Hey everyone,
Has anyone had any experiences with the above? I have enquired at a local Ford specialist Grahamgoode.com and they have told me that they only offer the bluefin chip at 399.99. Which will give my focus an extra 21bhp. Anyone reckon it's worth it?
Cheers!
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Hey everyone,
Has anyone had any experiences with the above? I have enquired at a local Ford specialist Grahamgoode.com and they have told me that they only offer the bluefin chip at 399.99. Which will give my focus an extra 21bhp. Anyone reckon it's worth it?
Cheers!
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Is your car petrol or diesel?
Petrol remaps never give great increases but turbo diesels get the best results.
Best two options are custom remap or bluefin.
Beauty of bluefin is you also get a natty fault reader and can remove and reapply the map whenever you want.
I went from 115 to average 148 and it is very noticeable and also reduces turbo lag to nearly nothing.
Hey everyone,
Has anyone had any experiences with the above? I have enquired at a local Ford specialist Grahamgoode.com and they have told me that they only offer the bluefin chip at 399.99. Which will give my focus an extra 21bhp. Anyone reckon it's worth it?
Cheers!
[/quote]
Is your car petrol or diesel?
Petrol remaps never give great increases but turbo diesels get the best results.
Best two options are custom remap or bluefin.
Beauty of bluefin is you also get a natty fault reader and can remove and reapply the map whenever you want.
I went from 115 to average 148 and it is very noticeable and also reduces turbo lag to nearly nothing.
My focus is a 1.6 tdci. So you'd recommend a bluefin? Thanks for the info :-) what car do you have?
I have a mk2 1.8 TDCI.
Apparently the 1.8's respond particularly well to bluefin.
Ultimately the choice is yours, you may want to ring around to see what gains are offered from a few tuning companies before you decide.
Apparently the 1.8's respond particularly well to bluefin.
Ultimately the choice is yours, you may want to ring around to see what gains are offered from a few tuning companies before you decide.
[quote name='FincHy' timestamp='1342446762' post='193941']
My focus is a 1.6 tdci. So you'd recommend a bluefin? Thanks for the info :-) what car do you have?
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its more or less the same thing, they are pre written maps, the difference with bluefin is , you dont need a dealer to come round your house with a laptop and re-programe the ecu, you get the device to do it yourself, also with bluefin you can set it back to factory settings at no extra cost, a dealer would need to come back out to do the same thing and charge you for it.
i had mine done via a dealer (celtic tuning)
My focus is a 1.6 tdci. So you'd recommend a bluefin? Thanks for the info :-) what car do you have?
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its more or less the same thing, they are pre written maps, the difference with bluefin is , you dont need a dealer to come round your house with a laptop and re-programe the ecu, you get the device to do it yourself, also with bluefin you can set it back to factory settings at no extra cost, a dealer would need to come back out to do the same thing and charge you for it.
i had mine done via a dealer (celtic tuning)
Cheers for advice guys, think ill get mine chipped then once I've got the funds :-) ill report on my experiences once I've done it.
Bluefin all the way for me, been very impressed with it .... it's also on offer till the end of the month for [url="http://www.mybluefin.co.uk/search?make=9&fueltype=2&model=2&variant=183"]£320[/url] so get the credit card out 
I notice you guys have bigger engines than my baby 1.6, hope the blue fin still makes a considerable different.
The stats say an extra 21 bhp. so 131 bhp.
The stats say an extra 21 bhp. so 131 bhp.
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I notice you guys have bigger engines than my baby 1.6, hope the blue fin still makes a considerable different.
The stats say an extra 21 bhp. so 131 bhp.
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the torque is the more important figure realy, cos the gearing is set up for the current bhp you may notice a few mph at the top end but is the in gear and acceleration figures you'll notice more
I notice you guys have bigger engines than my baby 1.6, hope the blue fin still makes a considerable different.
The stats say an extra 21 bhp. so 131 bhp.
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the torque is the more important figure realy, cos the gearing is set up for the current bhp you may notice a few mph at the top end but is the in gear and acceleration figures you'll notice more
[quote name='FincHy' timestamp='1342596979' post='194377']
I notice you guys have bigger engines than my baby 1.6, hope the blue fin still makes a considerable different.[/quote]
Oh you'll definitely notice a difference for the better ........ I've had my last 4 cars remapped by either REVO on 2 Skoda Octavia's and Superchips Bluefin on my current Focus and a Saab 9-3, the best money you can spend upping the power and torque characteristics especially on turbo diesels no matter how big the engine capacity.
I notice you guys have bigger engines than my baby 1.6, hope the blue fin still makes a considerable different.[/quote]
Oh you'll definitely notice a difference for the better
........ I've had my last 4 cars remapped by either REVO on 2 Skoda Octavia's and Superchips Bluefin on my current Focus and a Saab 9-3, the best money you can spend upping the power and torque characteristics especially on turbo diesels no matter how big the engine capacity.
Sorry for the late reply, cheers for all your advise lads :-)
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