Well we have give you our advice, its upto you which route you take, good luck

Ballsy wrote:

I haven't even bought my RRS yet, I was just wondering why you mentioned it, after all a specialist engine tuner should be able to work with a variety of engines, at the end of the day an engine is an engine and they all work in the same way.

They do

But there is nothing wrong with Research & Development either

and R & D on the actual engine you modifying is even better still

Pete has been modifying the TDV6 and TDV8 for years, his personal experience on what works and what doesn't has to be worth something.
Remember his maps are not the most powerful, nor have the most torque, but are widely regarded as the most drivable..so that speaks volumes RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

You say the most driveable, what's different from his maps to other tuners maps?

I'm not just asking questions for the sake of it, I am genuinely interested. Lol

The way the torque and the power come in

ie: You can have shed loads of power, but if it does not come in till 4k it's not much good..

Pete's worked at getting the best combination of power/torque/reliablilty and responsiveness..

There are maps out there quoting +50bhp & +200lbs over standard, and I'm sure BAS could produce such a map... but he choises not to...and you got to ask yourself why RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

If you are genuinely intrested, then give pete a ring and he will share his expert advice with you and perhaps help you understand a bit more where we are coming from.

http://bellautoservices.co.uk/bas-remap-interface/

two questions...

Would you remap a 90k RRS 2.7 HSE, is it wise or is the engine fragile?
Does anyone know a good contact in South Manchester who can do this properly?

I live in Manchester and call Andy at UK Remaps and mention my name. He's a great guy and will talk it through with you. Btw £400 cash and he'll come to you.

HTML link in my post above. TDV8 HSE, Remap (+45 BHP + 100 Nm), Taylored sport exhaust system by Pipe Werx
20" HST alloys, Privacy glass, Side steps, Xenon Adaptive Lighting, Adaptive cruise control

Mixy wrote:

two questions...

Would you remap a 90k RRS 2.7 HSE, is it wise or is the engine fragile?
Does anyone know a good contact in South Manchester who can do this properly?

my 3.6 has 85,000 on the clock, and thats getting remapped.
i have recently part ex a merc e320 for the RRS, that was chipped at 45,000 and i traded it in with 125,000 on the clock, no probs at all 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

sherlock, can you feel the extra 45bhp, or is it just more responsive ? 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

Thanks Sherlock,

I remapped a Chrylser 300c two years ago for £150, i think it was a generic map, not sure, seemed to work well...... I am sceptical about maps etc, would like to here from some 2.7 RRS users who have had this done, especially on higher mileage units.

Cheers guys,

shakeapaw wrote:

sherlock, can you feel the extra 45bhp, or is it just more responsive ?

sherlock wrote:

It the BHP that you notice but the torque is so improved which shows in acceleration and pick up.

The key issue is that torque is improved across the rev range so the power is also improved as a by product. Headline power is nice if you're driving a racing car but it's overall torque improvements that make a road car more responsive and improve overall driveablility.

Don't forget that power is proportional to torque and revs. You don't increase power unless you also increase torque or revs. In a vehicle like the RRS, that means torque has to be improved to make meaningful improvements in power. And torque is gooooooooood in a road car

It's one of the reasons I like my torque-laden TDV8... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Wonder why there is a dearth of dyno plots whenever this subject is discussed on this site? Quoting two abstract figs like +45bhp and +100n/m really means nothing without understanding the full picture as to how these are delivered across the rev range.

Supacat wrote:

Wonder why there is a dearth of dyno plots whenever this subject is discussed on this site? Quoting two abstract figs like +45bhp and +100n/m really means nothing without understanding the full picture as to how these are delivered across the rev range.

Emaps - Simon is the man to talk to !