who is the best to chip my car

[chris85]

i have just brought a mk3 cupra. it doesnt feel that fast and i was a bit disapointed when i picked it up. my mates told me to go to jabba and get it chipped but some r sayin dont go to them! can anyone help?

 

[David_smith_909]

Jabba
Revo
APR
Custom Code etc etc etc .....

The choice is endless, have a look at the sponsors section, theirs loads their

 

[chris85]

and is that the best thing to do to get i little bit more from ibiza? i have heard not to fit an induction kit

 

[David_smith_909]

you can fit a induction kit, or modify your current air box and get a green panel filter, its up to you, i know some people have induction kits and some dont, some prefer the modified airbox, its your own choice to be honest, whatever you prefer

you will definatly notice the difference one you have a remap, all the other parts ie:- downpipe, race cat back box, tip, fmic, DV etc etc .. will all compliment your remap and make your engine run alot better - with more bhp

 

[chris85]

cool! thanks for the info!

 

[ibizacupra]

best bang for buck is a remap. most folks do serial port programming.. which is no physical chips just reprogramming the ecu in situ. (non invasive)

some products offer trial, some offer switch boxes (extras) which allow a range of adjustment both up and down and to suit fuel types (95ul/98ul/100ul)

some are more aggresive than others and some have dealers throughout the uk so you can choose who to go to.

Beware its a slippery slope but it certainly go a lot better afterwards.

Bill

 

[flashbsd]

It all depends what you want, switchabolity, best gains etc.

All tuners i know now upload throuhg the OBD port, jabba dont chip an ECU unless its been revo'd now.

 

[David_smith_909]

It all depends what you want, switchabolity, best gains etc.

All tuners i know now upload throuhg the OBD port, jabba dont chip an ECU unless its been revo'd now.

any reason for this? i thought they done a custom map ?????

 

[flashbsd]

it is a custom map, just still done through the diag port not chipped nowadays

 

[chris85]

but people are telling me jabba arent that good! who is the best?

 

[Saul]

which people?

theres a lot of very happy customers of jabba on this board, as are revo, apr, cc et al

 

[jetsetjimbo]

All tuners i know now upload throuhg the OBD port, jabba dont chip an ECU unless its been revo'd now.

Can the ECU not just be reset to standard and then reflashed?

 

[Ruddmeister]

but people are telling me jabba arent that good! who is the best?

You'll need to make up your own mind.

Any of the the tuner listed in post#2 will give you good service, tried and tested by people on here.

Different forums have different 'Favourites' and just cos 1 person in a hundred has a bad experience and starts slagging people off it doesn't make them 'bad' all of a sudden.

Follow Ibizacupra's advice and do a little searchig on the 'extra's' you get with your remap etc.

 

[pilsbury]

its swings and roundabouts really, our car has the jabba custom remap, bailey DV30, Jabba Induction, and a single box stainless system with 100 cell cat, and its pretty quick, some around or over 200bhp, with torque to match, the guy who we brought our car off originally had a REVO map on it, however he had it removed as he found it a bit "spiky"

I've only driven a jabba mapped car, but having own G60 Veedubs for ages i wouldn't use anyone else for my forced induction VAG cars personally

 

[David_smith_909]

but people are telling me jabba arent that good! who is the best?

You need to decide that for yourself mate, their are so many different opinions on who is best, like other people have said, do a little searching and see what YOU prefer, not other people

 

[m0rk]

A brief, but not complete list of extra's

Jabba - Tweaked map for boost & timing, potential to have real time boost controller fitted (at extra cost)
Revo - Ability to adjust boost, timing, valet mode, security mode, stock - with suitable switch (at extra cost)
APR - Ability to switch between maps on Cruise control stick (again, extra cost)
Custom-Code - adjustable using software - free, but you need a working copy of vag-com & a laptop. Not sure what ranges of adjustment you have (too much range & little knowledge is bad)

that said.... all will make your car go faster for ~£400 give or take

 

[chris85]

i think im going to go with jabba. i think you guys know more than my mates

 

[m0rk]

depends on who your mates are, but probably.

 

[chris85]

they aint people who drive cupras

 

[chris85]

another question! what is faster. a re-mapped ibiza cupra or a clio 182?