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Grrrrrr · May 10, 2020

mrtayto said:
was doing a bit of googling regarding remap and couldn't find anywhere near me doing it,wonder could i send ECU off to be remapped or even buy an ecu that is remapped all ready?

Think Tornado chips are already done. Dopey had a mate near Heathrow that does it.

mrtayto · May 10, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
Think Tornado chips are already done. Dopey had a mate near Heathrow that does it.

thanks.
any links that i could have a look at?

Grrrrrr · May 10, 2020

mrtayto said:
thanks.
any links that i could have a look at?

Sorry, no. A place near me in Aylesbury up Rabans Lane used to do them but not sure if they are still there. My memory for names isn't good. Dopey's mate is very much word of mouth but he knows his stuff when it comes to BMW.

mrtayto · May 10, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
Sorry, no. A place near me in Aylesbury up Rabans Lane used to do them but not sure if they are still there. My memory for names isn't good. Dopey's mate is very much word of mouth but he knows his stuff when it comes to BMW.

been looking on ebay but would sooner buy from a recommendation.

RangeRoller dt · May 10, 2020

If he has spill pipe bite his arm off, good stuff is like gold dust.
Remap is lot healthier and more oomph than a powerbox if your engine & gearbox are healthy.

Grrrrrr · May 11, 2020

mrtayto said:
been looking on ebay but would sooner buy from a recommendation.

Think @tomcat59alan and @wammers have theirs chipped.

tomcat59alan · May 11, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
Think @tomcat59alan and @wammers have theirs chipped.

I definitely have, mine was a soldered in chip by Superchip. Found the box last night during another sort out.

They even give you your old one back.

wammers · May 11, 2020

Chip in mine produces around same BHP as the L322 TD6. It is quick but not as spritely as the L322 because the TD6 has five speed box with a lower first gear ratio so gets away PDQ.

mrtayto · May 11, 2020

tomcat59alan said:
I definitely have, mine was a soldered in chip by Superchip. Found the box last night during another sort out. They even give you your old one back.

just been on their website ,Looks like they are going into liquidation.
https://www.superchips.co.uk/

wammers · May 11, 2020

mrtayto said:
just been on their website ,Looks like they are going into liquidation.
https://www.superchips.co.uk/

Don't think they will make much money fitting chips to water pumps.

tomcat59alan · May 11, 2020

mrtayto said:
just been on their website ,Looks like they are going into liquidation.
https://www.superchips.co.uk/

Well I did pay for mine so not my fault

I had the impression it was a franchise operation,certainly wasn't cheap.

Datatek · May 11, 2020

mrtayto said:
just been on their website ,Looks like they are going into liquidation.
https://www.superchips.co.uk/

With the political war on diesels, they have no future. The MOT over here can reputedly detect unauthorised modifications to the ECU which is a fail.

wammers · May 11, 2020

Datatek said:
With the political war on diesels, they have no future. The MOT over here can reputedly detect unauthorised modifications to the ECU which is a fail.

Maybe on more modern ECUs with much finer EGR control that can be interrogated, but i doubt that with the P38 ECUs which are only level 2 with feedback, hence the need for a MAF sensor.

Datatek · May 11, 2020

wammers said:
Maybe on more modern ECUs with much finer EGR control that can be interrogated, but i doubt that with the P38 ECUs which are only level 2 with feedback, hence the need for a MAF sensor.

They certainly can on the Transit which can be remapped via the OBD connector, but you may well be right with the P38. Not bothered, I'm happy with the standard performance which is better than any of my previous 4 x 4's.

wammers · May 11, 2020

Datatek said:
They certainly can on the Transit which can be remapped via the OBD connector, but you may well be right with the P38. Not bothered, I'm happy with the standard performance which is better than any of my previous 4 x 4's.

Anything from 2004 and up i would think when diesels had to be OBDII compliant.

Henry_b · May 12, 2020

The P38 should of got the 3.1 VM 5 pot, no need for a remap with them..

375nm at 1800rpm

but no they thought 270nm at 2500rpm and an engine out of a 325TDS was more than adequate for a 2.2 ton 4x4

considering other 4x4's at the time would walk past it..
A 2.8 4m40 Shogun feels faster than the P38 diesel..

Remap does them good...

tomcat59alan · May 12, 2020

Henry_b said:
The P38 should of got the 3.1 VM 5 pot, no need for a remap with them..

375nm at 1800rpm but no they thought 270nm at 2500rpm and an engine out of a 325TDS was more than adequate for a 2.2 ton 4x4 considering other 4x4's at the time would walk past it..
A 2.8 4m40 Shogun feels faster than the P38 diesel..

Remap does them good...

Perhaps they had their fingers burnt with the earlier versions of the VM 'Enery, didn't they start with a 1.9 then a 2.4 until the 2.5 which pulled like a train but was s bit agricultural. Found paperwork from one of our trips to Spain with the caravan averaged 14.7 mpg over 5000 miles

Datatek · May 12, 2020

Henry_b said:
The P38 should of got the 3.1 VM 5 pot, no need for a remap with them..

375nm at 1800rpm but no they thought 270nm at 2500rpm and an engine out of a 325TDS was more than adequate for a 2.2 ton 4x4 considering other 4x4's at the time would walk past it..
A 2.8 4m40 Shogun feels faster than the P38 diesel..

Remap does them good...

I can assure you a 2.8 Pajero auto is a good bit slower then a P38, I had one before the P38. The P38 diesel transmission is not up to more torque and the bean counters would not have wanted to fit the HP24.

Datatek · May 12, 2020

tomcat59alan said:
Perhaps they had their fingers burnt with the earlier versions of the VM 'Enery, didn't they start with a 1.9 then a 2.4 until the 2.5 which pulled like a train but was s bit agricultural. Found paperwork from one of our trips to Spain with the caravan averaged 14.7 mpg over 5000 miles

BMW would hardly fit an engine from another manufacturer.

tomcat59alan · May 12, 2020

Datatek said:
BMW would hardly fit an engine from another manufacturer.

Morning Keith, hope the rains stopped, just seen on the news you've had a month's worth in two days, bet you feel like King Canute.

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