Sorry guys just getting around to posting. I've got to be honest, I'm still not happy with my map. Don't get me wrong it's still loaded into the car but I'm just not getting along with it fantastically. As some of you know I bought my SC BF on 5th January and have had ... needless to say quite a few problems. Intially it lit up the ECL and caused three fault DTC's relating to random multiple misfires, misfire cyl 2 and misfire cyl 3 over 6500rpm. Hmmmm .... I expected possibly 3 as it has the longest inlet trace but couldn't understand why 2 was misfiring. Anyway, superchips sent out a revised map that stopped. I then got frustrated with the poor acceleration in 1st and 2nd which was and still is slower than standard, this can be proved by poor santa pod times (all jokes aside about poor launches !! my reaction times were .63 !) couldn't crack less than 15 sec (albeit with a coolbox, all detailing products, a duvet, 3 pillows and a boot full of food and drink !!). I rang superchips and they sent the old 270bhp map out to me. The map was amusing, but I then missed the shove over 3500rpm. If I could combine the feel of the 270bhp map low down with the post 3500rpm shove of the full power map I'd be happy. So ... anyhow ... I switched back to the full power map and as another member has commented lived with it for the overtaking performance. Then my clutch started to slip. They then produced a custom map but the clutch still slipped. Took the car back to VW as reset to standard and they failed to find a slipping clutch - surprise surprise ! It won't slip as standard. I left the car standard for a week and started to enjoy the standard map again, 1st and especially second gear. After a while went back to superchips and asked for the full power map, and touch wood, the clutch hasn't slipped since. However I am still frustrated with the performance in 1st and 2nd. When I remapped I was under the impression that the way power was delivered would not change and that there would just be more "everywhere", unfortunately not the case so I remain unhappy. The way the car delivers power is tremendous after 3500rpm in 3rd but by which time you are well into licence losing terratory. Just not happy - need to phone SC again and see what they can do but feel the only resolution to the issue would be to attend at SC and get them to set the remap up "properly" on the rollers. Just finding the time to do so
I must say though my ED30 has done 15k in 10 months of ownership and for the time being is my daily driver (until my Mk1 is ready hopefully by May) and still delivers 35+mpg on my daily 50 mile round trip commute, excellent for a car with that level of performance.
I don't want the post to read negatively towards Superchips as I have received excellent customer service from them. I mean I have had outstanding levels of service for them and have even emailed their MD commending the service given by technical support. I just need to get the matter sorted once and for all. I was quite annoyed after Santa Pod - standard ED30's were doing better times ??? Just don't know what to do, obviously appreciate there are people out there with BF ED30's albeit stage 2 that were doing excellent times at the pod, both DSG's and manuals, to note my car is totally stock bar remap .... so ... dunno what to do. I bought the ED30 as I was so impressed with the driveability and tractability of the power. Just to note I recall the TC light flashing in 2nd in wet and dry as standard, I have not seen it illuminated since the remap (other than 4th gear dual carriageway in wet conditions)
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Just gonna have to go up there and get it sorted once and for all,
Regards,
Gareth
