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13-04-13, 03:05 PM
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Car tuning chips
I'm planning a road trip with some friends using my Hyundai Terracan (2006). I'm seeing a lot of "tuning chips" online, which boast more bhp, more torque, and most importantly for me, better fuel economy.
There are lots of brands, prices, models. Do they generally work? Worth spending £250-300 on? Any names I should favour/avoid? Thanks! |
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13-04-13, 03:18 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
A proper remap by someone like AMD, Shark, etc is best but a few on the Skoda forum are using tuning boxes from these http://www.tmcmotorsport.com/
Easy to fit and remove and you turn the dial depending on how much power you want. |
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13-04-13, 03:19 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
What engine do you have?
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13-04-13, 03:27 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
I was told to keep clear of the cheep tuning boxs...the just increase fuel pressure in the pump and can lead to pump failure...this is TDI engines.
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13-04-13, 03:31 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
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If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst" |
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13-04-13, 05:31 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
Avoid the box .caught out two of our customers .New pump on one .Snapped rod and a piston on other (both K9K.)
re map it.better mpg and more power on a K9K. So it logicaly follows a Hyundai be same.
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13-04-13, 06:02 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
The biggest way you can affect your MPG is the way you drive. A box can't make as much difference as you!
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13-04-13, 07:32 PM
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I had a DTUK tuning box on my 1.9cdti astra 150bhp. Massive difference in bhp & torque. I also got an extra 5-10mpg! I bought the box second hand for £100 and sold it when I sold the car for £100 - so cost me nothing (except the added insurance) |
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13-04-13, 07:55 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
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If I don't get a new chip, who can or how can I "remap"? |
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13-04-13, 07:57 PM
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Re: Car tuning chips
I've been thinking about something like this for our Passat (06 1.9td). There are a lot of option advertised but know nothing about them.
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