zippy Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Lupo went in for remap today, the guys at the garage had a REALLY hard time of it, the rolling road had only been in for 6 days & there were recurrences of many teething problems that they thought had all been sorted...Anyway, tonight my GTI sits at 131.8 BHP... dont stress folks - thats its standard figure! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> - full remap couldnt be done today as the fans at the rolling road kept tripping out.Fair play to the lads, they persevered for ages, total of 11 1/2 hours (!!!) & they tried their best, but there were so many annoying little problems that their job was near impossible.Car goes back in later next week, not expecting much, if any rise in peak BHP, but the mid range power & torque should be nicely increased.Keep em peeled folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 must be great to have that sort of power!!!ive only got 54 bhp!! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 would be better with about 190 i reckon style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 QUOTE(john)ive only got 54 bhp!! haha :oops: I know... at the flywheel as well! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 we 1litres have to stick 2gether !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Where about was this zippy? The place in dyce, I thought that they had their road in for years or has it been replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 How you done it then Zippy? Is it a piggy back chip being used?I didnt think anyone did a chip for the GTi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Well apparently mine's the 1st in the country to get a `re-map`... its a piggyback chip, which actually sits very neatly on top of the ECU, would never know it was there. Apparently even the VW diagnostics wont show it up.Got it done at Wallace Performance at Bridge of Don, they just got a 4WD rolling road built. With the fan cutting out, it was really hard for them to remap it - they did try, but power dropped all across the range, and peaked at 109 bhp!So they just had to reload the base map, back to the standard figure (which I was petty happy with!).There was a Doric Astra turbo driver there, thought it was a 2 litre Lupo cos it was getting over 130 hoss style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />I know the cost is going to be hard to justify on paper, but I dont care if its more peak power, as long as it pulls more through the rev range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 How much is it costing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 As stated in another thread, ahem £350 +vat.But I can get further remap after any mods like port & polish, & should make a real difference then.Only pay like £60 for future remap.The way I see it, I thought my car wasnt running as well as it could, but its putting out a very healthy figure! I guess I just got used to it.There may be hardly any ncrease on paper, but theres a few flat spots & adjustments to the torque curve I can get sorted, drivability will certainly be improved & I will know its running as well as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I was looking at chipping the diesel and getting another 30bhp but it is the extra 55lb/ft torque that is interesting me style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":twisted:" border="0" alt="twisted.gif" /> Hope to see you tearing past me soon enough mate. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 You have to get the TDi done!!!Would be awesome! I thought about chopping the GTI in for a TDI just for that, but would miss the revs.Plan is to P&P it sometime, try to get more torque & around 145 hoss, finely tuned with the remap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 I might think about it after winter so it is done for the summer, got to pay off quite a few bills and got plenty of birthdays and weddings to keep me occupied until Christmas, but I am very very tempted to chip it.Imagine the looks on faces as the lupo takes off up a hill style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted August 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2004 Took the Lupo on a good drive last night & today - dunno if its the new base map they loaded to it, or the hard `high-rev` run on the rolling road clearing its throat, but its pulling like hell through the gears now!A huge difference compared to before!And its still gotta get fine tune remap! Coooooooooool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdubgti Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 nice one so its worked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqs_Loopy Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Still think £350 + is alot of dosh just for 5 brake though :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Well, it drives ****loads better than before, more go at lower revs, more responsive, and even better mpg.Might only be like a 4% bhp rise on paper, but that figure isinsignificant in comparison to the difference in drivability.I could have bought an exhaust/induction kit & had it run like a bag of crap, at least now I know its running `spot-on`. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />What can I say, I hate childish, `in-yer`-face 'mods'... style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqs_Loopy Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 QUOTE(zippy)Well, it drives ****loads better than before, more go at lower revs, more responsive, and even better mpg.Might only be like a 4% bhp rise on paper, but that figure isinsignificant in comparison to the difference in drivability.I could have bought an exhaust/induction kit & had it run like a bag of crap, at least now I know its running `spot-on`. What can I say, I hate childish, `in-yer`-face 'mods'... style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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