ECU Remapping

Ello,

Completely off topic,but do any of you know of anyone that does or has had there car/van ECU remapped.As fuel prices are killing me at the mo,so I need to get more MPG out of the beast.

Ta

Jim

had my old cavalier GSi chipped....+20 BHP & lbft for the same consumption so it won't help. You'll just have to ease off the gas, mate. Become a jogger not a Sprinter

http://www.superchips.co.uk/fitting.php?county=20,24,30,31 should take you to RGS Motorsport in Wellingborough

http://www.millerperformance.co.uk/index.htm in Daventry

Hi Paul,

Cheers mate for the links.
I'm quite happy to lose a few BHP's to get more MPG as at the moment
I'm only getting about 30MPG @ 80 on the Motorway all day!
I should be getting more than that.Even if I get an extra 5MPG,spread that over the 45k I do a year it soon adds up.

Jim

This has turned into a competition in our house which my wife in currently winning . Her best is 70.3mpg on a run from MK to Buckingham!

Top tips -
foot off the gas
short shift - keep revs between 1500 and 2000
engine braking = no fuel
no AC
check tyre pressures

Not sure if all these apply to petrol as our car is a diesel but we've improved our mpgs from 40's to 60's with a bit of care and its a lot less stressful too.

For my next attempt at the record I'll by waiting for a good easterly blow and breaking out the turtle wax!

I do most of those things apart from short shifting...

What car do you drive fella?

I've saved a fortune getting rid of the MR2 turbo and switching to a deisel Astra Van. It's been like a payrise!

30mpg would have been great on the MR2!

I would recommend a quick rolling road session before you remap. Usually costs about 15-20 quid I think.

They will analyse all sorts of things, but most importantly, should be able to tell you if you are overfueling.

Could be as simple as a broken lambda sensor, blocked air filter, or something simple like that.

Steve

Merc Vito on a 57 plate 2.2l CDI 150 BHP.

Short shifting my help greatly - keep away from ye turbo.

My brother's a bit of a road warrior and reported a considerable improvement in distance between refills by keeping a firm lid on the revs. Nearly drove him mad though so it didn't last long.

Me short shifting????


NEVER!!!

It's just the boy racer in me