Posted By: Anonymous
dissapointing RR - 14/07/2006 02:05
after having my coop now for about 6 months i thought it time to get it on the rolling road and see whats what, after all the service history says its got a "ecu upgrade chip" and "uprated turbo", unfortunatly it doesn't give any details as to whats been fitted.
So down i go to the rolling road on wednesday and i was kinda hoping for 250 bhp as it had been "chipped".
Anyways the guy comes through after doing it and says i don't think you will be to happy and hands me the print out.
198bhp !!!! wtf.
I don't have a scanner to show the print out but basically he said that the car was ridiculously over fueling, running 9-1 ratio on petrol. this really meant nothing to me but then he said there show car (scooby) running 280 bhp was only running 11-1 ratio. I have made comments on here before about my teribble fuel consumption but always been convinced its either the way i drive or the route i go to work on the back roads.
He said he rekons its the chip that has been installed that is causing the over fueling and poor results plus it was damm hot but i want your opinions. also he said the turbo doesn't look any different from a standard one, maybe its just a replacement as my car is coming up to 100K
Considering that he maybe right i have sent grahamL a pm (which i have got a read receipt for but no reply) asking for details on a gtec1 as thats what most of you are using and seem to have little problems with, but i am not getting any replys, is there any other ways i can contact him and get my hands on one.
secondly if i manage to get a gtec1 chip and fit it, will i need the red key when i start it up ?? what problems if any has anyone had ?
Obviously my dream car is slowly but surely grinding me down and any help on this topic would be very appreiciated.
Thanks
Karl
So down i go to the rolling road on wednesday and i was kinda hoping for 250 bhp as it had been "chipped".
Anyways the guy comes through after doing it and says i don't think you will be to happy and hands me the print out.
198bhp !!!! wtf.
I don't have a scanner to show the print out but basically he said that the car was ridiculously over fueling, running 9-1 ratio on petrol. this really meant nothing to me but then he said there show car (scooby) running 280 bhp was only running 11-1 ratio. I have made comments on here before about my teribble fuel consumption but always been convinced its either the way i drive or the route i go to work on the back roads.
He said he rekons its the chip that has been installed that is causing the over fueling and poor results plus it was damm hot but i want your opinions. also he said the turbo doesn't look any different from a standard one, maybe its just a replacement as my car is coming up to 100K
Considering that he maybe right i have sent grahamL a pm (which i have got a read receipt for but no reply) asking for details on a gtec1 as thats what most of you are using and seem to have little problems with, but i am not getting any replys, is there any other ways i can contact him and get my hands on one.
secondly if i manage to get a gtec1 chip and fit it, will i need the red key when i start it up ?? what problems if any has anyone had ?
Obviously my dream car is slowly but surely grinding me down and any help on this topic would be very appreiciated.
Thanks
Karl