al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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Had a chat with insurers this morning regarding price of premium after a remap. The reply was 1% increase in premium for every 1% increase in BHP (and most, JE/TT, etc are all around 20% improvement), but here's the rub, no increase for improvement in torque, so anybody got a remap that just improves torque, or is that impossible, I guess it is.
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Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
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 28th Sep 2009 1:16 pm |
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wilsonmg
Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Wigan
Posts: 335
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If you have got your car second hand and the 'previous' owner had it remapped without your knowledge, then in theory you have not commit any offence in not disclosing it to them as you do not know, and do not have the equipment to check 
Insurance companies make you laugh, if your honest with them they stuff you, and they wonder why there are so many people out there with no insurance  Still miss my D3 
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| 28th Sep 2009 1:28 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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It would be impossible 
bhp is a function of torque and engine speed.
If there is an increase in torque, there will also be an increase in power (bhp).
If the increase of torque is lower down the rev range, then the overall max bhp will be lower than if the torque increase is at the higher end of the rev range.
Does that make sense?  2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 28th Sep 2009 1:31 pm |
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