Drivability map

[mdaw1985]

A bit of a random post but after a bit of reading I've seen on other forums for other cars that some people get remapping done to improve drivability of their cars not for power. Mainly turbo engines as they want the turbo to kick in earlier and give smoother acceleration rather than a massive kick up your back side.

Let's say you did this and didn't increase the BHP. I believe you would still need to inform your insurance company about this but would they actually need to charge you if you haven't actually increased its BHP? My thinking is they would probably just charge a mandatory modding fee of maybe £50 or something.

 

[Lozzy15]

Any kind of mod or change to the ECU should be conveyed to the insurance company. As to whether they'll charge, it's down to them. But knowing most insurance places only care about fleecing everyone for as much as they can, I'd learn towards yes for additional charges. If there is no increase in power then they shouldn't in an ideal world. Maybe an admin fee to pay to update their records.

 

[BillyCool]

My insurance company call it an engine `modification`, so it has to be declared whether increased BHP or not.

I am sure that some would argue that earlier power delivery is effectively an enhancement in engine performance.

I pay £60 a year extra for my chip. Better to declare than not.

 

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi.
Yes you would need to inform your insurer of this.
If you do have any issue with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.