Remap or not

[mattyfish16]

So being a new GTD owner and after reading lots of stuff on here..... Do I remember?

My car is on a pcp and although I'm giving it back I feel it's worth doing the map, however will VW know come service time?

 

[mattyfish16]

Do I remap... Auto correct sorry

 

[Finglonga]

DTUK tuning box probably best option. Easy to fit, easy to remove when the car goes back and if you get another after you can put it on that.

 

[mattyfish16]

And if I remove it, they can't tell it has been fitted? No misfires etc?

 

[Finglonga]

A remap will flag up on any scan they do, the box will not. Just make sure it is removed when the car goes for a service.

 

[mattyfish16]

Brilliant.... It's on,y got 600miles on it so I will wait until I've given her a nice run in for a few more thousand... Cheers for the advice

 

[Finglonga]

I am looking at one myself and after many hours of reading reviews on other forums and their own site, Andy at DTUK recommends waiting until 1000miles, my GTI has 32,000 so I am safe.

 

[rapport25]

Tuning box or remap, both will leave a trace. If they decide to go looking.

Come service time, I flash mine back to stock.

Rappy

 

[pedg]

Personally I wouldn't bother. The GTD is fast enough for me as it comes, and if i'd wanted to go faster I'd have bought a Golf R, or maybe something like and M4 or a RS4 Avant. I can't see the point in buying a car you're not happy with right from the word go.

just my 2p!

GP

 

[Finglonga]

Personally I wouldn't bother. The GTD is fast enough for me as it comes, and if i'd wanted to go faster I'd have bought a Golf R, or maybe something like and M4 or a RS4 Avant. I can't see the point in buying a car you're not happy with right from the word go.

just my 2p!

GP

It isn't about that though. There is a significant increase in torque and power yes but you get smoother delivery especially in automatics and better fuel economy. Once you have a car re-mapped you wouldn't want to drive it standard again. Oh and you would save your 2p on the first drive.