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Diesel tuning chips
philw - 25/7/11 at 04:19 PM

I'm looking at fitting a tuning chip to my Vito 112 cdi, the price seems to vary quite a lot as do the claims for gains in power, are there any pitfalls, ones to avoid? the prices range from £60 to over £300, is it a case of you get what you pay for, or, are they more or less all the same? any info greatfully received


imp paul - 25/7/11 at 04:33 PM

go for a custom re map you could try shark performance as he has the same van i think and will haggle on cost lol


philw - 25/7/11 at 04:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by imp paul
go for a custom re map you could try shark performance as he has the same van i think and will haggle on cost lol



Nottingham is a bit to far for me, thanks anyway.


snapper - 25/7/11 at 05:14 PM

Cheap ones can cause issues, you get what you pay for.
I would go with a reputable supplier.
The Deisel chips tend to up the boost therefore you need a good fuel map to suit
Superchips bluefin


ernie - 25/7/11 at 06:10 PM

I fitted a DPT www.dieselpowertuning.co.uk to my transit TDI 75 BHP to boost torque and towing power.
It is a plug in job, boosted output to 93 BHP, not much on paper, but a real transformation in all round performance.
If you have a TDCI it's preferable to have one fitted and mapped to suit your personal requirements


theconrodkid - 25/7/11 at 07:43 PM

speak to chrisw,the owner of this forum,he does them...GX tuning at the top of the page


RickRick - 25/7/11 at 08:00 PM

i think a remap is the best option, however i've got a plug in box for around £100 on my e39 530 and it's def added a bit, probably not near there claims, but i think it's given me a bit more power and torque, and a slight improvmeant in mpg
this is the one i have
diesel tuning chip box bmw 120,320,520 163ps | eBay

it connects between the fuel rail pressure sensor so just cons the ecu