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Had my 1.4 TDi remapped at Jabbasport today
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:39 pm
by freakyeke
I had my ECU remapped & car rolling roaded at Jabbasport, near Peterborough, today at a cost of £425 and here are the results:
BHP before: 72.7 bhp @ 2571 rpm.
BHP after: 107.1 bhp @ 3320 rpm.
Torque before: 207 Nm @ 2406 rpm.
Torque after: 264 Nm @ 2657 rpm.
What a difference it's made. I really can't believe how amazing it is now

The car no longer dies a death at 3000 rpm
I'd recommend anyone who's looking to get this done, go to Jabbasport. They were polite, friendly and their waiting area is top notch. You can play their X-box or watch DVD's

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:50 pm
by stani540
sounds wicked those power increases look very good to me with my 60 bhp!!!! dont have 425 quid tho
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:22 am
by way_z
oh boy! i was waiting for someone to get this done, now i definitely wanna do this after seeing those figures!? i mean standard the 1.4 TDi isn't no slouch, especially on torque... but after the remap it must've made a helluva difference!
can i just ask have u got any other engine mods, ie. induction kit, exhaust, bigger wheels?? obviously i kno jabbasport are the dogs genitals when it comes to vw performance but was it the only place u tried? i was thinkin of going to JBS and do a phase 2 remap as i've got some engine mods..
u'kno im almost ready to give up on my polo but if i could do this, i'd fall in love all over again!!
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:47 am
by freakyeke
way_z wrote:can i just ask have u got any other engine mods, ie. induction kit, exhaust, bigger wheels??
My Polo is completely standard.
way_z wrote:i mean standard the 1.4 TDi isn't no slouch, especially on torque... but after the remap it must've made a helluva difference!
You would not believe the difference this has made
I was going to go to JBS, they were charging £411.25 inc VAT for the remap and quoted me another £50+VAT for the rolling road. Total time for the remap - 1 hour.
Jabba were doing the custom remap with rolling road for £425 inc VAT. Total time - 4hours.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:41 am
by Dee-vub

35bhp increase!!! Thats awesome!!! wonder what sort of increase you would get from the GTI engine. I wouldnt expect anything like 35 bhp, but surely its gotta be more than say 10-15bhp.
Where are Jabbasport and JBS based??
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:27 pm
by Oddgy
Have you got the 1.4 Polo 60 BHP model then??
Also, where abouts is Jabba based, u say nr peterborough, have you an exact address?
Thanks
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:30 pm
by Ian_R
Dee-vub wrote:
35bhp increase!!! Thats awesome!!! wonder what sort of increase you would get from the GTI engine. I wouldnt expect anything like 35 bhp, but surely its gotta be more than say 10-15bhp.
Where are Jabbasport and JBS based??
Dont hink you would get alot, As i know that any Disel Engine greatly Improves form a Simple Remap, Usualy you get Close to the 30% increase they have to offer, disel is the way Forward !
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:13 pm
by Dee-vub
I'd rather not have a polo shaped van, but i know deisels have more tuning capabilities, but like to see what figures are likely to be produced from the GTI.
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:40 pm
by danny_boy
i personally dont think there is anything van-ish about a car just because it has a diesel engine. they are more reliable, give far better mpg, easily tunable and go on forever. yea ok the older ones sound naff and they do tend to smoke like hell but hey who cares. my next car will def be a diesel

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:07 pm
by freakyeke
Jabbasport are near Peterborough.
Their website is:
http://www.jabbasport.com/
JBS Autodesigns is in Chesterfield.
Their website is:
http://www.jbsautodesigns.co.uk/
I think you'll be looking at
only a 10bhp increase on a GTi
Diesels are definitely the way forward

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:10 pm
by danny_boy
lol 500 odd quid for a 10bhp increase? hardly worth it
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:55 pm
by Dee-vub
danny_boy wrote:i personally dont think there is anything van-ish about a car just because it has a diesel engine. they are more reliable, give far better mpg, easily tunable and go on forever. yea ok the older ones sound naff and they do tend to smoke like hell but hey who cares. my next car will def be a diesel

Ach keep your wig on, i'm only jokin wi the loon! My GF drives a new deisel A3, not got a bad word about it........except when its idling

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:56 pm
by Dee-vub
f**k 500 quid for 10bhp!! There is a lad on CP who does it for £120!!
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:12 pm
by way_z
man i can't stop thinkin about the possibilities once i get this done, i've got an exhaust and induction kit too! but i have got slightly bigger wheels..
i reckon a remapped 1.4 TDi could give a GTi a run for its money in a straight line drag... correct me if i'm wrong but doesn't the standard 1.4 TDi have more torque than a GTI already??
freakyeke... get your car down santa pod with another 6n2 GTi!!

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:22 pm
by Redline
A stock GTi has 125bhp and 112 lb ft of torque.
Last time I looked the 1.4 TDi had 144lb ft torque standard.
Be an interesting race between a tuned TDi and a GTi.