Andy2174 Astra SRI 2.0cdti

[marcus]

Test drive update :-

Fitted the tuning box yesterday afternoon and jafter that I started the car up to make sure no issues with it, all was fine

Took the car out for a 30 min drive just now

The preset power setting appears to be just right (the box has 15 power settings and its currently set on 11/15), torque comes in nice and strongly at about 1900rpm, then it just seems to hold its power nicely until around 5000rpm, performance wise it feels much stronger than the previous racechip one

I can give it the thumbs up, however, is it worth £125 more than the racechip one ? if I had paid full price for it £229, then I think I would stick with the racechip one, but seeing as it was discounted, then I am think its a noticeable stepup performance wise from the one and worth the extra £80 I paid for it

Nice write up. Sounds like it was money well spent.

I've removed my racechip from the car for the meantime. After the factory software update, it just didn't seem quite as effective as it was before the update. I also noticed that the mpg read out with the Racechip became widely optimistic after the software update. Previously it would have been 2 or 3 mpg out but this had become like 10-12 mpg out which is a little annoying in my world.

The other thing I noticed is that the engine appeared to be a little highly strung (pulsing, noisy) even when idling with the Racechip. This wasn't as obvious previously. It is really smooth and responsive after the software update.

So, I'm thinking of going the remap route but I am a little hesitant with the local company that does them. I'll give them a call anyway to see if I get a warm fuzzy felling. Not too many options around here.



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