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Remapping??

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  • 19-08-2014 11:15am
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    Malta1
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    Hi All

    Seriously considering remapping my 03 Ducato - it just doesnt have the power in 5th gear to stay in cruise control when it hits an incline - and thats at 85ishKMH :eek:

    Anybody done it? Is it worth it (cost vs benifit)? Where did you get it done

    Were based in Wexford

    Cheers


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    moodrater
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    Malta1 wrote: »
    Hi All

    Seriously considering remapping my 03 Ducato - it just doesnt have the power in 5th gear to stay in cruise control when it hits an incline - and thats at 85ishKMH :eek:

    Anybody done it? Is it worth it (cost vs benifit)? Where did you get it done

    Were based in Wexford

    Cheers

    Isn't yours a 7 berth monster? The 2.8jtd clutch is only rated for to 315nm so any map that will get you up a hill in 5th will likely exceed that substatially. Most of the remapping companies are offering 370nm to 410nm which is fine if you like changing your clutch every 20kkm.


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    Malta1
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    LOL.......its a 2.3L 6 berth


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    glenmac
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    Great to be back at work


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    Aidan_M_M
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    Joe Power , TDR performance . A scary genius and a gent .


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    moodrater
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    Aidan_M_M wrote: »
    Joe Power

    Is that his real name lol


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    Aidan_M_M
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    Yep! Sounds almost too good to be true lol.


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    Malta1
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Malta1


    Cheers for the advice Aidan
    Spoke to Joe yesterday
    Having thought about it, Ive decided to go ahead and hopefully I will get the job done this weekend
    Will keep you posted


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    Aidan_M_M
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    cheers , he has to do my car when I get a day off! Tell him Tristan recommended him to you , would you , please?


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    Malta1
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Malta1


    Aidan_M_M wrote: »
    cheers , he has to do my car when I get a day off! Tell him Tristan recommended him to you , would you , please?

    Already done :D


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    Aidan_M_M
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    Hope you used my name , Aidan M M would mean nowt to him lol!


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    Malta1
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Malta1


    of course I did........and his response was "I heard of him" ;)
    now I dont know if that was a good "I heard of him" or bad "I heard of him" :D

    Plan is to do the van on Sat and I will report back when job done


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    Malta1
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Malta1


    Hi All

    Well I got the van remapped on Sat and OMG (as the younger guys would say), the difference is amazing.
    Just to put it into perspective - at the Tallagh exit on the M50 (heading south) I brought the van up to 100KM/H and turned on cruise control. I had to take the van out of cruise control on a couple of occasions - heavy traffic and speed limits. Basically the van travelled from Tallagh Exit to Gorey in cruise.....pure bliss. Now admittidly the van wasnt loaded (water etc) but I felt that the van had loads to give even on the long drawn out inclines.

    Previously there is no way that the van would have done this at even 80KM/H

    I got the van done by Joe Power (http://www.chippedire.com). This is the guy that Aidan had recommended above. To say that he is a gentleman is a huge understatement


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    moodrater
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    Malta1 wrote: »
    Hi All

    Well I got the van remapped on Sat and OMG (as the younger guys would say), the difference is amazing.
    Just to put it into perspective - at the Tallagh exit on the M50 (heading south) I brought the van up to 100KM/H and turned on cruise control. I had to take the van out of cruise control on a couple of occasions - heavy traffic and speed limits. Basically the van travelled from Tallagh Exit to Gorey in cruise.....pure bliss. Now admittidly the van wasnt loaded (water etc) but I felt that the van had loads to give even on the long drawn out inclines.

    Previously there is no way that the van would have done this at even 80KM/H

    I got the van done by Joe Power (http://www.chippedire.com). This is the guy that Aidan had recommended above. To say that he is a gentleman is a huge understatement

    Did they put it on the dyno or was it just download and drive away?


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    Malta1
    Registered Users Posts: 460 ✭✭Malta1


    He took ECU out, "custom built/wrote" new install and re-installed ECU. I took van for drive through "challenging roads" and returned. Feedback given and the new install was "tweeked" accordingly.

    Would I have been happy with the first configuration - yes I was but Joe reckoned based on my feedback that further adjustments were needed. Hence the 2nd removal of the ECU. To be fair to him, he wanted the procedure to be repeated after the 2nd update but I declined because it was only on open road that I was going to know how good it was. I chatted to Joe on Sunday to advise him that I was happy


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