MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: jimbob001 on February 21, 2013, 10:55:26 am
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Well I now have got to the stage where the standard car has not got the power and I am getting bored :sad1: Want to get a remap but have no clue of where to start.
I have spoken to TDI NORTH and they said NO and I am not sure where I can go that are known as the "best" for TDI's, I live in the Cheshire area but I am willing to drive to get the best of the best!! Please help me??
Thanks
Jim
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I am assuming you have a VW TDi, so you should go to R Tech in Leicestershire... :driver:
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I am assuming you have a VW TDi, so you should go to R Tech in Leicestershire... :driver:
VW MK5 GOLF 2.0L TDI 140PD
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If you're in cheshire then i'd recommend Awesome Gti
Their generic map is £150.00 and will see you circa 185bhp & 300lbs of torque. And i just think for the money that would be hard to beat. You can get more aggressives maps but i think this is a decent level and is not going to kill the clutch
Just had mine done at the weekend - first impressions are good!!! The car just feels more eager and pulls alot smoother. I'd give you more of a review but due to work i've only managed to use the car on the 60 mile trip back from Awesome!
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If you're in cheshire then i'd recommend Awesome Gti
Their generic map is £150.00 and will see you circa 185bhp & 300lbs of torque. And i just think for the money that would be hard to beat. You can get more aggressives maps but i think this is a decent level and is not going to kill the clutch
Just had mine done at the weekend - first impressions are good!!! The car just feels more eager and pulls alot smoother. I'd give you more of a review but due to work i've only managed to use the car on the 60 mile trip back from Awesome!
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Money is not an object TBH and I would like a custom map as I will be adding aftermarket parts to the car and so I can have the map adjusted to get the improvement from the parts
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From what I have read, if it's a custom map you're after, R-Tech are your guys.
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R Tech all the way then!!!
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TDI North is a Honda specialist - Civic Type R's etc :grin:
I too live in Cheshire and took my GTI to R-Tech. By far one of the best VW tuners around. Nick will do you a map tailored exactly to your car (non of this upload an out-of-the-box one size fits all).
All for a decent price too :happy2:
Full health check first to make sure all is well and free aftersales advice & help too. Never heard a bad word against them.
Awesome GTI maps are cheap-as-chips and are probably written by some keyboard wizzard in china that has never even seen a MK5 Golf. They dont do any health check, just plug in and go, they also cant alter the map to suit particular charateristics of your car.
You pays ya money, you takes your choice. . .
R-Tech all the way for me - you will see what I mean if you go :notworthy:
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r-tech :happy2:
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R Tech all the way then!!!
TDI North is a Honda specialist - Civic Type R's etc :grin:
I too live in Cheshire and took my GTI to R-Tech. By far one of the best VW tuners around. Nick will do you a map tailored exactly to your car (non of this upload an out-of-the-box one size fits all).
All for a decent price too :happy2:
Full health check first to make sure all is well and free aftersales advice & help too. Never heard a bad word against them.
Awesome GTI maps are cheap-as-chips and are probably written by some keyboard wizzard in china that has never even seen a MK5 Golf. They dont do any health check, just plug in and go, they also cant alter the map to suit particular charateristics of your car.
You pays ya money, you takes your choice. . .
R-Tehc all the way for me - you will see what I mean if you go :notworthy:
r-tech :happy2:
From what I have read, if it's a custom map you're after, R-Tech are your guys.
From all your reply's R-Tech seems to be the place to go, I will phone them today and have a chat about it.
Thanks to all you guys
Jim
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TDI North is a Honda specialist - Civic Type R's etc :grin:
I too live in Cheshire and took my GTI to R-Tech. By far one of the best VW tuners around. Nick will do you a map tailored exactly to your car (non of this upload an out-of-the-box one size fits all).
All for a decent price too :happy2:
Full health check first to make sure all is well and free aftersales advice & help too. Never heard a bad word against them.
Awesome GTI maps are cheap-as-chips and are probably written by some keyboard wizzard in china that has never even seen a MK5 Golf. They dont do any health check, just plug in and go, they also cant alter the map to suit particular charateristics of your car.
You pays ya money, you takes your choice. . .
R-Tehc all the way for me - you will see what I mean if you go :notworthy:
I agree that you get what you pay for - i.e if you want a custom remap, its going to cost more. And R-tech have a fanatic reputation. The more mods you have, the more it would make sense to have a custom map.
But I disagree with the "probably written by a keyboard wizard" comment!!! Have you actually driven a car mapped by Awesome?! Revo, Bluefin, Jabba sport, Shark performance etc all do generic maps - which I've experienced 3 of those in friends cars and they appear identical. And for the record Awesome do health check the car & road test it after.
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TDI North is a Honda specialist - Civic Type R's etc :grin:
I too live in Cheshire and took my GTI to R-Tech. By far one of the best VW tuners around. Nick will do you a map tailored exactly to your car (non of this upload an out-of-the-box one size fits all).
All for a decent price too :happy2:
Full health check first to make sure all is well and free aftersales advice & help too. Never heard a bad word against them.
Awesome GTI maps are cheap-as-chips and are probably written by some keyboard wizzard in china that has never even seen a MK5 Golf. They dont do any health check, just plug in and go, they also cant alter the map to suit particular charateristics of your car.
You pays ya money, you takes your choice. . .
R-Tehc all the way for me - you will see what I mean if you go :notworthy:
I agree that you get what you pay for - i.e if you want a custom remap, its going to cost more. And R-tech have a fanatic reputation. The more mods you have, the more it would make sense to have a custom map.
But I disagree with the "probably written by a keyboard wizard" comment!!! Have you actually driven a car mapped by Awesome?! Revo, Bluefin, Jabba sport, Shark performance etc all do generic maps - which I've experienced 3 of those in friends cars and they appear identical. And for the record Awesome do health check the car & road test it after.
:wink:
I do agree as a mate of mine has had his S3 done with a generic map!!
But it is not for me I wish to have a custom one.
Thanks
Jim
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Try these below.......... :wink:
http://www.pendleperformance.com/
Atb
Steve
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I can recommend midland vw in Cannock ...very good service and write good maps ...also p torque in Wolverhampton
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TDI North is a Honda specialist - Civic Type R's etc :grin:
I too live in Cheshire and took my GTI to R-Tech. By far one of the best VW tuners around. Nick will do you a map tailored exactly to your car (non of this upload an out-of-the-box one size fits all).
All for a decent price too :happy2:
Full health check first to make sure all is well and free aftersales advice & help too. Never heard a bad word against them.
Awesome GTI maps are cheap-as-chips and are probably written by some keyboard wizzard in china that has never even seen a MK5 Golf. They dont do any health check, just plug in and go, they also cant alter the map to suit particular charateristics of your car.
You pays ya money, you takes your choice. . .
R-Tech all the way for me - you will see what I mean if you go :notworthy:
There are some very good mappers out there.
Our Awesome remap is not a bought file from China.
I has been written and doveloped here at Awesome
and has been tested on our rolling road.
I hope that helps
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Phoned R-Tech and they said that they would do it but if I put a hybrid turbo on they will not touch my car, this is because it will take to long to setup.
:signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:
Another place that maybe able to help me??
Jim
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So do you have a hybrid fitted or not? If you do then AMD mapped mine without any issues. ;)
Fish
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Phoned R-Tech and they said that they would do it but if I put a hybrid turbo on they will not touch my car, this is because it will take to long to setup.
:signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:
Another place that maybe able to help me??
Jim
Darkside developments did the remap on a mates 2.0tdi that had a hybrid turbo
http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/
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Phoned R-Tech and they said that they would do it but if I put a hybrid turbo on they will not touch my car, this is because it will take to long to setup.
:signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:
Another place that maybe able to help me??
Jim
Darkside developments did the remap on a mates 2.0tdi that had a hybrid turbo
http://www.darksidedevelopments.co.uk/
Phoned Darkside developments and I am pretty sure this is where I want to go. :driver:
Jim
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Good stuff :happy2:
need to pay them a visit myself. If & when i do go hybrid i want to get them involved!
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Take a look at this, this is a Darkside Development project
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,41697.0/topicseen.html
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R-Tech have seen reliability issues with Hybrid turbos so don't like to touch them these days :sad1:
Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
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Take a look at this, this is a Darkside Development project
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,41697.0/topicseen.html
I am looking in to following this project as it is how i want mine to run :happy2: :happy2:
R-Tech have seen reliability issues with Hybrid turbos so don't like to touch them these days :sad1:
Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
hybird only needs a new intercooler and exhaust! The standard clutch will take 250 bhp ish, I would never put an intake on a diesel as you lose BHP, injectors would be put in after a big turbo kit not a hybrid
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Take a look at this, this is a Darkside Development project
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,41697.0/topicseen.html
I am looking in to following this project as it is how i want mine to run :happy2: :happy2:
R-Tech have seen reliability issues with Hybrid turbos so don't like to touch them these days :sad1:
Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
hybird only needs a new intercooler and exhaust! The standard clutch will take 250 bhp ish, I would never put an intake on a diesel as you lose BHP, injectors would be put in after a big turbo kit not a hybrid
I'd be impressed if the clutch can handle the torque for a long period of time. Every turbo car i've ever mapped has had the clutch slip. My mates mk4 TDI slips like a b1tch with a hybrid :sad1:
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Take a look at this, this is a Darkside Development project
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,41697.0/topicseen.html
I am looking in to following this project as it is how i want mine to run :happy2: :happy2:
R-Tech have seen reliability issues with Hybrid turbos so don't like to touch them these days :sad1:
Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
hybird only needs a new intercooler and exhaust! The standard clutch will take 250 bhp ish, I would never put an intake on a diesel as you lose BHP, injectors would be put in after a big turbo kit not a hybrid
I'd be impressed if the clutch can handle the torque for a long period of time. Every turbo car i've ever mapped has had the clutch slip. My mates mk4 TDI slips like a b1tch with a hybrid :sad1:
I'd 2nd this!!!
One of my mates with a hybrid was running a standard clutch and his was slipping in 5th gear!!! :scared: (And this was before he'd had it custom mapped) He ended up with a Sach racing clutch.
The Mk4 clutch isn't as robust as the MK5's. The mk4 clutch slips with just a standard remap!
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Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
Depends on the engine, I cant comment on the PD170's but the PD140's dont need injectors or intercooler. You will however most likely require a clutch and you should already have the exhaust and panel filter fitted by that point.
One other thing to remember is that you should have better brakes fitted at that point also.
Fish
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This is the list of stuff I am doing to my car over this year and maybe next year depends on money,
Here are the prices for a 300bhp - 440Ft/Lbs Kit. The prices are + VAT:
Engine
Darkside Developments GTB2260Vk Turbo Kit with Tubular Stainless Manifold and 3" Downpipe - £1900
Darkside Developments Race PD Injectors with Race 1287 Nozzles - £750
Injector Bolt Kit - £20
Darkside Alloy Intercooler Pipework Kit - £300
Audi S3 Intercooler - £250
Darkside EGR Delete Race Pipe (Retaining ASV) - £75
EGR Cooler Delete - £7.50
4 BAR MAP Sensor - £40
Golf Mk5 Milltek 2.75" Exhaust System - £450
Mapping - £400
Gearbox
SouthBend 02Q Stage 2 Endurance - £975
Peloquin LSD - £700 (Optional)
Clutch Fitting - £200
Diff Fitting - £200 (Optional)
Jim
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Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
Depends on the engine, I cant comment on the PD170's but the PD140's dont need injectors or intercooler. You will however most likely require a clutch and you should already have the exhaust and panel filter fitted by that point.
One other thing to remember is that you should have better brakes fitted at that point also.
Fish
I fully agree
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Take a look at this, this is a Darkside Development project
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,41697.0/topicseen.html
I am looking in to following this project as it is how i want mine to run :happy2: :happy2:
R-Tech have seen reliability issues with Hybrid turbos so don't like to touch them these days :sad1:
Is hybrid definitely the way you want to go? Bare in mind you will need a new clutch, intercooler, intake, exhaust, possibly injectors. . .
hybird only needs a new intercooler and exhaust! The standard clutch will take 250 bhp ish, I would never put an intake on a diesel as you lose BHP, injectors would be put in after a big turbo kit not a hybrid
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the clutch will need doing as the standard one will slip