Leon Cupra 235 bhp ??????

RobM

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I was under the impression that when you get a custom remap you can specify bhp/torque whatever....depending on what you've done under the bonet etc...already. I could be talking complete crap though! [B)]

Not quite. You don't pay for a custom map and say 'I want 300bhp and 300lbs/ft torque please'. You leave it entirely to the tuner doing the mapping and they will sit and go through each parameter to work out how far they can safely push things.

With a standard 'one-size-fits-all' map the same procedure is done on a standard dummy car and that is then passed on to all other cars regardless of the state of tune.

With a custom one they will probably start off with a standard map and then start tinkering to see if anything further can be adjusted. For instance, if you have an exhaust, CAI and FMIC the tuner may be able to up fuelling and boost knowing that the car is breathing easier and charge temps' are being kept down more than a standard car.

A custom map doesn't guarantee more power and torque, it just means it's individual to your car, that's all.
 

Ruddmeister

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I was under the impression that when you get a custom remap you can specify bhp/torque whatever....depending on what you've done under the bonet etc...already. I could be talking complete crap though! [B)]

Fair enough, we all have our own opinion and mine is no better or worse than yours.........for the record I believe on a phase 1 remap the phrase "Custom" is 99.5% clever advertising. The clever bit being the use of fancy words like 'tailored' and 'custom'............let's face it "Tweaked version of the standard map we give everyone else" doesn't sound as good
 

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Its now been relisted with the same description, but a starting price of £800, and in the text an asking price of £2800.
 

RobM

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This has Scam written all over it....

"I'm just a poor little girl, please don't ask me questions, just send me your money.... to Nigeria"
 

Reg

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what was she asking before, i think it was around £5k wanst it.

It was on at £5800.

I personally don't see its a scam, just someone not particularly bright that is selling it. As poorly as its written, its still not typical 'Nigerian English'.
 

RobM

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You'd be surprised though. A couple of the questions I've had from scammers when selling things on eBay (phones, mainly) are like that. I had one that was supposedly from a woman in London who wanted to give me a few hundred pounds for a phone I was selling (worth £150) and it was written just like any other idiot writes. I told her she could have it for that price if I could deliver it and collect cash :D
 
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