I found this cool Superchips Bluefin Dme remapper from back in the old country

http://www.lohen.co.uk/Pages/Products.html

Does anyone know of a Us supplier I think the ability to upgrade via the OBD11 port seems cool??

 

But I haven't seen this one here. Others that allow OBD-II programming are

AMD One Click,
Shark Injector
MTH

And there are many, many more..... The first two are thinggies that plug into the OBD port, and MTH uses a cable from a laptop to the OBD-II port.

The issue with all of them is they can't be tweaked by the user to optimally tune your own car.

Matt

 

I just got a Bluefin (from Lohen - group buy) for my MC but
haven't installed it yet.

I contacted all the US Superchips distributors first, and they can
do the Superchips remap if you live close enough to them, but
none of them are handling the Bluefin unit yet.

Just had annual emissions and safety inspection last week
(I think you have to drive a certain amount of time after
resetting your ECU or they can't do the emissions check)
and am getting Inspection I at MINI dealer next week
(I think if they reflash your ECU at the dealer, you have to
send the Bluefin back to UK to update it before it will reinstall
the Bluefin software - no reason for MINI to update my ECU
software, but you never know), then going on a vacation,
and I'm going to wait until after then.

I think the current price without VAT is about
255 GBP + about 30 GBP shipping (about $445 + $50)

Thought about AMD One Click but it's no longer marketed in the USA.

The Shark Injector was never made for the regular Cooper.

MTH requires a laptop and I don't have one.

Will post about it later this month or next month, and
hopefully will have some before and after HP data from
my Tazzo VPC.

 

Seems aweful pricey for the minor performance gains (8BHP, 10Mn)

http://www.superchips.co.uk/bluefin/curves/coopers.pdf

The OBD factor is kewl, but I think there are better solutions for less out there. MTH Tuner + Actron for example.

 

"Seems aweful pricey for the minor performance gains (8BHP, 10Mn)"
It is alot. It also does not look like it offers more drivability either.

 

Ok, installed the Bluefin today on my MINI Cooper (non-S).

I did some before and after HP runs with my tazzo vpc
Temp was 37F, I put 2650# in for the weight.
Warmed the car up driving 10 minutes then I did some speed band hp runs
always from the same stop sign on a flat stretch and always shifting
from first to second about 2,000 rpm.

I did 20-30mph and 30-40mph twice each, then 30-40mph and 40-50mph
three times each, and then 20-30 and 30-40 once more in that order,
and the results in each category were fairly consistent (at least for
average hp over the band...it also measures peak hp, but that varies
a lot more from run to run... it picks up bumps and cracks in the road
and reads them as acceleration).

Then I installed the Bluefin, rested the car, and repeated the same procedure.

Here are the averaged results:
20-30mph (2222-3333 rpm -avg about 2800) stock 40/ BF40 +0 HP
30-40mph (3333-4444 rpm -avg about 3900) stock 56/ BF 57 +1 HP
40-50mph (4444-5555 rpm - avg about 5000) stock 74/ BF 77 +3 HP
50-60mph (5555-6666 rpm - avg about 6100) stock 72/ BF 82 +10 HP.

Remember that this is hp calculated by acceleration on the road with
drivetrain losses, rolling resistance, and air resistance cutting down the results
compared to hp at the crank.

It got a little more hp near the redline and a bit less further down than
I expected, but I'm happy with the results.