Bluefin?

[yooni7]

Forget about the BTCC/Aero bumpers and get the skirts and spoiler instead. Money saved will buy a decent map and something else fruity to go with it

I would have but it's a black car and I want something to give it presence. I've had a golf gti and fn2 type r, and visually the FR needs the full kit on a black car to compete. My opinion of course.

Also just bought some prolines too add to the bill lol

 

[Marshall]

Well for £400 there's not much else at least bluefin you can put your cat back to standard without travelling round the country to do so.
Depends what you want from a map really and what you have to compare it to.
On the golf forum there's been a few bluefin people think there car was mega powerful until they had a rolling road day.
To the point some s3 drivers were only gaining 10 bhp and the graphs were all over the place.
I honestly think superchips don't give much gain but just lower the point where the original power was delivered hence people feeling the difference.
All my opinion but having tried one twice on 2 different cars I'm sticking with it.


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[manhota]

On my R the bluefin tapered off earlier than stock. Although initially felt much stronger below 5.5k
The car seemed to go into over boost or safe mode in 3rd 4th 5th when pulling hard above 4k revs don't know why as it was boosting that hard.
Superchips wanted to blame my fuel pump saying it was faulty on a 4000 mild car!! Don't think so
Same fuel pump and running much more power no problems.



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Well **** me sideways I just started to get the above problem yesterday with bluefin on the motorway, pm sent to u kev.

 

[yooni7]

A bit off topic but I live near Leeds and have been quoted £350 plus vat for a custom remap from RS Tuning. Any opinions? Wonder if they do a discount for forum members as they have a page in here. How would this compare to let's say a Revo map?

 

[manhota]

I hang my head in shame, I'm getting a refund on the bluefin thank u demontweaks top guys, gona go with someone else with stage 1. Fingers crossed. Cheers to kev for the advice.

 

[Marshall]

Glad you got sorted mate.
It does kind of reflect what I've been saying


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[manhota]

I'm sorry for not listening to ur knowledge lol, I will next time, I was asked if I had a intercooler or a twintercooler, or if I had a bigger turbo or other uprated internals, I was told to much boost was made on my car, its had a new pcv, diverter valve oem from seat and a pflow.

 

[Marshall]

They asked me the same and I said I had a pflow and catback exhaust and they said I'd moved the goal posts by adding the catback!!!
Dreamers


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[manhota]

I don't understand how a pflow and catback can screw a map up!

 

[Marshall]

Especially when it ran fine standard.
Glad your getting a refund.
Best bet now is to save some money up and go with APR or Revo.
Or ptorque gets some good reviews and only £300?


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[manhota]

How much is a apr map?

 

[Marshall]

Pretty sure apr maps are the same price as revo at £499 + vat although there was some deals to be had a Milton Keynes headquarters which were £300 but unsure if they are still available.


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[benj1989]

Anyone no what the average mpg gain is from a bluefin? Won't be ragging it.still keeping a relaxed driving style.

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[manhota]

Increases by 5-7mpg around town and motorway relaxed driving, hard full throttle will drink I have seen 5mpg. I had problems at wot in 4,5,6th gear see above. Second map was worse.

 

[benj1989]

That on a diesel mate ?

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[manhota]

tfsi petrol mate, Im no good with smokeys.

 

[jonny1978]

Had no problems so far with mine. Fuel is suffering a bit but can't stop booting it
Phoned and asked them if they done a map that gave more boost top end. The guy was
spot on sent me out another map within 20mins and it feels awesome now all the way
from 2500rpm. Sorry to here others have had problems with there's.

 

[benj1989]

I'm soo temped by this!!! Trying to work out how much i would save with the extra mpg

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