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p38 Member Since: 04 Jul 2019 Location: flintshire Posts: 51 |
Hi all which is the better for tuning ,i have a 3.0 liter sdv6 RRS , a remap or a tuning box . |
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Wed Sep 06 2023 10:10am |
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4986 |
Remap everytime.
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Wed Sep 06 2023 10:20am |
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Grimble Member Since: 21 Aug 2020 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 258 |
Just a slight hijack of the post.
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Thu Sep 07 2023 9:42am |
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TheWojtek Member Since: 08 May 2015 Location: Poznań, Poland Posts: 737 |
The OEM has to stick to much stricter tolerances in terms of durability or emissions. Also, in most cases the insurance premium is correlated with horsepower, so they just want their cars to be attractive in terms of costs. Regards etc.,
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Thu Sep 07 2023 3:35pm |
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Grimble Member Since: 21 Aug 2020 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 258 |
Fair enough on the durability (debateable, even in OEM condition), but surely the remap would have to pass emissions also? I'm already a pariah in some peoples eyes for having an RRS so don't have much to lose in that area.
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Fri Sep 08 2023 9:19am |
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Disco_Mikey Member Since: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 4405 |
Fuel quality varies worldwide. Instead of having to develop different maps for different countries/markets, a "1 size fits all" approach is taken (more or less) |
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Fri Sep 08 2023 10:25am |
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Dave B Member Since: 10 Oct 2019 Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders Posts: 431 |
I had all my trucks mapped, and on average got 10% more horsepower, 20% more torque and 10% better fuel economy, which when you're getting sub 10mpg and spending £30k a year on fuel, is a lot of savings.
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Fri Sep 08 2023 10:36am |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8991 |
The emissions are homologated and the manufacturer has to meet targets for the entire range of vehicles they build, too, so increasing emissions slightly in one vehicle means dropping emissions elsewhere in the range. Also, when the vehicle was originally built, the power provided would have been considered adequate - fashions change and we see a general move toward more power over the years. A 2012 RRS SDV6 would be "underpowered" if launched today even though it would still be perfectly fine for most owners. Would I like my currently-250bhp RRS to have 300bhp? Well, yes, there are times it would be nice but in reality there is adequate performance for today's road conditions. Mostly, I think a remap to improve driveability rather than outright performance is desirable for these 2.5t lumps. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders 2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed |
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Fri Sep 08 2023 1:57pm |
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John R Hickman Member Since: 26 Jan 2023 Location: Dudley Posts: 43 |
Anyone have experience with SuperchipsUK? they have an offer on at the moment £275.00 for the 2.7tdv6 remap. 2008 RRS 2.7 TDV6 S Poverty model |
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Sun Sep 17 2023 9:10pm |
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4986 |
I had my old TDV8 done by Superchips UK as it was easy option to download and install the map through the OBD port using their Bluefin installer, the map did make a difference but it did not seem to be a great deal though as their figures were supposed to be a increase from around 268bhp to 320bhp so I had it put on a Dyno and it was only showing around 300bhp.
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Sun Sep 17 2023 10:19pm |
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John R Hickman Member Since: 26 Jan 2023 Location: Dudley Posts: 43 |
To be honest I'm not really that interested in a remap for power or torque. I find the standard map is ok for my mundane driving style even with the caravan in tow. I just happened to notice their offer while looking to get my egr's mapped out and thought it seemed a good price compared to some others I've seen. I really wanted to know if they are a decent outfit or not before I part with any dosh. Seems like your experience with them Col was not bad. 2008 RRS 2.7 TDV6 S Poverty model |
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Sun Sep 17 2023 10:53pm |
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