Does re map increase economy! MK 5 GTI

[rik786]

Just wanted to know if a re map could increase economy on a gti mk 5, just curious as misses wants to sell her gti, cause she cant afford to keep topping it up after i give it some when ever i get chance to drive it haha, anyhelp much appreciated

[Matthew.]

I doubt it would make any difference for the better at the pumps mate.

It's not going to turn into a diesel ;)

[jimojameso]

My stage 1 gti was about 2mpg better on the motoway after a remap. Hardly made much of a difference. 

[VWPalmer]

Holy big sig batman

[GTI-Pirelli]

The re-map will give you a little bit better fuel economy but you have to drive it accordingly.

If you have a lead foot you might as well squirt some of the fuel from the pump directly on the ground!
More fun though 

[Matthew.]

On a side note; do people regard remapping their GTI as increasing the un-reliability?

[GrayMK5GTI]

On a side note; do people regard remapping their GTI as increasing the un-reliability?

I think you mean making it less reliable?? In an upside down way?

It will highlight any weakness in the spark plugs / coils, fuelling system, clutch etc. It won't increase the chance of a break down though. .

Re mpg: made no difference to mine. When R-Tech Nick mapped it, he left the light throttle map at lambda 1 so I still got 40+mpg on a run.


Used a lot more fuel when using the power though (foot to floor)


Ps: the mods will be onto you for that signature. It's MASSIVE  

[Unicorn]

There are changes that can be made to give a very SLIGHT increase.  It's certainly nothing like the gain that can be achieved when remapping a diesel. 

Rick

[Matthew.]

On a side note; do people regard remapping their GTI as increasing the un-reliability?

I think you mean making it less reliable?? In an upside down way?

It will highlight any weakness in the spark plugs / coils, fuelling system, clutch etc. It won't increase the chance of a break down though. .

Re mpg: made no difference to mine. When R-Tech Nick mapped it, he left the light throttle map at lambda 1 so I still got 40+mpg on a run.


Used a lot more fuel when using the power though (foot to floor)


Ps: the mods will be onto you for that signature. It's MASSIVE 

Yep that's what I was getting at.

I knew what I meant! Ha

[MC71]

Economy is about the same but as you'll spend more time "testing" your car on WOT that it will be a lot worse!

That's not a sig, it's a full size picture of a car! 

[Unicorn]

Economy is about the same but as you'll spend more time "testing" your car on WOT that it will be a lot worse!

That's not a sig, it's a full size picture of a car! 

That is very true!

[Kalpsn2000]

Economy is about the same but as you'll spend more time "testing" your car on WOT that it will be a lot worse!

That's not a sig, it's a full size picture of a car! 

That is very true!

I thought it was part of the post at first glance

[MC71]

^^^^ so did I. 

You can probably see it from space.