Chipping for economy

[Adrianh1]

Has anyone tried DPT? Link: Home » Diesel Power Tuning - Specialists in Diesel Tuning, Diesel Power and Diesel Performance using the DPT Tuning Box

[AwesomeSarah]

Hi

I have had my Fabia PD100 remapped for economy

I can do 66MPG on average with my car

It took the BHP from 100 up to 141BHP

This is with a panel filter , PD160 intake and a remap

I must admit , I think the remap was better than the tuning box that I tried on my car

It just seemed better drivability and LOADS better fuel economy

I think this is one of those , you get what you pay for items

Sarah

[KLM]

I must come up and get you to do mine Sarah. Keep meaning to do it but work keeps on getting in the way. And now that I have had a bit of a nudge - whoops, i need to see what the insurance company will say.

Still want it done though.

Anyway, sorry :offtopic:

[AwesomeSarah]

Hi

If anyone is local , they can have a try in my car , when it is here :( long story and I will post about it

But yes feel free to give me a bell and a test drive will be available

Sarah

[snownrock]

I'd quite like to map my new car once its run in, but it will void the GAP insurance, even if the mods are declared :(

[KLM]

As long as the GAP insurers are made aware of it and agree, then it shouldn't be a problem. They are very unlikely to cover the remap cost/value though.

[snownrock]

No its stated that any modifications outside the manufacturers specifications will leave the cover null and void, so not really worth it i suppose

[AwesomeSarah]

You can always go for an insurance company that know about modifications

Sarah

[snownrock]

From the companies i've looked at all say cover is void for GAP insurance when modified.

[KLM]

Sounds like a GAP (no pun intended:D) in the market to me. Anyone in the insurance game? If so get on it!

[dave a]

I spend a lot of my time mapping purely for economy, some cars see good gains but I rarely see the claims of 20% that some companies quote!

I wrote a map for my fabia recently that was an eco map, even driving very sensibly the 20 mile run to work only gained an extra 4mpg.

I did map a Ford Focus common rail diesel once and the owner reported an extra 10mpg, did an audi Q7 as well (diesel) and the owner claimed a gain of 12-14 mpg over what he used to get on a long run.

Personally i really dislike powerboxes or 'tuning boxes' and have NEVER had a car equipped with one show the gains in MPG they claim, let alone the power they claim. I have seen them cause more problems than anything else. Black smog anyone?

Dave.

[Adrianh1]

Good to get what sounds like a bit of a reality check here.

[stevearcher]

A remap or one of these boxes is something I'd like to try on mine but the likely cost of insurance puts me off.

A couple of cars back I had a Ford Explorer with a 4.0V6

On their forum, there was a guy in the States who had done quite a lot of mods purely to improve the fuel economy including remaps (he ended up trying loads of them for a company) and would often report back after a road trip with 31 to 34 mpg achieved which considering this was on a gallon 20% smaller than our Metric one, was really impressive (considering mine wouldn't do more than 22 now matter how gentle I was on a long run).

One of the things he recommended that was good first mod was a new intake and filter which was supposed to give a little better economy and a little more power (between 2 and 8 BHP depending on which website you read) so I was going to try this as a first mod. Luckily, I phoned my insurance (Privilege I think) first who informed me that it would cost me the equivalent of an extra £140 per annum (about 35% of my premium) :eek: Needless to say I didn't bother.

I might sound out some different insurers for this when I renew next year just in case I decide to take the plunge and try one of these plug in devices.

[Tom_vRS]

The cheap tuning boxs show good "gains" as the trip computer doesn't register the extra fuel that is being bunged in, so it returns false figures.

[sms]

you also want to look at it this way a few mpg gain will only save you about 1 gallon on a full tank so would probably take a year to break even. Better off driving more economically.