197 RS Tuner questions

[_drew]

I know these may have been asked before but I'm seriously considering buying a tuner and would like to clear up a few questions I have My car is a completely standard 197 apart from a ktr induction kit!

What gains (Not just power wise) will I get from the tuner? Although a rough power figure would be nice?

Are they relatively simple to set up, do I need any specific software on my laptop or will the tuner have it all?

How are they reliability wise and has anybody had any trouble with there car after using one?

Im particularly interested in the 98ron map

Thanks in advance, Drew

 

[_drew]

?

 

[Knuckles]

I'm guessing anywhere between 180-187 bhp

they are plug and play.

i think you just drag and drop maps sent from henk.

 

[_drew]

I thought the car was 194ish standard?

 

[Kazumz]

I thought the car was 194ish standard?

180-197 standard.

No joke. Could be anything.

Very rare to find a quoted 197 or 200 though.

Should get it dyno'ed to check though!

 

[Willo40]

I have just done my 182, I don't think I have gained any actual power, maybe a couple of BHP, but it pulls a lot harder from lower down, midrange is improved quite a bit on mine, really easy to use as well...

Willo

 

[Chi]

I have just done my 182, I don't think I have gained any actual power, maybe a couple of BHP, but it pulls a lot harder from lower down, midrange is improved quite a bit on mine, really easy to use as well...

Willo

Sounds spot on

 

[Marcos999]

I have just done my 182, I don't think I have gained any actual power, maybe a couple of BHP, but it pulls a lot harder from lower down, midrange is improved quite a bit on mine, really easy to use as well...

Willo

Done mine today, really impressed. The only thing I don't understand is why Renault never set them up like this in the first place?!

 

[Willo40]

Done mine today, really impressed. The only thing I don't understand is why Renault never set them up like this in the first place?!

Being honest i dont know, but could be to do with emmisions or something.....

 

[_drew]

Thanks for your help lads! How much do they roughly cost as I'm on the website and it's all in dollers, or am
i on the wrong site lol?

 

[Marcos999]

Maybe, it's in euros. Pretty much one to one now.

 

[_drew]

Fastchips.nl, is that the one? Has anybody on here with a 197 got one?

 

[Marcos999]

That's it

 

[msremmert]

Fastchip remap isn't really about gaining peak as you won't gain much from the F4R without spending dumb money anyway.
It's about optimising the potential of a stock engine and back when I had my 182, I felt it did that very well.

Bit like remaps for the Civic EP3. Little peak is gained but the midrange becomes much more usable.

 

[_drew]

Thanks, yeah I'm told they improve the low end flat spot and midrange pull no end! Would you recommend?