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What should I do before a Remap

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Reevenj:
I am thinking about going for a remap in the near future, maybe stage 2 or stage 2+. I have read up on a few things and people are generally saying that its beneficial to do other things to the car first i.e coilovers, new bushes ect, instead of adding more power to an already ageing chassis. My car is completely stock atm, 2006 GTI DSG. What exactly is the best route to go with this as I am fairly new to all of this and slightly confused. To summarise I want to know what hardware mods I should be doing in order to get the best out of my car.

Thanks in advance.

lukemk5gti:
A lot for stage 2+

Make sure you can afford it now.

Brakes
Intake
Exhaust
Intercooler
Fuel Pump just to name a few.

Not to mention better servicing

Manny_ED30:
May have to hijack this thread a little (Sorry)...if anyone can help. (hopefully this answers some of your questions too @Reevenj )

I'm looking to fit a exhaust, intake & fmic. with a remap can this make stage 2? If I were to go stage 2+ I would need the uprated fueling bits?

Basically my question is, with the above mods, would I HAVE to improve the fueling or will it be safe at stage 2?

Thank you in advance

pudding:
Imo.....Suspension first, then brakes, then power.    You can't put 400hp down in the corners or on a wet road anyway, so may as well get the foundations solid first.

The power you can get out of these engines is proportional to the hardware investment you put into them, so do that first and then map it.

Some tuners call for a HPFP for stage 2, some don't, but it's not the tuner's call, it's the engine's.  If it leans out at XXpsi boost, you need one, simple as that  :smiley:  Ditto the clutch if it slips.  You can either do all the hardware in advance and be well prepared, or you can wait for a weakness to show up and address it then.  I prefer the former approach.

Richie-VRS:
I planned on going stage 2 and no more, I'm currently stage 2+ bluefin with a stack of new bits to go stage 3, it's a slippery slope!

Definelty get some brakes and suspension done first, I've got r32 front and rear set up which is good imo. I'm in the process of doing the suspension.

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