map or mods???

[no1tosh]

right its my birthday on monday so with the few quid i get here and there and a §§§§ load of overtime this week i should have about £150 to play with.

Now im wondering about getting one of these £150 hlm remaps but i need to check with my insurance first on the price.
brentacre go off BHP to get a quote price.
So on my 96 t5 with a cone filter and a bleed valve which ill have to remove if i go down this route as a rough figure how much BHP will one of these maps give me.

failing that ill get most of the parts i need to do the 960 throttle body mod and 3" RIP.

the only thing that's putting me off the remap is the fact my car is my daily work horse and im gonna have to send my ecu away as i live up north in darwen.

thanks again

[graemewelch]

good service and a remap. best bang for buck, safer than a mbc to. just ask frankie

[no1tosh]

well its had the good service and a lot of tinkering lol

[claymore]

Re-map, no contest.

[T5frankie]

You will get between 240-270bhp depending on the engine and setup

[no1tosh]

i want the remap, belive me i do but the question is,
on a near standard 96 t5 with a cone filter what sort of rough figure will it up the BHP to, as to insure my car they go off BHP and they wont insure me unless i give them a figure.

im not going to do it if there gonna bum me for it as i dont have very deep pockets at the mo haha!

[T5frankie]

too many honest people on here pmsl

[Biff]

too many honest people on here pmsl

Agreed! Lol

[theflyingbrick]

telling your insurance about the remap is commendable but..................if you cant give them an accurate figure then why bother ;)

[claymore]

What Lee said, I was just about to say, how would the insurance know that it was remapped?, unless they read this thread ;)

[no1tosh]

the reason im honest with my insurance is when i had my first car a mk2 golf i got caught up in a police car chase and the car they where chasing a seirra cossie slammed it to the side of me at 70mph. Anyways when the enginer phoned me up he said he could write my insurance off for having clear side repeaters but due to the fact he felt sorry for me he didn't.

now i know he was probably trying to scare me but it just always stuck with me. that and im a bit of a wimp lol:ashamed:

[V70 Graham]

You will get between 240-270bhp depending on the engine and setup

Cone filter and remap.....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/graham1326/P1010394_zpsf536e278.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/graham1326/media/P1010394_zpsf536e278.jpg.html)

[V70 Graham]

Re-map, no contest.

What he said.....

[iancho]

Like everyone else is saying go for the re-map, if anybody asks I didn't even know it was re-mapped

[no1tosh]

coolio thanks again guys, great help

thank you

[Jamest5r]

You dont need to send your ecu off till you get the new one, just pay a 100 quid deposit and when hlm get your's back they repay you.

[claymore]

Or, I have a spare ecu that I could send to HLM, then you can send me yours when you get the remapped one.

[no1tosh]

that would be great thank you. would you need my ecu numbers to make sure that yours will be compatable with my car, and visa versa?

[no1tosh]

oh would you happen to have a working boost control selonoid? as i think that might be the cause of my boost problem which will come back when i take my bleed valve off.

[claymore]

I just used a bleed valve with my hlm ecu, never had a problem with it.

[claymore]

that would be great thank you. would you need my ecu numbers to make sure that yours will be compatable with my car, and visa versa?
Is your car a manual with the obd port under the coin holder?

[no1tosh]

ahh fair play, i surpose i can just turn it down lol.

[no1tosh]

yes it is mate, manual and under the coin holder in the center console.:smile:

[phil850t5]

I go for the remap every time

[stribo]

Cone filter and remap.....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/graham1326/P1010394_zpsf536e278.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/graham1326/media/P1010394_zpsf536e278.jpg.html)

and RIP kit.;) BTW that's a low torque figure. :P

[V70 Graham]

and RIP kit.;) BTW that's a low torque figure. :P

.....and an old map.

[stribo]

Still lower than my unmapped car.:P

[M-R-P]

Still lower than my unmapped car.:P

But he's much less chance of bending a rod ;)

[stribo]

Not really, mine's been hammered up the strip at least 10 times since the bleed valve's been fitted with no I'll effects, the secret is to know when to stop turning the knob in the BOOST + direction.;)

[M-R-P]

You'll never stop turning your knob :D

[V70 Graham]

You'll never stop turning your knob :D

That's why he wears glasses.....oh hold on :hidesbehi

[stribo]

You'll never stop turning your knob :D

You're confusing me with Frankie, why do you think his rod is bent (so I've heard) ;)

[T5frankie]

Not really, mine's been hammered up the strip at least 10 times since the bleed valve's been fitted with no I'll effects, the secret is to know when to stop turning the knob in the BOOST + direction.;)

my mbc was on 1 click

[Jamest5r]

my mbc was on 1 click

Yeah but the spring in it was a tad strong :)

[M-R-P]

my mbc was on 1 click

one click from the top lol

[Nealevo]

I tried a forge MBC last week, I got to 35 clicks on + boost and got scared, back to standard BCS now :)

[Jamest5r]

I tried a forge MBC last week, I got to 35 clicks on + boost and got scared, back to standard BCS now :)

It's all in the spring Frankie had the same with his last spring, mines on 5 clicks and 25psi.

You get scared come off it lol, you scare people for a living

[no1tosh]

see this is how much of a wimp i am, iv'e got a cone filter and bleed valve set to 0.75 bar and i am always driving it thinking if i floor it im gonna bend a rod.
I find it hard to bring on the boost slowly until 3500 rpm as it takes to long:smile:

is this the same with a 304 map? do i have to pussy foot until 3500 rpm?

[Jamest5r]

see this is how much of a wimp i am, iv'e got a cone filter and bleed valve set to 0.75 bar and i am always driving it thinking if i floor it im gonna bend a rod.
I find it hard to bring on the boost slowly until 3500 rpm as it takes to long:smile:

is this the same with a 304 map? do i have to pussy foot until 3500 rpm?


Nope just floor it whenever you want :)

[stribo]

I generally floor it between 2500 and 3000 revs, but I still have my TCV/BCS, so I guess that takes care of it. I really want to get it remapped, so it's done properly, rather than my guess work. Still I've got a 14 second car in one piece. ;)

[no1tosh]

tbh i want a BCS that works, that's why i have a bleed valve.
I can't think of what else it could be other than the waste gate actuator. my boost needle only just touch's the white on WOT and my gauge says 0.2 bar but with the bleed valve its fine:confused:
anyone have a working BCS they are willing to sell??? pritty please

[LiamT4]

Get a new one, they aint much and its definatly somthing that needs doing on a 15year old car.

[stribo]

Get a new one, they aint much and its definatly somthing that needs doing on a 15year old car.

Totally agree with what Liam says, a new one from Volvo for our S60R cost less than £50.

[no1tosh]

good news iv'e just put my name down on a second hand rica 304 ecu:insane:

im gonna go and get it next weekend, im so exited!!!!
I just need to find £80 for the extra insurance lol

[theflyingbrick]

good news iv'e just put my name down on a second hand rica 304 ecu:insane:

im gonna go and get it next weekend, im so exited!!!!
I just need to find £80 for the extra insurance lol

your gonna love it mate ;)

[no1tosh]

i know ive found a second hand one, but can i just say thanks to claymore for the offer to help me out.:smileypul

[woz]

the reason im honest with my insurance is when i had my first car a mk2 golf i got caught up in a police car chase and the car they where chasing a seirra cossie slammed it to the side of me at 70mph. Anyways when the enginer phoned me up he said he could write my insurance off for having clear side repeaters but due to the fact he felt sorry for me he didn't.

now i know he was probably trying to scare me but it just always stuck with me. that and im a bit of a wimp lol:ashamed:

No shame in that, I am honest too - and I would honestly say contact Chris KNott.(quote the VPCUK code) They did me a good deal - I just told them it was a RICA 280 (NOT 280bhp!!) and that was enough to calc a premium for me - they know their stuff. I pay about 600 pa but I am an old fart with a zillion years NCB. They also know about the lowered susp uprated brakes.

No space on the form for to mention the nut on the steering wheel or the leaden right foot.LOL
Woz
p.s. last r-r test showed only about 235bhp but great torque and a cumulo-nimbus of oil smoke ;>)

[claymore]

No shame in that, I am honest too - and I would honestly say contact Chris KNott.(quote the VPCUK code) They did me a good deal - I just told them it was a RICA 280 (NOT 280bhp!!) and that was enough to calc a premium for me - they know their stuff. I pay about 600 pa but I am an old fart with a zillion years NCB. They also know about the lowered susp uprated brakes.

No space on the form for to mention the nut on the steering wheel or the leaden right foot.LOL
Woz
p.s. last r-r test showed only about 235bhp but great torque and a cumulo-nimbus of oil smoke ;>)

£600 is bloody expensive for just a remap, I pay £425 with all my mods declared and 3 years NCB with Adrian Flux

[V70 Graham]

£600 is bloody expensive for just a remap, I pay £425 with all my mods declared and 3 years NCB with Adrian Flux

Mine was just over £400 all mods declared....mind you neither Colin nor myself will see 35 again lol

[woz]

Mine was just over £400 all mods declared....mind you neither Colin nor myself will see 35 again lol
Ye Gods.
And thats all I ve got to say about that

My 1.1 Metro costs ove£250!! Maybe they do know about the nut and the lead foot LOL.
I will be on the phone tomorrow - it may be just the postcode :>(

Thanks for the tips chaps.

[no1tosh]

i can top that guys, im 27 with 4 year NCB and i pay £850 for my 850 t5 lol.
They want an extra £80 for a 250 BHP limit, and £160 for a 300BHP limit. That's with brentachre

[Nealevo]

i can top that guys, im 27 with 4 year NCB and i pay £850 for my 850 t5 lol.
They want an extra £80 for a 250 BHP limit, and £160 for a 300BHP limit. That's with brentachre

Change insurers mate, try flux or RH insurance cheap as chips for our old buses

[M-R-P]

Chris Knott quoted me over a grand for the starlet lol.

[V70 Graham]

Chris Knott quoted me over a grand for the starlet lol.

That's not a real quote.....mind you it's not a real car either !

[M-R-P]

I didn't have any NC and I've been driving (legally) for 4 1/2 years. That said, it isn't a quick, desirable, stealable, valuable or crashable car lol.

[no1tosh]

just spoke to chris knots and they wont insure me, purly based on my blackburn/darwen postcode. not there fault its just there's so many insurance scams going on up here!

§§§§§§!

[Harry56]

good morning all.
Any body used eco-tune in Glasgow for their tuning services my 850 is guzzling juice and nothing is blatantly obvious to the cause

[Haizum74]

good morning all.
Any body used eco-tune in Glasgow for their tuning services my 850 is guzzling juice and nothing is blatantly obvious to the cause

Harry, it would be easier starting a new thread with your query, that way more folk will see it rather than it buried at the end of this one. Just an idea.

[T5RatherAmusin]

lol payin bout 1300 on my t5 :D

[Gold 'N' Brown]

My insurance costs.....................you know what? It's irrelevant! Unless you happen to live in my house, do my job, drive my car, have the same DOB as me, and the same NCB, you can't directly compare insurance quotes :rolleyes:

Sorry if I'm coming across as an §§§§ hole, but it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine. We're all old enough and experienced enough to know that insurance works in some very strange ways, so why do we still insist on comparing our insurance costs to some random geezer on the other side of the country on an internet forum? :cuckoo: It's the same on every car forum.

If you do happen to be curious though, I'm getting quoted £250 by Direct Line for the V70 T5. Only chose them last year as I needed Business Mileage cover for my work, and nobody could get close to DL (who include Business Mileage as standard on their policies). It's the first time in about 13 years I've been with a mainstream insurer!

[Jamest5r]

My insurance costs.....................you know what? It's irrelevant! Unless you happen to live in my house, do my job, drive my car, have the same DOB as me, and the same NCB, you can't directly compare insurance quotes :rolleyes:

Sorry if I'm coming across as an §§§§ hole, but it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine. We're all old enough and experienced enough to know that insurance works in some very strange ways, so why do we still insist on comparing our insurance costs to some random geezer on the other side of the country on an internet forum? :cuckoo: It's the same on every car forum.

If you do happen to be curious though, I'm getting quoted £250 by Direct Line for the V70 T5. Only chose them last year as I needed Business Mileage cover for my work, and nobody could get close to DL (who include Business Mileage as standard on their policies). It's the first time in about 13 years I've been with a mainstream insurer!

Well glad you got that of your chest :)

[smithy]

Well glad you got that of your chest :)

Lol I was going to say that . I need to move by you lol

[no1tosh]

haha same, on a diffrent note i went over to barnsley to see munster this afternoon and picked up my ecu.
what a bladdy diffrence, my god!!!!
Wayne was sat in the back giggling and trying to encurage me to floor it properly and me laughing my head off when it took off.

Can i just say what a nice guy, made me very welcome and a nice brew. Ended up chatting for a couple of hours.

thanks again wayne.