Jedd
Active Member
manly for fuel economy, and any other advantages.
biketeacherdave
Well-Known Member
Your gearbox is all ready made.of chees why kill it sooner
The more power,more torque and better fuel economy ads are bullshit. A more linear map may improve mpg on a long run at steady speed on a motorway. General driving use the power you WILL use more fuel.
Jedd
Active Member
my 2005 as 170,000 miles no history of having a replacement gear box, I have had my fair share of problems I don't want to had too the list, in view of feedback I will leave well alone unless I hear any good reviews, thanks
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
Is there a way of telling if one has been re mapped?
I picked mine up not too long ago after a gearbox and TC refurb and the guy asked me what I had done to the engine as it pulled like a train and was the best TD6 one he had driven
I picked mine up not too long ago after a gearbox and TC refurb and the guy asked me what I had done to the engine as it pulled like a train and was the best TD6 one he had driven
Jedd
Active Member
Is there a way of telling if one has been re mapped?
I picked mine up not too long ago after a gearbox and TC refurb and the guy asked me what I had done to the engine as it pulled like a train and was the best TD6 one he had driven
Jedd
Active Member
I think the only way to be sure is to get someone with mapping gear to run a check but I think they would charge a fee to run it, I'm getting 19mpg at the moment could do with a little more, don't want risk any damage to gear box as I can get it mapped to 210bhp and big increase in tourque. Rob
I'm getting around 20mpg round town and 30mpg on a good run. I guess the increase in torques isn't a problem as long as you don't boot it.
Jedd
Active Member
I'm on the side of having it done in the next two weeks, will let you know how it goes,
I only got the car in november so have no idea if it has been done by a previous owner or not. I Personally wouldn't bother getting it done given the cheese gearbox, but then I won't be getting it checked to see if has been done either.
I would just say it's your choice and depending on your driving style it may not be a problem. I drive relatively sensible these days and I don't tow anything either so it shouldn't stress the gearbox too much.
Good luck if you do get it done and make sure you put £1500 aside for the GB/TC rebuild for when it does need doing
I would just say it's your choice and depending on your driving style it may not be a problem. I drive relatively sensible these days and I don't tow anything either so it shouldn't stress the gearbox too much.
Good luck if you do get it done and make sure you put £1500 aside for the GB/TC rebuild for when it does need doing
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Except that a remap may well eliminate the torque reduction strategy used on gear shifts and so may knacker the gearbox regardless. What the remap is unlikely to do is improve MPG
Hopefully the op will report back with some astonishing mpg increase..................................or maybe not.
When I want to save fuel I just go on the bike, 57mpg
robhew86
Well-Known Member
Depending on what type map the OP is having, it could well reduce fuel consumption a little if driven very 'sensibly' and taking advantage of the extra torque. (At the gearbox's expense of course)
Boot it about and it will use more fuel than it did before, as those 6 injectors are going to squirt in more go go juice into the cylinders than ever before.
The M57 engine maps very, very well.....but not when mated to the GM box IMO.
I have a 520D which I had remapped (mainly to get shot of the EGR....). and on a run that does 3/4mpg more.
For the extra few MPG you could/may get.......it's going to take a lot of miles racking up to warrant a £2k + gearbox rebuild.
