Is a remap worth it on a high (230k) kms GTI?

[whichonetoget]

Determining whether it is worth the $'s or whether I should just enjoy/drive it until it dies as this is my daily runabout. Mechanically mine is quite solid and feels similar to MK5/6 GTIs that I drive many years ago with much lower kms.

[Mattlock]

The mechanic that used to service my GT Sport advised against it as it had 100,000km on it.


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[tigger73]

Is a remap worth it on a high (230k) kms GTI?

You will shorten its life for sure. Depends how long you want/need to keep it going.

Also whether you’re going to get a good return from tipping $ into modifying a high km car. It’s not so easy to take the tune with you but easier to swap parts if you end up scrapping it at some point.


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[The_Hawk]

The GT Sport was a 1.4L Twin charger right? Probably not a bad call.

As for the GTI, I probably would. What's the worst that could happen

[Mattlock]

The GT Sport was a 1.4L Twin charger right? Probably not a bad call.

As for the GTI, I probably would. What's the worst that could happen

Yeah, that is true. I sold it and bought an R instead - a better/safer use of my money! [emoji4]


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[brad]

I've had a cheap $600 Bluefin remap on my EA888 1.8tsi since 30,000km. Car is now 10 years old and has 190,000km. I don't thrash the car (according to others I do) but I do use the added torque.

Anything that has broken has had nothing to do with the tune. It's probably the best thing I ever did to the car.

If you do tune the car, budget for spark plugs, coils, PCV assembly and a diverter valve.

Get something like a JB4 from Burger Motorsports and when the car dies you can remove it and sell it.

[kdog]

im in the exact same boat. Car has done around 210k kms and wanting to tune it, ive serviced it regulary & hasnt skipped a beat. my only worry was that the tune will put more stress on the engine and kill it quicker but then again if you get a Bluefin you could just pull the remap out and sell it right?

[brad]

im in the exact same boat. Car has done around 210k kms and wanting to tune it, ive serviced it regulary & hasnt skipped a beat. my only worry was that the tune will put more stress on the engine and kill it quicker but then again if you get a Bluefin you could just pull the remap out and sell it right?

Do you thrash the car everywhere now? A mild tune won't kill the engine unless you suddenly start flogging the car & driving like a *****.

I've had my tune for ~160,000km and the clutch is starting to feel sad but the engine itself is great. I don't do many hard launches. It might see >5000rpm a handful of times every week. I do tend to use the increase in torque and use the powerband between 2k - 4k rpm.

Bluefin is only worth $100 unless you pay to reset it. JB4 is the most transportable / resellable solution as a generic tune.