Racechips?

MissChief · 29 May 2017 at 23:58

Looking for anyone that's used them as I'm looking for a bit of a boost to my Focus 1.6 Ecoboost 182 and apparently one of these will take me over 200HP for less than £200. The site is pretty light on how it actually works and I'm worried that it's just a box that intercepts fuel/air data and modifies it making the turbo boost harder without taking anything else like exhaust gas temperature into account and could result in my turbo being slowly baked to death or other premature breakdowns.

Or can anyone else recommend another brand or service to give me some boost?

MissChief · 30 May 2017 at 13:41

The problem with a Bluefin is it's nearly four times the price! I've looked at the mountune kit and £1k for 20HP seems like an awful lot although people say they underestimate the power you'll get, but not actually saying what you'll get!

MissChief · 30 May 2017 at 14:44

chriscatt said:
I still have a bluefin device I used on my 1.6 ecoboost, sadly for you it was the 150ps version otherwise I'd sell it o you. I have experienced ecu remaps, blufin and tuning boxes and not had any issues with any of them. Audi S3 owners have used the dtuk tuning boxes to great effect..,

I've emailed Superchips to see if they'll answer my question, if the devices and software are identical between the 150 and 182 versions. We'll see if they get back to me.

MissChief · 30 May 2017 at 15:32

elbulus said:
I had mine remapped a few weeks ago it was only the 150, Chatting to the guy as it was done they start by mapping it upto the 182's figures then they map it on top of that, I'd spent ages looking around then through the mk3 owners page on facebook came across DRSCornwall who had a lot of recommendations and then he happened to be up near me doing about 6 other cars so i got my deposit down and went along and had it done. Only cost £190 as well which i thought was brilliant when you look at what other company's are charging.

The problem with buying a bluefin that has been used on another car is it will need to be reprogrammed as they lock to the VIN of the car and you have to pay £225 to have it reset so you can use it on another car, It does make it a bit cheaper than buying a new handset from them in the long run.

Who did the map? Was it a Revo or Superchips or something different?

MissChief · 30 May 2017 at 18:17

Nasher said:
The Mountune kits have a much better power curve and they are actually quicker than most other (comparable) tunes, even though it might not seem so on paper. Also they make their advertised power and proven to be safe.

Your not going to safely get 50hp from just a plugin device and no physical upgrades lol. If you dyno it, it will probably fall way short and have an awful curve. While possibly being harmful to the engine. If they were any good serious tuners wouldn't spend so much money on doing things properly.

No one said anything about 50HP though? They advertise 36 but I doubt I'd get more than 20-25 in all honesty. It would be good to see what the figures are like before and after. Not sure if there's a rolling road locally that would be willing to do it though.