Goodluckmonkey
TA Friends
People have many various reasons for mapping their cars, and expectations of the results, however I wasn't prepared for how polished the final product was.
The main things I wanted were reduced lag, and stronger performance below 2500rpm.
Fahad came over and performed an EGR blank and stage 2 tune on my car this afternoon.
He started by performing a full diagnostic on the motor, which was great for me, as it proved that everything was performing correctly.
My butt dyno was telling me that I had a sweet motor, but it was nice to see that the injectors and turbo were performing correctly before we started, and that we would therefore see the true performance potential of the motor.
(Added to the fact that I knew I had a fresh clutch and flywheel, and the motor was as good as it could be)
He worked some magic, then I was able to see and feel the results on a test drive.
WOW!
The motor's smoother and more responsive from the get-go, and will even haul the mail if you really let it stretch it legs.
My laggy diesel now has all the crisp performance of a petrol, combined with fantastic, linear pull.
I'm a little short on superlatives to describe how much better it is, but it's a total revelation.
I've never been one to be impressed by power or torque figures, and am more concerned with feel and response.
I thought I'd be trading one for the other here, but it would appear that you can have your cake AND eat it - every single aspect of the way it drives is improved.
For those of you who are considering mapping, or even just an EGR delete, this is possibly the best value for money mod you'll ever see.
Fahad summed it up perfectly - it's made it the car Honda should've built.
The main things I wanted were reduced lag, and stronger performance below 2500rpm.
Fahad came over and performed an EGR blank and stage 2 tune on my car this afternoon.
He started by performing a full diagnostic on the motor, which was great for me, as it proved that everything was performing correctly.
My butt dyno was telling me that I had a sweet motor, but it was nice to see that the injectors and turbo were performing correctly before we started, and that we would therefore see the true performance potential of the motor.
(Added to the fact that I knew I had a fresh clutch and flywheel, and the motor was as good as it could be)
He worked some magic, then I was able to see and feel the results on a test drive.
WOW!
The motor's smoother and more responsive from the get-go, and will even haul the mail if you really let it stretch it legs.
My laggy diesel now has all the crisp performance of a petrol, combined with fantastic, linear pull.
I'm a little short on superlatives to describe how much better it is, but it's a total revelation.
I've never been one to be impressed by power or torque figures, and am more concerned with feel and response.
I thought I'd be trading one for the other here, but it would appear that you can have your cake AND eat it - every single aspect of the way it drives is improved.
For those of you who are considering mapping, or even just an EGR delete, this is possibly the best value for money mod you'll ever see.
Fahad summed it up perfectly - it's made it the car Honda should've built.