MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Bullybeef93 on May 14, 2014, 10:31:31 am
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Hi everyone, im new to this forum and have just purchased my first GTI mk5 :driver:
Through reading reviews and posts over countless forums just like this ive noticed a trend in people discussing their mk5s being mapped...
Is this worth doing as im looking for the best possible performance but without jeoprodising my cars reliability.
Also ive spoken to many dealers and cannot seem to fathom why there is such a huge price difference between companies for the same stage 1 remap??
Revo are asking for £499 for a stage 1 where as my local garage (motormodsuk) are asking £249. when i asked the question i found that the guys there didnt know the reason behind this!
Any help would be much appreciated :notworthy:
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I don't think it will be the same map.
i would go to R-tech or performance torque.. both are around £300.
i wouldn't get a remap from a random garage
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I haven't mapped my KO3 GTI but did have a mapped ed30 which I changed from stock to performance via the Revo SPS switch for comparison and it was night & day. I'd assume a normal GTI would be much the same.
I think company's like Revo and APR charge so much as they are well established so people assume they must be better than other smaller companie, which they can be but not always. I've heard many good reviews about R-Tech, this is where I'll be going to map my GTI
There's also many high Milage cars running stage 1 or 2+ Maps and still run well. As long as u service regular and do preventative maintenance all should be good
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I would have a Revo map for £500 if it came with the SPS box.
It's not worth it otherwise.
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Had a Revo stage 1 for 40K now. Engines still fine at 95K. Map was £600 with VAT and the SPS was £180 :stupid:. Yes I paid it but regret it.
Would I do it again, yes but with R-tech :happy2:
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I have a REVO map on Stage 2+
Only thing I regret is not being able to control the fast pedal so the petrol bill has risen :P
gameoveR
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Deff go to r-tech,unless u are too far away...
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Thanks for the quick replies everyone! Is there any reason why i shouldnt take the car to a local garage though?
I will more than likely go to R-tech otherwise
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Re mapping the GTI won't be the same as an ED30 , by a long way .
If you have only just got it i would use it for a few months before deciding , I wouldn't do it on a GTI .
You will hardly use the 200hp on offer from stock on the road anyway , why spend more money and get more power that you'll hardly use on the road , unless you're illegal all day :innocent:
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Re mapping the GTI won't be the same as an ED30 , by a long way .
If you have only just got it i would use it for a few months before deciding , I wouldn't do it on a GTI .
You will hardly use the 200hp on offer from stock on the road anyway , why spend more money and get more power that you'll hardly use on the road , unless you're illegal all day :innocent:
sorry - are you saying if you had a GTi you would not remap it but would only remap a ED30?
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Re mapping the GTI won't be the same as an ED30 , by a long way .
If you have only just got it i would use it for a few months before deciding , I wouldn't do it on a GTI .
You will hardly use the 200hp on offer from stock on the road anyway , why spend more money and get more power that you'll hardly use on the road , unless you're illegal all day :innocent:
but you would use the 300bhp from an edition 30?
logic fail??? :popcornsoda:
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Re mapping the GTI won't be the same as an ED30 , by a long way .
If you have only just got it i would use it for a few months before deciding , I wouldn't do it on a GTI .
You will hardly use the 200hp on offer from stock on the road anyway , why spend more money and get more power that you'll hardly use on the road , unless you're illegal all day :innocent:
but you would use the 300bhp from an edition 30?
logic fail??? :popcornsoda:
Don't know what you mean , my last car had the remap on it for about 2 days , sold with it on it (Bluefin) . I used the car very little and never needed 300hp , so didn't have it on . I only got the bluefin to see what others were raving about on here . :innocent:
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Re mapping the GTI won't be the same as an ED30 , by a long way .
If you have only just got it i would use it for a few months before deciding , I wouldn't do it on a GTI .
You will hardly use the 200hp on offer from stock on the road anyway , why spend more money and get more power that you'll hardly use on the road , unless you're illegal all day :innocent:
but you would use the 300bhp from an edition 30?
logic fail??? :popcornsoda:
haha - that's what I was thinking.
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Re mapping the GTI won't be the same as an ED30 , by a long way .
If you have only just got it i would use it for a few months before deciding , I wouldn't do it on a GTI .
You will hardly use the 200hp on offer from stock on the road anyway , why spend more money and get more power that you'll hardly use on the road , unless you're illegal all day :innocent:
but you would use the 300bhp from an edition 30?
logic fail??? :popcornsoda:
That's what I was thinking too..
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+1 for revo map
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+1 for revo R-Tech map
That's better! (R-Tech fanboy in da house!!)
Oh and OP, cause its worth it. Transforms your car no end. Get a stage 1 map, enjoy it and go from there.
Happy modding. :happy2:
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I wouldn't remap either , but was persuaded by the hype on here about the difference in performance . So i did to see what the hype was about , it was a secondhand bluefin bought off here . Yes it made a difference but hardly that noticeable from 230 - 290ish . It was way too easy to be silly and i took it off as it was rarely going to be of any benefit to me (Bear in mind i did 7000 miles in 3.5 years) No motorways in Suffolk either .
My sons car is a standard GTI and there is really no real difference in legal performance between his GTI and my ED30 , he has opportunity to get his remapped for £50 or so at AKS as Alex has the remap sitting on his computer as my sons car was previously remapped , my sons 22 and he doesn't feel the need either . Neither of us use our cars other than on the Road .
Isn't a Remap just something to boast about anyway ? :grin:
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A decent remap isn't ALL about power. I liked the anti-jerk mapping for crawling in traffic (not sure if all tuners offer this), the linear throttle makes the power more controllable, and the extra throttle response makes the drive even sharper. Some members have reported better MPG also.
I went in an R-Tech tuned ed30 few weeks ago and it was so so much smoother than my stock ed30, it's actually nicer to pootle around town with that than mine.
A properly setup car should be usable without being a handful to drive. . . Saintsteve found the bluefin on his ed30 very aggressive and difficult to use in low gears as the torque delivery just gave masses of wheelspin
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,65077.0.html
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performance torque mate