MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: mixit on June 12, 2009, 12:46:08 pm
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Hmmmmmm... Do I get on with my work or should I play with my new toy ? :grin:
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Ooooh good man!
Play Play Play! :jumpmove: :driver:
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play :driver: :driver:
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ye HAVE to go and play, i order you!
now you have no excuse! :)
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Std map uploading to SC as I type :wink:
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How many vibrate functions does that unit have? :P :grin:
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when my wife told me mine had arrived. i told the boss i was having the rest of the day off, up and remaped that afternoon. enjoy :happy2:
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Uber cool foot massager, Mike! :evilgrin:
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After a very sedate comute home Iv'e had little time to experience the effects other than how much stronger the car "Surges" in 4th. I just know I'm going to like it and I also just know for sure how much this will corrupt. I'm allready looking at induction kits. :rolleye:
I'll report back after a couple of days.
Its all your fault Robin :P
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Its all your fault Robin :P
....Enjoy it, buddy! It's too late now - There's no going back!
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^^^^ :signLOL: :signLOL:
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Bl**dy hell im tempted.
Can some one suggest how I convince wifey she needs it on her car.
Answers on a post card please..............................
Cant wait to hear how you get on. Is it really plug and PLAY?
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Have you tried it on that 'Test Track' we used yet?
Oh and Robin, don't worry he was blaming me earlier in the week! :P
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Bl**dy hell im tempted.
Can some one suggest how I convince wifey she needs it on her car.
Answers on a post card please..............................
Cant wait to hear how you get on. Is it really plug and PLAY?
Certainly is mate :happy2:
Had the unit delivered to my work address and rewarded myself with a Lunch Break.
Rang Superchips about the install ( not much in the instruction manual ) asked about Ignition positions but it all comes up on the handset. Once plugged into the cars ECU port ( under the steering column ), the STD Map upload process takes about 20 minutes. I sat in the car with a cup of coffee. :wink:
Superchips very kindly sent me a Blank CD :rolleye: but that wasn't a problem as I just downloaded the Bluefin Software from their website. After connecting the handset to my PC's USB, the STD Map was uploaded to them in just 10 minutes.
I recieved the new Map within 10 minutes and was out in the car again in a flash. ( Skooz the pun )
Its been said before on here that a re-map is certainly the best value power increase available and I'd agree with that 100%.
I have yet to really exploit the increase as Iv'e just come back to work today. The A road I use daily was less congested today and I had the chance to really feel the difference. I won't put any more here as I intend to write a small review later. :smiley:
Have you tried it on that 'Test Track' we used yet?
Oh and Robin, don't worry he was blaming me earlier in the week! :P
Its funny, I had a phone call from my Nephew last night who knows about the.. cough... "Test Track".
I was telling him about the re-map and he wanted to go straight there with me for a thrash about.
Unfortunately 2 cans of 1664 had already been emptied by then so it wasn't possible. :sad1:
As for Blame, Robin can take it for introducing me to the forum and you can have your share for taking me out in you ED30 :P
Today my head is full of Zorsts, Filters and Pipes, and words like Milltek, Forge, EVOMS, K&N etc, etc..
This slope sure is greasy. :rolleye:
I'm not able to make "Inters" on the Sunday due to family comitments but now I'm even considering shutting the shop on the Saturday so I can not only meet you guys but get "Hands on" with some of this stuff. I'm hooked :ashamed:
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I'm not able to make "Inters" on the Sunday due to family comitments but now I'm even considering shutting the shop on the Saturday so I can not only meet you guys but get "Hands on" with some of this stuff. I'm hooked :ashamed:
....We haven't actually met (have we!!??), so you must try and come and get your fix of what mods are available.
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^ You should be able to guess which of the team is me :happy2:
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^ You should be able to guess which of the team is me :happy2:
Yeah, you're the one hiding the fact you're over excited. :grin:
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You do realise if you come along to Inters there will be no turning back! :driver: :grin:
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You do realise if you come along to Inters there will be no turning back! :driver: :grin:
Thing is Nath, Iv'e been in denial for the last few months since joining the forum. Kept telling myself "Been there, done that" :rolleye: I went to every GTi International from the first at Knebworth in 1989 right up until the last one at TRL and the move to Suffolk. I had my MkII tuned and fettled at GTi Engeneering at Silversone, fitted Jetex exhausts, bigger wheels, K&N elements and all sorts of mods for all 3 MkII's and my Mk1. Iv'e been telling myself that I'm over the modding part of my life and I really don't need to get involved... Bluefin has just changed all that. :grin: My fear now is a trip to Bruntingthorpe will end up being an expensive exercise. If I come I'd better leave my Debit Card at home :scared: An intake of some sort is allready in my imaginary trolley. :grin:
I now have to wrestle with my concience over shutting on a Saturday and the potential loss of business. :confused:
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^ You should be able to guess which of the team is me :happy2:
Yeah, you're the one hiding the fact you're over excited. :grin:
....Yeah, I do get easily over excited distracted sometimes!
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:evilgrin: [C'mon Nathan! What you staring at!!? - I know it's not how well that white car is getting detailed]
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I had my MkII tuned and fettled at GTi Engineering at Silverstone, fitted Jetex exhausts, bigger wheels, K&N elements and all sorts of mods for all 3 MkII's and my Mk1. Iv'e been telling myself that I'm over the modding part of my life and I really don't need to get involved...
....A friend of mine (who is my daughter's driving instructor) used to have a GTi Engineering Mk1 back in the 1980's and it was featured in the hot mags of the time. In fact I'm currently waiting for some pics from him so I can write a post about it on this forum. Quite a tough looking beastie!
:happy2: 8) :happy2:
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GTi Engineering were the Daddies of Golf Tuning back then. I spent over £400 on a RR tune and Full Stainless Jetex System.
Brian Ricketts was also very popular and always had a great stand at Inters. :smiley:
If I can, I'll dig out some pics from the late 80's / early 90's. I have loads from various events and a lot of GTi Engineering's own demo cars.
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If I can, I'll dig out some pics from the late 80's / early 90's. I have loads from various events and a lot of GTi Engineering's own demo cars.
....That'll be great! Why not hold fire on posting them and you and I can liaise and start a joint thread on the subject - I have loads and loads of written info but only a couple of poor black&white photocopy images until my friend scans just one old colour print he's still got.
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So let me get this right.
You buy this unit for £435 inc VAT & delivery. Once you recieve the unit you upload your existing map onto it and send it to superchips. They then send you back a suitable map to replace the original an you load it up using this thing? Job's a good un car is mapped?
Sound's great! What happen's with the unit once thats done then, do you keep it or send it back? Is it any use for anything? Say's on the website it will read faults too? How well does it do this job?
Where's my credit card? Haven't even got the car yet!
Also... The car i'm hopefully buying next weekend is a late (december 18th) 54 plate. website says 2005 onwards should be ok shouldn't it?
Sam :jumpmove:
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^^^ You keep hold of the bluefin handset and if you need to re-flash to stock (for a trip to the dealers) or re-load the map then you can do it yourself without a trip to the tuning company. Also if you sell the car and not longer need to the bluefin you can sell it on and recover some of your costs or send it back to SC to have it reset to be able to use it another car yourself (or a fee).
I am not sure the bluefin can do much on the Mk5 for reading fault codes but I could be wrong.
As your car is a December 04 it's effectively an 05 model so it should be fine for your :happy2:
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Nice one cheers for the info, shame about the lack of fault reading though..
Sam :jumpmove:
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The latest Bluefin can read fault codes and I believe older ones can be updated to do so. :wink:
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Just noticed the 10% forum discount n all! £391!! :jumping:
At a later date if i were to go stage 2 would just be a case of paying a small fee and getting the software downloaded?
Sam
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No Sam. No fee to pay. :happy2: