Pick up my r32 tomorrow and i have been looking at the AmD remap to 260-270bhp. Has any one here had this done? Is it worth the cash? Will it show up on the VW computer to invalidate my warranty? Any info is much appreciated!
don't own a R32 ( would like one) friend has a seat leon and wanted a AMD chip to boost his power, he was told(by seat) it would invalidate his warranty, though what his warranty is worth i don't know.. he was looking at a general power hike and it looked good, might be worth a road test?
they did a feature on a 270 R32 remap by AmD (or was it ABT?) in performance VW a month or so back. Seem to remember they gave it the thumbs up, gave better low end pickup especially. I think they combined it with a Miltek exhaust. Edited by: Macca
I'm not sure about the warranty, but it seems to be a good improvement over the standard R32. Not that there is anything wrong with the R32 in standard form, trust me! I think AmD prefer the engine to have been run in before they do the remap and exhaust, roughly 1000 miles but best to check with them. They should be able to tell you about warranty as well. Have you been on the UK MKIV's forum at all (www.uk-mkivs.net) as there are quite a few owners of R32's over there (me included!), some have had the AmD 270 treatment and a few have just had the AmD 300 treatment! Jeffers
my dealer said they would turn a blind eye to the remap, but because the exhaust could be seen, if anything needed doing it might cause a problem with the warranty. Nicky J.
cheeky dealers! but its all good i suppose! just hope they dont turn around and tell you where to go once you have had the re chip!
Cheers for all your help guys! I will go and see about Abt stuff for it too. I forgot about uk-mkivs used to be a member there when i had my last mk4. Barry....not had a chance to miss it yet, still got it ment to pick up the 32 today but my insurance documents seem to be lost in the post so it can not be taxed Looks like i will need to wait till tomorrow!
Suggest you also check out the December issue of Volkswagen Driver, out later this week Cover and 5-page report/feature on 300 bhp R32 from AmD Technik also see Sept issue, road tests of standard car and Scotts Mototune modified examples 01525 750 500 www.autometrix.co.uk
The PVW feature was Mick who occasionally posts on here... it was done at AMD if I remember rightly Someone else has posted some useful info re R32s but it has been locked for some bizarre reason
