hlm...good or bad????

**Vikingxl** · Sunday 14th November 2010, 18:57

As you are local i would take a drive down there and talk to the man himself and then make your own mind up as at the end of the day its your decision. There are a lot of people that have done serious hard mileage with an HLM map that are really happy and have no issues and some that havent.

**gmain1967** · Sunday 14th November 2010, 19:57

Originally Posted by leet5r

any remap will be better than a standard car , theres good and bad in all aspects of tuning , try and get a go in a remapped car before you make ya mind up m8

Well put leet5r. Look at a remap in almost any make/model of car and you will find people who have had good experiences, and people who have had bad experiences. In the same way as with a standard car, straight out the showroom, some will have good experiences and love the thing, others won't.

IMO, the only way to get a true comparison of any remap, is to drive at least one with whatever remap(s) are being considered, and compare it to standard. Some like aggressive delivery, low down, others like a smooth even delivery. Like most things, personal preference has a big say in the matter...

**wegal** · Monday 15th November 2010, 09:16

Most people have no issue with HLM standard remaps. Other people hate them. Its horses for courses.... oh and a touchy subject lol

**jez.w** · Monday 15th November 2010, 13:19

I've done 55K with HLM Rica280 in my Auto 850t5, no problems. It came in the post, i sent back my standard one. HLM maps are identical to the rica ones i was told, why pay more?

**TedBovis** · Tuesday 16th November 2010, 10:30

Just my experience.....

I did over 140k with the HLM 310 (the car had 220k when it was sold) and had no problems or issues over the 6-7 years I had it, I often wondered why I didn't get the remap done sooner as it totally changed the drive of the car. Regular servicing is the key to long life with any car but if its got a remap this is even more important.
The 280 or 310 remaps are not pushing the standard beyond their limits (in my experience) so you should be ok with either.

Custom re-maps are a very different issue.............

For everyone like me there will be somebody else that has issues with a remap, read the posts from the more knowledgeable people on here and then make up your own mind.

Something else to consider depending on the mileage on your car would be a new/recon turbo as they do get tired and this can make a big difference.

I am still in mourning for selling my T5