On road mapping via the internet

ChrisD.

ChrisD.

ChrisD.

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I think someone I spoke to at the recent RR meet said their car was mapped remotely, by getting datalogs, sending them to their tuner, and then applying changes, rinse and repeat. I know from a few tuners in the Honda scene that road mapping beats dyno tuning but it is time consuming and often difficult in high BHP cars to stretch the legs in taller gears.

Does anyone here use this tuning method? If so, how do you find it? Keen to hear general views on this. Reason I ask is that I have been offered to have my map on the Evo tweaked by a very well respected and regarded US based tuner who sadly probably won't be coming to the UK again. It just means buying the OBDII tool and some software (no biggy I guess).
 
Yeah you pretty much nailed it. Powerstation want £60+ vat to put it on the dyno and have a look at the boost/fueling etc.
 
Thanks Gayjin.

I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm not particularly fond of the map. It feels lumpy at times part throttle and that noise on WOT in higher gears puts me off. Having never had a turbo car before perhaps the lumpyness is a trait, I'm not sure, but if I'm part throttle then back off, sometimes the car sort of jerks. I think it did it before as well.

Looking at the Evoscan software, it seems it comes with a cable? Then I buy the Tactix seperately? There's one on eBay I'm looking at to avoid having to import one from the US. How much is the software?
 
Well I'll see about bringing it in for a power run and check. If anything it'll be good to compare it to the previous run before the decat etc
 
Aha, it was you. Sorry mate, was on the M40 going up that big hill, always get odd signal there.

Yes, but, I'm pondering what the point is if you can't make any adjustments. Then I guess it'd be good to have a second opinion.
 
rjkoneill said:
have indigo GT offered a refund or anything with you not being happy with their work?
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Haven't really spoken to them except to ask about the noise, which they say is normal. So what evidence do I have apart from 'it's a little lumpy' and 'it doesn't quite feel 100%'?
 
I think a sensible plan is to email Ant this week explain that I am not happy still and see what he says. I also think that for my own piece of mind I will get Andy to look it over on Saturday, mainly because I doubt I can get into Indigo for a few weeks and for the cost of a tank of fuel I'd rather know that my car isn't going to blow up. :D
 
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