re-mapping a cupra r

[tlight]

quick question guys - a friend of mine is getting his cupra r re-mapped. The (mobile) company say that all they need to do is plug in, and an hour later, no new bits, his 225 will go to 265break with 380 torque (which is more than an M3!). £350. Even improves the fuel economy.

Realise some of you guys will have had this done already, and subsequently had cars retested on rollers, how effective is it?

 

[push110]

265bhp may be a bit optamistic, maybe around the 250bhp mark, never had my car on the rollers so can't say for sure

 

[skahigh]

oh man....not this again! a search will get you loads of info but if the car is standard, a map is unlikely to get you as much as 265bhp. rolling roads are an indicator but by no means accurate, again a search will reveal a massive debate on this "dyno lottery" issue. increased fuel economy is possible with a remap (unless you boot it).

 

[RickC]

380 torque LMAO, no i dont think so, is he going to check all is ok before mapping with VAG com etc, or just load it on and run?

 

[BCM]

That torque is high!
No chance 265 not from a generic map with no other mods!

 

[Willie]

cough bullshit cough

 

[BCM]

Agh, your all to quick!
Same thots tho!

 

[richybigman]

380 torque is optomistic to say the least!

 

[MarkE]

380Nm is about 280lbft so probably not so far wide of the mark.

 

[skahigh]

 

[BCM]

380Nm is about 280lbft so probably not so far wide of the mark.

who uses BHP and Nm?

its like saying i'm 5"11' and 85kg

use the same imperial or metric!

 

[tlight]

ok - so what is realistic for a straight remap? cheers

 

[Feel]

yeah, 255-265 bhp has always been quoted by tuning companies as being the post-remap power output, and 380 Nm is about 280ibsft.

so when people say "bullshit", it's the best kind. the kind that's backed up with "facts".

is it the remap company that's at fault, or the RR's?

 

[MarkE]

who uses BHP and Nm?

its like saying i'm 5"11' and 85kg

use the same imperial or metric!

More and more people seem to be quoting torque in Nm nowadays - makes it seem higher I guess.

Either that or it was a typo. I've seen some optimistic claims but +100lbft would be pushing it.

 

[skahigh]

who uses BHP and Nm?

its like saying i'm 5"11' and 85kg

use the same imperial or metric!

not really sure about that. people use bhp because no-one in britain understands KW.

torque is a different matter.

 

[skahigh]

feel, i think the point about this sounding like bullshit is because by the sounds of it they have quoted exact figures which, as we all know, is almost impossible to do as each car can be different from the last. the figures quoted are not impossible but perhaps unlikely from a generic map on an otherwise standard car.

 

[Lee M]

Pretty effective mate but you need to choose a good company with customer support, someone that just pops round and loads a map is not too useful.............if you have a problem you need to have backup support!

Mobile company is not a bad thing, just need to look into their past experience etc, you don't want a quick remap and then fcukoffskie never to be seen again!

 

[ArosaRacer]

ive had mine done buy Mike @ impossible performance and hes tweeked it remapped it at a track and calmed it down for holiday so i cant complain

 

[YerMother]

A chipped LCR may have more peak torque, but an M3 still sustains it longer!

At 6,500 rpm the LCR will be at around 180 ft lb! I doubt the M3 drops below 240 ft lb at it's 8,000rpm limiter!

 

[HarveyGTI]