Cheap tuning?

[randall977]

Sorry in advance for 1. being boring and 2. being a cheapskate...but in these times of economic uncertainty etc etc. I want to remap / tune my A4 avant 2.0 TDI 170 as it's not great to drive and the fuel economy is awful - I'm hoping a remap will help. I found this on eBay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Diesel-Economy...item53dc2c0d2b and wondered if it will work? My brother-in-law fitted something simular to his 5 series for around £60 and it's been pretty good - no it's not just a resistor! Otherwise is there someone near Oxford who can do a proper remap for a reasonable price - I could travel (a bit). Thanks!

[randall977]

Evochips - £359... is that a good price? It's a lot of money but it is fairly local...

[shark_90]

Have you thought about one of our STS units? Not much more than the price you've quoted above and allows you to switch between standard/remapped and also immobilise the car.

On top of that, if you put your A4 back to standard before you sell it, you can re-use the STS on another car, all you need to do is come back to us for a map for the new car, at a discounted price.

Have a look at http://www.sharkperformance.co.uk/sts.asp for more information, they're on offer for £399 until the end of the month.

[randall977]

I like the sound / look of that. So would it allow me to have the same remap charactoristics of one like Evochips? Does the 10% discount apply to this device? In terms to transfer to next car, what kind of price (roughly) would that be? Thanks

[shark_90]

Yes the STS unit gives you the flexibility of a tuning box but all the benefits of a proper remap.

Unfortunately as the unit is already on offer we can't apply any more discount on top.

Moving to the next vehicle will vary depending on the car but approx £200-£250.

As soon as the posties are back at work I could get one out to you next day

[randall977]

...so, you plug in this unit, upload the remap and unplug again (ie you don't have to leave it plugged in)? Is just one remap type available or are there several to select from? Is it better / different from Bluefin? Sorry if my questions are a bit simple!

[shark_90]

Yep you've got it, you apply the map and then unplug the unit.

We don't offer different types of map (Eco, "fast road") etc as it's all rubbish, you get one propery tuned remap and an immobiliser map to disable the car should you want to.

The features are very similar to products from other tuners (such as the Bluefin), I couldn't possibly comment on whether it's better or not, bit of course you get one of our maps and no-one else's

Feel free to ask as many questions as you like!

[randall977]

Thanks for the reply!

[shark_90]

No problem! If you'd like to order one I can get one out to you next day, now the posties are back at work

[turbotimt5]

Hi, I am very interseted in one of the units,
could you explain what is involved to do the upgrade myself, and where it is "plugged in" etc,

regards Tim

PS Don't suppose the special offer is still on, is it ?