Im going to have my car mapped either by Duncan or Simon so its good to read all the positive comments above.

 

Should be said this one was mapped by Duncan previously!!! Along with several others in the same club...

 

thats quite surprising, did the results come from the same source i.e. same rolling road or delta dash road dyno?
Trev

 

same thoughts here trev,. i bet not

 

Yes same source, cars were found to be running poorly following a rolling road day at the premises, then remapped by graham on the same rolling road!!!

 

Seems a bit odd that all these cars were running poorly, I could understand one or two for whatever reason.
So just to be clear, on the one that gained 25hp, that would have been given a couple of initial power runs to see what was happening and from that point the car gained 25hp from the re-map?

Trev

 

Yep, along with others in the same club

 

I had a similar experience albeit the other way around, i.e. Duncan netted another 17hp on the day and my car certainly wasn't running poorly beforehand. I hold both mappers in the same esteem but if I hadn't, I stiil could not have posted up the way you have bud.
Trev

 

seems abit odd to me that all the same cars wer running on both rr days . knowing duncan had there of been an issue with his maps i know full well he would of put them right asap.he takes great pride in his work and would not be happy if this was indeed the case. ..... sounds abit far fetched to me but thats my opinion!!!

 

You guys believe what you will, it makes no odds to me, I was just trying to point the op in the right direction for his car, if he chooses to tread the same path then so be it, don't say I didn't warn you all...

 

+1

 

Do you know what shampoo Duncan uses aswell?

 

Amazes me how the same names, on more than one forum continue to troll one mans name and reputation over and over. If you really cared for the OP why not use the pm function? Its clearly not about the welfare of the users is it? It seems far more sinister.

To OP, i used Duncan nearly 2 years ago, car still runs like a dream, he is very helpfull and informative, and only ever at the end of a phone ready to answer your questions.

Thanks.

 

The op was pm,d directly by me, he chose to add to the thread following the pm asking further opinion!!!

 

Couldn’t agree with you more on that one Scooby B! Same person/persons dragging people through the mud every chance they get. If you actually ready the thread on the 22B forum you will find out the owner of the car that had problems was not without blame!

If you got a problem then fair enough! But no good trying to ruin someone’s reputation and career by constantly digging like that.

 

Sorry wrxsti280, wasn’t directed at you at all that comment! Soz.

 

So what could the owner have done to avoid blowing his engine?

 

Been a long time since I read through that thread, can’t remember all to be honest and sure someone will put me right. Car had some bits changed by another garage after it was mapped I believe and a pipe was disconnected. Owner used different petrol on track that car was not mapped on, heard a strange noise from engine and kept pushing it.

I know there were other problems but if it were me and something wasn’t right I would have stopped rather than risking it!

Quite ready for the backlash of replies now! Lol.

 

Have you seen the map that was on the car? I have not hence not commenting either way, so would advise you to do the same

 

That’s exactly my point and whole argument though.

Have the person/persons that keep pushing people towards the mud slinging thread on 22B actually seen the map on the car?

I agree with you though, I’m no expert. Was just my opinion and was only agreeing with someone else about the comments that had been made!

I’ll keep out!

 

Ignored the thread for a bit but as I have been mentioned in it by op and by blacksti97 I think it was thought it worth me posting, not directly about using me or duncan and my opinion on that as this would be unprofessional of me.

If I can help I will, I genuinely run my business as if I were mapping my own car and try to treat it in that way, get the most out of it safely and to try and fufill what the customer wants if it is possible to achieve. Advise and help as much as I can via phone, txt, email or pm and whilst mapping.

Not much more I can say really.

Simon

 

ofcoarse i do i live in his garden shed

the point i am getting at is you get the impression he loves his job and is very professional in his approach to his work... and why wouldnt you love his job ? you get to spend all day in scoobs!!!!!

 

Interesting how a simple request for a recommendation can quickly degenerate into a scoobynet mud slinging excercise.

If you have personal experience of poor service then maybe it's fair to relate what has happened, providing it's a full and honest account. Denegrating someone's professional reputation by recounting second hand stories, without perhaps knowing the full facts as in the case of the 22b thread, does nobody any favours in my opinion.

To give an example of what I mean, there was a thread on here a couple of years ago questioning the operation of one of the top mapping outfits in the country. As a result of the poor PR generated by that thread the business was forced to downsize with the result that people lost jobs, and customers found it much more difficult to make use of the excellent services provided by the company.

People who are slating Duncan here should perhaps examine their motives.
Are you doing it from personal experience and to benefit the OP?
Or are you just having a sly stab?

 

Dude, none of this is right.

 

Couldn’t have said it better myself Blue-by-you!

Scoobynet is a great resource and has personally helped me find parts, tuning companies and help whenever I have required also saving me a lot of money. Cant fault it really. Have had experience of Duncan mapping my car & now Rich @ FB Tuning, both top guys and both very helpful indeed and both good at what they do.

I would also not hesitate in using Simon, Graham or any other of the top mappers that use this site. I have heard very good things about all.

It’s all personal preference!

 

no problem, i was commenting both from personal experience, and from the point of view that ive seen other cars and the maps that were on them and that needed changing, so first hand experience on more than one occasion.

as far as im concerned, thankfully my car was sorted out by graham before anything untoward happened, others MAY not and HAVE not been so lucky, one car for instance without going into names was mapped so badly, the ecu pulled 6 degrees on 3 seperate occasions in 1 run!!! again, thankfully the owner saw the light and got it sorted before anything went wrong.

 

i think you need to stop now mate .....
my nanna god rest her sole used to say to me "if ya have nowt nice to say then say nothing at all"

 

I'm not having a dig at you mate, but unless you know the specific reasons why the ECU behaved this way this is just hearsay.
There are many things that can cause an engine to misbehave and will result in ECU safety measures being employed.
If you know the reasons then let's hear them as that will benefit the OP.
Hearsay won't benefit anybody.

 

I think we could all benefit by observing Banny's comment here.

 

To the OP:

As youcan see, there are always mixed results when asking these sort of questions. The advice seems to fall on opinion and experiences. It seems you'll always have good and bad, no matter how much of each as it's always subjected to criticism either way. The best thing i would suggest is have a search around, see what general views there about certain things and make your own mind up.

As Simon as said, if he can help, he will. That i can testify to on many occassions.
My opinion on Duncan is my own and whether it's from my own experience or others, it doesn't matter as it's opinion to your ears either way, just as my positivity about Simon is opinion to you. You 'may' find negative opinions on Simon somewhere but i've certainly never come across them which is why he is always held in such high regard.

At the end of the day though, it's your opinion that matters