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Post by clarki on Oct 9, 2019 19:42:22 GMT
Anyone running one/got any experience??
Umming and ahhing about a RaceChip box for the Evoque.
Or do I just stick to the usual re-map route?
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Post by bigkev on Oct 10, 2019 5:55:22 GMT
Aye......cannae wack a wee bit of Limp mode on a cauld winter’s night doon That West coasta Scotland. Remap only way to go.......these boxes are poisonous fings. Kingo’s wan for the Rav went on mine from new ONLY because endorsed by a Toyota main dealer. Otherwise it wouldah had a remapment.
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Post by clarki on Oct 10, 2019 10:11:22 GMT
EcoTune in Glasgow it is then.
Cheers fella.
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Post by charliefarlie on Oct 10, 2019 18:28:11 GMT
Tuning boxes IMO are better than remapping. You can remove the alterations at any time and sell the box if you part with the car. Many flash over recaps are bloody awful. The is nothing like a live map done on a dyno.
Quality box for me every time.
Has anyone got a Lindop box on a 4.4 ?? I would be interested in knowing the results. 👍👍
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Post by bigkev on Oct 10, 2019 18:33:20 GMT
Tuning boxes IMO are better than remapping. You can remove the alterations at any time and sell the box if you part with the car. Many flash over recaps are bloody awful. The is nothing like a live map done on a dyno. Quality box for me every time. Has anyone got a Lindop box on a 4.4 ?? I would be interested in knowing the results. 👍👍 Agreed if the box is a few hundred quid like Lindop’s is Charlie, but the average price of these cheap chip BOXES and the nightmare stories of them causing downtime is shocking. I would never come away from a remap without reversing/reverting software on a disc though...... |
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Post by roger37 on Oct 10, 2019 19:03:55 GMT
Tuning boxes IMO are better than remapping. You can remove the alterations at any time and sell the box if you part with the car. Many flash over recaps are bloody awful. The is nothing like a live map done on a dyno. Quality box for me every time. Has anyone got a Lindop box on a 4.4 ?? I would be interested in knowing the results. 👍👍 Agreed if the box is a few hundred quid like Lindop’s is Charlie, but the average price of these cheap chip BOXES and the nightmare stories of them causing downtime is shocking. I would never come away from a remap without reversing/reverting software on a disc though...... can you break /tune a rav4s ecu....not many can, but it can be done i think. |
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Post by bigkev on Oct 10, 2019 22:32:06 GMT
Agreed if the box is a few hundred quid like Lindop’s is Charlie, but the average price of these cheap chip BOXES and the nightmare stories of them causing downtime is shocking. I would never come away from a remap without reversing/reverting software on a disc though...... can you break /tune a rav4s ecu....not many can, but it can be done i think. The Denso ECU of the 4.3 was renowned as being unbreakable, Martin......anybody got an update into 4.4.....? |
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Post by clarki on Oct 11, 2019 15:56:57 GMT
I had a bluefin tuning box on a Kuga many years ago. No issues. But tbh it didn't really feel like it made any difference. It was only a few hundred quid. The RaceChip boxes for the JLR stuff are nearer 500 if you want the ability to fine tune. That's an ok price IMO, a remap is much the same, but not if again there is no real noticeable difference.
An APR tune at ecotech transforms the VAG stuff. My brother's golf R is a missile with their stage 1 setup and has been for nearly 3 years now. My best mates GTi is much the same.
Our CX-5 is remapped and drives so much better. Lovely and torquie throughout the rev range and pulls hard from low down in every gear.
Asking the same question elsewhere, so be interested to see the feedback.
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