Hi everyone,
first post here, just looking for some opinions and knowledge really.
I have a 17 plate Leon FR 1.4 tsi, 123 BHP.
I am by no means a car fanatic, but I would like a bit more zip to it.
I have seen a ‘stage 1 remap’ for £360 which would increase my BhP from 123 to 187 and increase my torque from 147 to 215.
I know nothing really about this sort of thing so forgive me if I sound stupid, but is this doing this at all dangerous to the car? How reliable are remaps? And are they legal?
I read an article that said a lot of cars are tuned to perform at less than the engines capability which means in some cases a remap is perfectly safe as it is just altering the engine to perform better but still within its means. Is this correct?
thanks in advance for any replies.
first post here, just looking for some opinions and knowledge really.
I have a 17 plate Leon FR 1.4 tsi, 123 BHP.
I am by no means a car fanatic, but I would like a bit more zip to it.
I have seen a ‘stage 1 remap’ for £360 which would increase my BhP from 123 to 187 and increase my torque from 147 to 215.
I know nothing really about this sort of thing so forgive me if I sound stupid, but is this doing this at all dangerous to the car? How reliable are remaps? And are they legal?
I read an article that said a lot of cars are tuned to perform at less than the engines capability which means in some cases a remap is perfectly safe as it is just altering the engine to perform better but still within its means. Is this correct?
thanks in advance for any replies.