RE: Driven: VW Caddy racer
Discussion
The original one was a touch light at the rear, but I thought the second generation one seemed to look fairly okay whenever I happened to see it on track.
But one aspect of this article confuses me: when was "the day"? Young people frequently refer to things that happened back on this particular day, which must have been quite a momentous day given the number of things that happened on it, without ever saying when it was. It befuddles me somewhat.
But one aspect of this article confuses me: when was "the day"? Young people frequently refer to things that happened back on this particular day, which must have been quite a momentous day given the number of things that happened on it, without ever saying when it was. It befuddles me somewhat.
I swept tiny particles of the red caddy off the track at Castle Combe in my first season as a marshal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzzcyJWQLLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzzcyJWQLLI
There's a video of the Caddy here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNTTQWdjJ14
The commentator says it's got a petrol engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNTTQWdjJ14
The commentator says it's got a petrol engine.
Am I missing the point, but I thought that a re-map (live mapping) in simplistic terms allowed the tuner to alter / adjust all sorts of parameters, for instance some companies do generic maps to improve drive ability, fuel economy, outright power etc.
Now, surely the companies who do live-mapping, and you can be sure that Superchips haven't thrown any old generic chip at the VW, can adjust those same parameters to alter at what point the bhp and torque peak???
Now, surely the companies who do live-mapping, and you can be sure that Superchips haven't thrown any old generic chip at the VW, can adjust those same parameters to alter at what point the bhp and torque peak???
Hi all. Shane O' Donoghue here (using Kyle's account to comment for boring site issue reasons).
I can clarify the situation. Perhaps I should have done in the article!
It is definitely a turbocharged petrol engine. There is no typo. This is a custom remap by Superchips designed for the Volkswagen Cup series, which had a peak power limit. Hence the power curve is flattened out once it hits that maximum at 3,600rpm. Obviously it would be capable of a lot more, but there's no switch to change the map.
Hope that makes sense.
Shane
I can clarify the situation. Perhaps I should have done in the article!
It is definitely a turbocharged petrol engine. There is no typo. This is a custom remap by Superchips designed for the Volkswagen Cup series, which had a peak power limit. Hence the power curve is flattened out once it hits that maximum at 3,600rpm. Obviously it would be capable of a lot more, but there's no switch to change the map.
Hope that makes sense.
Shane
Kyle Fortune said:
Hi all. Shane O' Donoghue here (using Kyle's account to comment for boring site issue reasons).
I can clarify the situation. Perhaps I should have done in the article!
It is definitely a turbocharged petrol engine. There is no typo. This is a custom remap by Superchips designed for the Volkswagen Cup series, which had a peak power limit. Hence the power curve is flattened out once it hits that maximum at 3,600rpm. Obviously it would be capable of a lot more, but there's no switch to change the map.
Hope that makes sense.
Shane
I can clarify the situation. Perhaps I should have done in the article!
It is definitely a turbocharged petrol engine. There is no typo. This is a custom remap by Superchips designed for the Volkswagen Cup series, which had a peak power limit. Hence the power curve is flattened out once it hits that maximum at 3,600rpm. Obviously it would be capable of a lot more, but there's no switch to change the map.
Hope that makes sense.
Shane
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