Just had my Z4 20i Mapped to 280BHP by Celtic
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ihadablackdog
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Do they do any sort of test beforehand to see current figures and if there are problems with the engine, or do they simply rock up, do the software upgrade and go? How do they know what power you end up with, for your particular car (or doesn't it work like that)?
The website says they are in Newquay, I'm North Devon so travelling to them would be reasonable.
The website says they are in Newquay, I'm North Devon so travelling to them would be reasonable.
They check out any fault codes on your car to establish if it's good to be tuned. Mine didn't have any so they went straight ahead. Their head office is in Newquay where they have the rolling road facilities and do all the maps, research etc on the rolling road etc, but then they have a mobile van service that visits different parts of the country to carry out remaps at your chosen destination using the map developed for your engine in their head office, that's why there is often a longish wait for home visits- I had to wait a month to get mine done. They won't check your before and after power if you get a home visit, but given the map has been designed for the N20 engine results are likely to be pretty consistent, and besides rolling roads can vary considerably so really not much point getting a rolling road session unless you're looking to see how incremental mods affect your vehicle. Power feels in the range quoted and I'm happy with it, which is all that matters really. Should be there or there abouts, fair few on here with Dyno results around the 280bhp range. If you take to newquay though and get done at their head office I think they will put your car on a Dyno 
ihadablackdog said:
Attleborough, Norfolk
Msport said:
Been planning a re-map for the end of this year, but had never considered it could be wiped?
Is this a fact?
Has anyone had this issue?
Is it a Celtic thing, or will Evolve, for instance, have the same issue (and be prepared to put it back on again?)
ihadablackdog
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Msport said:They check out any fault codes on your car to establish if it's good to be tuned. Mine didn't have any so they went straight ahead. Their head office is in Newquay where they have the rolling road facilities and do all the maps, research etc on the rolling road etc, but then they have a mobile van service that visits different parts of the country to carry out remaps at your chosen destination using the map developed for your engine in their head office, that's why there is often a longish wait for home visits- I had to wait a month to get mine done. They won't check your before and after power if you get a home visit, but given the map has been designed for the N20 engine results are likely to be pretty consistent, and besides rolling roads can vary considerably so really not much point getting a rolling road session unless you're looking to see how incremental mods affect your vehicle. Power feels in the range quoted and I'm happy with it, which is all that matters really. Should be there or there abouts, fair few on here with Dyno results around the 280bhp range. If you take to newquay though and get done at their head office I think they will put your car on a Dynoihadablackdog said:
Thanks
After a week of driving with the new map I can only say one thing: should have done this long ago.
After 3-4 years of using the car on a daily basis, I got very used to it and there was no longer much excitement about it. Now the excitement is back
The missus: "have you done something with the car? the acceleration pedal feels easier to press"
) She knows or cares nothing about cars
One thing that I noticed: the gear change indication seems smarter than i thought it was, it now actually tells to change gears faster than before. For example, it used to ask for 6th gear at 80km/h, now it's somewhere around 75km/h.
I never cared much about fuel consumption, but I did check it before the mod, and I am curious to see how it changes now. Although it might not be very accurate in the beginning, with me getting back at driving sporty pretty much every time
After 3-4 years of using the car on a daily basis, I got very used to it and there was no longer much excitement about it. Now the excitement is back
The missus: "have you done something with the car? the acceleration pedal feels easier to press"
) She knows or cares nothing about cars One thing that I noticed: the gear change indication seems smarter than i thought it was, it now actually tells to change gears faster than before. For example, it used to ask for 6th gear at 80km/h, now it's somewhere around 75km/h.
I never cared much about fuel consumption, but I did check it before the mod, and I am curious to see how it changes now. Although it might not be very accurate in the beginning, with me getting back at driving sporty pretty much every time
ihadablackdog
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BeardyJon said:
I got a quote also for that one and it was over £300.
Incidentally, is the stage two the same map that comes with the 28i or have they tinkered it in some way?
ihadablackdog
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BeardyJon said:
I’m in Devon, not far from Newquay where they are based. Definitely was over £300, not sure what it would be if I went down to them.
ihadablackdog
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Hebbs said:getting mine remapped tomorrow
Exciting! Looking forward to your review. So far they sound good all round!