VW Golf 5 1.4 TSI 170
Remapping in Somerset

VW Golf 5 1.4 TSI 170: remap at a glance

• Fuel: Petrol
• Standard power: 170 bhp, remapped: 203 bhp (+33 bhp, +19%)
• Standard torque: 240 Nm, remapped: 315 Nm (+75 Nm, +31%)
• Service: stage 1 ECU remap, fully dyno tested

What a remap does for a petrol Volkswagen Golf/Vento

With a petrol engine the remap works through the ECU's ignition, fuelling and turbo boost tables. Re-calibrating them within safe limits releases power that is already there, rather than adding anything to the engine.

For reference, TSI and TFSI are the Volkswagen Group names for its turbocharged direct-injection petrol engines.

How the VW Golf 5 1.4 TSI 170 compares

Ranked by power gain against the other petrol Golf/Vento engines (34 in total), the VW Golf 5 1.4 TSI 170 is 8th, 9 bhp above the Golf/Vento petrol average of 24 bhp.

Across our whole catalogue the average petrol remap adds 27 bhp and 51 Nm, so this engine's 33 bhp and 75 Nm sits at or above that benchmark.

Book chip tuning for your Volkswagen Golf/Vento in Somerset

Based around Somerset, our team serves local drivers as part of the nationwide Remap Experts network. We regularly work with drivers in Norton Radstock, Weston-Super-Mare, Wells, Taunton and Minehead and nearby areas of the South West.

Each remap is dyno tested before it is signed off, and is protected by a 30 day money back guarantee and a lifetime software warranty. Ask for a quote online or by phone.

If you are closer to Bristol, Bath and Devon, those neighbouring Remap Experts sites can help too.