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[Greenouse]

Hi Guys,

Having bought number 499 a few weeks back, I have the engine management light on due to a de-cat.

So I'm mulling over either replacing the exhaust system and fitting a sports cat, or sticking with the one I have and mapping out the CEL light. To add the car on tickover is also quite lumpy.

So question is what map is regarded as giving the best gains?

Cheers

 

[Claude]

A custom map.

Whereabouts in the country are you?

 

[Mikeyjp]

If you live in the Midlands you are screwed lol, all the decent mappers are are either up north or down south

 

[Greenouse]

Ha ha! Figures! I'm in Solihull! lol

 

[Claude]

Mappers include:

Paul at RS Tuning in Leeds

Scoff at EFI Parts in Runcorn

Mike at Michael Woodford Motorsport in Staines

Dan at SJM in Glastonbury

K-Tec in Ringwood (nr Bournemouth)

I'm sure there are more. Can anyone think of any other people that have plenty of experience mapping F4Rs?

 

[Mikeyjp]

Not me, they are the only people I would go to, unless you try bbr gti where I went last week, they still do cam packages for the 182

 

[Krys_23]

the bang for buck is an rs tuner and 98 ron map, makes the feeble f4r come a bit more lively!

 

[Claude]

Does the RSTuner device address cold start / lumpy idle at all? I have a feeling I've read somewhere that it improves both.

 

[markoc]

Yes it improves both. It raises the idle speed by a few hundred rpm and i think alters the fuel/timing slightly. this helps make it feel smoother. Also smooths out the kick around 5000rpm.

 

[Badgerman85]

I've compared mine with the live map and the RS Tuner as I acquired on the cheap and honestly cant notice any difference between the two, I'd say RS Tuner it unless you're doing other mods that warrant a proper map (RS2, cams, ITBs etc...)

 

[Krys_23]

When i originally bought my trophy it idle'd like an old cammed saxo vts, i then put the 98 ron map on it which cured cold starts , increased mpg by about 5mpg and smoothed out the high cam crossover, ran a million times better, all for under £100 iirc !

 

[Greenouse]

Thanks guys! Having a VAG background can anyone enlighten me to what the RS Tuner is? And where I can get one?

Cheers

 

[Badgerman85]

Fastchip.nl

Its a device / software package that allows you to map the car using a laptop and a cal file that they provide, there's a 98ron map and a 98 Ron "pops and bangs" style map

You can either buy new from them or buy second hand on Cliosport and pay for the unlock code + map, a lot of people then sell them on.

There are also a number of useful modules available for other functions such as abs and airbag stuff, its also great for diagnostics and gathering live data on the car.

 

[Greenouse]

Fastchip.nl

Its a device / software package that allows you to map the car using a laptop and a cal file that they provide, there's a 98ron map and a 98 Ron "pops and bangs" style map

You can either buy new from them or buy second hand on Cliosport and pay for the unlock code + map, a lot of people then sell them on.

There are also a number of useful modules available for other functions such as abs and airbag stuff, its also great for diagnostics and gathering live data on the car.

Thanks fella!

 

[Krys_23]

i actually have one at the moment that i will be selling in the near future once i map the birds Twingo

 

[Badgerman85]

Bare in mind unlock prices vary depending on the vehicle it was last locked too not the vehicle its being unlocked!! Unlocking from something like a v6 Clio costs double that of a 1*2

 

[Greenouse]

Thanks all, managed to get one from cliosport that is brand new and just been used on a 182.

 

[Badgerman85]

You'll have to buy an unlock code and the map file which come to around €90 from memory

 

[Krys_23]

how does it cost more by what car its locked to? an unlock code is a single item for all car types? its a set price.

 

[Badgerman85]

Different prices for different ECUs, I had a chat with Henk about it, if you look there's a drop down with various prices for various ECUs