VW T5 (2003-9) 2.5 TDI PD - remap?

Looking at the specs for the VW T5 I see a 2.5 TDI PD engine with two different power outputs - 131 PS and 174 PS (quite a difference).

Anyone know if this is just a remap at the factory, and if so can a similar performance gain be achieved by an after market remap?

I had a 174 T5. I don't think it's just the map. The turbo is different and intercooler looked _much_ bigger than that on our builder's 130 model. May be worth asking on the VWT4/T5 forum.

JB

JB's probably right, but a good map would get you close. The old 1.9 PD

130 could be mapped up to 160/170 fairly easily, but the factory 160 version in the ibiza had different tuebo/intercooler/intake/injectors.

Looking at the specs for the VW T5 I see a 2.5 TDI PD engine with two different power outputs - 131 PS and 174 PS (quite a difference).

Anyone know if this is just a remap at the factory, and if so can a similar performance gain be achieved by an after market remap?

Cheers

Dave R

Forgot to add that most of the T5 174 owners I know have had failed or failing gearboxes at relatively modest mileages. Mine got to 120k but made a real racket going up the box from 2nd to 3rd, and 3rd to 4th and same on downchanges too. I don't reckon that 6 speed box could handle the 400Nm of the 174PD very well. It was still on the original clutch though. The box on my old T4 2.5TDi was still perfect when I sold it with >370k miles on it!

JB

Thanks to both for the responses.

As it happens the one we were looking at (people carrier) was very uncomfortable. seats hard as rock, front passenger side two seats wide and no adjustment.

More a minibus than a people carrier.

So things have moved on.

Cheers

Dave R