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I thought that I would post my initial impressions of the install and the chip. First off, Simon is a great guy. I went to his place on Sunday at 11am and was driving off in just over an hour. Everything went very smoothly during the install. He is very qualified to do the work. The only hitch was the bloody knuckle that Simon got when pulling the ECU.
I took it for a quick test drive and everything seemed good.
Once I left and did more "testing" I am noticing the dreaded "surge". Mind you, it is not really all that noticeable by feel. However, on my boost gauge, when I was WOT, it would get up to around 16/17 psi, drop to about 12/13, then back up to 16/17 psi. I was only chipped for about an hour or two at the time. I've done some research and things usually don't settle down for a few days. Simon said that he has noticed this also. I will give it a few days and update this post. I did notice that this morning it felt stronger and might have possibly had less surge but my drive was too short to really tell. If it is still surging by the end of the week, my best guess would be the N75 valve (see my other post) or the DV. I really don't think it is the DV (yet) as I am showing the correct amount of boost on my gauge (1 bar=14.5psi).
Anyway, to make a long story short....Simon is a great installer, and the chip is worth the money. Hopefully the surging goes away or the N75 valve fixes it. I'll post more later.
I took it for a quick test drive and everything seemed good.
Once I left and did more "testing" I am noticing the dreaded "surge". Mind you, it is not really all that noticeable by feel. However, on my boost gauge, when I was WOT, it would get up to around 16/17 psi, drop to about 12/13, then back up to 16/17 psi. I was only chipped for about an hour or two at the time. I've done some research and things usually don't settle down for a few days. Simon said that he has noticed this also. I will give it a few days and update this post. I did notice that this morning it felt stronger and might have possibly had less surge but my drive was too short to really tell. If it is still surging by the end of the week, my best guess would be the N75 valve (see my other post) or the DV. I really don't think it is the DV (yet) as I am showing the correct amount of boost on my gauge (1 bar=14.5psi).
Anyway, to make a long story short....Simon is a great installer, and the chip is worth the money. Hopefully the surging goes away or the N75 valve fixes it. I'll post more later.
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