Car smokes less with green cotton air filter - why?

[sykesytdi]

Took my car for a service the other day and told the guy about my excessive smoking after my re map
told him that i had a green cotton air filter and he suggested a standard one may sort it
so he fitted a standard one and guess what it is 100 percent better

can anyone shed any light on why?????

 

[ChrisJ]

It may have been the service that has sweetened it up a little though? Besides its nothing to worry about, they all do it once mapped. It just means us petrol boys know when your booting it for the smoke signals from the rear!!

 

[R Power]

i doubt very much it wil be the filter. i had FR before my R, and im telling ya, the cars behind were driving through my smoke when i remapped it to 190bhp. it is really bad, and i hated it. be careful though with the remap on the diesel, my car did 18k miles and the clutch cudnt handle the torque it was pushing out, plus my turbo went bust so had to get a new one, i dont think the diesels like a remap, so just keep look out

 

[sykesytdi]

cheers guys im convinced that different fuels make a difference..... ive only got a custom code so its not too harsh on the clutch.... shouldnt the turbo be able to handle the power???

 

[R Power]

you would think it would handle the power, but then again you are running more power through std parts for a 150bhp. mine was under warranty so blagged it to them, so all was good. lucky it was though!!!

 

[sykesytdi]

the clutch does have a slight slip in 6th gear when u boot it at 80 to 90..... bit worried now might have it taken off

 

[R Power]

see what i mean, mine was slipping, i had mine on for no longer than a week. aparantly the diesel engines arent good to remap so im told. gota admit tho they are fun lol

 

[sykesytdi]

ive had the re map on it for 2 months now..... was told that custom code are easy on the clutch whereas revo are really aggresive??? oh and it is mega fun.... the mrs drove it after the map,she went from looking really scared to having a massive grin on her face lol

 

[BCM]

Easiest way to be kind to the clutch is don't make it work hard, as in use the revs rather than trying to push the car from 40mph in top gear.

 

[sykesytdi]

it is fine to be honest just slips slightly in 6th when you boot it at 80 to 90

 

[ChrisGTL]

see what i mean, mine was slipping, i had mine on for no longer than a week. aparantly the diesel engines arent good to remap so im told. gota admit tho they are fun lol

Plenty diesel folk on here with remaps. Usualy only have one problem, the clutch!

Who told you TDI's arnt good to remap?

 

[sykesytdi]

im a firm believer in its how you drive your car.... i dont really thrash mine

 

[gazzaharwood]

just had mine mapped so far so good can u tell me what the best filter is to buy thanx

 

[LEE69]

A standard new paper one will suffice