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Diesel Tuning Chips

  • 13-02-2009 12:44pm
    #1
    kevodaly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭


    Hi
    Any experience of these diesel tuning chips e.g. http://www.kbtv.info/dtu.htm

    Going for around €100 on ebay - It looks like a fairly cheap solution for an extra 25 or so bhp, and improved fuel consumption.

    But do they work at all ? Anyone tried them out.


Comments

  • #2
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,208 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    Waste of money.

    No such thing as free power.


  • #3
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    You're probably better off with a remap. It also depends on your car - the 90bhp VAG diesel isn't as tunable as the 110bhp version and needs a few bits - new turbo etc.
    No such thing as free power.

    It's obviously not free - you need to offset increased component wear, higher fuel costs etc. For €100 I'd guess it's the old resistor/temp sensor thing - tricks the engine into using more fuel.


  • #4
    Cionád
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭Cionád


    Confab wrote: »
    You're probably better off with a remap. It also depends on your car - the 90bhp VAG diesel isn't as tunable as the 110bhp version and need a few bits - new turbo etc.

    Yep, remap probably better.

    Seen one of these in a 110bhp Toledo, the increase in power was very noticable - but it makes you drive it faster and the fuel consumption drops - about 15% or so.


  • #5
    kevodaly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭kevodaly


    Thanks

    It'd be nice to try one out without buying ! Just to see. It does seem cheap for the claimed power increase alright.

    I've a 2.0hdi 407, currently 136bhp, potentially increased to 163bhp by this chip. Maybe someone here has had the same engine remapped and could give me an idea of the results?


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