fluffy1970

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should i get my00 remapped. Car as just over 100,000 miles.As been de-catted and is running great at the moment.
Been wanting to get it done for awhile now but should i chance it.
Just wanting some opinions.

dan83590

Mine was fine at 80 000 miles.

chocolate_o_brian

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well.... my 99 uk classic is approaching 137,000 miles (however only 67k on the engine - blown oil pump at 70k paid dividends to that). im whole heartedly planning on a bigger turbo (vf 28/30/34), walbro fuel pump and a rempa to see circa 280-300bhp.

as long as your car has been looked after, i dont see any harm personally in it. im going for it as i know my engines strong (touch wood) and i have a 2k old gearbox rebuild and new clutch.

just keep an eye out for the tell tale signs (which im sure someone else will point out).

again as long as your car isnt an abused dog (no offence intended, just a general statement), i think you should be ok. from what i gather uk engines have a tolerance of around 300bhp safely, same for the gearbox. any higher and againa it may be safe, but personally i believe your borderline the limtis for the internals and standard gearbox. there are howver members on here with well over 300bhp on standard uk internals, but i suppose it depends on your driving style. my drigins style is pretty relaxed, so 300bhp to me should be easy on the engine.

andy

Skooby53

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If its well looked after and everything is running fine then, in my opinion, there is no reason why not. A car with 60k on the clock yet never been looked after, serviced etc would be far riskier.

chocolate_o_brian

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my centiments exactly.

uk car on 137,000 miles is in much better shape than the old silver wrx i had with 75,000 miles which started knocked after a couple months

do it, the voices are telling you too

mike799

go for it,you know you want to

mines a uk 98 on 107,000 was a standard car now running vf35 turbo loving it

like others have said if it is well looked after you will have no problems.

Jolly Green Monster

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just run in now

hybrid12

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hello i had a 98 with 104000 and remapped it and it was fine

mr terzo

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i have a 98 uk terzo which was mapped at 132,000 by paul blamire (zen performance ) it now has 156,000 and is still going strong .as people have said it has more to do with how the car has been looked after than how old it is.

the car made 285bhp and 290ft/lbs on the original tdo4

Northern Nick

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Mapping the car doesn't really give the engine a hard time, its the driving afterwards that does

chocolate_o_brian

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what mods made this possible. seems a good result on the little turbo

StiX

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Remapped mine soon after I had it @ 95k.

Run it for 2 years since - no problems at all

I did do the following before the remap though - service, MAF, clutch just to make sure.

mr terzo

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ramair induction kit
550cc power enterprises injectors
fmic
japspeed decat pipe
tsl centre section and group n backbox
apexi power fc running 1.3 bar

not a massive amount of mods and the cars alot better on fuel

fluffy1970

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thats it made my mind up going to the darkside
cars getting booked in just after easter
do i need any other mods doing to the car before mapping i.e boost gauge,knock link? plugs,
advice welcome

chocolate_o_brian

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boost gauge could be sensible, along with a walbro 255 fuel pump.

STiFreak

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Should be absolutely fine. If you are really worried about your engine, have a chat to your choosen mapper who can map if for slightly lower boost and less aggressive timing, which will give the engine an easier life, but you will have a smaller performance improvement as a result.