After much deliberation I decided to get my car properly remapped. I'm not a boy racer, but am after better economy and an improvement in the dreaded flat spot this engine suffers from when pulling off.
Anyway, I tried a plug in tuning box from a member on here, it did improve the torque and the MPG slightly, but not the flat spot. Also to be fair they are a bit of a blunt method as they all just confuse the ECU into putting more fuel in. I also didn't like the fact it is visible and also harder to get your insurer to cover it.
So, after much research I plumped for a quantum tuning remap, and got it done locally at their tech development centre. They were happy for me to stay and watch which was interesting.
The ECU has to come out and the usual unloading of the stock software and then altering and reloading.
Early days yet and I understand the car needs to relearn some adaptations but it does drive so much better than I expected.
It does have more grunt, but more importantly for me the power delivery is much smoother and more responsive, and the flat spot is hardly noticeable now which is fantastic.
I will keep tabs on any MPG change and let you know in due course but so far I'm impressed.
Fingers crossed it was worth the money for what I was after.
Anyway, I tried a plug in tuning box from a member on here, it did improve the torque and the MPG slightly, but not the flat spot. Also to be fair they are a bit of a blunt method as they all just confuse the ECU into putting more fuel in. I also didn't like the fact it is visible and also harder to get your insurer to cover it.
So, after much research I plumped for a quantum tuning remap, and got it done locally at their tech development centre. They were happy for me to stay and watch which was interesting.
The ECU has to come out and the usual unloading of the stock software and then altering and reloading.
Early days yet and I understand the car needs to relearn some adaptations but it does drive so much better than I expected.
It does have more grunt, but more importantly for me the power delivery is much smoother and more responsive, and the flat spot is hardly noticeable now which is fantastic.
I will keep tabs on any MPG change and let you know in due course but so far I'm impressed.
Fingers crossed it was worth the money for what I was after.