Bluefin, DTUK Transit users test in the real world

[Two Transit Dave]

So Clayton you only bought a Bluefin to go faster then, thats fair enough but the purpose of this post is to establish for people like myself if a chip will improve the vans overall consumption and comfort factor and far more important than anything else how long does it take to get your money back and gain from the purchase. The thought of 'flying' in my Transit worries me a little without ABS and a high centre of gravity much prefer to do it in my 320 bhp Pajero Evolution or my Lotus as both are designed from concept to fly.

[madmark]

dave i dont think its going to make that much difrence on fuel consuption ,yes the van pulls alot stronger but its not going to give you something like 10 more to the gallon ! as with these units they are a boost to your turbo,fuel etc as for comfort and drive there is no difrence(in mine anyway) only when you put you foot down its great for overtakeing etc!

mika404 i think it would make a difrence to your 75ps as these are made for turbo engines! ,maybe give superchips themselfs a ring! on 01280 816781

[Two Transit Dave]

Thats a fair point madmark, but I got the impression from the guy at DTUK that you instantly notice a smoother tick-over which I thought would lead to the van pulling smoother could be wrong there though I would hope to achieve at the very least 5 mpg more if I am going to lay out £250-£300 for the DTUK module.

[MrMPuk]

I think you might be hoping to get a little to much on economy side.

[Two Transit Dave]

It may be too optimistic but at 95p a litre over a 15000 mile year if I could improve my economy from 27 mpg to 32 I would save £375 a year which means that if a chip could achieve that the cheaper one would pay for itself after 10 months

[madmark]

i think depending on how you drive it! at the moement i am testing the bluefin ,driveing normal to see if there is any noticeable difrents on mpg!

[Two Transit Dave]

Thats great, as I know on average I get about 27 with no chip so as soon as I get hold of the DTUK unit I will start monitoring, its a pity there are no DTUK chipped Transit owners coming forward at the moment but that may be that its quite new.

[Sidney]

I just had my bluefin delivered this morning.... and it was faulty! wouldnt power up properly, will do my consumption calculations when i get it back next week.

[Two Transit Dave]

Great lets hope it pays for itself I guess a Bluefin is near the £500 mark so if you can achieve better consumption by 5 mpg (which may be too optomistic) it may only take 16 months to pay for itself

[MICKA404]

dave i dont think its going to make that much difrence on fuel consuption ,yes the van pulls alot stronger but its not going to give you something like 10 more to the gallon ! as with these units they are a boost to your turbo,fuel etc as for comfort and drive there is no difrence(in mine anyway) only when you put you foot down its great for overtakeing etc!

mika404 i think it would make a difrence to your 75ps as these are made for turbo engines! ,maybe give superchips themselfs a ring! on 01280 816781

thanks M/M ill do that

micka 404

[Sidney]

Great lets hope it pays for itself I guess a Bluefin is near the £500 mark so if you can achieve better consumption by 5 mpg (which may be too optomistic) it may only take 16 months to pay for itself

The way im looking at it I have a high roof lwb, which drag a bit, with a 90ps motor, got quite a few big hills here, so I need a bit of extra power when loaded. Would have bought a higher output but used durashifts are hard to find, so when you find a good one you have to go for it. Bluefin will take it to approx 110hp. When im unladen and/or doing long trips I will welcome any increase is mpg, but for me its not the only reason for purchase, 2-3mpg increase would be nice, especially considering the extra power in reserve too. But we'll soon se eh! And according to the manual, you can clear fault codes as well as read them, handy if you think its "holding on" to old codes.

[madmark]

the bluefin makes no difrence to the idle of the engine as it idles smooth anyway ,only if you pull away then stop it will hunt abit for a few seconds but it has allways done that!

i dont know what the dtuk type kits are how much gain do they give you?????

[sspeeedy]

has anyone got the dragon performance chip which you can buy on ebay. They are a fraction of the cost at about £250. They come with a 30 day money back guarentee. I need to get something as im lucky to get 400 miles per tank. Id heard the 125 was bad on fuel but not this bad.

[Two Transit Dave]

Can't say I've heard of the Dragon, I only get just over 400 miles on a tank which has been working out at 27 mpg so the DTUK chip will improve this I think, the gain is about 20ps not sure but I am calling the guy Monday to order one and get the figures from him.
I am not pro or anti any make of chip but as I see it Bluefin is expensive and it can read fault codes I don't think that would be any use to me plus I must see a pay-back within a year in fuel saving as the DTUK chip is about half the price of a Bluefin my required payback period may well be met.

[couchcommando]

Had bluefin in my 100ps from 1000 miles. In normal use with a lot of air con on I'm getting around 32mpg, that's with cruising at 80 on the motorway. If I up that to 90 then it drops dramatically
It is a lot quicker with bluefin and a lot more relaxing drive, the traction control however appears to be just a flashing light now especially in the wet