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I am considering adding a "smart box" to my 2003 Fiat Ducato 2.0jtd to improve its performance. Having read the various posts here I was seriously considering the Van Aaken unit, until their recent demise, but am now back to square one! What units should I now consider? - I have already made the decision that I want to go the separate "box" route and not a "remap".
Stuart
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I am considering adding a "smart box" to my 2003 Fiat Ducato 2.0jtd to improve its performance. Having read the various posts here I was seriously considering the Van Aaken unit, until their recent demise, but am now back to square one! What units should I now consider? - I have already made the decision that I want to go the separate "box" route and not a "remap".
Stuart
I think it may depend on what van base you have and what year. I think the very new vans would benefit from something like WoW Power which rewrites the engine management software to optimise it. I had a Van Aarken before and both are very good and the differences are very noticeable.
Best to wait until someone who knows what they are talking about to respond.
That's a bit odd because I got better fuel comsumption. Not a lot but a few miles to the gallon extra and I was told this is due to less gear changes. Of course as the van has more BHP and top speed is faster, the comfort cruising speed went up by about 10mph therebye now I cruise comfortably at 80mph whereas before 70mph. My previous engine was a 2.8 and this one is a ...erhm.... not sure but 130 multijet and the performance is very similar except fuel consumption is less on the new one and noise levels much lower.
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for my Fiat 2.8 JTD - 2006
I can say that the company were prompt and professional in how
they handled the order and delivery
It cost EUR 149.00 plus EUR 40.00 for delivery by UPS
So total cost EUR 189.00 (about £140)
What I cannot say yet is how it works as I am having it fitted by local dealer
and getting a few more jobs done over next few days in advance of heading
to Spain.
Will let you know how it works but that will be two or three weeks
We are agents for steinbauer which is a german manufactured power box and in my opinion if you decide to go along the road of a power box? instead of a proper remap this box is the type that changes injection timing to increase fueling instead of lifting pressure at your fuel rail.
Improvements on power boxes are 20% more bhp and torque
Proffesional remap upto 35% more torque and bhp
the choice is yours mini or rolls royce
Regards
Alex
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Hi - I have to say that, after reading the number of contributors in the various previous threads on the subject of improving engine performance, I am surprised in how few replies I have received here. Given the number of satisfied "devotees" to the Van Aaken unit, I would suggest that there must be more than just myself who are searching for a suitable alternative unit to improve their 'vans now that this manufacturer is no more.
What's happened to DABurleigh? - whom I have come to regard as the "champion of the power box over re-mapping" - does he have any words of wisdom on the subject?
Stuart
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using the cruise control that figure is easily obtained
