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Offline chris s

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Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« on: May 24, 2011, 09:33:25 pm »
I've been doubting my GIAC remap for a couple of weeks now... just not convinced it's giving me the 300ish bhp and similar ftlb that Star Performance's site quoted.... I knew I should have had a rolling road to prove those stats!!

Tonight I was sort of proven right.... coming up the A19 a chavvy Astra GSI cut me up at the lights so I thought I would cruise past him to teach him a lesson.. but to my horror all I could do was keep up.... now I know he might have done all sorts to his Astra but I would have expected mine to be significantly quicker.

I've had VW check for errors and just changed the DV for the latest version so assume all is well.... any thoughts wise people?
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2011, 09:41:12 pm »
You need  to get your car on a RR.
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2011, 09:48:58 pm »
yeah i know....
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2011, 10:01:33 pm »
Do have an opportunity to have a ride in someone else's car so you can compare the performance?
Might be a little easier than a rolling road session - inters is here in a few weeks, I'm sure someone would happily take you out for a comparison?
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2011, 10:28:45 pm »
whereabouts on the a19 are you? theres a few of us on that road with Ed30's :happy2:
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2011, 10:43:23 pm »
Put it side by side with heavyD's car, they both make similar power probably  :evilgrin:
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2011, 11:04:27 pm »
But is it running too lean...   :evilgrin:
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2011, 05:55:23 am »
I'll probably have more power, but I'll be knackered when it comes to any steep hills and I've got no torque :laugh: :laugh:
Think mine was the only one running dangerously lean, just everything else was wrong with it :rolleye:
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2011, 07:56:08 am »
I live near Newcastle upon Tyne so not sure if any of you guys are around here ... would be good to know if the previously very reliable Jim in Star Performance has let me down this time... I was really hoping for a car that would out perform my 350Z... and I just don't think this would....

Another thought that crossed my mind.... Jim only charged me £466 which is the price of a std GTI remap whereas the Ed30 remap is £530... is there any chance he put the wrong one on... would it even work?
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2011, 08:25:49 am »
Ring Dave at pdt tuning and get it put on the r/r then you will have a base to work from..I was in Damo's on saturday who is from up your way and his pulls like a train :happy2:
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2011, 09:24:16 am »
Could the GSi have a calibra turbo conversion?
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2011, 09:42:02 am »
Don't get wrong, the car isn't slow and I really didn't have the car long enough before I had it remapped to really learn what it's std performance was like... that said I had hoped that the quoted increases from 230bhp to 305bhp and approx 310ftlb would be like other people say... night and day!

I'm going to take it Triple H Motorsport near me for a impartial full diagnostic and some new spark plugs... will see what they reckon (with a pinch of salt) as they are REVO dealer.

If nothing comes from that I may end up at the RR in PD tuning... but have heard some mixed reports about the work they do there??
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2011, 09:43:10 am »
Not sure about the GSi .... but it really did match whatever my car was putting out... it had obviously been modded to some extent as it was not an OEM exhaust
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2011, 09:52:53 am »
I experienced the same with an astra gsi the other week, and it wasn't the newer shape one either. Mines running 317bhp and 280lbsft torques with a stage 3 map :scared:
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Re: Not convinced my Ed30 GIAC Map is as it should be
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2011, 10:17:40 am »
If it's just a map on an ed30 (stock filter exhaust etc...) you're probably be only around 280bhp...
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