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Old 18 July 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Is there any way to tell if a car has been mapped other than a mapper plugging in?
Old 18 July 2010 | 11:05 PM
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Driving the car is the simplest way to tell if mapped or not, that is if the mapper has done a decent job.
Old 18 July 2010 | 11:10 PM
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I am trying to find out if it was done before I bought the car etc.
Old 19 July 2010 | 10:57 AM
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Anybody who has experience of a particular make and model can tell by driving the car if it has been remapped and running a higher boost than the standard car. You don't need to plug in.
Old 19 July 2010 | 11:15 AM
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Anybody who has experience of a particular make and model can tell by driving the car if it has been remapped and running a higher boost than the standard car. You don't need to plug in.
You can't tell if its been remapped though without connecting to the ECU.
Yes - you will be able to tell that its got higher boost than normal, but that doesn't necessarily mean its been remapped.
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The notion of my car running a higher boost than standard without having it remapped just doesn't bear thinking about.
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Guess I have to find a mapper that can have a quick look.
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