PaulZX
Sunday 11th January 2009, 01:23
This was gonna be a reply on the 304 or 280 thread, but it grew in to something bigger.... basically....
Can you get the same overall output, (fuel consumption and power/torque gains) with an mbc and a good fuel setup, without remapping?
The reason I ask is I have an mbc, and I had it setup at a rolling road with full diagnostics-setup, and power run, and that gave me 261bhp@5700 rpm and 275lb ft@4250 rpm that's 372Nm, which aint a country mile away from the rica 304 remap. This is good, and the old girl pulls like a train, but I want more....
And my point is, would there be any point in me getting the rica remap, for £300, or getting another setup as before that cost me 70 quid? I constantly get over 21mpg round town, 35 on a run, running on 95 ron, with a massive subwoofer in the boot.
Also, I've heard turning the intercooler around can help with increasing the boost pressure safely, how much truth is there in that? The way i see it right now, if i can turn the i/c round for relatively low money and get a setup done as before, that works out cheaper than a rica, and would give me a fair percentage more than a rica ever could.
I'm really just fishing here, what do you guys think, is that all twaddle, or is it just another way to do it?
What about air filters? Is a replacement panel filter made of stainless the best sort these days?
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm thinking and typing at the same time, you're privvy to my conversation with myself here....
Can you get the same overall output, (fuel consumption and power/torque gains) with an mbc and a good fuel setup, without remapping?
The reason I ask is I have an mbc, and I had it setup at a rolling road with full diagnostics-setup, and power run, and that gave me 261bhp@5700 rpm and 275lb ft@4250 rpm that's 372Nm, which aint a country mile away from the rica 304 remap. This is good, and the old girl pulls like a train, but I want more....
And my point is, would there be any point in me getting the rica remap, for £300, or getting another setup as before that cost me 70 quid? I constantly get over 21mpg round town, 35 on a run, running on 95 ron, with a massive subwoofer in the boot.
Also, I've heard turning the intercooler around can help with increasing the boost pressure safely, how much truth is there in that? The way i see it right now, if i can turn the i/c round for relatively low money and get a setup done as before, that works out cheaper than a rica, and would give me a fair percentage more than a rica ever could.
I'm really just fishing here, what do you guys think, is that all twaddle, or is it just another way to do it?
What about air filters? Is a replacement panel filter made of stainless the best sort these days?
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm thinking and typing at the same time, you're privvy to my conversation with myself here....