http://www.blacksmoke.co.uk/index.htm
Anyone done this ?
Reading this thread http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/464871.aspx all sounds good
Anyone done this ?
Reading this thread http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/464871.aspx all sounds good
The problem is that folk get more power for a small price and think it must be good but more power doesn't mean the map itself is any good. It could be wrecking the injectors, turbo, pistons, you just wouldn't know until the thing was shot.
Always best to go for a custom job by a competent tuner and they don't all charge a huge price these days due to the market being fairly competitive.
Well against what some are advising, I have gone for the pd150 map to 182bhp from Blacksmoke.
I have had previous maps on my cars before so have a little knowledge in this area.
First impressions, good, puts a smile on my face which my pd150 has failed to do for a while! mostly sluggish performance up until this remap.
Map is progressive, doesn't chuck a load of power low down the rev range(which in my opinion is good for the clutch), power is slightly higher up compared with other aggressive maps, which is probably why this has been dubbed "the clutch saving map".
My clutch has held up to the additional torque so far, no signs of slippage apart from my shitty front tyres at the moment. Also bearing in mind my car has done 172,000 miles.
My advice is, don't knock it until you've tried it. Just because its cheap doesn't mean it's no good.
As I said previously, if you don't like the map or are scared it might do something horrible to engine components, just upload your standard map again and save up for the £300+ jobbies.
I'll give you guys an update in a week or so's time.
Cheers
Had it RR'd or just made up that figure?
And also have you done logging of the usual things with VCDS? just because it feels good doesnt mean it actually is for the car, best advice is get some logging done to understand whats going on
Well against what some are advising, I have gone for the pd150 map to 182bhp from Blacksmoke.
I have had previous maps on my cars before so have a little knowledge in this area.
First impressions, good, puts a smile on my face which my pd150 has failed to do for a while! mostly sluggish performance up until this remap.
Map is progressive, doesn't chuck a load of power low down the rev range(which in my opinion is good for the clutch), power is slightly higher up compared with other aggressive maps, which is probably why this has been dubbed "the clutch saving map".
My clutch has held up to the additional torque so far, no signs of slippage apart from my shitty front tyres at the moment. Also bearing in mind my car has done 172,000 miles.
My advice is, don't knock it until you've tried it. Just because its cheap doesn't mean it's no good.
As I said previously, if you don't like the map or are scared it might do something horrible to engine components, just upload your standard map again and save up for the £300+ jobbies.
I'll give you guys an update in a week or so's time.
Cheers
Had it RR'd or just made up that figure?
And also have you done logging of the usual things with VCDS? just because it feels good doesnt mean it actually is for the car, best advice is get some logging done to understand whats going on