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Car Tuning Kit Any Good ?

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  • #2
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    25% Power Increase - 30+ BHP !!!

    LOL


  • #3
    pm.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭pm.


    draffodx wrote: »
    LOL

    thats what i was thinking


  • #4
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    What car do you have? A proper remap costs about €300 but would be worth the extra money and you might actually see +30bhp depending on the car


  • #5
    pm.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭pm.


    Ill be getting a new mondeo in a couple of weeks 2.0 tdci 140 bhp


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Seems very cheap, decent tuning boxes from reputable companies cost over £200 and despite the lols 30bhp gains are not unheard of in conjunction with a decat and decent air filter.


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  • #7
    homer90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭homer90


    Keep an eye out on enthusiast (Ford in your case) sites..

    Group buys on re-map days pop up now and again, for a % off the cost (typically 220e - 250e). Don't mess about with that crap ---> get it professionally done, to get best gains by a map that best suits your car.


    IMO of course.........


  • #8
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    RoverJames wrote: »
    despite the lols 30bhp gains are not unheard of in conjunction with a decat and decent air filter.

    It is with a POS tuning box.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    draffodx wrote: »
    It is with a POS tuning box.

    Are you saying all tuning boxes are POS or just the one linked to in the OP? I specifically referred to decent tuning boxes from reputable companies, you sliced off that bit when you quoted me.


  • #10
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Are you saying all tuning boxes are POS or just the one linked to in the OP? I specifically referred to decent tuning boxes from reputable companies, you sliced off that bit when you quoted me.

    The one in the advert.


  • #11
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    OP get a proper remap from www.autoremap.ie or similar.

    your 140bhp mondeo should remap to approx 175bhp easily.


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  • #12
    stealthyspeeder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,663 ✭✭✭stealthyspeeder


    +30 bhp and + 15 better fuel economy!!

    What a winner, great value for money, proven results, get it bought! :D


  • #13
    Live4Ever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Live4Ever


    My friend was telling me about this the other day, didn't know it was possible.

    For example, if I had a:
    1.9 TDI Golf 05 -08
    1.9 TDI A3 04 -08

    Would tuning the engine make it faster? Would you recommend getting it done?


  • #14
    Live4Ever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Live4Ever


    *bump* :)


  • #15
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    Live4Ever wrote: »
    Would tuning the engine make it faster? Would you recommend getting it done?

    yes and yes


  • #16
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    kceire wrote: »
    yes and yes

    Make sur he gets a proper remap. Any of those tuning boxes I tried were useless.


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