Originally Posted by
Alan_D
Thanks. I would certainly be willing to spend in the region of £1k, and safety and usability is paramount, so whatever it takes.
The main reason I wanted a bespoke map is from personal experience of having my old Subaru mapped by someone who knew what they were doing (Andy Forrest). It really did run perfect. Power delivery was great... and it's possibly not all about peak bhp, if you know what I mean? My thinking is that you can have a quicker car with a lower peak bhp figure. I could be talking sh*te, but that is my understanding. That's as opposed to a rough map on a chip that maybe makes a better peak.
Classic mistake, but you are also thinking along the right line, not everything is about power, one of the many great things about the T5, is it's linear low end torque curve, which, as standard a hefty 320 NM (236 LB FT) peaks @ 1500 RPM and stays to 4,500 RPM
, so making for an effortless drive, remember in the real world your not constantly driving around at massive revs.
Martin