Bluefin on 1.9tdi

[psycho6149]

Hi,

im sure this has been covered before but I have searched and not found much except VRS reviews. Has anyone got a bluefin for their 1.9tdi Octy 2? Does it improve fuel economy as well as power? Any drawbacks - excessive wear or early failure of parts?

[martzweb]

i dont have a bluefin, but i do have a remap and here's what i've found.

better fuel economy, much better flexibility, much faster tyre wear (and i dont thrash it), and your DMF clutch will take a beating and possibly fail more quickly.

apart from that, it's all good the performance is marvelous, and on a long trip i've seen her do well over 50mpg while still being able to overtake quickly and without drama.

[babhishek]

i dont have a bluefin, but i do have a remap and here's what i've found.

better fuel economy, much better flexibility, much faster tyre wear (and i dont thrash it), and your DMF clutch will take a beating and possibly fail more quickly.

apart from that, it's all good the performance is marvelous, and on a long trip i've seen her do well over 50mpg while still being able to overtake quickly and without drama.

thats not good for a DSG box is it?

[fluffmeister]

thats not good for a DSG box is it?

The 6 speed handles it fine, the 7 speed ...... who knows

Have a search about DSG's, they are more robust than people give them credit for.

[babhishek]

thanks for the that fluffmeister - i have the 6speed so I should be fine.

I'll order myself one!!

[fluffmeister]

thanks for the that fluffmeister - i have the 6speed so I should be fine.

I'll order myself one!!

I ran a PD140 for 20+k with a remap, pushing 410nm torque and 173ish bhp, not a squeak, another member here has a relative with a high mileage vw with the 6 speed dsg and it's been mapped for 400+nm torque.

Like I say, have a search around the forum, there is plenty of info.

[babhishek]

thanks - I have the 1.9tdi 105bhp - so my options are limited to a stage 1 - with a 20bhp gain.

Bluefin seems to be the best bet for me so far - but I'll do my bit of research!

I heard the new bluefin sets have better VAGCOM code recognition /correction. any ideas?

Will talk to JKM - they have decent prices and ship international as well!

[villa1]

I have recently remapped my 07 1.9 tdi. Angel tuning done the trick and the car is going very well. Fuel economy seems to be about the same, though I haven't taken the car for a good long burn on one of our few decent roads here in Eire. I have got 4.9-5 litres per 100km on 50 mile runs on B roads so that seems very good.

The pickup and extra power in 4/5th gear is excellent for overtaking. I have gone from 105 to 140bhp

[Octygone]

This may help

[babhishek]

hey those are great figures for the 1.9 tdi

thats a 48bhp bump from stock?

would u please provide details on any parts that were changed(upgraded) apart from the ecu remap??

thanks!

Edited 28 March, 2009 by babhishek

[Octygone]

Just a panel filter (I think it was a piper one) and shell vpower diesel

[fluffmeister]

Or indeed ........ with a PD160 intake, Pipercross Filter and Tesco's cheapest sludge.

Edited 28 March, 2009 by Fluffmeister

[babhishek]

hey Octygone and Fluffmeister

what were your stock engine BHP's? was it the 110PS engine or was it the 130PS engine?

1.9 8v TDI Diesel 1.9 L (1896 cc, 116 cu in) 4cyl SOHC 110 PS (108 hp/81 kW) @4150 rpm 235 N·m (173 lb·ft) @1900 rpm AHF/ASV 1997–2006

or

1.9 8v TDI Diesel 1.9 L (1896 cc, 116 cu in) 4cyl SOHC 130 PS (128 hp/96 kW) @4000 rpm 310 N·m (229 lb·ft) @1900 rpm ASZ 2003–2004

edit: I have the 1st one.

[Octygone]

Mine started life as a 105 bhp standard engine

[fluffmeister]

Mine started life as a 105 bhp standard engine

Snap

[babhishek]

as per the Bluefin site - the mod gives around 20% more - this means 105 bhp would give 120-130bhp.

How did the both of you manage to extract so many BHP's?

what else apart from a panel filter and bluefin do I need?

[fluffmeister]

as per the Bluefin site - the mod gives around 20% more - this means 105 bhp would give 120-130bhp.

How did the both of you manage to extract so many BHP's?

what else apart from a panel filter and bluefin do I need?

A better map , mine has been verified on 2 separate rolling roads and the figures where virtually identical.

[babhishek]

so where did the both of you get your remaps done?

what remaps did you go for?

[Octygone]

Mine is a standard bluefin

[babhishek]

Mine is a standard bluefin

:eek:

are you on stage 1 or stage 2 ?

stage 1 should give you 20-30 more horses as advertised!!

45+ is awesome bang for the buck!!!!

[Octygone]

Just a straight forward standard stage one but with a panel filter......nothing else apart from using the best diesel I can find....in this case Shell V power.

Was tested at JKMs rolling road which is acknowedged as being very accurate, I was only expecting around 130 bhp so it was a pleasant surprise

Bsr say they can do the same thing and take it to 150 bhp

http://www.bsruk.co.uk/tuningkits.asp?id=1183

Edited 30 March, 2009 by Octygone

[babhishek]

Just a straight forward standard stage one but with a panel filter......nothing else apart from using the best diesel I can find....in this case Shell V power.

Was tested at JKMs rolling road which is acknowedged as being very accurate, I was only expecting around 130 bhp so it was a pleasant surprise

Bsr say they can do the same thing and take it to 150 bhp

BSR UK - Tuning Systems and products provided by BSR and The Nordic Car Company

@octygone - you are one lucky bloke!!!!

I guess I will stick to Bluefin - with a Green Panel or a Pipercross!

waiting for a response from JKM!

[fluffmeister]

Mines done by performance torque ...... I don't use premium diesel and have stopped using millers, the power runs on my graph were done with a tank of Asda cheap diesel in and it made similar figures on the Performance Torque rollers again with supermarket diesel in it.

Petrol is the fuel of the god's and V-Power petrol makes a difference, even on the bum dyno, premium diesel however seems to make no difference at all so I don't bother and my graphs are pretty good, holding the available HP for longer in the rev range

Performance Torque only charged me £260 after a discount for having a couple of cars mapped with them and Will's maps have been consistently excellent

Edited 30 March, 2009 by Fluffmeister

[babhishek]

I am based in india so the best option for me would be bluefin

I hope they can adjust the maps a tad for a warmer climate

Apart from this I am thinking of a green drop in panel filter shipped to india

I guess I can expect a bump of 30 bhp withthis I hope the new bluefin can read and correct some engine errorsfor me and this should be a good deal for me and

[Octygone]

@octygone - you are one lucky bloke!!!!

I guess I will stick to Bluefin - with a Green Panel or a Pipercross!

waiting for a response from JKM!

Car goes very well

I am sure Kate at JKM will be emptying your wallet real soon