garrymcgill
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Yo.
So tail end of last week I got my Leon Cupra remapped with a stage 1 generic custom-code map. Alleged output is 305-310bhp altho I haven't proven this on the RR.
People often ask about which is the "best" remap so here are my thoughts. The comparison I'll draw is with the Revo stage 1 remap which I had on my Mk V Golf GTI.
Firstly, differences between the cars - the golf runs the KO3 turbo engine (same as in the FR) and was remapped from 200 to 255bhp. The Cupra obviously runs the KO4 and has been remapped from 240 to 305bhp. Aside from that, the golf had the DSG gear box. These differences may have more effect on the way the two cars felt, rather than the ECU map, but here's my thoughts anyway.
Comapring the maps, the first obvious difference is in throttle response. The Revo map in the golf was quite on/off in nature in that you had instant throttle response and quite severe, where in comparison the custom-code map on the Cupra seems a little more progressive. This means in normal low throttle driving the Revo mapped car seems the more powerful, however I'd say it was a little trickier to control. You had to be very concious about feathering the throttle all the time in the Revo mapped car to avoid wheelspin out of junctions etc.
In the Cupra, up to about 3k revs there doesn't seem that much difference with the custom-code map. The car drives very similarly to when it had the std map and even this morning on greasy roads from the little rain we had overnight the car was very driveable and you could make good quick progress without the ESP light flickering on the dash. Above 3k revs though there's bucket loads of power, the ESP light will flicker in 2nd and 3rd gear quite readily on wide open throttle. Turning off the ESP is the best solution as the car copes well enough without it engaged. Driveability of the car day to day is still excellent though. Whereas in the golf with the Revo map you could easily tell the car was remapped, in the Cupra with the c-c map you need to be trying to go at good pace in the first place before you notice just how quick the car is.
In genenral tho, the car now feels a lot more light and responsive, a lot gutsier when the throttle is opened on the motorway in 5th and 6th, and blindingly fast above 3k revs in 2nd thru 4th gears.
What hasn't happend though, is it isn't undriveable, it's not something my missus will probably notice (as she's only driven the car a couple of times from new anyway) and it hasn't improved my fuel economy, regardless of what some people have reported!!!
Maybe the best way to describe the difference between the two maps is that with the custom code map it feels as if it could have come this way from the factory, rather than having been subsequently modified for extra performance. Not saying one map is better than the other - it just depends on how you like your cars to feel.
So, so long as you are prepared to think a little more about balancing the car instead of standing on the throttle out of every junction with a lead foot, then it's to be recommended.
So tail end of last week I got my Leon Cupra remapped with a stage 1 generic custom-code map. Alleged output is 305-310bhp altho I haven't proven this on the RR.
People often ask about which is the "best" remap so here are my thoughts. The comparison I'll draw is with the Revo stage 1 remap which I had on my Mk V Golf GTI.
Firstly, differences between the cars - the golf runs the KO3 turbo engine (same as in the FR) and was remapped from 200 to 255bhp. The Cupra obviously runs the KO4 and has been remapped from 240 to 305bhp. Aside from that, the golf had the DSG gear box. These differences may have more effect on the way the two cars felt, rather than the ECU map, but here's my thoughts anyway.
Comapring the maps, the first obvious difference is in throttle response. The Revo map in the golf was quite on/off in nature in that you had instant throttle response and quite severe, where in comparison the custom-code map on the Cupra seems a little more progressive. This means in normal low throttle driving the Revo mapped car seems the more powerful, however I'd say it was a little trickier to control. You had to be very concious about feathering the throttle all the time in the Revo mapped car to avoid wheelspin out of junctions etc.
In the Cupra, up to about 3k revs there doesn't seem that much difference with the custom-code map. The car drives very similarly to when it had the std map and even this morning on greasy roads from the little rain we had overnight the car was very driveable and you could make good quick progress without the ESP light flickering on the dash. Above 3k revs though there's bucket loads of power, the ESP light will flicker in 2nd and 3rd gear quite readily on wide open throttle. Turning off the ESP is the best solution as the car copes well enough without it engaged. Driveability of the car day to day is still excellent though. Whereas in the golf with the Revo map you could easily tell the car was remapped, in the Cupra with the c-c map you need to be trying to go at good pace in the first place before you notice just how quick the car is.
In genenral tho, the car now feels a lot more light and responsive, a lot gutsier when the throttle is opened on the motorway in 5th and 6th, and blindingly fast above 3k revs in 2nd thru 4th gears.
What hasn't happend though, is it isn't undriveable, it's not something my missus will probably notice (as she's only driven the car a couple of times from new anyway) and it hasn't improved my fuel economy, regardless of what some people have reported!!!
Maybe the best way to describe the difference between the two maps is that with the custom code map it feels as if it could have come this way from the factory, rather than having been subsequently modified for extra performance. Not saying one map is better than the other - it just depends on how you like your cars to feel.
So, so long as you are prepared to think a little more about balancing the car instead of standing on the throttle out of every junction with a lead foot, then it's to be recommended.
