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Lohen · Nov 14th, 2005, 09:16 AM

Hi guys,

If you can't make up your mind on which route to go we have got information on our website at www.lohen.co.uk. We have a write up in the extra setion and tech articles, as well as more details in our ECU section of our online shop. For people that are unclear this may help.

Cheers,
Nick
Lohen

Sambosf · Nov 16th, 2005, 06:41 PM

Does anyone know about bluefin superchips?

Sambosf · Nov 16th, 2005, 08:08 PM

Bluefin chips are they any good? anyone

RedUn · Nov 16th, 2005, 11:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sambosf

Bluefin chips are they any good? anyone

yes they are spot on

zagy · Dec 25th, 2005, 04:22 PM

It is just a computer you connect to the car not?
Can you do more cars with one bluefin then?

obehave · Dec 26th, 2005, 04:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by zagy

It is just a computer you connect to the car not?
Can you do more cars with one bluefin then?

Nope and nope.

zagy · Dec 26th, 2005, 06:25 PM

thanks

Goonery · Dec 26th, 2005, 06:37 PM

As I understand it, the Bluefin device plugs into your OBC port, it has a number of optimised maps for engine management built in. when you use it on your car it uploads a new map, and registers the ECU with the bluefin device. It will only work on your car, however if you are a dedicated hacker you can wipe its memory and start over with a different car.Theres a big problem with not wiping the maps when you re set it using the hack technique. It seems to corrupt the original maps, which is quite sensible from a Bluefin marketing viewpoint. But it could lead to expensive problems on any car it is used on. Ideally if you change your car, the Bluefin must go back to Superchips and be re programmed, and there will be a cost for this.

Haggi · Dec 27th, 2005, 02:43 AM

cant the supplier do this is lohen or mini sport etc ?

obehave · Dec 27th, 2005, 04:18 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by charlie croaker

cant the supplier do this is lohen or mini sport etc ?

As I understand it, Lohen, etc are a vendor and not a manufacturer. Most vendors do not have the capability to do that type of change.

Goonery · Dec 27th, 2005, 04:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by obehave

As I understand it, Lohen, etc are a vendor and not a manufacturer. Most vendors do not have the capability to do that type of change.

Obe is right, and if the One Click product is anything to go by the cost of reconfiguring the unit will be not much less than buying a brand new one. Its best to talk direct to Superchips to iron out the details before you invest.

Beezerk · Jan 9th, 2006, 03:45 PM

Ok, I've been doing a bit of reading about this Bluefin malarky. I'm a bit confused as to how it all works. I'm assuming that for my Cooper, I buy a Bluefin which has a generic "chipped" ECU map, which works on all Coopers, correct?
So, why with other ECU chip vendors, do you have to send a copy of your ECU map to them? Surely they just send you a new imrpoved map to input into your car?
An idiots guide would probably be helpful for me lol
Cheers

MINISHEL · Jan 9th, 2006, 06:05 PM

Its great!!!

Beezerk · Jan 9th, 2006, 06:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fiesta dan

bluefin will do all the work for you and sort the ecu out -as its clever and comes with its own unit that you plug into the ecu - thats why is £300 iirc

with other maps etc,i.e mth, you tell them what mods you have done and its programmed to work with them, plus you dont get a controller of your own to play with.

So depending on what you have done/or planning to do in the near future, depends which remap is best for you.

Gotcha, thanks a lot mate

Goonery · Jan 9th, 2006, 08:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by charlie croaker

cant the supplier do this is lohen or mini sport etc ?

I'm wondering why a Bluefin retailer has not responded

Lohen · Jan 9th, 2006, 08:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by goonery

I'm wondering why a Bluefin retailer has not responded

Sorry we should be on ball more! In reply to your previous post, the Bluefin can be returned to us to be reprogrammed for your new car (we would need evidence of this though). This can be for free.

If anyone has any questions about the Bluefin at all please do not hesitate to call us on 01785 859999 or come and visit us (details on www.lohen.co.uk), we can then explain the whole process for you, which is easier to do by talking. The remapping process can be a hard one to get your head round considering there are so many options to choose from.

If you have a question, get in touch and we can point you in the right direction as to which mapping process would suit you best!

Nick@Lohen

cristo · Jan 9th, 2006, 11:35 PM

Would like to try a Bluefin on my MINI Cooper, but it seems not to be available on
this side of the pond (USA). (I asked UK Superchips, all three US Superchips dealers,
and Lohen).

UKC4 · Jan 10th, 2006, 12:19 AM

What would be good for me, would be to test out a Cooper with the bluefin so I can see/feel what I am paying for! This is one big problem that i cant realy get over with anything i buy, I have to try it before i buy it - even if I could return it at no cost to me, i would have to try it before parting with cash.

So.......

does anyone have bluefin on a cooper in my area (west Yorkshire)? (seriously Though)

Beezerk · Jan 11th, 2006, 03:32 PM

Just ordered one, should be here by the end of the week, I'll let you know the results no doubt.

UKC4 · Jan 11th, 2006, 09:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Beezerk

Just ordered one, should be here by the end of the week, I'll let you know the results no doubt.

Is it a cooper you have?

Nov 14th, 2005, 09:16 AM	#21
Lohen New Mini Specialists Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Staffordshire, UK Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 855 Offline	Hi guys, If you can't make up your mind on which route to go we have got information on our website at www.lohen.co.uk. We have a write up in the extra setion and tech articles, as well as more details in our ECU section of our online shop. For people that are unclear this may help. Cheers, Nick Lohen New MINI Specialists www.lohen.co.uk

Nov 16th, 2005, 06:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
Sambosf MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 6 Offline	Blufin Does anyone know about bluefin superchips?

Nov 16th, 2005, 08:08 PM	#23 (permalink)
Sambosf MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 6 Offline	superchips Bluefin chips are they any good? anyone

Dec 25th, 2005, 04:22 PM	#25 (permalink)
zagy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 54 Offline	lohen bluefin It is just a computer you connect to the car not? Can you do more cars with one bluefin then?

Dec 27th, 2005, 02:43 AM	#29 (permalink)
Haggi forwards and downwards Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: my rack Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 1,790 Offline	cant the supplier do this is lohen or mini sport etc ? confusion, madness and disorder .............. my work here is done

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Nov 16th, 2005, 11:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
RedUn MUGEN POWER Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: s2ki.com Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 11,504 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Sambosf Bluefin chips are they any good? anyone yes they are spot on

Dec 26th, 2005, 04:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 04:24 PM Posts: 9,315 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by zagy It is just a computer you connect to the car not? Can you do more cars with one bluefin then? Nope and nope.

Dec 26th, 2005, 06:25 PM	#27 (permalink)
zagy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 54 Offline	thanks

Dec 26th, 2005, 06:37 PM	#28 (permalink)
Goonery 6X therapist My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2003 Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 13,658 Offline	As I understand it, the Bluefin device plugs into your OBC port, it has a number of optimised maps for engine management built in. when you use it on your car it uploads a new map, and registers the ECU with the bluefin device. It will only work on your car, however if you are a dedicated hacker you can wipe its memory and start over with a different car.Theres a big problem with not wiping the maps when you re set it using the hack technique. It seems to corrupt the original maps, which is quite sensible from a Bluefin marketing viewpoint. But it could lead to expensive problems on any car it is used on. Ideally if you change your car, the Bluefin must go back to Superchips and be re programmed, and there will be a cost for this.

Dec 27th, 2005, 04:18 AM	#30 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 04:24 PM Posts: 9,315 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by charlie croaker cant the supplier do this is lohen or mini sport etc ? As I understand it, Lohen, etc are a vendor and not a manufacturer. Most vendors do not have the capability to do that type of change.

Dec 27th, 2005, 04:47 AM	#31 (permalink)
Goonery 6X therapist My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2003 Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 13,658 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by obehave As I understand it, Lohen, etc are a vendor and not a manufacturer. Most vendors do not have the capability to do that type of change. Obe is right, and if the One Click product is anything to go by the cost of reconfiguring the unit will be not much less than buying a brand new one. Its best to talk direct to Superchips to iron out the details before you invest.

Jan 9th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#32 (permalink)
Beezerk MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 72 Offline	Bluefin! Ok, I've been doing a bit of reading about this Bluefin malarky. I'm a bit confused as to how it all works. I'm assuming that for my Cooper, I buy a Bluefin which has a generic "chipped" ECU map, which works on all Coopers, correct? So, why with other ECU chip vendors, do you have to send a copy of your ECU map to them? Surely they just send you a new imrpoved map to input into your car? An idiots guide would probably be helpful for me lol Cheers

Jan 9th, 2006, 06:05 PM	#33 (permalink)
MINISHEL is Sabine Schmidt! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Preston...... Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 3,587 Offline	Its great!!!

Jan 9th, 2006, 06:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
Beezerk MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 72 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by fiesta dan bluefin will do all the work for you and sort the ecu out -as its clever and comes with its own unit that you plug into the ecu - thats why is £300 iirc with other maps etc,i.e mth, you tell them what mods you have done and its programmed to work with them, plus you dont get a controller of your own to play with. So depending on what you have done/or planning to do in the near future, depends which remap is best for you. Gotcha, thanks a lot mate

Jan 9th, 2006, 08:12 PM	#35 (permalink)
Goonery 6X therapist My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2003 Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 13,658 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by charlie croaker cant the supplier do this is lohen or mini sport etc ? I'm wondering why a Bluefin retailer has not responded

Jan 9th, 2006, 08:29 PM	#36 (permalink)
Lohen New Mini Specialists Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Staffordshire, UK Local Time: 09:24 PM Posts: 855 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by goonery I'm wondering why a Bluefin retailer has not responded Sorry we should be on ball more! In reply to your previous post, the Bluefin can be returned to us to be reprogrammed for your new car (we would need evidence of this though). This can be for free. If anyone has any questions about the Bluefin at all please do not hesitate to call us on 01785 859999 or come and visit us (details on www.lohen.co.uk), we can then explain the whole process for you, which is easier to do by talking. The remapping process can be a hard one to get your head round considering there are so many options to choose from. If you have a question, get in touch and we can point you in the right direction as to which mapping process would suit you best! Nick@Lohen New MINI Specialists www.lohen.co.uk

Jan 9th, 2006, 11:35 PM	#37 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 04:24 PM Posts: 2,213 Offline	Would like to try a Bluefin on my MINI Cooper, but it seems not to be available on this side of the pond (USA). (I asked UK Superchips, all three US Superchips dealers, and Lohen).

Jan 10th, 2006, 12:19 AM	#38 (permalink)
UKC4 MINI2 Sex God & etc...... My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bradford Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 1,316 Offline	What would be good for me, would be to test out a Cooper with the bluefin so I can see/feel what I am paying for! This is one big problem that i cant realy get over with anything i buy, I have to try it before i buy it - even if I could return it at no cost to me, i would have to try it before parting with cash. So....... does anyone have bluefin on a cooper in my area (west Yorkshire)? (seriously Though)

Jan 11th, 2006, 03:32 PM	#39 (permalink)
Beezerk MINI2 Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 72 Offline	Just ordered one, should be here by the end of the week, I'll let you know the results no doubt.

Jan 11th, 2006, 09:19 PM	#40 (permalink)
UKC4 MINI2 Sex God & etc...... My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bradford Local Time: 10:24 PM Posts: 1,316 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Beezerk Just ordered one, should be here by the end of the week, I'll let you know the results no doubt. Is it a cooper you have?

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