TheFiftheElement
Registered User
Just in case this may help those who are in 2 minds about applying a remap to a PFL car.
I'm a serial car changer, one day I'd love to find a car I get emotionally attached to and think of as mine but so far this has not happened. Given I'm now 48, I'm not sure it ever will. I get bored fairly quickly, usually around the 9 month mark (now) and look to change into something else. I'm currently looking at older 911's, and missed out on 2 last week.
To try and stop the boredom from kicking in, I quite often modify my cars a bit. Whether that's new alloys or suspension - just something to try and keep my interest in the car.
I had my car (PFL RS3) remapped about 4 months ago. I always get tempted by more power. Initially I didn't think that the remap totally changed the car (like most posts claim) but after giving it full beans on a few hoons it was definitely quicker. I have had issues with boost fluctuation. It's intermittent, and almost a bit like fuel starvation or injectors not delivering enough fuel. This aside - the car drove well and is undeniably rapid.
I had a deal in place for a 2007 911s last week. Full disclosure to the dealer I was trading the car in to I admitted it's been running a remap for a while and asked if he'd prefer it left on, or taken off. He wanted it taken off so I headed out last week and had the map taken off.
Unfortunately the 911 wasn't in the condition I had hoped it was so I didn't go through with the deal. Shame after a 3 1/2 hour drive to see it. The dealer was apologetic, not a porsche specialist so was unaware of certain things I pointed out.
Anyway what this leads to me is a back to is driving an original Audi map RS3.
Do you know what, I prefer it. The boost issue (hopefully has gone) - all I can think of is there's no longer the boost target the remap was set to. Less demand on fuel/injectors/clutch etc. It pulls clean and smooth.
It feels revvier. I do prefer cars that you need to rev out. The big dump of torque early sure makes a car feel quick but it's a bit diesel like. Why bother revving it when you get this big dump at 2.5k. You can change up at 5k and make serious progress. Now it's a bit nicer to rev it out.
So what's the point of this post? Well I can assume the majority of replies will be that I had a bad map or my car has some underlying issue. I can see that's hard not to prove but it doesn't drive that way. The point of the post is to say to any new owners considering a map - try one first. You may not like it as much as you think. Your warranty (if you had one) is gone, you might be £2-300 worse off on insurance.
Day to day driving (i.e. under 70 not at full throttle) I suspect there won't be a huge difference, and if a 0.2 seconds decrease in 0-60 gets you excited then you're after a different driving experience than me.
Just to add some balance that a) quicker isn't always better and b) remaps don't always magically transform cars
I'm a serial car changer, one day I'd love to find a car I get emotionally attached to and think of as mine but so far this has not happened. Given I'm now 48, I'm not sure it ever will. I get bored fairly quickly, usually around the 9 month mark (now) and look to change into something else. I'm currently looking at older 911's, and missed out on 2 last week.
To try and stop the boredom from kicking in, I quite often modify my cars a bit. Whether that's new alloys or suspension - just something to try and keep my interest in the car.
I had my car (PFL RS3) remapped about 4 months ago. I always get tempted by more power. Initially I didn't think that the remap totally changed the car (like most posts claim) but after giving it full beans on a few hoons it was definitely quicker. I have had issues with boost fluctuation. It's intermittent, and almost a bit like fuel starvation or injectors not delivering enough fuel. This aside - the car drove well and is undeniably rapid.
I had a deal in place for a 2007 911s last week. Full disclosure to the dealer I was trading the car in to I admitted it's been running a remap for a while and asked if he'd prefer it left on, or taken off. He wanted it taken off so I headed out last week and had the map taken off.
Unfortunately the 911 wasn't in the condition I had hoped it was so I didn't go through with the deal. Shame after a 3 1/2 hour drive to see it. The dealer was apologetic, not a porsche specialist so was unaware of certain things I pointed out.
Anyway what this leads to me is a back to is driving an original Audi map RS3.
Do you know what, I prefer it. The boost issue (hopefully has gone) - all I can think of is there's no longer the boost target the remap was set to. Less demand on fuel/injectors/clutch etc. It pulls clean and smooth.
It feels revvier. I do prefer cars that you need to rev out. The big dump of torque early sure makes a car feel quick but it's a bit diesel like. Why bother revving it when you get this big dump at 2.5k. You can change up at 5k and make serious progress. Now it's a bit nicer to rev it out.
So what's the point of this post? Well I can assume the majority of replies will be that I had a bad map or my car has some underlying issue. I can see that's hard not to prove but it doesn't drive that way. The point of the post is to say to any new owners considering a map - try one first. You may not like it as much as you think. Your warranty (if you had one) is gone, you might be £2-300 worse off on insurance.
Day to day driving (i.e. under 70 not at full throttle) I suspect there won't be a huge difference, and if a 0.2 seconds decrease in 0-60 gets you excited then you're after a different driving experience than me.
Just to add some balance that a) quicker isn't always better and b) remaps don't always magically transform cars