sammys hdi vts Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 over about 6000 miles I have managed 40.3, but only through long journeys on the motorway. Most of the time I get 36 ish! bit of a heavy foot nipping in and out of london traffic! Quote
C4VTRhdi Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Mines currently on 49.7 and thats mostly town driving. Who knows what id get if i got out of the city, I reckon 700 miles from a tank is achievable ;-) Quote
welshys90 Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 i was on the motorway yesterday clicked the switch and at 56mph and it was givin me a steady reading of 94.7mpg and in town i get high end 40's normally Quote
Stuey Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 mine's averaging at 38.5 at the moment... still loving the fact that my petrol is getting more than the diesels!! Stuey wins!! Quote
C4VTRhdi Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 mine's averaging at 38.5 at the moment... still loving the fact that my petrol is getting more than the diesels!! Stuey wins!! How do you work that out? Ive never been below 47mpg? Quote
lee_marshuk Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 I think Stuey is having a dig at my driving again...... Quote
Stuey Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 I think Stuey is having a dig at my driving again...... me?? have a dig at your driving?? never :o alright then maybe a couple of the diesels are beating me... Quote
sammys hdi vts Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 anyone follow up on the dealer chip? this thread all went a bit dead and still looking to give myself a 25th birthday present! Quote
iannez Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 my advice would be to go for a remap over a chip. a remap can be done through the diagnostic socket and does not require the ecu to be opend making it virtualy impossible to detect by a main dealer. (it changes 1 number in the software version code). citroens hdi's can gain around 40% more bhp with a remap. dont think citroen would ever honour there warrenty with a modified ecu. they invest millions in research so if they were confident there components could handle the extra power there cars would have it. if you want it doing i would go to an authorised remap dealer as you will get a guarantee and they also keep your old ecu config so it can be replaced if needed. another thing to watch for is if your car is in for service etc they carry out recalls, updates with out you knowing. we had a c5 2.2hdi in for service last year and there was a software update available so we carried out the download and the service. the owner was back 5 mins after picking the car up saying there was a loss in power. we later found out we had removed hi £400 175bhp remap. a c4 2.0hdi will map to around 180bhp with a massive torque gains and is possible to get them up to 200bhp with a few mods. my mate has a 150bhp seat leon fr tdi running at 220bhp. also cant understand anyone telling insurance companys of remaps when they have no way of checking software config. Quote
iannez Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 oh and dont by so called chips of ebay. all they do is confuse the ecu into thinking the engine is pulling in cold dense air or just up the boost without altering anything else. Quote
wozza Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 Some engines mods it'd be bloody hard for insurance companies to tell surely if you put new cams etc in unless the person looking at your car decides to take the engine apart there just not going to know. Or getting head work done etc. Want to get mine remapped. And I wasnt planning on telling my insurance company about it due to them being pretty much undetectable. Unless they have my original ECU map sitting next to them to compar which they cant have. One question do you still honour the guys warranty with him having the remap done or after that did you refuse to work on the engine etc of the car? Quote
Stuey Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 which is very bad as it will put undue pressure on the engine therefore lessening he life of it and I cant imagine a new engine and the labour to fit it will be cheap by any means Quote
wozza Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 Not that bad actually mate can also make the engine run better than tandard map. Reason being standard maps are designed with a lot of differing climates, roads, fuel and servicing intervals in mind. Our country is fairly calm weather wise, and we do regular services on our cars and a few of us use premium fuel only. Thus remapping it should actually be totally fine it might reduce the engine life a little but were talking a few % of its lifetime and most engines are good now for hundreds of thousands of miles. The car will be sat in a scrap yard by then most likely i mean how often do you see old cars on the road now? Quote
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