What can be done to the DCI engines???

[BenMc]

Like it asked im kinda newish to these but im very keen to get one as i love the drive of my dads 65 run around but i was thinkin more towards the 80 or 100

cheers in advance!

 

[Jaff]

remap.

pretty much all you need.

 

[StevenMc29]

65's remap to about 80 iirc
80's remap to about 100 iirc
and not sure about the 100's

 

[BenMc]

sweet i thought the tuning boxes come close to that so remap must be a bit more??..

 

[DamoWales]

TBH mate I'd just save the cash,

Even with a remap/tuning box you'd probably struggle to keep up with the likes of VTR's etc.

I toyed with the idea myself but it's not worth it. For £300 you could get a nice TV or something instead of an extra 15bhp!

 

[StevenMc29]

sweet i thought the tuning boxes come close to that so remap must be a bit more??..

possibly. Im not really sure. Just giving a rough idea

 

[BenMc]

hmm i see where your coming from.. id love a sport but the insurance would be loads!

 

[cliosportcraig]

The remap'd derv will give you more MPG too.

I'm tempted to do my Golf GT 140, they can make 185 and a s**t load of torque

 

[BenMc]

im so tempted due to the insurance group being low aswell!!

 

[Lagerlout]

Get an 80, remap it and strip it. It'll be pokey enough to keep most 1.4/1.6's honest. Suspension and brakes too if you've still got the cash.

Guy I work with has a chipped 80 as his work hack and it's ace fun tbh. He's got the back seats out as he uses it as a van most of the time lol, but it's pretty nippy when it's empty!

 

[sideways danny]

It's something i want to look into to as a DCI would save me loads. Just some good maintenance can give you back power and economy. Blocked/coked EGR valves and boost pipes will cost you a lot power and econmy

 

[BenMc]

yea... i think im definatly going to get one i hope that one ive seen is a 100 like n hope it doesnt go till my money is here haha then ill have loads cash spare! n laingo where did he map his ive looked on k tec but the price is high like for it

 

[Brett]

Martin will be along soon in this thread. He loves his DCi. The 80's are the only dci i've been in. They feel loads faster than a 1.2 16v, have a better suspension and steering setup and i've seen one return 74.9MPG on a 70MPH, 20 mile motorway trip. My GF's Mums has returned 56.9MPG over the last 2500 miles and she doesn't drive it slow either.

Oh and next year they will be 8 times cheaper to tax than a > March 2001 1*2

I'd go for it mate. Why not. Far better car than a 1.2 in every way.

 

[BenMc]

cheers mate looks like 80- now as the 100s seem out my price i want to spend cheers

 

[stevo040880]

Got dci 100 with remap running 116bhp and 179lb/ft it shifts to say the least £35 tax insurance group 4 and 43-47mpg just doing 8 miles hard driving a day can it go wrong get one mate

 

[Magic Johnson]

Yours was down on power as well wasn't it? Good gain iirc.

 

[stevo040880]

Yours was down on power as well wasn't it? Good gain iirc.

Yeah it was down 9bhp on the standard figure was a bit gutted at the time but the extra torque makes up for it big time well chuffed with it now

 

[BenMc]

sweet that liek defintatly guna keep lookin about !

 

[col72]

getting my 80 done this week what bhp will it be will the mpg be same or worse

 

[col72]

getting my 80 done this week what bhp will it be will the mpg be same or worse

 

[navarro93]

the 100 remaps to 125.

well that's what my mates been claiming