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Originally Posted by chase_nt The GT TSI is a bat out of hell and I expected it to be a bat out of hell with an extra pair of wings or at least an extra wing after the remap however all my excitement fizzled out after driving the remapped TSI ![Confused](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.png) . Sure it was fast but the stock TSI is also fast and I expected that the 20-25 bhp bump in power would make it even faster and put an even wider grin on my face after driving it. Alas that was not the case. For a Pete’s remap the cost me Rs 24,000 the end result where in I can say that I got a bang for my buck was definitely missing. |
First things first let me start off by apologizing to any one from Pete's who may have read my above comments. I admit that i was wrong and i jumped the gun before i could stretch my remapped TSI's ECU enough to feel the power of the Pete's remap. Here are a few cardinal rules for anyone planning on remapping their TSI's. First and foremost wait for the remap to settle and for your cars ECU to get accustomed to the new engine map. The second, run your car for at least 30 or 40 odd kilometers to feel the difference kicking in (Pete's says that you can expect full results of your remap after 100-150 km of running). Third and another important thing is to avoid over expectation. At the end of the day its a 1.2 L engine and the lil GT TSI cannot accelerate like a Porsche or Ferrari just because it is running a remap. It's also better if you take your TSI out on the open road ie the highway and test the remap out instead of city roads during rush hour. Having said these things and having eaten the humble pie let me start off with my experience of going on a long drive of close to 125 kms on my remapped TSI.
Some of the phrases or words that went through my mind as i kept experiencing my remapped TSI were "Holy Cow", "Oh My God", "Insane", "Scintillating". The fact of the matter is that i didn't want to come home and i just wanted to keep driving the GT TSI on the highway akin to Mad Max driving his "Interceptor" ![LOL](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/LOL.png) . I was in D mode for a while especially when there was more traffic on the highway and in S mode most of the time however i didn't really try out the M mode as there was no need for it. There was more than enough thrill being in the S mode itself. I felt that the TSI's engine has become a whole lot smoother in D mode and the car was pretty quick to reach 60 or 80 in D mode without any effort at all. The S mode was a whole lot different compared to the S mode on my stock TSI. The car was super quick to reach 80 and then a slight lull kicks in between 80 -100 and then the car is super quick again. So basically i was able to detect 2 lulls in the cars acceleration. The first lull is when you launch the car from 0-20 and this lull is there in the stock TSI as well (they say its to increase the longevity of the DSG and prevent fast wear and tear of the transmission). The second lull on reaching 80 is more pronounced in the remapped TSI because the acceleration from 20-80 is really fast and then you just don't feel the car doing the same thing from 80-100. Without these lulls in acceleration i feel that a stock TSI running the right fuel and having only a remap can easily achieve a 0-100 time of anywhere close to 8.5 seconds or faster. If you throw in other mods such as air filters, exhaust etc im sure that such a TSI can be as fast as a Cooper S to the ton. The stumbling block seems to be the second lull in acceleration from 80-100 and if only that can be circumvented then the remapped TSI would be a different beast altogether.
Having said that once the car hits 100 there is an unmistakeable surge in power once again.
I felt that my remapped TSI was doing alright in the braking and handling department though its outputting a whole lot more power than stock (the tires/brakes/suspension are still stock). I was under the impression that the remapped TSI would require me to urgently change the tires or brakes but i guess i can live with the stock brakes and tires for now (i guess it all depends on the driver). I am going to go ahead with mods such as the K&N air filter, Pete's exhaust and a Forge BOV over the next few months and if i find that the cars handling is getting affected due to a further increase in power then a tire upgrade will be in the pipeline. I was so engrossed in driving the car that i completely forgot to see what fuel efficiency the MID was indicating at the end of my drive. So with that said and having got my cars odometer beyond the 1300 mark after 16 months of ownership i am going to say goodbye to all of you until my next post. I am going to post a few photos of my TSI as well.
For all you enthusiasts out there who own the GT TSI i suggest that you remap the TSI to really discover what your already capable TSI is capable of ![Smile](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png) . ![VW Polo GT TSI : Initial ownership & driving report. EDIT: Sold!-201410101259.jpg](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attachments/test-drives-initial-ownership-reports/1297477d1691281452t-vw-polo-gt-tsi-initial-ownership-driving-report-edit-sold-201410101259.jpg)
Last edited by GTO : 11th October 2014 at 12:27.
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