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SO8:
--- Quote from: Greenouse on January 12, 2009, 01:00:31 pm ---As said previously I can only really comment on SC and each and every time I have had questions over any aspect of the map they have offered to look at the car at their HQ FOC.
And to add to this thread, my Stage2 map giving me 324bhp hasn't given me so much as a hiccup in around 1000 miles.
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:signIWS:
No hiccups either with my old stage 1 DSG Superchips map over 1500 miles .... or the new Stage 1 map over a good few hundred .... SC RR'd my car FoC twice on separate visits to allay my concerns (which were brought about from reading in the main other forums) which I thought was excellent.
I am sure they will check the car over but it seems to me that it isn't going to be the map but something VW put on some cars of a slightly different spec to most others which doesn't like the maps. S3's with GIAC software have also had this type of problem according to the forums. Hopefully the tuners can narrow it down so we all know what is doing it !
garethmk1:
Ok .. spoke to superchips. They said they have not yet dealt with any similar issues on the S3/ED30/Cupra remaps as yet. He stated that it would not be coil pack related as the coil packs are a revision to those fitted to the standard 200PS GTi. I questioned them on the requested vs actual fuel pressure, noting that other remaps can request 130 bar at various points and circumstances throughout the rev range. He told me that superchips never increase the line pressure past 110bar even in stage 2 application, so it's not that. I exclusilvly run the ED30 on Tesco 99, which superchips state they see 310 - 325 bhp on standard cars with remap stg1 and Tesco 99 fuel. I asked whether I should try running octane booster and they said that it would cause no harm to try .... in short they weren't too sure. They also asked, how much fuel the car had in it and also how often the car is used - assuming trying to ascertain whether the 99 had "gone off" so to speak. It had 1/2 tank of fuel at the time which they should should be sufficient and would not cause demand issues. They stated that they would not be concerned, to clear the fault codes and see if it happens again in the same circumstance, WOT 4th gear 6000 - 7000 rpm. They said if it occured again to reflash to stock, drive around on stock for a day and then reflash back to remap. If the problem persits to recontact them for and they'll tweak the map for me.
Interesingly they said:-
ED30 RON 95 = 290bhp
ED30 RON 95 & Octane Booster = 300bhp
ED30 Tesco 99 = 300 - 325bhp
Above confirmed from their RR dyno plots.
Plan of attack :-
Will attempt to re create the circumstance today in same place and see what happens. If CEL flashes again - will swap to stock map and drive around for a day and flash back. If still persists will try adding octane booster, if persists further will recontact superchips. They also stated that I should not be concerned at this stage.
Very promising so far - it didn't happen last night on way to work on limiter in 3rd :signLOL: :driver:
Regards,
Gareth
DavyP:
It will be interesting to see how SC sort this problem out. Its a bit discouraging reading when remaps go wrong. I can definately see the benefits of the Bluefin unit, but when I read the problems that have occured (including the low powered map) I can't help feel its best too have the mapping done and checked by a specialist tuner.
Bearing in mind its an expensive vehicle being remapped imho its worth the inconvenience of time and travel.
john_o:
cheers Gareth for the update, sounds just like mine, sometimes its just fine!
Mine is def more prone to doing so after a period of gentle use then a blast.
Continous blasting and it was less frequent.
Hopefully I will get an update soon from APR USA about mine and will post as soon as I do.
--- Quote from: garethmk1 on January 12, 2009, 02:27:03 pm --- He told me that superchips never increase the line pressure past 110bar even in stage 2 application
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not wishing to go OT or criticise but thats just :scared:
let us know how it goes.....
182_blue:
perhaps a dodgy bit of petrol ?, or dodgy batch, or even just a glitch, i have read that mapped cars and non mapped cars have had simillar issues , i reckon you are ok, enjoy the car again, if it comes back back to SC :happy2:
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