VW Transporter T5 2.0 TDI Stage 1 Remap

Stage 1 remap on this Transporter T5 2.0 TDI, a common request from van owners after more usable low-down torque for towing and load-carrying, without touching any of the standard hardware.

What van owners actually want

Almost nobody brings a working van to us wanting it to be faster. What they want is for it to stop struggling: on hills, fully loaded, with a trailer on the back, or pulling out of a junction with a day’s worth of gear in the back.

That is a torque problem rather than a power problem, and it is the one a diesel map is best at solving. A van that pulls cleanly from low revs is less tiring to drive and needs fewer gear changes over a long day.

Results

	Standard	Stage 1
Power	140 bhp	~187 bhp
Torque	340 Nm	~420 Nm

Typical Stage 1 figures for this engine. Actual gains vary with vehicle condition and fuel.

Running more than one

Being mobile matters more for commercial vehicles than for anything else we work on. A van sitting at a garage is a van not earning, so we come to the yard, the site or wherever it is parked.

If you run several, they can usually be done in the same visit. Tell us what is in the fleet and we will work the timings out with you.

How the job was done

always reversible, map written for that exact engine and ECU variant, written back and checked over. Reversible at any point, which matters if the van is going back on a lease or up for sale.

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Frequently asked

Will a remap help with towing?

That is one of the main reasons van and pickup owners ask for it. The extra torque arrives lower in the rev range, which is exactly where you need it pulling away with a load or a trailer on.

Can you do a whole fleet?

Yes, and usually in the same visit. We come to your yard or site so the vehicles do not have to come off the road to reach us.

What if the van is on a lease?

the car can always be put back to standard. Worth checking your lease terms on modifications either way.