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Hyundai i30 - Remapping Engine - carquet

Is remapping any use for my car? Still under Hyundai Guarentee.

Hyundai i30 - Remapping Engine - craig-pd130

A remap will invalidate your warranty, no matter what any aftermarket remapper tells you. What are you looking to get from the remap? I'm guessing your i30 is a diesel?

Hyundai i30 - Remapping Engine - carquet

It is a diesel and I realise the warrenty will be invalidated, I was just looking at an advert for remapping and was curious.

Hyundai i30 - Remapping Engine - RobJP

Positives :

What remapping MIGHT give you : more BHP, more torque, better MPG.

Negatives :

What remapping WILL give you : invalidated warranty.

Also : MIGHT give higher insurance premiums. Failure to inform your insurance will invalidate your policy.

Do be aware that these days in the event of a serious accident it's becoming pretty standard for insurance companies to check for remaps. Failure to inform = cancelled insurance, and quite possibly criminal charges (fraud by misrepresentation, etc). Not to mention the loaded premiums for the next decade due to most insurance companies viewing you as a fraudster.

Hyundai i30 - Remapping Engine - RT

The evidence for improved mpg is always taken from the car computer - which is conned by the remap in the same way as the ECU.

The increased power/torque is likely to be real - but how often do you drive at full throttle - becuase at part throttle you can always get more power/torque from the engine by pressing the pedal further!