wilco184
Member of the year 2015
All,
I'm looking at various options for getting my TDI 'remapped'.
I understand that Stealth Racing is very popular on here for remaps, and that AwesomeGTI has also been mentioned a few times. Stealth isn't too far away from me, around 2.5 hours, but it's a journey I'd like to avoid if there's a recommended supplier nearer to me. Awesome are quite close to me, but it seems they do 'generic' maps for cars now, whereas Stealth do custom maps. I'm not looking for massive power gains but improved drivability, so I'm not sure if a generic map is necessarily an issue. Does anyone have experience of AwesomeGTI maps?
On the subject of generic remaps, I've seen the folk with 1.9 engines recommend 'BlackSmoke' remaps a few times. My understanding is that these are generic maps that you install yourself, through use of a special cable. Apparently, the maps are quite conservative such that the car isn't pushed to 'the limit' as such, and hence components aren't as stressed. The added benefit for me with this is that should I need to, the map can be taken off at home easily. The negative is that as far as I know, nobody on here has tried this map. Does anyone have any experience with BlackSmoke?
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Matt.
I'm looking at various options for getting my TDI 'remapped'.
I understand that Stealth Racing is very popular on here for remaps, and that AwesomeGTI has also been mentioned a few times. Stealth isn't too far away from me, around 2.5 hours, but it's a journey I'd like to avoid if there's a recommended supplier nearer to me. Awesome are quite close to me, but it seems they do 'generic' maps for cars now, whereas Stealth do custom maps. I'm not looking for massive power gains but improved drivability, so I'm not sure if a generic map is necessarily an issue. Does anyone have experience of AwesomeGTI maps?
On the subject of generic remaps, I've seen the folk with 1.9 engines recommend 'BlackSmoke' remaps a few times. My understanding is that these are generic maps that you install yourself, through use of a special cable. Apparently, the maps are quite conservative such that the car isn't pushed to 'the limit' as such, and hence components aren't as stressed. The added benefit for me with this is that should I need to, the map can be taken off at home easily. The negative is that as far as I know, nobody on here has tried this map. Does anyone have any experience with BlackSmoke?
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Matt.