Is your car remapped / chipped?

mikeecho

As there is a heated debate about wheter or not amf78 should remap or not.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057774685

How about a poll

shietpilot

So.. which insurance company do you work for?

mikeecho

shietpilot wrote: »

So.. which insurance company do you work for?

I set the poll up so that it doesn't show what boardsie voted what way.

Alanstrainor

No benefit for me really. NA BMW petrol, remapping doesn't get you much.

tossy

Alanstrainor wrote: »

No benefit for me really. NA BMW petrol, remapping doesn't get you much.

Can you get it remapped with indicators ?

mikeecho

Alanstrainor wrote: »

No benefit for me really. NA BMW petrol, remapping doesn't get you much.

tossy wrote: »

Can you get it remapped with indicators ?

Again.. they'd be of no benefit to us BMW drivers, pointless modification.

wonski

I don't know. Bought a second hand car

ELM327

No. Can't remap an electric car. Well you probably can, but I haven't.

pa990

ELM327 wrote: »

No. Can't remap an electric car. Well you probably can, but I haven't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3EW4LJghE

i presume you have a nissan, they seem to be the most popular EV

Skatedude

I wanted to get my e31 remapped, but couldn't find anyone who could do it.

Caliden

No but I've thought about it. Unsure how much my insurance would go up by though.

A garda friend of mine says they are introducing roadside remap testing soon .

rex-x

BrownFinger wrote: »

A garda friend of mine says they are introducing roadside remap testing soon .

They havent even got working anpr for all the discs yet :pac: zero chance of this ever happening

tossy

BrownFinger wrote: »

A garda friend of mine says they are introducing roadside remap testing soon .

Another money making racket! They'll be checking stereos next!

GavRedKing

mikeecho wrote: »

As there is a heated debate about wheter or not amf78 should remap or not.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057774685

How about a poll

No Garda

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mikeecho

BrownFinger wrote: »

A garda friend of mine says they are introducing roadside remap testing soon .

they cant even check at the roadside how many penalty points you have, or if you are insured

bear1

Are we stuck in some sort of bull**** chipping black hole paradox?
That's the second time utter nonsense of the guards checking the maps has come up.

Answering the op. I don't but have seriously contemplated having the dpf and egr deleted and then properly remapping it but the costs are astronomical.

selectamatic

Currently no in the past yes and will have in the future. At the moment I've 170k miles on the original clutch and turbo and kinda want to see how far they go.

bear1

bear1 wrote: »

Are we stuck in some sort of bull**** chipping black hole paradox?
That's the second time utter nonsense of the guards checking the maps has come up.

Answering the op. I don't but have seriously contemplated having the dpf and egr deleted and then properly remapping it but the costs are astronomical.

Well you heard it here first.
He said that they have a rolling road installed in Templemore and some lads have been training in the UK.

Mine is mapped and I'm bringing it in to get flashed back to stock

bear1

BrownFinger wrote: »

Well you heard it here first.
He said that they have a rolling road installed in Templemore and some lads have been training in the UK.

Mine is mapped and I'm bringing it in to get flashed back to stock

But as I said in the other reason, I just cannot see this happening.
Allowing a non authorised person to access my ECU and then fiddle around for details that might not be there and to then call my insurance company to see if i've declared it?
So the checkpoint lasts what 1 hour?
Nothing online about this either neither in the UK nor Irl.

beertons

It was on the car when I got it. And it wasn't said to me when buying it. So I play dumb.

bear1

beertons wrote: »

It was on the car when I got it. And it wasn't said to me when buying it. So I play dumb.

If I remember, there was something I read years ago that mentioned that the onus is on the owner to know what has been done to the car.
Idiotic in every sense.
At this stage, the threads should be merged as it's going the same way as the other.

shietpilot

This is brilliant lads. The gards will be providing free dyno runs at checkpoints! Sign me up. I might turn around and come back for a few more runs to get an average power reading.

Micky 32

BrownFinger wrote: »

Well you heard it here first.
He said that they have a rolling road installed in Templemore and some lads have been training in the UK.

Mine is mapped and I'm bringing it in to get flashed back to stock

But if remapping isn't against the law or illegal in itself it's nothing to do with the Gardai so this doesn't make sense. Unless they are bringing in legislation for this.

Agricola

No standard 150bhp 320d. Have a very good place local to me which is run by a Beemer head who told me I could expect 180-190 on a remap for a reasonable enough price. Tbh, I'm no speed freak and I've never felt I needed more power so I've been leaving well enough alone.

Cannon_fodder

bear1 wrote: »

Are we stuck in some sort of bull**** chipping black hole paradox?
That's the second time utter nonsense of the guards checking the maps has come up.

Answering the op. I don't but have seriously contemplated having the dpf and egr deleted and then properly remapping it but the costs are astronomical.

Done 2.5 yrs ago and highly recommend it

Riva10

BrownFinger wrote: »

A garda friend of mine says they are introducing roadside remap testing soon .

Another pie in the sky. Noreen her name by any chance ?:D

LawlessBoy

Ive had my past car remapped from 105bhp to 170bhp my current (mkv gti dsg) will be getting a remap in the near future along with a dsg remap. Its more the added torque that i think its worthwhile for rather then the bhp figures

pred racer

wonski wrote: »

I don't know. Bought a second hand car

me too

LawlessBoy

LawlessBoy wrote: »

Ive had my past car remapped from 105bhp to 170bhp my current (mkv gti dsg) will be getting a remap in the near future along with a dsg remap. Its more the added torque that i think its worthwhile for rather then the bhp figures

A mk5 gti is 199bhp stock

shietpilot

BrownFinger wrote: »

A mk5 gti is 199bhp stock

I think you missed the "past car" and "current car" bits

LawlessBoy

BrownFinger wrote: »

A mk5 gti is 199bhp stock

I know id be hoping for 240/50 from a remap and the added torque

Vowel Movement

I have a DTUK green box in my vectra, 120 bhp stock but now is quicker than the 150 hp version. It does smoke a fair bit under hard acceleration. The egr has also been blocked off

LawlessBoy

LawlessBoy wrote: »

I know id be hoping for 240/50 from a remap and the added torque

I dont think you'll get that from a remap alone.
If you do I'll be next in line for the same map

shietpilot

BrownFinger wrote: »

I dont think you'll get that from a remap alone.
If you do I'll be next in line for the same map

Pre-cat removal and a remap will see 240-255 on a Mk5 GTI

fancy pigeon

Not remapped as it seems age is against the car... Might as well break out the spanners and vice grips for extra poke

READYBREK

bear1 wrote: »

Are we stuck in some sort of bull**** chipping black hole paradox?
That's the second time utter nonsense of the guards checking the maps has come up.

Answering the op. I don't but have seriously contemplated having the dpf and egr deleted and then properly remapping it but the costs are astronomical.

Had to get the DPF removed and remapped and EGR deleted. New/Clean DPF and new EGR worked out alot more expensive than remove/delete/remap.

They may have chipped it up a bit also...:D

LawlessBoy

BrownFinger wrote: »

I dont think you'll get that from a remap alone.
If you do I'll be next in line for the same map

You would be surprised how well they take to a remap. Decat and a downpipe and a panel filter should easily see 240bhp