Superchips Bluefin

[AJP]

I have super chips bluefin 290 on rolling road edition 30 but I'm happy with it.its faultless in my eyes and you can switch back to original or upgrade to stage 2 for £50.but I agree r tech will get more power but with higher boost etc.

R-Tech get more power, with LESS boost. Which is kind of the point being made.

[993BOY]

So are we saying that a stg 1 remap on an ED30 using Bluefin can be damaging to engine/turbo/clutch etc?
Or, stages of tune over stg 1 can damage??

[Aidy06]

Can you sell on the Bluefin devices or not? I've got one sat in my loft but assumed that they locked to one car.

[993BOY]

I was also wondering the same thing, but guessing that they lock onto the chassis number when reading the ECU??

[nkp]

Once you've used the bluefin on your vehicle it can be reused again, but it needs to go back to super chips for them to reset it - costs about 250+.

[Madone]

So are we saying that a stg 1 remap on an ED30 using Bluefin can be damaging to engine/turbo/clutch etc?
Or, stages of tune over stg 1 can damage??

I had bluefin at stages 1,2 and 3. If anything they would be less damaging at the higher stages as those seem to be even further behind the other tuners. Stage 1 bluefin was the best, 2 and 3 didn't add much. Going from bluefin stage 3 to Revo stage 2+ was night and day. bluefin stage 1 is fine, if you have it already don't worry and just enjoy the car. If you want to go past stage 1 then another tuner would be better.

[993BOY]

That is the basis that I worked on when I bought it, cheap easy tune for a massive performance improvement, plus easy to remove if required 

If it is a safe tune, all the better 

[GrayMK5GTI]

So are we saying that a stg 1 remap on an ED30 using Bluefin can be damaging to engine/turbo/clutch etc?
Or, stages of tune over stg 1 can damage??

Have a read of this: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,65077.0.html

Bluefin after 1.7 bar of boost. R-Tech only need 1.3bar for a better performance.

Bluefin asking far too much of the stock hardware in that setup - hardly a safe setup long term

[bonelorry]

My friend had a Bluefin on his MK5 Golf GT TDI 4Motion, He really rated and to be fair to Superchips he ended up with about 5-6 different maps from them as they tailored it to suit his needs.

I.E At first it was a bit smokey so they altered the software a few times and sent it back to him FOC.

I would always go for a proper bespoke map myself though, My ED30 will be going to R-Tech for a Stage 1. I have used them twice before on previous cars and have nothing but praise for them.

[Beddie]

In the interest of balance i ran Superchips Bluefin (stage1) on my ed30 for 80k without a single issue 

Not just road miles either, LOTS of hard track miles and it always pulled well and didn't miss a beat, swapped the Bluefin onto my ed35 and did 40k in that in a similar trouble free manner 

I've no doubt R-Tech/Revo etc offer a better mapping solution and greater numbers, but for the money and the convenience i honestly couldn't fault the Bluefin..

[Madone]

My bluefin stage 1 map peaked at 1.4 bar, not sure what was happening with the 1.7 reading !, sounds odd.

[john87]

I had bluefin stage 1 on my mk6 R, I found it made the accelerator pedal far too sensitive (was quite difficult maintaing 20/30mph without going on/off) and wave of torque came in too quickly which made the clutch slip @23k miles. On this basis I wouldn't recommend.

[GrayMK5GTI]

My bluefin stage 1 map peaked at 1.4 bar, not sure what was happening with the 1.7 reading !, sounds odd.

It's stage 2, that's why boost is higher 

[unzippy]

So are we saying that a stg 1 remap on an ED30 using Bluefin can be damaging to engine/turbo/clutch etc?
Or, stages of tune over stg 1 can damage??

Anything that makes the engine work harder will increase wear to all components.

[Hedge]

My bluefin stage 1 map peaked at 1.4 bar, not sure what was happening with the 1.7 reading !, sounds odd.

I have logs from Bluefin stage 1, 2 and 3 and peak is always 1.3/1.4bar.