wehey Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Well after a lot of deliberating I decided to bite the bullet and remap the tdi myself. All of my local mappers wanted around £300 to do the job and after calling one of them and discovering that they just download a map from a supplier and flash it to your Ecu I decided that was definitely a job I could do myself. Blacksmoke.co.uk supply vag tdi maps and even offer to fix your Ecu for free if you bugger it up, plus they have a good reputation. So I ordered an MPPS lead from fleabay, loaded up the laptop and followed the instructions. I downloaded my original map and sent it to blacksmoke and that evening I received a modded file back. Today I plugged the PC into the car, held my breath and flashed the new file to my Ecu. The whole process took less that 5 mins. The 1st drive around town didn't feel much different from stock and even a bit dead below 1.5k, but out onto the open road it's a totally different beast. Power begins at 1.5 and really kicks in just above 2k where it just keeps on pulling ? I did a few 4th gear 50-70 blasts and it's a good 2 seconds faster. Its still early days but so far I am more than happy. I will report back in a few weeks with another update ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparkes43 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Wow sounds really good! can't wait to hear back Is there a company who does this for petrol cars? James Edited December 11, 2015 by jparkes43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo3LDK Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 11 minutes ago, Lupo3LDK said: Any news? I have been working locally for the last week and have only been out of town for a couple of drives. So far I am more than happy with the map. It's a REALLY noticeable increase in power over stock. It's great from 2k upwards in all gears but the sweet spot seems to be 60-80 in 5th which it does in a blink. I am due to fill up with fuel in the next few days so I will be interesting to see if there's any change. i have never had so many smiles for £45 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo3LDK Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Got a link to det cable you bought? Sounds like i need to do it also then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted December 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 1 hour ago, Lupo3LDK said: Got a link to det cable you bought? Sounds like i need to do it also then Here you go bud http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/262011928858 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo3LDK Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 On 17/12/2015 at 8:25 PM, wehey said: Here you go bud http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/262011928858 Cheers Mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo3LDK Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Any news mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 15 minutes ago, Lupo3LDK said: Any news mate? Still awesome lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo3LDK Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 what about consumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted December 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) I have just filled up for the 2nd time since the new map and have had 55mpg for both tanks. So exactly the same as before. I have however been driving like a lunatic so the real mpg is probably better if anything ? Edited December 30, 2015 by wehey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Nice one! My TDI goes like stink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehey Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 10 hours ago, Sausage said: Nice one! My TDI goes like stink. Is that with the new map mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sausage Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 No the one that was on there that i cant seem to fiddle with. will be buying an ECU and playing with different files soon. Passed MOT yesterday LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo3LDK Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Think my ECU has "Locked it self" cant read it, sometimes MPPS can read the ECU, the VIN and Part number and all that, but it cant read it when you press F2... I have tryed with the fuses out for the dash also.. -_-* I heard somthing about taking the ECU out and connect it directly to the laptop, but dont know how and what cabel i should use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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