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My very honest Review of the RS tuner 98 ron map !



I've left posting about the RS tuner 98 ron map i fitted a couple of weeks ago , i wanted to get a few miles under its belt before claiming its a million times better !

So ive done two odd weeks with it on driving work home everywhere etc to see if there really is a difference !!

First off ,

Well all i can say is if you don't have this on your car, you are missing out ! its biblical , literally amazing, my first impressions were not the difference in power but how smooth the revs seamed to be, when you let off the throttle whilst pulling up to a junction, mine use to be rather jerky and it was kind of , on off , now its completely different , let off and roll up its smooth no jumpy jerky motions loovely :D

Second off , the mpg is it any better really? well i normally kill a tank in 1 and a half weeks to 2 weeks driving around to work , missus' and the pub ! obviously it depends how i drive the car to what i get , ive seen anywhere between 23-29mpg combined , usually i get between 180-220 miles out of a tank

The maps been on for two weeks and i filled up that day on Shell Vpower Nitro +, and I have not by any means drove it conservatively as i wanted to test the car (had a play with my mates Type R more on that later ) I now at this moment have a combined of 250 miles under its belt with another 58 according to the trip (but id like to say i dont trust these) which equates to the one full bar above the red left !! Not bad at all imo as its not been driven kindly , very happy with that !!

Power - well there's disputes saying it makes no more power than standard , which could well be true and maybe a placebo effect , but the way the car pulls is a complete different animal , its so much better to drive day to day, you have to worry about getting up high in the revs to the magical 5k kick to overtake or go around , it pulls hard straight from 2k to the new limiter of 7.5k (which i don't use scared cat)

As stated before the map i had a play with my friends Civic Type R , well looked after service , and has a AEM typhoon V2 induction , before we were pretty much neck and neck and to be honest after a while , he pulled a little on me !

Now we were having a play the other night ! ( all sensible nothing silly before the high horse comments don't worry) and I was literally letting off the throttle behind him , when given the chance I left him and pulled a good length on his ! He was in no way amused and told me to remove the map straight away haha !!

But that to me says that maybe its more than a placebo effect, this really does the job !

So to summarise , if you want your car to be better on fuel , more powerful , more fun and beat your friends type R this is a MUST !! lol

Comments welcome please more the merrier :D
 
Sounds a pretty honest review, the Fuel economy is better and as for power, if the car runs smoother it might not be running any more bhp but will be faster even if only slightly and will react better. Anything that makes the car more drivable daily is better. This makes me very excited for cams and a remap now :)
 
  225 Cup & Williams
Without a doubt the best mod I done to my 172 and it would be the 1st mod I'd do if I ever buy another 1*2.
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
So glad i bought my RS tuner for £50.

​Altho i have seemingly already got the 98Ron map i wnat to put it all back to standard and start from scratch
 
  Passat
Has anyone got experience of an RS Tuner versus a professional dyno map specific to the car?

I'll be taking mine to RS Tuning at some point for a map and though fairly pricy, I hope it will be worth it.

Edit: You must be really hammering it to get that MPG as well. That's shocking!
 
  Turbo 182 Alfa 159
I think its broke, not hammering. Lol.

Mine gets daily abuse all the time and the very least it ever does to a tank is 290. The rest of the time it does 330-350.
 
Glad you all like :) to be honest a lot of my driving Is in town, stop start which prob doesn't help ! Amazes me how people get such good MPG out of there's but all I can think is there driving roads ! I rarely get about 30mph on the way work :/ ! And the lack if a cat :/

Im a mechanic myself but Its been on emissons tester and its running spot on , Cambelts been changed with dephaser by a specialist ! I just put poor mpg down the 7 mile drive to work at 2mph !

On a run I get really good MPG !

Over all I have to agree Stevo C it's one of thes best thing I have done to my clio ! Would recommend it to everyone !
 
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  AB182, Audi A5 3.0
So glad i bought my RS tuner for £50.

​Altho i have seemingly already got the 98Ron map i wnat to put it all back to standard and start from scratch

why? :S

Also to the OP: bhp isn't increased, but he torque is helped out a bit in the mid section (which obviously means you can use that available bhp a bit quicker, which is why it seems faster).
 

Daz.

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio 200 RS EDC
See for me it made it nicer to drive from cold and that's about it.

I did it cheaply so I wasn't too arsed but feck spending any money on it - it's not worth it!
 
why? :S Also to the OP: bhp isn't increased, but he torque is helped out a bit in the mid section (which obviously means you can use that available bhp a bit quicker, which is why it seems faster).

I see what you mean ! Bhp isn't everything ! People chase numbers it's beyond me if it goes well it goes well ! The torque is the biggest difference IMO !


Ps over all I paid about £140 so i can't really complain either ! Cold start is so much better ! All though I must say I use to pop flames and bang now it doesn't do anything like that !
 

yeecup

ClioSport Club Member
  mk8Fiesta ST,172 cup
I bought one and never got round to fitting it and just sold it on. Wish I had now tbh
 
  225 Cup & Williams
I don't think I could drive a 1*2 without the rs tuner map. The low down torque makes such a difference.
 

imprezaworks

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Couple of things. Neck and neck with a type r i dont doubt. After the map and letting him catch up i do doubt lol. Yeah i know i have a civic etc but ive had two clios, one rs tuned and the second with the rs tuner, my civic would beat both imo. Now dont get me wrong i love the clio's and the rs tuner is a must especialy at the cost etc.

edit i know you were behind him when easing off
 
  RB Clio 182 Cup
Possibly a really stupid question but do the maps get updated? I put mine on almost 3 years ago, will there be a better version available now?
 
  1.6 ZS + Clio 182 FF
Good review. Thinking of doing this now. Can you get someone to do this map? I was thinking of doing it myself but I'm scared of bricking the ECU :/

btw if i get the ron98 map will it be ok if i occasionaly put in normal unleaded in? The nearest stations with super unleaded is a fair few miles from me.
 

Crispy.

ClioSport Club Member
  BMW G31 530D Msport
I need this so bad and will no doubt be my next mod.

EDIT: Just to clarify the process, get the RS tuner, get it unlocked to my car, put the map on, sell RS tuner on?

Is the map bought or just a download?
 
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  AB182, Audi A5 3.0
I need this so bad and will no doubt be my next mod.

EDIT: Just to clarify the process, get the RS tuner, get it unlocked to my car, put the map on, sell RS tuner on?

Is the map bought or just a download?

bought. Buy it the same time you buy the unlock code.
 
Couple of things. Neck and neck with a type r i dont doubt. After the map and letting him catch up i do doubt lol. Yeah i know i have a civic etc but ive had two clios, one rs tuned and the second with the rs tuner, my civic would beat both imo. Now dont get me wrong i love the clio's and the rs tuner is a must especialy at the cost etc.

edit i know you were behind him when easing off


I swear its honest mate ! When I'm in his car it feels quicker than mine but we have had a few plays since and I always pull on him ! If I have a chance and a safe opportunity and he aggres I will record to demo !

His type R has The AEM v2 that's it ,

mine has a 2.25 inch decat , full ktec with unsilenced centre section , V6 air box , Rs lower inlet and the rs tuner map ! Not massive mods but i swear honest as possible I pull on him!

Maybe his is down on power ! Feels quick enough !
 

Martin_172

ClioSport Club Member
good honest opinion, that's much the same opinion I had of it when I ran it on my last 172, cant wait to get my rs tuner unlocked from my twingo and do my 172 now!
 
good honest opinion, that's much the same opinion I had of it when I ran it on my last 172, cant wait to get my rs tuner unlocked from my twingo and do my 172 now!

I think it's a really good mod for the money ! Does exactly what it says ! I really can't moan !

And just a quick update , finally have in and filled up I still had 43miles on the trip and I'd covered 274 so a big difference to my previous !

Going to drive steady for a full tank to see what I can get :)
 


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