T. Spark
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top end will not change though
Afriad your wrong matey
As the old 1.9TDi Sports (PD130's) gear ratio's wont allow the top speed in 6th due to lack of power, and higher ratio's. The top speed as standard is actually done in 5th gear (unlike the FR PD130)
Now due to increased power up to 4,200rpm as before the old sport would hit its top speed in 5th, once this is achieved in a remapped sport, if you drop it into 6th, it then gets back within the powerband (below 4k) and due to the increased power also in 6th, the car will again start to pull and achieve a higher top speed.
All of 2mph more
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T. Spark
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The 6th gear isnt 'just' a economy gear on the FR TDi?! Then a made a small joke about a Seat Ibiza MK4 diesel being a sports car...
Yeah T.Spark thats right, apparently they are a thorough bred sports machine!! If you clutch it @ 4,200rpm in 6th it goes round to 150mph. Yours might get more with you having more power.
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Yeah T.Spark thats right, apparently they are a thorough bred sports machine!! If you clutch it @ 4,200rpm in 6th it goes round to 150mph. Yours might get more with you having more power.
Think you will find 150mph in 6th gear on a FR TDi is more like 4,700rpm
Afriad your wrong matey
As the old 1.9TDi Sports (PD130's) gear ratio's wont allow the top speed in 6th due to lack of power, and higher ratio's. The top speed as standard is actually done in 5th gear (unlike the FR PD130)
Now due to increased power up to 4,200rpm as before the old sport would hit its top speed in 5th, once this is achieved in a remapped sport, if you drop it into 6th, it then gets back within the powerband (below 4k) and due to the increased power also in 6th, the car will again start to pull and achieve a higher top speed.
All of 2mph more
well that's sort of what I was getting at, your power goes up by about 30bhp, your 0-60 is loads better but the top end will not change
OK maybe 2mph
but you get what I was on aboutI do speak from experience of a remap making no difference to top end BUT I'm talking about an astra CDTI
I look at it this way, a 1.2 can do over a ton with about 70 bhp
a cupra petrol has over 100 bhp more (more than double the power) but the top end is not more than double, it's only 40 or so MPH more
maybe people with remaps can clear things up and let us know just how much more top end they have now ?
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T. Spark
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well that's sort of what I was getting at, your power goes up by about 30bhp, your 0-60 is loads better but the top end will not change
OK maybe 2mph
I do speak from experience of a remap making no difference to top end BUT I'm talking about an astra CDTI
I look at it this way, a 1.2 can do over a ton with about 70 bhp
a cupra petrol has over 100 bhp more (more than double the power) but the top end is not more than double, it's only 40 or so MPH more
Sound reasoning mate
Also very true
I was getting at the top speed of a PD130 Sport can now be reached in 6th gear due to a slight increase in power, rather than 5th like before
Sound reasoning mate
Also very true
I was getting at the top speed of a PD130 Sport can now be reached in 6th gear due to a slight increase in power, rather than 5th like before
fair doo's
spose there is speed to be gained by being able to change up and keep it in the sweet spot
when i got my 5 door fr tdi last year i took it up to pod on a rwyb and did a 15.6 1/4 mile at 85 mph, (standard) have no idea if thats good or not as its my first derv motor
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when i got my 5 door fr tdi last year i took it up to pod on a rwyb and did a 15.6 1/4 mile at 85 mph, (standard) have no idea if thats good or not as its my first derv motor
15.6 is a respectable time standard matey...
I'll assume your siggy the 14.4 is the 20vT?
cheers t spark, will be chuffed with that then! yeah 14.4 was my 20vt baby miss her so much hopefully gettin another 20vt cupra soon (havin a house plays havoc with your wallet!)
miss her so much hopefully gettin another 20vt cupra soon (havin a house plays havoc with your wallet!)T. Spark
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cheers t spark, will be chuffed with that then! yeah 14.4 was my 20vt baby
I ran a 14.7 with a remap running 170bhp, so was the 14.4 with a standard cupra?
no m8 it was remapped, cat back exhaust 007p and panel filter, i never been up pod before and i really couldnt get the power down properly (excuses excuses i know) gonna get some more practice in at gti spring festival )
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iI91L_TSdEc
thats me in the tdi last year losing to a mini!!!!!
poor camerawork courtesy of my girlfriend!!!
thats me in the tdi last year losing to a mini!!!!!
poor camerawork courtesy of my girlfriend!!!
T. Spark
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Still a good time, I know remapped LCR hit around 14 dead, so not too far off with abit of practise, im happy with my time for the power and weight of the car tbh
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