to get engine to get it to produce its highest torque at higher revs? I spose i'd need a petrol for that? :rofl:

Hi all

Some advice please. I love my furby vrs to bits am considering a remap but keep hearing horror stories including:

1) Dual mass flywheel vibrations

2) Clutch slipage

3) Increased wear rates

4) Blown turbos

I know I have read a few posts about remapped cars falling to bits and people selling them as a result. My car is one I want to keep for a few years and rack up lots of miles I don't really want to have to sell it at 40-60K cos its worn out!

So who has done good mileage since their remaps without any problems and with which tuners or is a trouble free remap just not possible. I know the tricks of limit the torque drive it correctly etc... but who has done this and had a car that has lasted? Anyone?

Some of the problems you refer to above can in some cases be attributed to the Seat to Steering wheel interface, some by more regular oil changes and good warm up warm down procedures and some by really dodgy remaps.

Stick with a trusted brand, with a furby a custom map may be better to back off a little of the low down torque, warm it up, warm it down and keep it regularly serviced and you should see some big mileages

Some of the problems you refer to above can in some cases be attributed to the Seat to Steering wheel interface

The problem quite often originates between the chair and the wheel