VW Transporter T5 Chiptuning – ECU Remap

At a glance

Volkswagen Transporter T5: 17 engines — 5 petrol and 12 diesel. The gain is +10 to +57 hp, with up to +108 Nm more torque. GAN GTL from 219 EUR, GAN GT from 329 EUR. GAN GA+ from 189 EUR.

17

engines

5 petrol · 12 diesel

+57hp

best in this generation: 2.0 TSI 204 → 261 hp

gain range +10…+57 hp

+108Nm

max torque gain

2.0 BiTDI, GT

8

turbo engines

9 — GA / GA+

Power gains

All Volkswagen Transporter T5 engines: exact gains

Standard output, output with GAN, the gain and the price for each box. Diesel and petrol engines are listed separately.

Engine	STOCK → with GAN	Gain	Tuning boxes and prices
Diesel · 12 engines
2.0 TDI114 hp / 250 Nm	114 hp148 hp / 335 Nm	+34 hp+85 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 143 hp GT — 329 EUR · 148 hp	Select →
2.0 TDI102 hp / 250 Nm	102 hp133 hp / 325 Nm	+31 hp+75 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 128 hp GT — 329 EUR · 133 hp	Select →
2.0 BiTDI179 hp / 400 Nm	179 hp208 hp / 508 Nm	+29 hp+108 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 204 hp GT — 399 EUR · 208 hp	Select →
2.0 TDI136 hp / 340 Nm	136 hp163 hp / 429 Nm	+27 hp+89 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 159 hp GT — 329 EUR · 163 hp	Select →
2.0 TDI84 hp / 220 Nm	84 hp109 hp / 286 Nm	+25 hp+66 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 105 hp GT — 329 EUR · 109 hp	Select →
2.0 TDI140 hp / 340 Nm	140 hp163 hp / 405 Nm	+23 hp+65 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 160 hp GT — 329 EUR · 163 hp	Select →
2.5 TDI174 hp / 400 Nm	174 hp195 hp / 448 Nm	+21 hp+48 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 195 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 195 hp	Select →
2.5 TDI131 hp / 340 Nm	131 hp147 hp / 381 Nm	+16 hp+41 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 147 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 147 hp	Select →
1.9 TDI105 hp / 250 Nm	105 hp118 hp / 280 Nm	+13 hp+30 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 118 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 118 hp	Select →
1.9 TDI102 hp / 250 Nm	102 hp114 hp / 280 Nm	+12 hp+30 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 114 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 114 hp	Select →
1.9 TDI84 hp / 200 Nm	84 hp94 hp / 224 Nm	+10 hp+24 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 94 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 94 hp	Select →
1.9 TDI86 hp / 200 Nm	86 hp96 hp / 224 Nm	+10 hp+24 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 96 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 96 hp	Select →
Petrol · 5 engines
2.0 TSI204 hp / 350 Nm	204 hp261 hp / 445 Nm	+57 hp+95 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 252 hp GT — 399 EUR · 261 hp	Select →
2.0 TSI150 hp / 280 Nm	150 hp193 hp / 361 Nm	+43 hp+81 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 187 hp GT — 399 EUR · 193 hp	Select →
3.2i235 hp / 315 Nm	235 hp263 hp / 353 Nm	+28 hp+38 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 263 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 263 hp	Select →
2.0i115 hp / 172 Nm	115 hp129 hp / 193 Nm	+14 hp+21 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 129 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 129 hp	Select →
Caravelle 2.0i116 hp / 170 Nm	116 hp130 hp / 190 Nm	+14 hp+20 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 130 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 130 hp	Select →

standard powergain with GAN

Each engine has its own tuning box: GAN GT / GTL or GAN GA / GA+. Prices are per box and include the current discount.

All VW Transporter generations Volkswagen Transporter (T4) 2000-03 Volkswagen Transporter (T6) 2015->

Not sure which engine you have?

The badge alone is not enough: in this generation, the same engine designation came in different power outputs, each with its own calibration. Check the power output in your registration document and find the matching row.

Same badge, different factory power outputs in this generation:

2.0 TDI 84 / 102 / 114 / 136 / 140 hp2.5 TDI 131 / 174 hp1.9 TDI 84 / 86 / 102 / 105 hp2.0 TSI 150 / 204 hp

GAN tuning box for the Volkswagen Transporter T5

Volkswagen Transporter T5 remap: what changes

The GAN box plugs in between the sensors and the engine control unit (ECU) and adjusts their signals, while a flash remap rewrites the ECU itself. Your manufacturer’s warranty is preserved: the ECU software is never changed, and the box can be removed at any time.

Bluetoothchange modes from your phone
18 mapsfine-tuning for your engine

15 minutesfitted to the factory connectors
IP67water and dust protection

+57 hpbest in this generation
2.0 TSI 204 hp → 261 hp. The other engines gain at least +10 hp; check the table for each one.
+108 Nmfor diesels
Diesels gain mostly torque: +24 to +108 Nm, which helps with overtaking and towing.
up to +12%with the GAN GA+ on naturally aspirated engines
For 3 naturally aspirated engines: GAN GA / GAN GA+ tuning boxes; check the table for each engine’s figure.
50 daystest drive
Feel the difference or get your money back, excluding delivery costs.

Prices for the Volkswagen Transporter T5

GAN GT from 329 EUR GAN GTL from 219 EUR GAN GA / GA+ from 189 EUR

Find your engine in the table

About the generation

What makes the Volkswagen Transporter T5 special

VW T5 remap for a van that works

A T5 may be a Transporter, a Caravelle, a Multivan or a California camper, and a VW Transporter T5 remap with a tuning box applies to all of them. The T5 (Typ 7H and 7E) arrived in March 2003, was facelifted in autumn 2009 with the body code 7E and gave way to the T6 in July 2015. Since the facelift the diesel has been the common rail 2.0 TDI (EA189) at 84, 102, 114 or 140 hp, with the 2.0 BiTDI, which has two turbochargers and 400 Nm, at the top. The GAN GT covers the 2.0 TDI at 84, 102 and 114 hp and the BiTDI. The 140 hp version has its own row on this page too.

UK sources list the 140 hp 2.0 TDI at 340 Nm, which matches its row in the catalogue. The petrol 2.0 TSI, at 150 hp (from June 2012) and 204 hp (from June 2011), also takes the GAN GT and shows the largest gain in hp of the whole generation. The naturally aspirated 2.0 at 115 hp and the 3.2 VR6 at 235 hp take the GAN GA+. In Britain it is simply the VW T5, or T5 Transporter, and UK listings go by that generation code rather than a Mk number.

The earlier T5 engines

Up to October 2009 the T5 used the 1.9 TDI PD at 84 to 105 hp and the 2.5 TDI R5 at 131 and 174 hp, and the catalogue gives them the GAN GA+.

FAQs

Volkswagen Transporter T5 remap: common questions

What does a tuning box give the T5 2.0 TDI at 102 and 114 hp?

The two engines gain differently: 102 hp and 250 Nm rise to 133 hp and 325 Nm, and 114 hp and 250 Nm to 148 hp and 335 Nm. On the BiTDI the GAN GT lifts 179 hp and 400 Nm to 208 hp and 508 Nm. The GAN GT is rated at up to 30% more power, and these are catalogue gains for the engine types, not a dyno result for your van.

What happens to the manufacturer's warranty if I fit a tuning module to a T5?

Your manufacturer's warranty stays intact: the factory ECU software is left untouched and the module can come off whenever you like. Removal takes a few minutes and leaves no electronic or mechanical trace behind.

What does the GAN GA+ do for the 1.9 TDI, 2.5 TDI and 3.2 VR6?

The GAN GA+, rated at up to 12% more power, covers the 1.9 TDI at 84, 86, 102 and 105 hp, the 2.5 TDI at 131 and 174 hp, the 2.0 at 115 hp and the 3.2 VR6 at 235 hp. The 2.5 TDI goes from 174 hp and 400 Nm to 195 hp and 448 Nm, and the 3.2 VR6 from 235 hp to 263 hp.

Will my insurer need to know about the tuning box?

Tell them. A tuning box raises the output, and in Britain that is a declarable modification like any other performance change. Policies differ, so a quick call to your insurer before fitting is the safe route; the figures they will ask for are the stock and GAN outputs listed here.

Is a tuning module the same as a Stage 1 remap?

Not quite. Stage 1 usually means an ECU remap without replacing any parts. The tuning module also works without replacing parts, but it does not change the ECU software: it adjusts the sensor signals, comes off in about a minute, and the OFF button in the app restores the factory settings.