Anyone remapped an f56 1.5d
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looking online, about £350 takes my standard 90hp mini one to 147hp and a shed load of torque. I don't drive fast (I can, but rarely do these days), but the torque sounds yummy, leave it in 6th and schmooze around. Questions..anyone had this done? Any effects on clutch with such a big increase? Longevity? That's almost 100hp per litre for a wee diesel, high specific output? Or, does it just come down to how you drive? I'm over 50 and cut from the captain slow cloth these days. Car is a 14plate one d, bog standard with 70k miles.
biggbn said:
looking online, about £350 takes my standard 90hp mini one to 147hp and a shed load of torque. I don't drive fast (I can, but rarely do these days), but the torque sounds yummy, leave it in 6th and schmooze around. Questions..anyone had this done? Any effects on clutch with such a big increase? Longevity? That's almost 100hp per litre for a wee diesel, high specific output? Or, does it just come down to how you drive? I'm over 50 and cut from the captain slow cloth these days. Car is a 14plate one d, bog standard with 70k miles.
Sounds a bit optimistic to me, I had Celtic re-map my Mini Clubvan Cooper D it took it from110bhp to 140 and raised the torque from 199 to 245.You still have to get to the sweet-spot in the rev band at about 2000 rpm and it then pulls like a train, I've yet to experience any additional wear. Apart from the obvious improvement in power it just makes the vehicle so much nicer to drive. I also put in a K&N cone filter which fits into the existing air box so not too much hot air goes in. I also use V-Power diesel and get 43 MPG all the time.
BIRMA said:
biggbn said:
looking online, about £350 takes my standard 90hp mini one to 147hp and a shed load of torque. I don't drive fast (I can, but rarely do these days), but the torque sounds yummy, leave it in 6th and schmooze around. Questions..anyone had this done? Any effects on clutch with such a big increase? Longevity? That's almost 100hp per litre for a wee diesel, high specific output? Or, does it just come down to how you drive? I'm over 50 and cut from the captain slow cloth these days. Car is a 14plate one d, bog standard with 70k miles.
Sounds a bit optimistic to me, I had Celtic re-map my Mini Clubvan Cooper D it took it from110bhp to 140 and raised the torque from 199 to 245.You still have to get to the sweet-spot in the rev band at about 2000 rpm and it then pulls like a train, I've yet to experience any additional wear. Apart from the obvious improvement in power it just makes the vehicle so much nicer to drive. I also put in a K&N cone filter which fits into the existing air box so not too much hot air goes in. I also use V-Power diesel and get 43 MPG all the time.
biggbn said:
Maybe it's 140 , my mind may be playing tricks as it is Celtic I have had a quote from. I usually average 58-68mpg over a tank depending on what kind of trips.
Must be the way I drive then because the onboard computer indicates 43 mpg. It does transform the car though, although I found the brakes somewhat lacking but that's part of the vicious upgrade cycle for me.BIRMA said:
Sounds a bit optimistic to me, I had Celtic re-map my Mini Clubvan Cooper D it took it from110bhp to 140 and raised the torque from 199 to 245.
You still have to get to the sweet-spot in the rev band at about 2000 rpm and it then pulls like a train, I've yet to experience any additional wear. Apart from the obvious improvement in power it just makes the vehicle so much nicer to drive. I also put in a K&N cone filter which fits into the existing air box so not too much hot air goes in. I also use V-Power diesel and get 43 MPG all the time.
What engine is clubvan? Mine is the BMW three cylinder tdiYou still have to get to the sweet-spot in the rev band at about 2000 rpm and it then pulls like a train, I've yet to experience any additional wear. Apart from the obvious improvement in power it just makes the vehicle so much nicer to drive. I also put in a K&N cone filter which fits into the existing air box so not too much hot air goes in. I also use V-Power diesel and get 43 MPG all the time.
biggbn said:
What engine is clubvan? Mine is the BMW three cylinder tdi
Mine is the four pot dreaded BMW N47 tdi, you know the one where you start it up and it rattles a bit then lunches it's engine due to cam chain guides failing.Having mine checked soon as I plan to keep it a while, although I do run it on Mobil 1 fully synthetic for diesels, the engine had about 27K on when re-mapped.
One thing I forgot to mention you get some wonderful waste-gate noises with the re-map and the K&N filter not too boy racer just nice.
Edited by BIRMA on Saturday 14th March 10:16
biggbn said:
Ah, thanks. I'm sure the Celtic tuning map for the newer triple is 147hp. It's a sweet little engine and really economical neither if which attributes I would want to compromise too much.
When the guy arrived at my place to re-map the Mini I did say I didn't want balls-out performance just better all round and I'm fairly sure that's exactly what I got. It just runs so much nicer than standard without any shadow of a doubt. So it may be worth having that conversation with them to see if any or what options are available to you.Edited by biggbn on Saturday 14th March 12:17
I have another van, a Renault Trafic diesel that I had re-mapped just after I had run it in, it's on 120K miles now and apart from needing drive-shaft replacement and better brake pads I can truly say the re-map transformed that too. Considering it's fully racked-out with metal drawers etc and the fact it must weigh a ton more, It has, since re-map done 43 MPG all the time.
I guess it's stating the obvious but I think attention to oil changes and quality of oil and fuel goes some way of improving life expectancy/reliabilty long term.
Nope I never did, my car has hardly been used in the last two months or so and is quite far down my list if priorities at the minute. But. I think I will be doing it, along with some uprated springs and slightly bigger wheels. I have never modified a car before so gotta start somewhere!!
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