Superchips Bluefin on a Mk5 GT Sport TDI

[jazd]

Just thought I'd post my impressions of the Superchips Bluefin on my car in the diesel section. Just finished flashing the ECU and WOW! Love it. Heaps more power and torque, feels heaps better. The turbo is noticibly louder. It has heaps smoother power delivery - no dead spot then sudden surge of power. Spins its wheels when hooking around corners heaps more.

It took me about half an hour from when I opened the box to getting a file back from the UK and flashing the ECU. They sent the file back quick smart!

According to the superchips website I now have about another 25kW (125 up to 150) and 77NM more than I already had (359 up to 432). Not bad.

Another thing you can use the Bluefin for that isnt talked about much is to display diagnostics and log 3 minutes worth of data like RPM, speed, boost, pedal position etc.

[benough]

Nice one.

I'll be in Newcastle in late December. You reckon you could take me for a spin in it? Be keen to experience it before I bought one.

Cheers.

Ben

[OraQube]

Sounds good. Do they also make one for the petrol version?

[jazd]

Forgot to say I only ordered it at about midnight on Tues the 9th and it got here yesterday on Tues the 16th. Nice and quick from the UK.

I'll be in Newcastle in late December. You reckon you could take me for a spin in it? Be keen to experience it before I bought one.

Sure if I'm around at the time, I'll PM you my mobile.

Sounds good. Do they also make one for the petrol version?

Yep they do -

http://superchips.co.uk/search?make=38&fueltype=3&model=159&variant=2277

Looks like pretty decent gains too.

[90lff]

have you had it dynod by any chance?
i have just had mine chipped and dynod and would be interesting to see the comparison...

[poyta]

Just thought I'd post my impressions of the Superchips Bluefin on my car in the diesel section. Just finished flashing the ECU and WOW! Love it. Heaps more power and torque, feels heaps better.

Glad it worked out for you - I must say I wasn't that incredibly impressed with mine. Sure its a little faster but I wouldn't rave on about it. Luckily it was cheap. I will agree that their service is fantastic though. They had several goes at mine to try and improve it and even when I got a new ECU in the car a year or so later they wrote me a new map for this too.

[jazd]

have you had it dynod by any chance?
i have just had mine chipped and dynod and would be interesting to see the comparison...

Nah haven't had it dyno'd. Who did your chip?

Glad it worked out for you - I must say I wasn't that incredibly impressed with mine. Sure its a little faster but I wouldn't rave on about it. Luckily it was cheap. I will agree that their service is fantastic though. They had several goes at mine to try and improve it and even when I got a new ECU in the car a year or so later they wrote me a new map for this too.

Really? Thats odd, the difference in mine is like night and day. I might put it back to stock for a few days and have another compare Ah the flexibility of a Bluefin.

[poyta]

Really? Thats odd, the difference in mine is like night and day. I might put it back to stock for a few days and have another compare Ah the flexibility of a Bluefin.

Yeah I would love to get mine on a Dyno and reset it back to stock then run the Bluefin again and compare to see the difference.

[jazd]

Yeah I would love to get mine on a Dyno and reset it back to stock then run the Bluefin again and compare to see the difference.

Mee too. Dyno day?

[ctan]

Hi guys, I've been really interested in bluefin as an alternative to APR which is so expensive. Is it really that easy to put it back to stock and then back to bluefin using the device as described in the manual? How long does it take? Also is it much noisier after the upgrade? I beg to be different, but I love the quietness of my 118 TSI and would rather it remain that way after the upgrade. This option appeals to me because it is less than half the price of APR and the fact that it is DIY. I you revert back to stock when you take it to VW dealer for service and the dealer upgrades the stock ECU, do you back up the revised stock VW ECU again to the bluefin device? If you do, then do you need to send this again to Superchips for a new revision of the superchip product? I hope you understand my question.

[jazd]

Cant comment on the quietness as my car is a TDI, it was unchanged though as far as I could tell.

Can definitely recommend Bluefin as a cheaper alternative, much easier too.

The Bluefin stores two maps, a stock and a remapped. You should be able to change the stock map stored on it to an upgraded map from the dealer without too much hastle. I dont think Superchips would issue another remap for the upgraded map though it would likely stay the same.

[VWVIC]

I dont think Superchips would issue another remap for the upgraded map though it would likely stay the same.

I'd have to agree. If the dealer is just modifying your stock map then there are no engine changes so the Superchips map is just as relevant as it was previously.

[poyta]

Hi guys, I've been really interested in bluefin as an alternative to APR which is so expensive. Is it really that easy to put it back to stock and then back to bluefin using the device as described in the manual? How long does it take? Also is it much noisier after the upgrade? I beg to be different, but I love the quietness of my 118 TSI and would rather it remain that way after the upgrade. This option appeals to me because it is less than half the price of APR and the fact that it is DIY. I you revert back to stock when you take it to VW dealer for service and the dealer upgrades the stock ECU, do you back up the revised stock VW ECU again to the bluefin device? If you do, then do you need to send this again to Superchips for a new revision of the superchip product? I hope you understand my question.

Like mentioned the bluefin controller stores the original VW setting and the modified one. Changing it over takes about 10 minutes and its dead easy - you just plug the unit into your diagnostics port and select either stock or modified on the menu. I had a new ECU installed in mine by VW so the original map on my unit was worthless - I simply explained this to superchips and they reset it all and allowed me to install the new VW map into the controller and then again did a new performance map based on this new map. Didn't cost me anything.

I really don't see the benefit of spending anymore on more expensive chips.

I doubt very much the car would get louder - if they adjsut the boost level you may hear an increase in induction noise but that would be about all. Mine didn't sound any different after.

[kaanage]

Other remap companies will reissue a new map (or maps in my case) if the original is updated during a service so I would ask Superchips about this. They may wish to incorporate some of the new mapping in their remap(s) - you would just have to redownload the updated 'stock' map and send it back to the tuning company.

And I agree that it certainly pays to look around at all the (reputable) alternatives before choosing a remap if you aren't going with a "Stage 2" type remap and hardware package.