Audi a3 Generic remap with mods?

[carl9213]

hello, iv got a Audi a3 20v turbo with the 150 engine its booked in for its remap in the morning but iv been doing some research on a generic remap and some people say its not to clever with some light mods, iv got a front mount intercooler, straight through stainless steel exhaust with standard cat still in and an uprated air filter, the company im getting it remapped with i found at the NEC car show so i believe there well known, will a normal remap be bad for the car with light mods?

also the car is on fully adjustable coilovers but the anti roll bar and drive shaft touch together when i lower it to much iv got shortened adjustable drop links but if anything its made it worse is there anything i could do without changing the roll bar?

thanks

 

[carl9213]

hello, iv got a Audi a3 20v turbo with the 150 engine its booked in for its remap in the morning but iv been doing some research on a generic remap and some people say its not to clever with some light mods, iv got a front mount intercooler, straight through stainless steel exhaust with standard cat still in and an uprated air filter, the company im getting it remapped with i found at the NEC car show so i believe there well known, will a normal remap be bad for the car with light mods?

also the car is on fully adjustable coilovers but the anti roll bar and drive shaft touch together when i lower it to much iv got shortened adjustable drop links but if anything its made it worse is there anything i could do without changing the roll bar?

thanks

 

[HDi fun]

Custom mapping doesn't cost much more - I would definitely advise going down that route even with a standard engine - the power delivery is so much smoother across the rev range. Smoother than the standard engine with a factory map in most cases.

 

[T9 man]

Greetings and a Warm Welcome to our TorqueCars Forum my Friend!

I am unable to help you with your question directly, but hopefully somebody can point you in the right direction for the knowledge that you seek!

Good luck buddy!

 

[carl9213]

The place I'm getting it done offers a 14 day full money back guarantee would it be worth trying both to see what feels better or just go straight for the custom map?

 

[Aerial Andy944]

A generic should cope with the exhaust and filter change but not sure on the FMIC. Custom maps on a rolling road are always better as the mapper will look at your setup and configure the program to it.

 

[obi_waynne]

Who is doing the remap? Why aren't you getting a custom map done?

You should be OK but a custom map would be so much better.

 

[Yugguy]

Aye - you've already spent a good amount on your mods, it would be a bit of a waste not to get the best you can from them with a custom map. You might have to spend 2 or 3 hundred more but I think it would be worth it.

 

[carl9213]

I'v changed my remap date to tomorrow morning now with revo technik also doing a fully custom map I have a chipped ecu witch is being changed to a flash drive, is that the right route to take?

 

[HDi fun]

Go for the custom map would be my suggestion. You will get far more choice this way - the accelerator pedal response curve can be calibrated to your liking, for example; the torque delivery will be far smoother and if nothing else, you won't overwrite vehicle specific parameters such as Chassis number etc. I promise you that you will not be disappointed.

As an aside I am not convinced by aftermarket air filters. OEM paper ones flow very well indeed and are pennies to buy.

 

[Yugguy]

You see I wouldn't call a freer-flowing exhaust and upgraded intercooler "light mods"

 

[T9 man]

To carl9213,

We only need one thread of the same question posted on the forum.

I have moved your duplicate thread from the Say hello & introduction forum and put it with this running thread in General Car Chat. This will save much confusion for everyone flicking between two forums


T9 man
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