[creepy coupe]

http://germancarscene.com/2009/02/17...va/#more-13439

[doughboy]

Interesting.....

Manual box engine upgrade to 317lbft, but autobox upgrade up to 332lbft??

Are they saying thats the 'official' input torque limit on a 6MT box?

Probably cost a packet with extra radiator and a new fan etc too...

[creepy coupe]

Originally Posted by doughboy

Interesting.....

Manual box engine upgrade to 317lbft, but autobox upgrade up to 332lbft??

Are they saying thats the 'official' input torque limit on a 6MT box?

I wondered the same, or maybe the clutch has limits.

[Mr.N]

What do you reckon?
About £3k??!!

[dxb335d]

what for 20bhp. What a big let down.

[Steve748]

You will get a big hike if you tell the insurance as well

[dxb335d]

No you wont, some dont even increase the premium.

[Mr.N]

Tut, Evolve here I come........

[CD]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

No you wont, some dont even increase the premium.

i doubt that very much carl ...

ive been ringing round for the last few days for insurance as mine is coming due, i had quite a few decent quotes until i mentioned the remap. Some couldnt offer me a price, some prices were raised by £££s , so i stayed with my current company which charge me an extra £75 which i didnt think was too bad.

Look at it this way if its 'free / a non charged for modification' they might be charging too much in the first place ... but as allways if you know differently please say so and let the rest of us in on the insurer so we can all benefit

[dxb335d]

Re-map back to stock, insure it stock then get it mapped again, prob will only go up by 100 quid.

[CD]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

Re-map back to stock, insure it stock then get it mapped again, prob will only go up by 100 quid.

hows £100 'not increasing the premium' not trying to argue with you mate just carnt beleive that a insurer wouldnt be bothered about the remap !

for anyone else whos interested, Direct Line only charged me £75 when i declared my remap, so give them a try

[RCUK]

If u had a smack and they found out the car was remapped im guessing u wouldnt get a pay out.

But what if the previous owner did it and you werent aware - you couldnt inform the company of a fact you didnt know about could you now!

[dxb335d]

Mine went up 250 last year. Some people can mod there cars and it wont go up at all.
I tried to get a track day policy but my car wasnt modded enough...!?

5k.

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by RCUK

If u had a smack and they found out the car was remapped im guessing u wouldnt get a pay out.

But what if the previous owner did it and you werent aware - you couldnt inform the company of a fact you didnt know about could you now!

Good point, but would you risk it?

Also its a bit different having a map, compared to a full on modified car.

[CD]

Originally Posted by RCUK

But what if the previous owner did it and you werent aware - you couldnt inform the company of a fact you didnt know about could you now!

i had this dilema when i came to trade in my 120d with a remap, i told the dealer as i couldnt live with what you mention above, the insurer may not pay out to new owner. I was worrying about telling them in case they used it as an excuse to offer me less on the part exchange. The dealer said that as part of the used car checks the ECUs were reset as standard ?! Dont know of thats true or not, i dont care as i had peace of mind when i declared it to them

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by CD

hows £100 'not increasing the premium' not trying to argue with you mate just carnt beleive that a insurer wouldnt be bothered about the remap !

for anyone else whos interested, Direct Line only charged me £75 when i declared my remap, so give them a try

I'm with DL - best rates by far as I've had a ban.

Did you start the policy standard THEN tell get it mapped afterwards, or was it mapped from the outset?

In my exp this makes a HUGE difference! Modding during a policy is usually a lot less increase than coming to them in the first place with boy racer credentials......

[Steve748]

Mine is insured with Norwich Union and I asked how much if I got it re-mapped and they said they couldn't insure me!

[CD]

Originally Posted by doughboy

I'm with DL - best rates by far as I've had a ban.

Did you start the policy standard THEN tell get it mapped afterwards, or was it mapped from the outset?

In my exp this makes a HUGE difference! Modding during a policy is usually a lot less increase than coming to them in the first place with boy racer credentials......

i took mine out standard then rung them about the remap, they 'umm'd and errr'd' and put me on hold for a while, asked a few more questions, put me on hold for a whille longer ... and then eventually said basically 'just bung us an extra £75' i dont think they really knew much about the modd.

Yes i agree its a good idea to add the remap after, but in my case they do know im not a hooligan lol ive been with them since i was 17