my brother has just bought a focus st170 and then saw an ad for a thing called a bluefin that you can improve the cars performance , has anyone used or have an opinion on this device ??

 

This is a just a Superchips remap of the existing ecu.

Link to pdf doc showing performance graph here

 

The good thing about Bluefin is that you can unplug it & there wont be anything showing on the ecu, thus making warranty claims easier

I have got a ST170 & apart from a couple of little niggles that i have had (its only 3 weeks old) its been fine & can tramp over the "twisties"

 

yes the graph shows an 8 bhp rise , it doesn't look worth it to me !!

 

My cousin fitted the Bluefin to his FRS when he had it and it was manic !
The car was good in std form but was like a locomotive with the bluefin.

 

The Bluefin has 4 different maps

1 - Standard with 95 Ron
2 - Standard with 97 Ron
3 - Exhaust & Induction With 95 Ron
4 - Exhaust & Induction With 97 Ron

All maps make a difference to the ST & IIRC that the 8bhp is for the standard with 95 Ron petrol.

As i said the good thing about it is that i can be unplugged in a matter of minutes & then plugged back in & away you

The handset is also capable of checking & clearing fault codes, along with check ing various ecm parameters though thankfully for some you cant mess around with them

I personally am going for a custom map ie with a friend of a friend or the Unichip from Dastek ......... when the i have saved a few pennies

Stephen

 

but with bluefin on the RS you get about 30bhp increase and shed loads more torque.

8 bhp overall doesnt sound much at all but i bet it would feel like a lot more due to the increase in torque across the entire rev range.

Mark

 

i didn't think you could change cars , so it implies on the web site , also does it have to be connected all the time to utilise the extra power , being a bit thick here !!