Why do they lie

[woking rob]

Why do ecu chip companys lie about bhp figuers?
if i chiped a standard t5 wot bhp would it give coz i bet its closer to standard than 304 bhp

[Jamest5r]

304 does'nt refer to the bhp the same as the 280 map, all cars will give different bhp figs with these maps depending on engine, turbo condition etc etc, i think they are just code numbers for the maps but could well be wrong(it has been known lol)

[t5_monkey]

The lie so you'll buy it :)

[woking rob]

http://www.rica-uk.com/viewcar.aspx?vehicle=101 here it says they do if it did i would buy one now if they could give me a rough figuer i probaly would i just dont think it will do much

[Rnash2002]

http://www.rica-uk.com/viewcar.aspx?vehicle=101 here it says they do if it did i would buy one now if they could give me a rough figuer i probaly would i just dont think it will do much
As said before it all depends on the conditon of your motor,i would say you will be looking around 260/270bhp from a map.
I was in the same boat when i first started with the volvo's thinking a remap would give me 300bhp lol was i wrong,just look what ive been doing to get what i hope is a proper 300bhp t5.
At the end of the day i would start with a remap then see what you think a few months down the line,for £150 its a bargin and if you upgrade after that you can always sell the ecu on for not much less than that anyway.

[p fandango]

some tell porkies about the power, some try rubbishing the competition

thats marketing for you

[woking rob]

that one is 300 where is one for 150?

[p fandango]

that one is 300 where is one for 150?
HLM do a remap for £150

[woking rob]

can i b ajusted if i get a bigger turbo

[p fandango]

can i b ajusted if i get a bigger turbo
HLM do custom mapping but not sure if they adjust the off-the-shelf map or start a fresh (i'm not the best person to talk to about remaps lol)

[woking rob]

o yeah sorry

[p fandango]

o yeah sorry
lol no problem mate

[lance]

Custom mapping is different map altogether I think and it is recommended if you go bigger turbo as you could bend rods. But just a remap on the stock turbo is a nice starting point till you get bored of the extra power and want more!