vRS TSI Octavia Bluefin/Superchip

[Antiplastix]

I have the same, (vRS and Superchipped) and are having traction issues in the wet. I can get wheel spin in forth going up Bulli Pass in the rain. It is well worth it, for the increase in torque rather than power.

[Ocy_RS_TDi_Kombi]

The 6 speed DSG is good to ~360nm
APR Stage II takes you to ~340nm

Whether its the same DSG in the diesel's or petrol's I don't know, but Bluefin tune in my Ocy RS TDi DSG apparently produces @ 420nm. 2+ years on since I put the Bluefin tune on and the DSG is still good (the car is now 3 1/2 years old with just on 75,000km on the clock - 75k service happening Tuesday).

[donweather]

Would I be right in saying then that it appears that more people have bluefinned their Occy's than APR'd? Can anyone with a Bluefinned Occy confirm what torque and power figures they are now getting please? ie are they what the Superchip site is showing for the Tiggy?

[Martin]

The deciding factor may be what local dealers provide as they have to do the ECU update for you

[zei20t]

also the fact that a stage 1 ECU upgrade is pretty similar over all the brands, and the cost of the APR upgrade made me look at other products.

superchips support is fantastic. 10 mins to reply and have a new map ready for me.

[brad]

I asked this question over on the Tiguan forum but got no response, so thought I'd ask here for better luck at a response.

Can anyone tell me why the Tiguan and Skoda Octavia vRS have different Superchipped figures (for both power and torque) when I assumed they were the same 2.0 TSI engine in both?

Ask Superchips. I've always found them very accomodating & <48hr response times.

[brad]

Occy vRS?

Did they provide you with expected performance (power, torque) gains before you purchased, and if so, are they the same as quoted on the Tig page/link I posted above?

How do you find the traction issue in first (and perhaps even in 2nd) with the bluefinned TSI?

I have a Bluefinned 1.8TSI. I disregarded their claims because all the tuners only quote the best figures they can record & all dynos are different anyway.

Traction is an issue if you can't control your right foot, otherwise it's business as usual. If I floor mine in 3rd on a wet road I still get wheel spin so there is plenty of torque available.

[Lucas_R]

If I floor mine in 3rd on a wet road I still get wheel spin so there is plenty of torque available.

Must be something wrong with my car then because mine won't spin in the wet at all.....even if i floor it in 1st gear

[zei20t]

remove prop shaft; re-attempt

[brad]

Must be something wrong with my car then because mine won't spin in the wet at all.....even if i floor it in 1st gear

Try some Michelin Primacy. As specced on GT86/BRZ to ensure they slide. :-p

[candy_wagon]

Am I right to assume that the 2009 onwards FL's will need to be bench tuned or can we simply 'plug and play' like the website says?

I thought all FL's were not able to be tuned on the car or via the Bluefin style handset....

[R1 Crasher]

I'm not sure about the TSi but the TDI has to be bench flashed.
Hope that helps abit

[Lucas_R]

vRS TSI Octavia Bluefin/Superchip

Zei20t bought my old Bluefin hanset and flashed his TSI vRS about 10months ago. His car was pretty brand new at the time.

With the TDI's, one of my brothers has a 2012 TDI 103kw Octavia and we got John from DNA tuning to tune it and it had to have the ECU removed and bench flashed.

[brad]

Am I right to assume that the 2009 onwards FL's will need to be bench tuned or can we simply 'plug and play' like the website says?

I thought all FL's were not able to be tuned on the car or via the Bluefin style handset....

Depends on the car. Superchips can guide you on how to tell

[Martin]

Must be something wrong with my car then because mine won't spin in the wet at all.....even if i floor it in 1st gear

It's a problem for the FWD guys, your 4WD/AWD has a huge advantage in this situation
It's awesome to see a Stage III R32 turn off the traction control and light up all four wheels