Superchips told me that my car had already been mapped

[stu_no_1]

i uploaded my original map to superchips and the emailed me back saying

Hi

 

The file you have uploaded from your Gti is already modified by another tuner and by the looks of things heavily modified for a non standard car too!  To proceed we would need to have the ECU returned to factory VW original.

 

Any questions let me know.

how do i know who remapped the car and how will i know if its safe the car is completely standard as far as i know
anybody help me out ?

[Poppa Dom]

Has anyone around you got access to a Revo Select Plus Switch? If so they could see if you currently have a revo map on. You need to be careful it sounds as though it may have had a high level map and then mods to support he map may have come off of the car. Worth investigating.

[stu_no_1]

i dont know anyone around me with a gti i didnt even think it was that fast my dad had a gti before and he drove it said it felt slower than his but i dont want to get the map put to standard then get superchips map and find it slower than it is now but if its going to damage the engine i would be better to

[Poppa Dom]

I would be getting it flashed back to standard so you know exactly where you are with the car and have a known baseline. It may be running a map that is set for components that are not currently on the car!

[stu_no_1]

so is there no way of knowing what tuner done the map

[Poppa Dom]

so is there no way of knowing what tuner done the map

No

[stu_no_1]

it could possibly be revo as there is a dealer that sells revo not far from the garage i bought the car from but that is just a total guess

[Sunglasses Ron]

i dont know anyone around me with a gti i didnt even think it was that fast my dad had a gti before and he drove it said it felt slower than his but i dont want to get the map put to standard then get superchips map and find it slower than it is now but if its going to damage the engine i would be better to

As Dom says, it may already have Stage 2 or more software already on it. But it may have been switched back to standard with a switch. Hence it doesn't feel mapped. But you would need to find out which map is on it before switching it back on without the supporting hardware (TBE, Fuel Pump etc)..
First thing would be to try a Revo Select switch and see if it has Revo software, if so then ask them what Stage?
Where are you based pal?

[stu_no_1]

im in livingston just outside edinburgh in scotland

[Sunglasses Ron]

im in livingston just outside edinburgh in scotland

I'm sure one of our Scottish chaps can help you out mate 

[stu_no_1]

do you know of anyone in scotland with a revo select switch

[Hedge]

Or you could pay your local REVO dealer a visit and he may be able to tell you.

Or correct me if I am wrong REVO folk but if you rang them with your VIN number they should be able to confirm from that.

[Top Cat]

Or you could pay your local REVO dealer a visit and he may be able to tell you.

Or correct me if I am wrong REVO folk but if you rang them with your VIN number they should be able to confirm from that.

 

[stu_no_1]

would it have to be the revo dealer that done it or would it be on their systems if it had been done anywhere in the uk

[Hedge]

If it is a REVO map then REVO HQ should know.