Bluefined my fr tfsi

[stevesulsh]

a panel filter will realistically give you 1-3bhp, for around £30-35 so its really up to you. it might be better to wait until you see if you want to tune it further, then just go all out and get a cai, with the new itg and bdm cai's out, and the forge twintake you may well be able to pick up a bargin second hand diblas or something similar in the accessories section.where abouts in ireland ya from?

From Dublin certainly not averse to travelling to the North if better prices to be got up there I was quoted for REVO only fitted and rolling road "We can offer Revo Programme for your Seat @ Euro 816.00 installed." which I think is outrageous, would love of course to get Evoms, itg or Dbilas CAI read many a thread here but most seem to be fitted on Cupras my question really was if I was to remap am I wasting time and money not going the CAI route at the same time thanks for your advice I can see more replies landed after yours and will read them all now

 

[stevesulsh]

@vRSy Great pictures thanks have also looked at Forge CAI but was confused with compatability engine no. starts BWA so i assume this is ok any pics out there of CAI's fitted with modified engine covers or wouldn't you bother? has anyone had experience of these or modded their own ??

 

[vRSy]

we had this discussion on briskoda a while back and alot of guys thought the filter area seemed a bit small and doubted it would be as good as similarily priced filters.

this was echoed when i spoke to andy@ITG when he swapped my code red air intake for the ITG. the Code red filter had a much smaller filter than the ITG, but the filter was much thinner and less dense to allow more air to be sucked through easier, this sound great, but the filtration will not be as good as a thicker foam filter. hence the need for the large surface area.

forge are bringout a single cansiter version of their twiintake soon, obviously performance will be halved as the filter surface area will be halved.

I think the HKS one has a lot of potential. HKS are massive on JAP cars and now their eggs, and if you notice the design instead of the pipe going behind the engine right above the red hot turbo and manifold, it goes over the top of the engine where it is cooler, and also has no sharp right angle bends or turns meaning the air flow will be very smooth and uninterupted. supposably it is really loud, but its also no tcheap either

 

[dazjb69]

id 100% rccomend him over bluefin without hesitation.

i had bluefin myself and i have driven revo stage 1 TFSI and the REVOs were in a different league.

I know a guy who has in the past on his various differnt TFSI cars used Code RED tuning, REVO and shark performance. He rates the shark perfomance over the lot of them so much so that he also had his PD 170 passat mapped by them as well as his new A4 TFSI.

im yet to see a bad review from him either. plus his customer car is very good. Hes a regular poster on briskoda, tyresmoke, and audi-sport so have a poke around them for more info if you want to search, not to sure what other forums he hangs about to be honest.

He is also running a january deal at the moment on briskoda 20% off all stage 1 remaps until the end of jan. thast a tidy £80 quid saving i think.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/148138-january-sale-offers-from-shark-performance/

stage 1 TFSI reviews
http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/14...ge__view__findpost__p__1824095__fromsearch__1

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/144439-sharkperformance-sts-review/

Do you know what sort of gains the shark performance stage 1 would give to a mkII leon cupra?

 

[vRSy]

Do you know what sort of gains the shark performance stage 1 would give to a mkII leon cupra?

http://www.sharkperformance.co.uk/b...n Golf (1K) 2004-2009 GTi Edition 30 2.0TFSi/

300hp. he has a typo error i think on the cupra but it will be the exact same as this Ed30 golf as you have identicle engines. he will also do stage 3 maps for your car as well just not updated on the site yet

 

[dazjb69]

http://www.sharkperformance.co.uk/b...n Golf (1K) 2004-2009 GTi Edition 30 2.0TFSi/

300hp. he has a typo error i think on the cupra but it will be the exact same as this Ed30 golf as you have identicle engines. he will also do stage 3 maps for your car as well just not updated on the site yet

Seems good more gains than bluefin stage 1 then, cheers for the info this could be the way I go.

 

[vRSy]

the gains IMO opinion have to be taken with a pinch of salt on all tuners power claims, as it all depends on the dyno they were ran on in the first place. but you can guarantee it will be in the region 0f 285-300Hp. mated to a really smooth delivery

 

[robjnr]

the gains IMO opinion have to be taken with a pinch of salt on all tuners power claims, as it all depends on the dyno they were ran on in the first place. but you can guarantee it will be in the region 0f 285-300Hp. mated to a really smooth delivery

What sort of torque would it be at?

 

[vRSy]

TBH mate i wouldnt b able to tell you, im a customer just as you are, ive just driven quitea few TFSI cars in different states of tune, so have a good base for comparison. id rate shark performance as a real competitor to revo. and for me it edged it with the price.

I know the shark performance stage 2 k03 map gave nigh on exactly the same results on jkms dyno as the stage 2 revos do. if anything holding on to the power for longer, iirc his HP curve had a flat plateau of power from 4500-6900rpm where it stayed above 250hp peaking @ 260hp

a friend has the stage 2+ revo on his GTI and theres is feckall difference between us on the road or when driving each others,that we have both agreed on. his seems more violent in its delivery mine slightly more progressive which means i can power on quicker without lighting up the wheels so easily.

id guess you are looking at 320Ibft-350Ibft+ dependant on dyno the car is ran on.

dont chase the biggest figures though, its all about delivery.

give ben an email mate, he'll be able to answer.

 

[robjnr]

Are there any graphs out there of a shark remap? Perferably a K04 but if not then a K03 graph will be fine.

Your mate's GTI is it an ED30 stage2+ or or just a GTI stage2+?

 

[vRSy]

Are there any graphs out there of a shark remap? Perferably a K04 but if not then a K03 graph will be fine.

Your mate's GTI is it an ED30 stage2+ or or just a GTI stage2+?

my friends car is a k03 stage 2+ REVO GTI

there is a stage 2 graph from JKMs rollers in my review link i put up in post #11. you would need to speak to ben@sharkeorfomance for maps TBH,

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/14...page__p__1766581__fromsearch__1&#entry1766581

post #1 is a dyno dynamics roller(not JKM)

 

[beeko85]

Hey vrsy, did you have to run an air duct from behind the foglights up to your itg filter or does it just get enough air as it is?

 

[vRSy]

there is a hole beneath the light, so air gets in from the slots in the bumper.

However behing he number plate, to the left and right of the intercooler are some thin metal plates to deflect air onto the IC, i have bent it out the way to let a bit more air in. you cant tell from outside.

 

[beeko85]

Simon, hope your still on this thread, finally found out your real name- been stalking your threads to see your reviews of your other mods. I'm going for a set of eibach springs- dont do track days etc so pointless shelling out on ad). basically I cant get any traction in the wet, even in a straight line, and was hoping this might sort it out?the springs are a must anyway, as I do want the car lowered partly for looks as well as any handling benifits, but what about the WALK, do you think this will sort out general traction issues?and thanks for the help with the quickshift too by the way

 

[vRSy]

Simon, hope your still on this thread, finally found out your real name- been stalking your threads to see your reviews of your other mods. I'm going for a set of eibach springs- dont do track days etc so pointless shelling out on ad). basically I cant get any traction in the wet, even in a straight line, and was hoping this might sort it out?the springs are a must anyway, as I do want the car lowered partly for looks as well as any handling benifits, but what about the WALK, do you think this will sort out general traction issues?and thanks for the help with the quickshift too by the way

I found lowering the car helped traction alot both straight line driving, and cornering. The less the car squats at the back the more weight you have over the front wheels. springs wil make a good difference in your roll resistance and the car squatting, but id say match them to a good set of dampers. Ive driven eibach spring/FSD damper combos on a few cars and it is a good set up. but i hjave also read of a few issues with the FSDS leaking prematurely on briskoda. Bilstein do uprated dampers if thats an option at a later date.

I found the walk benefits are mainly in cornering and there is a definate improvement, but i would do the ARBs first or both at the same time to save on labour. the ARBs are my favourite mod.

A mod i am really looking into getting is the Audi TT lower control arms for the extra half degree of negative camber. ive read some realy positive reviews about them.

first of all i need to get my brakes fitted. ive bought a set of B7 RS4 twin pot calipers with360mm two piece discs. my brakes are by far the weakest point on my car. they really couldnt handle repeated laps of the ring

 

[beeko85]

ok so traded my fr in for a cupra a while back, still with superchips. went stage 1 the day i got it- much better than stock obviously.
got the mods fitted yesterday to go stage 2, and loaded stage 2 up today. feels good form what i could tell earlier, commming home in traffic. ill be out tonight for a bit to see how it goes properly but as usual everytings very positive so far

update, had it on a rolling road last week: