Superchips Bluefin - Anyone had any experiences?
Superchips Bluefin - Anyone had any experiences?
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Hell27

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1,564 posts

220 months

Sunday 18th May 2014
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Hi all. Am considering getting a superchips bluefin for my 2005 75000 mile BMW 530d e60 saloon. Anyone had any experiences of these, good or bad? Would the cars mileage be a problem (assuming post fitting I won't be caning it everywhere)?

Cheers.

tuco12

16 posts

156 months

Sunday 18th May 2014
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I mapped my Audi A4 2.0T Quattro with one and have been impressed with it. It gives a smooth power delivery and transforms the car. The customer service is meant to be excellent as well which is handy in the event of any issues.

I have had it on my car for just under a year doing approximately 5000 miles with no issues at all.

epom

14,860 posts

190 months

Sunday 18th May 2014
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Got one for my mk5 Golf GTI, simple to use, made a huge difference, love the results. Go for it.

r11co

6,244 posts

259 months

Sunday 18th May 2014
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Expensive, wasteful, but ultimately convenient way to achieve what it does.

As for the actual maps themselves the results are very variable and down to the individual cars. The value comes down to your own application, so it is totally inappropriate for anyone to generalise about the product in terms of actual results (which won't of course stop people doing it or others paying attention to it).

Edited by r11co on Sunday 18th May 11:53

Hell27

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1,564 posts

220 months

Sunday 18th May 2014
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Why expensive and wasteful? Had a bad experience?

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

219 months

Sunday 18th May 2014
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I had the stage 1 bluefin for my Focus ST.

It made me realise how lumpy the power delivery had been in standard form.

I was very impressed, was great for normal road use, and it was slightly more economic too post remap.

r11co

6,244 posts

259 months

Monday 19th May 2014
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Hell27 said:
Why expensive and wasteful? Had a bad experience?
Because all the Bluefin is is a delivery system for a binary file and a rudimentary attempt at DRM. The hardware is just an extremely crippled ECU reader/writer.

Simond S

4,519 posts

306 months

Wednesday 21st May 2014
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I had a 3.0D audi A4 with it. Made a nice car much smoother and nicer to drive.