what diesel tuning box to go for?

sharplessb · Dec 22, 2010

with the diesel leak now (hopefully) sorted, i want to get a tuning box for my 2000 plate p38, have had a quick look on web but dont realy know which ones to trust? and the ones that keep coming up cost about £450 only realy wanted to spend half that if poss, was told to look on diesel bods website but cant find it. i just dont want to buy anything to cause any harm to the car.

And for any of you that have them have you seen good gains from them?

cheers
Bob

jonbill · Dec 22, 2010

I Can't speak for how good the units are, but the diesel bod you're looking for is bob:
www.dieselbob.co.uk

sharplessb · Dec 22, 2010

cheers mate

LRO · Dec 22, 2010

Best bet is to buy an empty box from Maplin for 50p, fill full off cotton wool, bung it under your bonnet and see what happens...!
FFS these boxes are a rip off.
The technology to up the power on you M51 costs pennies and is not reliable.
If you want good reliable returns get you P38 mapped on the rolling road for £100 - £200.
Sorry for the neg post but it's good advice OP...

sharplessb · Dec 22, 2010

will make some enquirys with the rolling road LRO, but lot of people say good things bout these boxes? but im open to all suggestions

dean68uk · Dec 23, 2010

If you look at the PSI and superchips websites there are rolling road printouts for the M51 engine.

Datatek · Dec 23, 2010

LRO is as usaual talking out of his anal orifice. PSI Power box is fine on mine, good improvement in performance, no need for a rolling road you can feel the difference in accelaration, if you want to be pedantic about it borrow a stop watch and time it over a length of road between 2 marks before fitting and after. Totaly reliable, Plug & Play no need to interfere with the engine ECU, can be removed and sold when you sell the car, unlike a RE-MAP.
Parts cost of the PSI Powerbox probably around £5 to £10, labour cost if it's made in the EU in small quantities a couple of quid, development costs, liability insurance thousands.

LRO · Dec 23, 2010

Datatek said:
LRO is as usaual talking out of his anal orifice. PSI Power box is fine on mine, good improvement in performance, no need for a rolling road you can feel the difference in accelaration, if you want to be pedantic about it borrow a stop watch and time it over a length of road between 2 marks before fitting and after. Totaly reliable, Plug & Play no need to interfere with the engine ECU, can be removed and sold when you sell the car, unlike a RE-MAP.
Parts cost of the PSI Powerbox probably around £5 to £10, labour cost if it's made in the EU in small quantities a couple of quid, development costs, liability insurance thousands.

It fools the car into cold start mode.. Not good.
As usual Datatek knows best...........what a scrotum...

Datatek · Dec 23, 2010

LRO said:
It fools the car into cold start mode.. Not good.
As usual Datatek knows best...........what a scrotum...

You little whiskey addled Scottish brain has confused the hot start fix with an alteration to the injection map.
It must be very hard to survive the life experience with so little ability to differentiate between different objects or devices.

LRO · Dec 23, 2010

Datatek said:
You little whiskey addled Scottish brain has confused the hot start fix with an alteration to the injection map.
It must be very hard to survive the life experience with so little ability to differentiate between different objects or devices.

Injection map altering using the psi box is just that.........!
What a moron you are:doh:

gemsdad · Dec 23, 2010

LRO said:
Best bet is to buy an empty box from Maplin for 50p, fill full off cotton wool, bung it under your bonnet and see what happens...!
FFS these boxes are a rip off.
The technology to up the power on you M51 costs pennies and is not reliable.
If you want good reliable returns get you P38 mapped on the rolling road for £100 - £200.
Sorry for the neg post but it's good advice OP...

dont be so daft,i have a psi powerbox on my p38 diesel,it makes a hell of a difference to the way it goes.

gemsdad · Dec 23, 2010

LRO said:
It fools the car into cold start mode.. Not good.
As usual Datatek knows best...........what a scrotum...

you are the scrotum LRO,you dont even know which item we are talking about.you seem to think it is the p38 hot start fix,it is that which fools the pump not the psi box.

Datatek · Dec 23, 2010

gemsdad said:
you are the scrotum LRO,you dont even know which item we are talking about.you seem to think it is the p38 hot start fix,it is that which fools the pump not the psi box.

No good talking to him, I think he lives in an alcoholic haze

LRO · Dec 23, 2010

gemsdad said:
you are the scrotum LRO,you dont even know which item we are talking about.you seem to think it is the p38 hot start fix,it is that which fools the pump not the psi box.

That aint what I'm saying at all.....:doh:

gemsdad · Dec 23, 2010

LRO said:
That aint what I'm saying at all.....:doh:

have you ever seen or driven a p38 with a psi box fitted???

Datatek · Dec 23, 2010

gemsdad said:
have you ever seen or driven a p38 with a psi box fitted???

I don't think he's capable of seeing or driving anything.

Seems to be all bitter and twisted. Hard to live like that

gemsdad · Dec 23, 2010

Datatek said:
I don't think he's capable of seeing or driving anything.

Seems to be all bitter and twisted. Hard to live like that

yes he does seem to be an angry bloke doesn't he.he has been ranting on at other bods in the " anything goes section"

Datatek · Dec 23, 2010

gemsdad said:
yes he does seem to be an angry bloke doesn't he.he has been ranting on at other bods in the " anything goes section"

It must be a hard life, especially at Christmas to have so much unfocussed anger inside.

Have a good Christmas and New Year John.

Regards Keith

gemsdad · Dec 23, 2010

Datatek said:
It must be a hard life, especially at Christmas to have so much unfocussed anger inside.

Have a good Christmas and New Year John.

Regards Keith

yes it must be hey.cheers keith,merry christmas and a happy new year to you and yours,from me and mine.

Golan · Dec 23, 2010

jonbill said:
I Can't speak for how good the units are, but the diesel bod you're looking for is bob:
www.dieselbob.co.uk

I've got a Diesel Bob box on mine, works like a charm and fitted it in about 20 min...

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