Remap or tunning box ? a4 1.9tdi 110. advice please

[craigg9700]

Hi ,

Im looking to add a little power to my A4 1.9tdi ( non PD ) 1999.

looking to spend around £250-300.

The company below quoted me £249 for a remap , but advised me that a Tunning box would best suit my engine being the Non PD ???? is this believable ?


www.protuning.co.uk/

any advice would be appreciated , I live in the north west region ( near manchester) if any of you know of a remap company doing mapping at a good price.

 

[aragorn]

A remap done properly is always going to be a better solution than a tuning box.

 

[Arrkon]

I have a "proper" (ie: not a resistor type) tuning box that was on my AFN Tdi avant kicking around at home somewhere. Worked a treat, Shovel loads of torque, no faults tough a little bit more smoke than usual (nothing drastic) and only cost me £90. That said though, a proper remap (as aragorn said) is the superior option.

 

[aragorn]

I can see the appeal for 90quid, and for that money i'd probably give it a go if thats all i wanted to do to the car.

If you get into tuning it properly though (larger injectors etc) then you probably need to do it properly.

 

[Arrkon]

Yes indeed, my aim was just to increase the "off the line" and 60-80 overtaking grunt, which it did pretty well

 

[Nez]

Remap is always better then the box

 

[craigg9700]

Thanks for the advice chaps . The technician has said i could try out the box 1st to see what i think ( cheaper option) . If im not happy then i will settle for a Remap.

He did say the car will kick out more smoke on load with map or box.