Factory ECU mapping fail
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It's probably been discussed more than the current F1 tyre situation, however it still baffles me as to why car manufactures don't put out their cars with an ECU map that aftermarket kits provide.
My S3 is booked in tomorrow for a full service, haldex service, MOT and most importantly a REVO stage 1 remap. It's booked in with a very reputable VAG specialist who know their stuff, Bristol based. I phoned them up as a new customer and asked for the works, the guy on the phone said you will not regret the remap it transforms the S3 and because of all the work I'm having done they'll knock 10% off the price. Nice.
So here goes, my first experience in a car with a provisional license and insured on my dad's car; himself a keen biker, petrol-head, motorist, was a 2001 Peugeot 206 HDi 90Hp. A workhouse for trawling through muddy, gravely, grassy lanes in the middle of nowhere, so battering it around didn't matter. A great all rounder that didn't cost much to run, looked half decent and went reasonably well. He got the old 206 remapped at 20k miles to 120hp with a hefty amount of torque increase circa 200lb/ft. Night and day difference over a standard car and it ran all the way to over 120k miles with ease until he decided to take it for swim into a 5ft flooded road and bent the con-rods!
My point being I'm expecting an increase from 225Hp/210lb/ft to around 265Hp/265lb/ft for the cost of a Sky/virgin/BT subscription for a year! Why don't the manufactures tune their cars accordingly? Ford have Montune who offer a remap + bits for a +£1k fee on the Mk2 ST focus whilst offering a warranty. So why don't Ford do it from standard?
What gives? (apart from con-rods in a high compression diesel in a 5ft puddle!)
My S3 is booked in tomorrow for a full service, haldex service, MOT and most importantly a REVO stage 1 remap. It's booked in with a very reputable VAG specialist who know their stuff, Bristol based. I phoned them up as a new customer and asked for the works, the guy on the phone said you will not regret the remap it transforms the S3 and because of all the work I'm having done they'll knock 10% off the price. Nice.
So here goes, my first experience in a car with a provisional license and insured on my dad's car; himself a keen biker, petrol-head, motorist, was a 2001 Peugeot 206 HDi 90Hp. A workhouse for trawling through muddy, gravely, grassy lanes in the middle of nowhere, so battering it around didn't matter. A great all rounder that didn't cost much to run, looked half decent and went reasonably well. He got the old 206 remapped at 20k miles to 120hp with a hefty amount of torque increase circa 200lb/ft. Night and day difference over a standard car and it ran all the way to over 120k miles with ease until he decided to take it for swim into a 5ft flooded road and bent the con-rods!
My point being I'm expecting an increase from 225Hp/210lb/ft to around 265Hp/265lb/ft for the cost of a Sky/virgin/BT subscription for a year! Why don't the manufactures tune their cars accordingly? Ford have Montune who offer a remap + bits for a +£1k fee on the Mk2 ST focus whilst offering a warranty. So why don't Ford do it from standard?
What gives? (apart from con-rods in a high compression diesel in a 5ft puddle!)
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