Smartbear said:wanderer said:Smartbear said:I get that, but pre & post engine testing is the only way to find out what’s really happening with the power curve
Rob
Apologies, i updated my post slower than you replied.
Totally accepted.
Will compare the 2 rolling roads once done!
23i - Boat feel / response - Comfort Mode or Boat Mode?
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Back to the other point for a second or so:
"i DID mention, via youtube, a few exhaust replacements to my wife. She liked the Eisenmann at €1890 but seemed to be in love with the Remus at €890 and was willing to contribute a few hundred to that!
What does the forum think on a 23i?"
"i DID mention, via youtube, a few exhaust replacements to my wife. She liked the Eisenmann at €1890 but seemed to be in love with the Remus at €890 and was willing to contribute a few hundred to that!
What does the forum think on a 23i?"
The Remus looks good value as you can just buy the back box and pipes which I assume couples direct to stock exhaust. Elsewhere on here there is support for the Eisenmann and a quick YouTube search shows / plays the sound you’d get from their system (appreciate it’s going to sound rubbish played through the iPhone speaker) on a 23i (plus others) but guess it’s a full system purchase. I’m interested as the stock system is a bit ‘plain’, but otherwise fine.
You will be VERY lucky to get even 10bhp on a non turbo car, however you can remap it to improve the torque curve which will increase performance, driveability and feel. BHP has little relevance to accelaration its nearly all about torque.wanderer said:
Had my 23i mapped by celtic, BHP gain was not worth talking about but the drive/pull of the car was completely changed.
You could probably ask a tuner to reconfigure the throttle as well, most cars come with a throttle set so that small pedal inputs give bigger throttle demands - ie 20% pedal push gives 40% throttle demand which creates the illusion of more performance. A linear mapped throttle is (for me) a lot better as it gives the same throttle demand as pedal input.
flybobbie said:There is a documentary about rebuilding the boat, interesting.Pickster said::rofl: :rofl: You wish it wasflybobbie said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwHB7BXOLMk
Watch from 18:10, tell me you don't want this one.
That’s not a boat, it’s a piece of art 8)
Rob
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mcbutler said:
"illusion" :lol:
same here on this side of the planet, people install throttle amplifier and satisfy with the "Performance". talked to a few of them and they implied they have never floored the throttle :|
Returning to this, as i posted on the Fuel Consumption thread, i recovered & reflashed my original ECU and upgraded the firmware to a later version.
Even without a remap the car feels like a different beast now. No more waiting to move off at roundabouts in normal mode, it just takes off. And sport mode is even better. This is tons better even compared to when i bought the car late last year. It's like a mini rocket.
I don't even feel any need to move to a 30i or 35is etc.
Very happy with it now and it's more than enough for Irish roads.
Even without a remap the car feels like a different beast now. No more waiting to move off at roundabouts in normal mode, it just takes off. And sport mode is even better. This is tons better even compared to when i bought the car late last year. It's like a mini rocket.
I don't even feel any need to move to a 30i or 35is etc.
Very happy with it now and it's more than enough for Irish roads.
Had my 23i mapped today at Yorkshire Remaps with a Quantum map. As said before not startling results and no rolling road but I can definitely tell the difference. Comfort mode the car feels more responsive. Sport mode everything tightens and the pick up in higher gears 4th , 5th ,6th is much better, all in all not blown away but happy with the result.
although only drove it back from the garage so not extensively tested. Got weekend trip to Wales coming up for the Jubilee so proper test to come. :driving:
although only drove it back from the garage so not extensively tested. Got weekend trip to Wales coming up for the Jubilee so proper test to come. :driving:
you mentioned it 'feeling like a boat', are you talking about the cornering? or about the shifting gears? the car learns how it was driven and adapts.
you can reset it to factory new settings via obdII or dealer software.
if it is about cornering, then i found that putting on 19" factory rims planted my car like it was on rails. stay clear of run flat tyres.
you can reset it to factory new settings via obdII or dealer software.
if it is about cornering, then i found that putting on 19" factory rims planted my car like it was on rails. stay clear of run flat tyres.
newbie22 said:
It was about shifting gears when taking off.
The car has 18" wheels with Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 5's so it sticks like glue.
The software reflash / reset seems to have made a difference.
The previous owner was an older gentleman (sadly passed on) who wouldn't have driven it like a roadster should be.
