VW Passat B5 1.6 101
ECU Remapping

VW Passat B5 1.6 101: remap at a glance

• Fuel: Petrol
• Standard power: 101 bhp, remapped: 117 bhp (+16 bhp, +16%)
• Standard torque: 140 Nm, remapped: 173 Nm (+33 Nm, +24%)
• Service: stage 1 ECU remap, fully dyno tested

Petrol Volkswagen Passat: what changes with a remap

Petrol engines are remapped by refining fuelling, ignition timing and, on turbocharged engines, boost control. Done carefully this releases performance the manufacturer left in reserve, giving sharper throttle response and a stronger top end.

VW Passat B5 1.6 101 against other Passat engines

Of the 24 petrol Passat engines in our data, this one comes 21st for power gain, which is 12 bhp below the Passat petrol average of 28 bhp.

Across our whole catalogue the average petrol remap adds 27 bhp and 51 Nm, so this engine's 16 bhp and 33 Nm sits below that benchmark.

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