Pre-remap checklist
1. Fix known faults
Warning lights, limp mode, smoke, misfires or hesitation should be diagnosed and repaired first.
2. Check the clutch or gearbox
A clutch that slips under load, or an automatic that flares or judders, needs attention before more torque is added.
3. Confirm DPF health
On diesels, frequent DPF warnings or regenerations point to a problem that tuning will not fix.
4. Service the vehicle
Fresh oil of the correct specification, clean filters and sound spark plugs or glow plugs help.
5. Check tyres and brakes
More response should be matched by sound tyres and brakes.
6. Tell your insurer
Declare the proposed remap and obtain acceptance.
7. Gather details
Registration, mileage, any previous modifications and how you use the vehicle.
On the day
Arrive with a reasonable amount of fuel and the vehicle as you normally use it. Tell us about any changes since you last spoke to us. We carry out our checks before any software is written, and we save the original file.
Using this guide
This guide is general and educational. Vehicles differ in their engines, control units, software and emissions equipment, and manufacturers' handbooks sometimes give specific instructions that take priority over general advice. If anything here conflicts with your handbook or a warning on your dashboard, follow the handbook and get the vehicle checked.
We do not use customer stories or invented figures in our guides. Where something depends on the individual vehicle, we say so.
How we approach your remap
We start with suitability rather than a sales pitch. Before any calibration is written to a control unit we want to know the vehicle is healthy: existing fault codes, boost or fuelling problems, a slipping clutch, a worn gearbox or a blocked DPF all need to be dealt with first, because tuning is not a substitute for repair and can make an existing weakness more obvious.
Where the vehicle is supported we explain what the proposed calibration is intended to change, what checks are needed and what the agreed scope of work includes. We do not publish universal power, torque or fuel-economy figures, because results depend on the individual vehicle, its condition, its software and how it is driven. If a remap is not the right answer for your vehicle, we will tell you.
What to send us before booking your remap
The quickest way to get useful advice is to send the registration and a short description by WhatsApp or through the quote form. Support and suitability vary by engine, gearbox, control unit and software version, so a registration lets us check the right information instead of guessing. Any estimate given remotely is provisional until the vehicle has been seen and the required checks are complete.
- 01Vehicle registration and approximate mileage
- 02Make, model and engine size, if known
- 03Any warning lights, messages, symptoms or fault codes
- 04Existing remaps, tuning boxes or hardware modifications
- 05How the vehicle is used — commuting, towing, short trips or heavy loads
- 06Whether the vehicle is currently in limp mode or will not start
Visiting the workshop for your remap
All work is carried out at our single workshop at Unit 2, Lancaster Works, Kingsbridge Road, Manchester M9 5SP. We do not run a mobile remapping service and we have no other branches, so every your remap enquiry is booked into the same Manchester workshop. Visits are by arrangement: please call or WhatsApp before travelling so we can confirm the vehicle, the time and what the visit will involve.
Access is through the black gate. Call when you arrive so we can let you in, then keep left towards the rear of the site. We are open Monday to Friday 8am–6pm and Saturday 8am–1pm, and closed on Sunday. If the vehicle is in limp mode, showing a serious warning or will not start, tell us before setting off so we can talk about whether it is sensible to drive it or whether transport should be arranged.