FMIC and revo results

[fatcatman]

Collected my car today after getting Forge FMIC fitted and a Revo remap so i thought i would share my results

My initial impression is that it is not like i expected it would be. I had imagined that it would drive the same but just have a bigger surge of power when it normally kicks in- instead it appears that the power surge has gone, which I assume is because the power continues up the rev range therefore there is not such a noticeable 'peak'. Because of this, when i first started driving it seemed like the car was not as fast but looking at the speedo i was going a lot faster than i thought it was!
I haven't had a chance to properly test the car yet so am undecided on my verdict but so far i am happy and just need to get used to the power delivery

This is the before (with green panel and pd160 intake) and after dyno run (before is red if it isn't obvious):

 

[Yella Beeza]

An extra of 15bhp (at flywheel I assume) and 20ftlb torque. Think you had a very fit engine before the FMIC and remap!

Had I been in your shoes, I would have been satisfied with what I had and left well alone. Another example of a so-called standard engine producing over what it should (with a little help from the air intake and filter).

Are you using BP Ultimate (Cetane 55)? That's the set up I have in mine just now (ie no remap or FMIC) and it runs great throughout the rev range with no flat spots anywhere, and minimal soot. I had thought about a C-C remap, but because it's running fine have been undecided.

 

[fatcatman]

An extra of 15bhp (at flywheel I assume) and 20ftlb torque. Think you had a very fit engine before the FMIC and remap!

Had I been in your shoes, I would have been satisfied with what I had and left well alone. Another example of a so-called standard engine producing over what it should (with a little help from the air intake and filter).

Are you using BP Ultimate (Cetane 55)? That's the set up I have in mine just now (ie no remap or FMIC) and it runs great throughout the rev range with no flat spots anywhere, and minimal soot. I had thought about a C-C remap, but because it's running fine have been undecided.

I had already bought the FMIC and had the dyno runs done the same day it was fitted so was already committed! Forgot to say it had a cat- back Miltek fitted before as well as the filter/intake. I use standard city diesel with a shot or two of Millers, which i did find helped a bit with consumption but didnt notice a power difference.

Although the figures do not seem much different, the car definitley drives better and is noticeably faster. In the future I will prob get a custom map with an uprated clutch but am happy with this for now- my current inusrance policy would only cover me up to 170bhp as well

 

[T. Spark]

Im at work so cant see your power graph im afriad. Aslong as your happy with the power and set up mate, thats all you need!

Im running a FMIC and a RS Tuning map on the standard turbo aswell, and very happy with my last result of 201.7bhp and 358lb.ft

 

[Sisson]

Is that wheel figures or flywheel?

Mine got 161bhp, 301lb.ft at the wheels with C-C stage 1 and FMIC

 

[fatcatman]

Is that wheel figures or flywheel?

Mine got 161bhp, 301lb.ft at the wheels with C-C stage 1 and FMIC

Dunno? Any way to tell from the printout?

 

[T. Spark]

Is that wheel figures or flywheel?

Mine got 161bhp, 301lb.ft at the wheels with C-C stage 1 and FMIC

What rollers did you run those figures? And what was the calc fly?

I ask as everyone else who has run doesnt get those figures from a map, I ran 170bhp at the fly with C-C, and I dont think I lost a mere 10bhp to the wheels. I was under the impression a FWD car has around a 30bhp loss fly to wheel.

 

[iain1970]

Before we had our standard FR TDI remapped, I asked about the FMIC and exhaust being changed. I was told not to bother with the stage one Revo program because they only promote the need for more flow in the engine and could be counter productive without further mods.

So far, we're more than happy with the results.