My A4 2ltr turbo petrol (2013) stage 1 cost me 280 and put it from 170bhp to 220bhp, both shown before and after on the Dyno. Noticed the difference immediately. As for it feeling normal, as you said, after a couple of days, yeah, you get used to it pretty quickly but then that's the same with anything. You buy a 65" TV, looks massive for a few days then starts to look smaller and smaller. Good honest review though.
Thank you for your honest review bout remap, you literally saved me from spending my hard earned money. I had been contemplating for ages after reading such praises bout how your car is transformed after remap. I can see your honesty and I am taking your word for it. I will just enjoy the standard performance of my car, Thank you very much..
+Jeremy Cubs your welcome. i'm glad it helped you. you might want to consider that some remapping companies offer a refund if you're not satisfied wit your remap. what car do you have?
+mrlopes1234 I own a 64 Ford Grand C max 1.6 tdci with 115bhp, I have actually spoken to a few remappers and been told don't have to pay if I'm not satisfied with the results and they'll just switch it back to standard right away which is quite reassuring but even so I wouldn't want to be in that awkward situation, your experience probably is enough for me to just leave it as it is and just buy a powerful car in the future.
yeah i understand. to be honest, i don't think it would be worth it on your 1.6tdi grand c-max as its a big heavy car. they could probably remap it to make it around 140bhp-150bhp. it would only be a little bit faster and you'd soon get used to it.
I've had my Audi A5 1.8 Coupé sport back 58 plate, remapped, and the engine treated with Hydro flow..All for £275.00 The car went from 268 to 220 bhp, and with a nice clean engine after the hydroflow treatment i took it for a test drive immediately after, and straight away i realized how much more responsive the trottle was, better acceleration, and more speed, and when i was on a dual carriageway i pushed it quiete hard and it went like a bullet. I was impressed. Now taking it back to the garage in Bentley mill Walsall to have a performance exsaust fitted as well, plus more suitable air intake devices, better brake pads, and basically trying to get to stage 2, to increase the bhp even more...And the costs will be considerably cheaper than anywhere else..bottom line, for me, it was money well spent..
Thanks for your kind words. I'm happy that you found my review genuine. i'm gonna try to make some more reviews soon and get more subscribes so please subscribe if you haven't already. P.S The remap gave me problems with my flywheel... Too much torque for the stock flywheel but i hope to make another video soon.
I think you're expecting supercar performance from a 2.0 turbo diesel... you uppe'd the bhp by 35bhp, and your torque by 60 odd lbs/ft that's a decent gain from " ANY " car getting remaped, tell me what other modifications you could of done for less money and got the same results OR better?.... maybe you should get a switchable map next time, so you can switch between " Stock " & " tuned " you will definatley feel the difference then..
Daniel Franke I'm not saying that the gains (on paper) aren't good but i did expect a little more of a feeling of acceleration. When you see your car has an extra 35 bhp and 60lbs/ft torque it seems like a lot and expect a "BIG" difference. Obviously i didn't expect my car to move like a Arial Atom lol. I just wanted to let people know not to expect too much from their remap. I'm not knocking it, I would always rather have a remapped car then just a stock car. I think it also depends on the car you're having remapped too. My car is a big/heavy car.
mrlopes1234 Get a better clutch, bigger nozzles and bigger turbo and better exhaust, remap again see what you can get out of the "small 2 liter diesel"
Great info thanks dude. Im noob to all this and was thinking about mapping the mokka x. From what ive saw its more like over taking power, pulling off power and MPG's. Thanks again man 👍🏽
i felt the same when i got a remap, it just didnt wow me enough for the money so my next car which is a mondeo mk4 facelift 163bhp i decided to go with a tuning box from TDI tuning in the UK which has an extra plug on it for boost control and straight away i noticed a huge difference, way for power, i have it turned up full and never had an issue. i do have a larger AIR TECH intercooler and induction kit but even before all that the car felt very fast compared to before. it set me back about 450 euro but at least i can take it out when i change my car, send it back to the company and they will reprogram it to suit my next car for a fraction of the price i paid for it. happy days.
Ive had sevral cars remmaped. one using DTUK twin channel you get used to the power afterwards but as soon as i took it off it felt sluggish, bearing in mind i had a 2.4jtd brera they come standard 210bhp and on rollers doing 262bhp
I had my 1.6 TDI Leon Remapped from 105-146bhp 184lb-ft-250lb-ft torque I had it remapped 7 months ago And i am well use to the power now It doesn't feel as quick as it first did Like on the drive home it felt like a Bullet compared to the slug i drove there in lol Mpg has improved from avg 45-50mpg to 65-83mpg at the highest overtaking is a lot safer though My remap was set to save the clutch so torque peaks at 2.700rpm If you keep it between the 2,700-4,000rpm power band It does shift on Kept up with a volvo v40 2.0 d3 150bhp
I think it all depends where you go, my 2009 1.6tdi polo has been totally transformed! It went from 75hp to 145hp and 250nm to 310nm. only £250. The car is a monster through second, third and fourth...
+mrlopes1234 have u had a letter from audi as your car is affected by the emissions problem r u going take it back to them or not if you do you will lose your amd map.
+jass355 yeah, i've received couple of letters from audi. i'll have to tell them that i've had a remap when the time comes. i defiantly will not let them touch my car if it means i'll lose the remap.
declaring to your insurance company is the most stupid thing you can do can't you just stfu about it? nobody is going to know about the remap unless you tell them
To be fair your expectations were out of this world...30hp wont make a huge difference and you keep saying you notice the performance but is not that big...The torque should help with better fuel consumption and maybe with a better remap you could have gotten way more but that was your choice...
Sounds like it’s done the job though, without hard mods if you notice a little bit more pull then I think that’s good? I’ve got a 2008 Boxster 3.4 and considering getting this done, the cars fast already just would like a little bit more pull in the mid range as all the power is after 6k on my engine
Celtictuning quoted me a 58% power gain on my 1.7cdti zafira from 108bhp to 177bhp and 199ft/lb up to 299ft/lb. They say it's a safe map but not sure if the car will handle it.
depends what your flywheel/clutch is rated to take in terms of lbs foot of torque. My flywheel/clutch is rated to take a max of 300lbs. Originally my car was throwing out 280lbs but my remap made the car throw out 360lbs... i only found this out not long ago so be careful and do your research. I ended up having to get a new clutch and flywheel last year, not cheap!!! Hope that helps.
SiimpleHarry Hi, no i haven't tried a dyno elsewhere but I doubt that their dyno machine can be that far off. My car was originally 170bhp and on their dyno it showed that it was 173bhp (BEFORE REMAP). I have heard about AMD's dyno being a bit generous though on some forums. lol
This is a nice and honest review about his car, but first of all what can you expect from a 2.0 a5 ??? Don't get me wrong but, let's take mine as an example Mine is 333bhp stock supercharged , from this kind of engine you have expectations evens if is just stage1 done ( stage 1 will give me about 100bhp and 120-150 torque more) but if it's a small engine and diesel there in not much to expect. But what is done is done so enjoy it .
True but not everyone can afford to buy an S5 or RS5 or M3 or AMG lol I totally get that a remap on a weak car is pointless. It's like giving an old man a tank of oxygen; he'll move a bit quicker but it won't be much faster ;)
mrlopes1234 I think 30hp and 60 torque gain is good enough, I personally don’t feel comfortable about getting too much power because of engine and gearbox reliability
That sucks, they have definitely ripped you off mate. My BMW E90 320d (184bhp) version got 48bhp and 90lbs-ft gains. The guy took his time and was being worked on for around 7 hours. And that's a stage 1. Mine is around 235bhp and 368lbs-ft torque. From the standard 181bhp & 278lbs-ft.
I'm glad you're happy with your remap. That's some nice gains. 7 hours sounds like a really long time to do a remap. Mine took around 2-3 hours. Also I'm guessing that the guy probably maxed out your car's engine which I don't think is a good idea in the long run. I think that's asking for trouble on your clutch and other components.
I kinda thought it was a long time. He made sure that everything was done in small increments to make sure it didn't cause long term problems. I had the DPF cut out recently as well which has gave it maybe another 5-10bhp. Don't be fooled though, dpf removal is very costly and isn't a massive gain tbh. Maybe helps a bit more with the mpg but that's the biggest difference. It's a baby diesel 2.0litre and I won't be doing anymore as it's a total waste of money. If it was the 335d then I would spend more on a stage 2-3 since they are twin turbo and excellent for tuning due to it's displacement. So the remap and DPF cut out for mine is probably estimated around 60-70bhp & 100-110lbs/ft of torque.
i had my a3 tdi 140 mapped to 193 by vrs nothhamption they charged me 298 with dyno and print outs i would say they are better than amd vrs did a brilliant job i would recommend them to everone.
+SuperLC1010 1l there's a 3 cylinder polo 80 hp standard that is now running 170bhp with a new hybrid turbo bigger injectors, fmi and it all mapped in so there's alot more to got out that audi if he wanted to :-)
SuperManBeemerrr i wouldnt think he was ripped off, my idea of it was you were fooled to think a remap that took 7 hours would be better than a 2-3 hour remap, all they had to do was plug the acu put it in the dyno and test drive it. they must have had some customers and did yours last. regarding a remap, ive had my bmw f20 116i done at amd essex, 148bhp to 210bhp stage 1, i felt the power increase straight away but the additional power got to me eventually, my coil packs fail 3 months later and my car was a 3 yr old 22k mile car. then had some coolant leak issues which took a week in the garage as thye had to order the part and remove alot of components to the car to get to the leak. and my turbo rattle which is very common on the 1 series got worst and eventually sold my car a year later, just lost confidence on the car for breaking 3 times in a year,
if i was driving local 20mph i wouldn't bother with a remap and leave it stock. nice video read up, im getting my e92 177bhp remapped by amd, reason im getting it done is due to the half price offer on the remap once amd fit exhaust onto my car; cuz i drive mostly on the A13 everyday around 30mins of driving; I felt abit more power will make it an enjoyment on driving; im hoping my car be pushing 220bhp once everything done.
remap done :) was shocked cars now pushing 226bhp, was well fun driving on the A13, Im struggling to shift gears, by the time I need to shift to 3rd from 0-30 cars already at 55mph. Fuel is ok on motor way, local roads is eats like anything -_- check my video out, your video helped me feel confident to get it done. ua-cam.com/video/EDteuzNX2U4/v-deo.html
Hi, Glad my video helped. That's where I done my remap too. The drive home is always the best, you feel the difference the most when it's just been done but you'll soon get used to it. Lovely when you hit that power band for the first time isn't it ;)
I got my wife to test drive it yesterday, she doesn't know what a remap is, till she drove it. She was like 'no wonder why you was boosting all over the place' she hasn't realized that I Have change the exhaust :D (she will tell me off lol) I had to give her the talk on what to do when driving from walm up engine at cold start to local roads and shifting gears and not to speed up on the bends, my cars running 17'' inch back tires are 225, ive noticed on bends the back will kick and on roundabouts can't floor it due to wheel spins when going sharp right exit. my 19'' stock was a pain to drive with due to feeling all the bumps. will get 18'' for comfort drive and handling with wider set of back at 255. end of the day may give good power but if it doesn't handle well could go wrong. at 100k oil pump, timing chain, brake disc and pads, front back suspension, control arms, drop link, bushes all been changed giving it good hanging. cars millage is at 117000 now. considering to change the turbo & clutch flywheel before is buggers out.
Very good video mate. I was not sure if worths to chip my car and after this review i think it's not worth it. Actually i am not sure but i think that messing with ECU can shorten the engine's life.
Antonios Giannopapas engine should be ok. Have to worry about the clutch and turbo more. Some oem clutches are not made to take the extra torque. My clutch is rated to take 300lb/f torque so my clutch is under more strain. Only found this out not long ago.
mrlopes1234 Thank you for your information i appreciate it. The engine is what conserns me more so if no worries for damage then maybe i will go for the tunning. But two questions brother because i don't have any experience on chip tuning. Does it affect the rpm to be more than 900 when the car is standing still - not moving and secondly does the engine make more noise while driving?
Hi, not too sure about that... My guess is that it will be just the same as a manual or s-tronic/DSG car. Just check that the gears don't need to be re-programmed too. As far as i remember, the DSG version needs to be changed when remapped. Contact a well know remap company and ask. Hope that helps. I wouldn't bother tho(in my opinion).
So true. I even thought my car ( Seat Cupra) hadn't gained much the more i drove it. It has increased ( HP) but I'm either used to it or i have not pressed it enough. I think if you want more power prepare to spend at least 3k on a stage 2 including hardware
You get what you pay for... Looking for huge gains is gonna cost thousands. BT, intake, exhaust, Meth.. tons of stuff need to be upgraded for big gains...
I remapped my Passat b5.5 estate from 130hp to around 165 hp and you can feel the difference yes, but honestly it wasnt worth 300 euros...It unleashes more torque but instead of it going in gradually it realeses all that power from 2000 rpm to like 3000 rpm at once... Really makes bumper to bumper drives annoying so I find myself driving bellow 2000rpm, hope my DMF doesnt mind 😐... I suggest keepin those pennies in your pocket
Great comment. I just had to change my DMF (clutch and flywheel) cost me £750 and that was by buying the part off eBay and finding a cheap garage. Labour was £250 and part was £450. Audi dealer wanted around 2000 and the cheap quote i got was £1400 from a local garage. My torque went from 280lbs to 360lbs and the DMF max torque is 300lbs, so yeah... only find this out not long ago. I thought a clutch was just a clutch. I never knew that they have certain levels of torque that they can handle. I think that AMD should have told me this at the time and i hope they are telling new customers! To be fair, my car is older (2009) and quite a bit of mileage (70,000). Do your research guys. Hope this helps.
mrlopes1234 to be honest I was told by SM chiptuning here in Croatia that the clutch will wear out sooner than without the remap so they didnt hide anything, too bad the guys at AMD didnt tell you about this (btw I asked the price for my DMF with labour, about 850 euros 😥) ... I'm trading in my 2004 Passat for a 2011 Mondeo and I'm 100% sure I am not gettin any kind of performance upgrade. Their DMFs are delicate, they are probably close to their torque limits with stock setup.
Wish id seen this a few months ago! I completely agree with you, I went to shark in Mansfield in my octy vrs 170 and paid 450! No graphs or dyno tho. Like you, I expected more. Makes little difference bottom end, more noticeable if you accelerate from 60mph . The power feels very similar, but lasts longer through the gears so it still pulls up to the red whereas previously it would be pointless revving past 4k. Quite often(80% Atleast) it idles at 1k and drops to normal 750ish every so often, guess the dpf is confused,kinda anoying. Fuel economy wise, I think its gained approx 3mpg driving similar journeys. Wouldnt bother doing it if I could go back, would wait til I have an issue with the dpf(cr tho so might not happen) and get the dpf removed and mapped at the same time, and leave standard til this happens.
I know how you feel. The thing is that I'd rather have the remap rather than no remap even tho it only makes a small bit of a difference. I've looked into removing the DPF but if you do then you car will be blowing out that black smoke which I think looks horrible and make it look like there's something wrong with your car lol A bit expensive (£400) but only other option is to buy a faster car in the first place ;) Swings and roundabouts lol
yeah good review.. but a tune is a bit faster, if you add a better intake, exhaust, then tune it and it will feel much better.. but you also need to remember its only a 2 litre diesel..
I got a full custom remap on my audi a1 tdi and it made a massive difference cant drive it with traction control off its that fast plus it only cost me £200
pretty much all insurance companies will only care about the stuff they can see and if they dont actually know about the remap and when you claim they wont know unless they can see it
well i did say at the beginning of the video that i'm not a professional tuner. It's my opinion. Most people will only ever get a stage 1 remap thinking their car will get much faster (i did) and they should know not to expect too much.
couldn't agree more mate, I myself had my car remapped and to be honest it's a waste of money. yes there's more power but you end up flooring it to appreciate it. makes me wonder why so many people are overjoyed by remap? if you've got a v8 then maybe it's worth it.
I would say just because you've had 170bhp already (which is quiet enough) and you did only stage 1 remap you may not feel the big of a difference. I think remapping suits more diesels under 100hp so in that case you def gonna feel some difference. As well every engine get different gains after remap depending on your engine.
Hi guys I've got an Audi A3 2.0TDI sport back 2012 stock mine was 140bhp the place I got it done was Buckingham motors in Woking which sell cars and next to it in partnership they have a garage that do everything from mots to remapping and the franchise they have is called QUANTUM TUNING I watched this video before getting it done saying how I would get use to it in like a week so the guy from QT said go for a straight jump to stage 2 which gave me a gain of 211bhp and 455nm of torque. It was the same price and it is so good everything else I have is bog standard no deletes no nothing just remap. The price it cost me was 249£ and they offer a free straight pipe kit and fitting. But I didn't want to do that cause I want to actually pass an MOT but in a nut shell don't get stage 1 get stage 2 it's worth your money cause it's the same price. When it comes to economy if I put my foot down I'll lose 10mpg compared to when it was stock at 140bhp but saying that it levels out when driving economically because you have increased throttle response and because you have all that power you don't have to put your foot down as much only if your a nob like me but that's cause I'm 19. Hope this helped. Same outcome on golf TDI seat tdi and skoda tdi
all cars are different on standard if it tells you 170 brake any car can be more or less but £400 is because of putting you on them rollers waste a time get some one out to you (professional) and wack a map on it but not ebay download shitty maps waste a time blow ya car,, £200 i paid
Everything adds up. What did you expect for that much money come on. Quit whining. It's just a remapping dude lmao. You have to spend at least 1500 pounds to expect a very noticeable difference. I think that's quite a bit for the money over there
To pay remapping for HP, is foolish. To pay remapping for over all better drivability is smart. You want more HP put superchargers or turbos. If you have turbos and still suffer from HP. Get rid of the car because it is junk.
I remember the old days when getting more power/acceleration meant mega money. You want to feel speed then weight loss, buy new low weight alloys instead of steel wheels (remember those), throw away the spare wheel etc. Get the cylinder head ported and polished £¥€$. Lightweight engine components and flywheel. Full stainless big bore custom exhaust with manifold. New inlet manifold for better flow if needed. All this for 30 odd horses and mega money and you are moaning about a guy just adding all that power using a computer, cmon.
+XSpt (X_Splinter) i know but i had a bit more reassurance from using a well know established company that actually tunes race/track cars and for that you will always pay a bit more. i didn't want to hand my car over to just anyone cos it was the cheapest otherwise i could have done a remap for £250-£300.
You have no clue mate. Petrols just make noise and burn a lot more fuel. TDI doesnt give you music,but it gives you a lot more torque buck for buck and you''ll still get around 40mpg. And yes,there are plenty of fast/fun diesel cars.
It doesn't matter how much power you have, you'll always want more, so don't think that need ever goes away....
Too true buddy
I have an Audi A4 with 260HP, i want to remap but this comment has changed my mind.. i will just be contented with what i have
Mate I’ve got a rs5 v8 and that fucker felt fast when I got it but now it feels like nothing that’s humans for ya bro
i like the review down to earth guy
marko proper straight forward
I rate that you was real about it not not telling people to do for the fun of it n not noticing that much difference
If you put the stock tune back on and drove it now you'd notice how slow it feels in comparison
My A4 2ltr turbo petrol (2013) stage 1 cost me 280 and put it from 170bhp to 220bhp, both shown before and after on the Dyno. Noticed the difference immediately. As for it feeling normal, as you said, after a couple of days, yeah, you get used to it pretty quickly but then that's the same with anything. You buy a 65" TV, looks massive for a few days then starts to look smaller and smaller. Good honest review though.
Awesome review genuine guy
Thanks
Your a top man..no b@llsh!t..very honest..I like that..thanks for the upload👍
Thank you for your honest review bout remap, you literally saved me from spending my hard earned money. I had been contemplating for ages after reading such praises bout how your car is transformed after remap. I can see your honesty and I am taking your word for it. I will just enjoy the standard performance of my car, Thank you very much..
+Jeremy Cubs your welcome. i'm glad it helped you. you might want to consider that some remapping companies offer a refund if you're not satisfied wit your remap.
what car do you have?
+mrlopes1234 I own a 64 Ford Grand C max 1.6 tdci with 115bhp, I have actually spoken to a few remappers and been told don't have to pay if I'm not satisfied with the results and they'll just switch it back to standard right away which is quite reassuring but even so I wouldn't want to be in that awkward situation, your experience probably is enough for me to just leave it as it is and just buy a powerful car in the future.
yeah i understand. to be honest, i don't think it would be worth it on your 1.6tdi grand c-max as its a big heavy car. they could probably remap it to make it around 140bhp-150bhp. it would only be a little bit faster and you'd soon get used to it.
+mrlopes1234 I know like you said once you get used to it you wouldn't feel the benefit, anyway cheers and safe motoring :)
you're welcome
Appreciate an honest opinion, thanks for sharing your experience.
I've had my Audi A5 1.8 Coupé sport back 58 plate, remapped, and the engine treated with Hydro flow..All for £275.00 The car went from 268 to 220 bhp, and with a nice clean engine after the hydroflow treatment i took it for a test drive immediately after, and straight away i realized how much more responsive the trottle was, better acceleration, and more speed, and when i was on a dual carriageway i pushed it quiete hard and it went like a bullet. I was impressed.
Now taking it back to the garage in Bentley mill Walsall to have a performance exsaust fitted as well, plus more suitable air intake devices, better brake pads, and basically trying to get to stage 2, to increase the bhp even more...And the costs will be considerably cheaper than anywhere else..bottom line, for me, it was money well spent..
Genuine review buddy, nice to see. Like another person said, no matter how much you have, you'll always want more.
Thanks for your kind words. I'm happy that you found my review genuine. i'm gonna try to make some more reviews soon and get more subscribes so please subscribe if you haven't already. P.S The remap gave me problems with my flywheel... Too much torque for the stock flywheel but i hope to make another video soon.
I think you're expecting supercar performance from a 2.0 turbo diesel... you uppe'd the bhp by 35bhp, and your torque by 60 odd lbs/ft that's a decent gain from " ANY " car getting remaped, tell me what other modifications you could of done for less money and got the same results OR better?.... maybe you should get a switchable map next time, so you can switch between " Stock " & " tuned " you will definatley feel the difference then..
Daniel Franke
I'm not saying that the gains (on paper) aren't good but i did expect a little more of a feeling of acceleration. When you see your car has an extra 35 bhp and 60lbs/ft torque it seems like a lot and expect a "BIG" difference. Obviously i didn't expect my car to move like a Arial Atom lol.
I just wanted to let people know not to expect too much from their remap. I'm not knocking it, I would always rather have a remapped car then just a stock car. I think it also depends on the car you're having remapped too. My car is a big/heavy car.
mrlopes1234 Get a better clutch, bigger nozzles and bigger turbo and better exhaust, remap again see what you can get out of the "small 2 liter diesel"
Spot on mate. My thoughts exactly and I wish I saw your video before shelling out on a Revo stage 1 (Audi B8 1.8 tfsi).
Great info thanks dude. Im noob to all this and was thinking about mapping the mokka x. From what ive saw its more like over taking power, pulling off power and MPG's. Thanks again man 👍🏽
He was expecting his car to turn into a rocket after remapping!!
Yeah, so it could take me to the moon ;)
i felt the same when i got a remap, it just didnt wow me enough for the money so my next car which is a mondeo mk4 facelift 163bhp i decided to go with a tuning box from TDI tuning in the UK which has an extra plug on it for boost control and straight away i noticed a huge difference, way for power, i have it turned up full and never had an issue. i do have a larger AIR TECH intercooler and induction kit but even before all that the car felt very fast compared to before. it set me back about 450 euro but at least i can take it out when i change my car, send it back to the company and they will reprogram it to suit my next car for a fraction of the price i paid for it. happy days.
go to the next level good vid
Ive had sevral cars remmaped. one using DTUK twin channel you get used to the power afterwards but as soon as i took it off it felt sluggish, bearing in mind i had a 2.4jtd brera they come standard 210bhp and on rollers doing 262bhp
really helpful. thanks
I had my 1.6 TDI Leon Remapped from 105-146bhp 184lb-ft-250lb-ft torque I had it remapped 7 months ago And i am well use to the power now It doesn't feel as quick as it first did Like on the drive home it felt like a Bullet compared to the slug i drove there in lol Mpg has improved from avg 45-50mpg to 65-83mpg at the highest overtaking is a lot safer though My remap was set to save the clutch so torque peaks at 2.700rpm If you keep it between the 2,700-4,000rpm power band It does shift on Kept up with a volvo v40 2.0 d3 150bhp
Good honest review!!
Good review mate. Real.
+kunal bhogaita
Thanks buddy ;)
+mrlopes1234 have you had any problems with the car after remap.
+jass355 hi, no problems at all for me. i've had the remap on for over a year now.
+jass355 thanks for the response i have got a audi a3 2011 2.0 tdi 140bhp do u think it will be worth me remapping it from amd
+mrlopes1234 its just people say the turbo can go after remap
I think it all depends where you go, my 2009 1.6tdi polo has been totally transformed! It went from 75hp to 145hp and 250nm to 310nm. only £250. The car is a monster through second, third and fourth...
good straight review cheers
very good video
+Luke Wade Thanks buddy ;)
+mrlopes1234 u seem disappointed with remap
+jass355 i wouldn't say disappointed. just expected the car to be much much faster. But i would still have a remapped instead a stock car.
+mrlopes1234 have u had a letter from audi as your car is affected by the emissions problem r u going take it back to them or not if you do you will
lose your amd map.
+jass355 yeah, i've received couple of letters from audi. i'll have to tell them that i've had a remap when the time comes. i defiantly will not let them touch my car if it means i'll lose the remap.
@mrlopez1234 good honest video. I own the Fabia VRS (1.4 TSI 180BHP) and was thinking about gettingher mapped. Probably going to save my money now.
Had my 2015 ds ds3 done last week, from 110bhp/205nm torque to 145/270nm torque, it's definitely got more pull through the lower gears
u paid 400? i paid 170 from a proper tuning place in leeds and ive had it remapped for a year now works fine, audi a3 2.0 tdi as well
£120 in Lincolnshire. Works like a charm
IM PAYING €400
AND I DONT CARE
Israr Khan Did you declare it to your insurance company? If so, how much did it go up by, if you don’t mind me asking?
declaring to your insurance company is the most stupid thing you can do
can't you just stfu about it?
nobody is going to know about the remap unless you tell them
Israr Khan what is the place called?
Problem with stage two is that you'd need to change a lo of stock parts. Stage one can run with stock parts
Totally honest review thank you just about to have mine done wondering if it's worth it now 🤔
To be fair your expectations were out of this world...30hp wont make a huge difference and you keep saying you notice the performance but is not that big...The torque should help with better fuel consumption and maybe with a better remap you could have gotten way more but that was your choice...
Sounds like it’s done the job though, without hard mods if you notice a little bit more pull then I think that’s good? I’ve got a 2008 Boxster 3.4 and considering getting this done, the cars fast already just would like a little bit more pull in the mid range as all the power is after 6k on my engine
Celtictuning quoted me a 58% power gain on my 1.7cdti zafira from 108bhp to 177bhp and 199ft/lb up to 299ft/lb. They say it's a safe map but not sure if the car will handle it.
depends what your flywheel/clutch is rated to take in terms of lbs foot of torque. My flywheel/clutch is rated to take a max of 300lbs. Originally my car was throwing out 280lbs but my remap made the car throw out 360lbs... i only found this out not long ago so be careful and do your research. I ended up having to get a new clutch and flywheel last year, not cheap!!! Hope that helps.
@@mrlopes1234 yeah thanks for response. I was surprised they offer such a huge gain
Was thinking of remapping my 2ltr tdi Audi a4 avant estate watching your gains i am defo interested nice one
+The Anton Show cool, try and drop a comment when you get it done. let everyone know what you think.
Have you thought about a performance chip aswell that should help i would think
Few people have claimed that amd's dyno is a little "generous", e.g. a 270bhp car from amd is actually 240bhp. Have you run a dyno anywhere else?
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Hi, no i haven't tried a dyno elsewhere but I doubt that their dyno machine can be that far off. My car was originally 170bhp and on their dyno it showed that it was 173bhp (BEFORE REMAP). I have heard about AMD's dyno being a bit generous though on some forums. lol
u could put louds of other parts for £400 and make it loy faster
This is a nice and honest review about his car, but first of all what can you expect from a 2.0 a5 ??? Don't get me wrong but, let's take mine as an example
Mine is 333bhp stock supercharged , from this kind of engine you have expectations evens if is just stage1 done ( stage 1 will give me about 100bhp and 120-150 torque more) but if it's a small engine and diesel there in not much to expect.
But what is done is done so enjoy it .
True but not everyone can afford to buy an S5 or RS5 or M3 or AMG lol
I totally get that a remap on a weak car is pointless. It's like giving an old man a tank of oxygen; he'll move a bit quicker but it won't be much faster ;)
mrlopes1234 how’s the reliability? Any good?
mrlopes1234 I think 30hp and 60 torque gain is good enough, I personally don’t feel comfortable about getting too much power because of engine and gearbox reliability
Most people who get an ECU remap don't start off with 333bhp lol, hence why they get it done to begin with.
That sucks, they have definitely ripped you off mate. My BMW E90 320d (184bhp) version got 48bhp and 90lbs-ft gains. The guy took his time and was being worked on for around 7 hours. And that's a stage 1.
Mine is around 235bhp and 368lbs-ft torque. From the standard 181bhp & 278lbs-ft.
I'm glad you're happy with your remap. That's some nice gains. 7 hours sounds like a really long time to do a remap. Mine took around 2-3 hours. Also I'm guessing that the guy probably maxed out your car's engine which I don't think is a good idea in the long run. I think that's asking for trouble on your clutch and other components.
I kinda thought it was a long time. He made sure that everything was done in small increments to make sure it didn't cause long term problems. I had the DPF cut out recently as well which has gave it maybe another 5-10bhp. Don't be fooled though, dpf removal is very costly and isn't a massive gain tbh. Maybe helps a bit more with the mpg but that's the biggest difference. It's a baby diesel 2.0litre and I won't be doing anymore as it's a total waste of money. If it was the 335d then I would spend more on a stage 2-3 since they are twin turbo and excellent for tuning due to it's displacement.
So the remap and DPF cut out for mine is probably estimated around 60-70bhp & 100-110lbs/ft of torque.
i had my a3 tdi 140 mapped to 193 by vrs nothhamption they charged me 298 with dyno and print outs i would say they are better than amd vrs did a brilliant job i would recommend them to everone.
+SuperLC1010 1l there's a 3 cylinder polo 80 hp standard that is now running 170bhp with a new hybrid turbo bigger injectors, fmi and it all mapped in so there's alot more to got out that audi if he wanted to :-)
SuperManBeemerrr i wouldnt think he was ripped off, my idea of it was you were fooled to think a remap that took 7 hours would be better than a 2-3 hour remap, all they had to do was plug the acu put it in the dyno and test drive it. they must have had some customers and did yours last.
regarding a remap, ive had my bmw f20 116i done at amd essex, 148bhp to 210bhp stage 1, i felt the power increase straight away but the additional power got to me eventually, my coil packs fail 3 months later and my car was a 3 yr old 22k mile car. then had some coolant leak issues which took a week in the garage as thye had to order the part and remove alot of components to the car to get to the leak. and my turbo rattle which is very common on the 1 series got worst and eventually sold my car a year later, just lost confidence on the car for breaking 3 times in a year,
if i was driving local 20mph i wouldn't bother with a remap and leave it stock.
nice video read up, im getting my e92 177bhp remapped by amd, reason im getting it done is due to the half price offer on the remap once amd fit exhaust onto my car; cuz i drive mostly on the A13 everyday around 30mins of driving; I felt abit more power will make it an enjoyment on driving; im hoping my car be pushing 220bhp once everything done.
Good luck mate. Hope it turns out good.
remap done :) was shocked cars now pushing 226bhp, was well fun driving on the A13, Im struggling to shift gears, by the time I need to shift to 3rd from 0-30 cars already at 55mph. Fuel is ok on motor way, local roads is eats like anything -_- check my video out, your video helped me feel confident to get it done. ua-cam.com/video/EDteuzNX2U4/v-deo.html
Hi, Glad my video helped. That's where I done my remap too. The drive home is always the best, you feel the difference the most when it's just been done but you'll soon get used to it. Lovely when you hit that power band for the first time isn't it ;)
I got my wife to test drive it yesterday, she doesn't know what a remap is, till she drove it. She was like 'no wonder why you was boosting all over the place' she hasn't realized that I Have change the exhaust :D (she will tell me off lol) I had to give her the talk on what to do when driving from walm up engine at cold start to local roads and shifting gears and not to speed up on the bends, my cars running 17'' inch back tires are 225, ive noticed on bends the back will kick and on roundabouts can't floor it due to wheel spins when going sharp right exit. my 19'' stock was a pain to drive with due to feeling all the bumps. will get 18'' for comfort drive and handling with wider set of back at 255.
end of the day may give good power but if it doesn't handle well could go wrong.
at 100k oil pump, timing chain, brake disc and pads, front back suspension, control arms, drop link, bushes all been changed giving it good hanging. cars millage is at 117000 now. considering to change the turbo & clutch flywheel before is buggers out.
Thank you for your great content. Did you do any top speed tests? By how much did it increase?
Hi, Thanks for your comment. Sorry I haven't done top speed in the car. I think that is limited to 155mph tho.
Very good video mate. I was not sure if worths to chip my car and after this review i think it's not worth it. Actually i am not sure but i think that messing with ECU can shorten the engine's life.
Antonios Giannopapas engine should be ok. Have to worry about the clutch and turbo more. Some oem clutches are not made to take the extra torque. My clutch is rated to take 300lb/f torque so my clutch is under more strain. Only found this out not long ago.
mrlopes1234 Thank you for your information i appreciate it. The engine is what conserns me more so if no worries for damage then maybe i will go for the tunning. But two questions brother because i don't have any experience on chip tuning. Does it affect the rpm to be more than 900 when the car is standing still - not moving and secondly does the engine make more noise while driving?
it idles as normal and the engine does not make more noise. the cars is basically the same, just a little faster.
mrlopes1234 How is it for a CVT ?
Hi, not too sure about that... My guess is that it will be just the same as a manual or s-tronic/DSG car. Just check that the gears don't need to be re-programmed too. As far as i remember, the DSG version needs to be changed when remapped. Contact a well know remap company and ask. Hope that helps. I wouldn't bother tho(in my opinion).
So true. I even thought my car ( Seat Cupra) hadn't gained much the more i drove it. It has increased ( HP) but I'm either used to it or i have not pressed it enough. I think if you want more power prepare to spend at least 3k on a stage 2 including hardware
Stage 2 remap coming soon?
hi i bought an audi a5 quattro 2.0 tfsi 4 door.. 2009.. and i went to revo for my remap stage 2 cost me 550 but its a rocket ship
You get what you pay for... Looking for huge gains is gonna cost thousands. BT, intake, exhaust, Meth.. tons of stuff need to be upgraded for big gains...
I remapped my Passat b5.5 estate from 130hp to around 165 hp and you can feel the difference yes, but honestly it wasnt worth 300 euros...It unleashes more torque but instead of it going in gradually it realeses all that power from 2000 rpm to like 3000 rpm at once... Really makes bumper to bumper drives annoying so I find myself driving bellow 2000rpm, hope my DMF doesnt mind 😐... I suggest keepin those pennies in your pocket
Great comment. I just had to change my DMF (clutch and flywheel) cost me £750 and that was by buying the part off eBay and finding a cheap garage. Labour was £250 and part was £450. Audi dealer wanted around 2000 and the cheap quote i got was £1400 from a local garage. My torque went from 280lbs to 360lbs and the DMF max torque is 300lbs, so yeah... only find this out not long ago. I thought a clutch was just a clutch. I never knew that they have certain levels of torque that they can handle. I think that AMD should have told me this at the time and i hope they are telling new customers! To be fair, my car is older (2009) and quite a bit of mileage (70,000). Do your research guys. Hope this helps.
mrlopes1234 to be honest I was told by SM chiptuning here in Croatia that the clutch will wear out sooner than without the remap so they didnt hide anything, too bad the guys at AMD didnt tell you about this (btw I asked the price for my DMF with labour, about 850 euros 😥) ... I'm trading in my 2004 Passat for a 2011 Mondeo and I'm 100% sure I am not gettin any kind of performance upgrade. Their DMFs are delicate, they are probably close to their torque limits with stock setup.
is your car less fuel efficient? if so how much>?
Wish id seen this a few months ago! I completely agree with you, I went to shark in Mansfield in my octy vrs 170 and paid 450! No graphs or dyno tho. Like you, I expected more. Makes little difference bottom end, more noticeable if you accelerate from 60mph . The power feels very similar, but lasts longer through the gears so it still pulls up to the red whereas previously it would be pointless revving past 4k. Quite often(80% Atleast) it idles at 1k and drops to normal 750ish every so often, guess the dpf is confused,kinda anoying. Fuel economy wise, I think its gained approx 3mpg driving similar journeys. Wouldnt bother doing it if I could go back, would wait til I have an issue with the dpf(cr tho so might not happen) and get the dpf removed and mapped at the same time, and leave standard til this happens.
I know how you feel. The thing is that I'd rather have the remap rather than no remap even tho it only makes a small bit of a difference. I've looked into removing the DPF but if you do then you car will be blowing out that black smoke which I think looks horrible and make it look like there's something wrong with your car lol
A bit expensive (£400) but only other option is to buy a faster car in the first place ;)
Swings and roundabouts lol
NO DYNO?
HOW THE FUCK YOU REMAP A CAR WITHOUT A DYNO?
30 bhp more on such a heavy car and you expected rocket?? haha
Hey bra, did u delete the DPF and EGR?
Owase'nadi * no I didn’t.
yeah good review.. but a tune is a bit faster, if you add a better intake, exhaust, then tune it and it will feel much better.. but you also need to remember its only a 2 litre diesel..
Don’t be disappointed. I got ripped $SGD1,900 for a mid rpm range tune and pop and crackle .
wow, loser.
I got a full custom remap on my audi a1 tdi and it made a massive difference cant drive it with traction control off its that fast plus it only cost me £200
horsepower before and after??
+Diamond Gaming 105bhp getting 155 to 160bhp now
MY STOCK BMW 520D 2014 HAS 163HP HAHA
Audis already puting out nice power so remap not a lot of notice..now a ford focus tdci will be worth remapping as its holding back alot
Iv recently had my leon fr 170 cr remapped and feel exactly the same way.. Now its at 204bhp
I chipped my 170bhp a3 and it's so fun it was a tiny bit quicker then my mk5 gti and it gets insane mpg
What did you get out of the a3 gains wise and £? I also have a 170 bhp a3
please do not smoke in that nice car :(
:p
Would love to turn my car into a sleeper some have some mint sound and lot's of power but need to determine the prices which am looking into 🚘
How much extra insurance does a remap cost? I know everyones circumstances are different.
Jonners don't tell them
Christian Taylor cheers I think that is the general consensus.
dont tell them but dont claim if have a accident as they will find out and wont pay out and will cancel your insurance
pretty much all insurance companies will only care about the stuff they can see and if they dont actually know about the remap and when you claim they wont know unless they can see it
Its only a 170 bro not going to gain that much without mods
You cant get max from an 2.0L diesel engine...from a 3.0L yesss 🤩
You cant just get a remap and expect it to be way faster,if i was you id do more upgrades aswell maybe even get a stage 2
You need Nitro bro! With the tune you'll be good.
Have you tried google maps? :)
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Lol
An audi S1 will go from 230 to 300 BHP, that's way different than +30🤔
Think you got more gains in a petrol turbo but more torque in diesel
you only gained 30bhp what were you expecting?? 200hp diesel isn't gona blow your socks off
Fair comments. The 240 3.0 tdis tune well, the a5 is too heavy for the 2.0.
Love a big petrol And unimpressed with the s5!
get a miata or a crx or a Honda DX you will feel the pull every time
REMAPPING MY 520D 2014
FROM 163HP TO 219HP
SO FOR ME ITS WORTH €400
You paid that much because they had to take out your ecu and you had it on a rolling road
Driving like a typical Audi driver! Lol!
You didn't mention the extra strain on the transmission.
lol...
I hear you. I'll be doing a video soon of my thought on the remapping and what it has been like after 2 years.
this review only shows that you really have no clue what stage1 remap is
well i did say at the beginning of the video that i'm not a professional tuner. It's my opinion. Most people will only ever get a stage 1 remap thinking their car will get much faster (i did) and they should know not to expect too much.
mrlopes1234
Tomek you are an eddiooot
couldn't agree more mate, I myself had my car remapped and to be honest it's a waste of money. yes there's more power but you end up flooring it to appreciate it. makes me wonder why so many people are overjoyed by remap? if you've got a v8 then maybe it's worth it.
you got a remap for more power and get more power but yet you think it's a waste of money?
I would say just because you've had 170bhp already (which is quiet enough) and you did only stage 1 remap you may not feel the big of a difference. I think remapping suits more diesels under 100hp so in that case you def gonna feel some difference. As well every engine get different gains after remap depending on your engine.
400 for stage 1 you got robbed
Hi guys I've got an Audi A3 2.0TDI sport back 2012 stock mine was 140bhp the place I got it done was Buckingham motors in Woking which sell cars and next to it in partnership they have a garage that do everything from mots to remapping and the franchise they have is called QUANTUM TUNING I watched this video before getting it done saying how I would get use to it in like a week so the guy from QT said go for a straight jump to stage 2 which gave me a gain of 211bhp and 455nm of torque. It was the same price and it is so good everything else I have is bog standard no deletes no nothing just remap. The price it cost me was 249£ and they offer a free straight pipe kit and fitting. But I didn't want to do that cause I want to actually pass an MOT but in a nut shell don't get stage 1 get stage 2 it's worth your money cause it's the same price. When it comes to economy if I put my foot down I'll lose 10mpg compared to when it was stock at 140bhp but saying that it levels out when driving economically because you have increased throttle response and because you have all that power you don't have to put your foot down as much only if your a nob like me but that's cause I'm 19. Hope this helped. Same outcome on golf TDI seat tdi and skoda tdi
that thing weighs about 4 ton .............50 hp aint gonna do much
u got robbed 200 pounds here in sheff by a guy well none slt performance
same hear paid £200 for a pro to come out and sort took 2 hours but was well worth it
He had a dyno.aswell. That adds alot ov cost
all cars are different on standard if it tells you 170 brake any car can be more or less but £400 is because of putting you on them rollers waste a time get some one out to you (professional) and wack a map on it but not ebay download shitty maps waste a time blow ya car,, £200 i paid
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Everything adds up. What did you expect for that much money come on. Quit whining. It's just a remapping dude lmao. You have to spend at least 1500 pounds to expect a very noticeable difference. I think that's quite a bit for the money over there
IS 163HP TO 219HP A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE?
To pay remapping for HP, is foolish. To pay remapping for over all better drivability is smart. You want more HP put superchargers or turbos. If you have turbos and still suffer from HP. Get rid of the car because it is junk.
I remember the old days when getting more power/acceleration meant mega money.
You want to feel speed then weight loss, buy new low weight alloys instead of steel wheels (remember those), throw away the spare wheel etc. Get the cylinder head ported and polished £¥€$. Lightweight engine components and flywheel. Full stainless big bore custom exhaust with manifold. New inlet manifold for better flow if needed.
All this for 30 odd horses and mega money and you are moaning about a guy just adding all that power using a computer, cmon.
400£ Over-priced
+XSpt (X_Splinter) i know but i had a bit more reassurance from using a well know established company that actually tunes race/track cars and for that you will always pay a bit more. i didn't want to hand my car over to just anyone cos it was the cheapest otherwise i could have done a remap for £250-£300.
+XSpt (X_Splinter) it's a dyno remap it's not expensive, it's the normal price for a decent 'bespoke' map.
Wanna get figures then get a petrol turbo diesels are shit
You have no clue mate. Petrols just make noise and burn a lot more fuel. TDI doesnt give you music,but it gives you a lot more torque buck for buck and you''ll still get around 40mpg. And yes,there are plenty of fast/fun diesel cars.
Roger Doger why you mad bro? Because you know im right hahahah diesels are for the poor. i fly past all diesels everyday they aint got no power