tdwindustries Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 According to the sheffield meet people, the GTI has a switchable ECU for sport mode....Does anyone know anything about it and how to turn it on?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 OK LupoGaz says he took his car to VW and they plugged it in and switched it to Sports mode.He says that not all ECUs have these options but (my memory is bad as you know) Loops after 51 plates should be able to have this done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegyas Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 What dose this sport mode do in terms of speed, fuel consumption etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lup Gti Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Loops after 51 plates should be able to have this done. :x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I heard about this before. `Pre-51` cars actually have more to gain apprently - they have a MAX setting which gives `0-60` in under 7 secs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Good job really Ross.You wouldnt really want any more power would you buddy? style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lup Gti Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 but then if i did have more power i would of been able to correct it just enough to not hit the massive concrete post (or maybe not) lolI also heard about this timbo! Will have to make some phonecalls!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazraz_uk Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Yeh somebody please find out about this!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 can this be done with the sport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 this sounds sooo cool, so good its probably a load of crap. (but I hope it isnt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I always understood it that the standard map that came on the GTI was the `high-performance` one, but came with slightly jerky throttle response (i.e. undamped, which gives faster reaction speeds at the cost of less smooth action) and other bits like pumping a bit of soot out the exhaust.If people complained about this, VW would reflash their ECU with the `non-sporty` software, which smooths out the throttle response and cleans up the engine a bit, giving slightly increased MPG but slightly decreased performance. Arguably makes it more driveable, day to day, though.Can't find anything about it on ELSA though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbin Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 keep looking snoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Lupo Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 sounds interesting.....although i just know that if i go to my dealer to speak about this he'll look at me as if i have an elephant hanging out of my ass.... style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Im very interested in this, if theirs sport mode i want mine turned on! Who cares about consumption, you'll have way more fun just getting to the petrol station! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Did you know that you can make the GTI 160 BHP by tapping into the port under the ashtray?Sounds like more `dealer-inspired` ***** to me I'm afraid. Surely if the Lupo GTI wasn't making an impact on the UK market (as it obviously hasnt) then VW would advertise, or simply sell the car with these `push-button` "transform your car into a monster" mods.But, its a 1.6 litre engine with 130bhp, it aint gonna get much better than that thru software... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=R LUPO Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Sport? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_gaz Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 hey i'm just going on what we found on the computer messing about one day trying to see if the key would open the windows by the button and not the key in lock method. i'm now getting 150miles per tank(taking it easy!). must have done something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Bloody hell Gaz! :shock:150 miles!I get more than that buddy and it costs me a fiver to pop to the shops lolI think what Snoop says makes a lot of sense.I couldnt see why VW would restrict some cars and not others, but it woould make sense for them to be able to do this if people asked for it.I would have thought that it wouldnt have been done as standard only if requested.Going to see VW this lunch time I'lll ask them there, although Id doubt they'd know anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p88bel Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 I can see it being true I'll check it out with my mate at vw who noprmaly gets me all my diagrams for wiring etc, hes into modding heavily and has been working with vws since he started working keep u posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_gaz Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 well we only found it messing about with the cpu. he'd never seen up to this point and he's been with vw 8 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 but what is it gaz? can any one do it with vag com? have u got a pic of the setting on screen or can you get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 which gives `0-60` in under 7 secs :? Someone slap everyone to wake them up please style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 QUOTE(zippy)which gives `0-60` in under 7 secs :? Someone slap everyone to wake them up please style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />finally someone noticed :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Good boy! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />Now tell me where you find the magic wand that switches my Lupo to 4WD and gives it 240BHP - the salesman in Specialist Cars Aberdeen said you can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Lupo Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 mmmm, it's getting harder to believe all the time. i'm looking forward to seeing if someone can actually prove this can be done....i'm not saying anyone is telling porkies, it just seems a little hard to swallow.....would be nice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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