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my husband fancies having a chip put on our M/H but we thought that we should wait until the warranty ends, is it okay to chip it while still on warranty??
While I am asking questions any help on how much a tow bar should cost, our dealer want £700, sounds a bit salty to us, or is this about the norm.
Hi, I got my MH remapped and was well worth the expense. There is a big difference between a remap (which is a complete re-programming as the name implies) and adding a tuning box which simply fools the system into increasing fuel rail pressure.
For preference, I would go for a remap every time but put a spider (just google spider diesel tuning) unit on my car because I'm getting rid of it soon and wanted something transferable. The Spider is a halfway house between a tuning box and a remap as it learns from your own system. You always get what you pay for - buy from ebay at your peril
Always tell your insurance - it should not increase the price on a motorhome policy.
Stewart
At present we are trialing this remap on our 3litre with a comfortmatic box, we tow a majority of the the time.
So far I can confirm that the gear change is smoother and quicker, there is more power, to much for me in the lower gears, long term will cause excessive tyre wear so I will have to adjust my driving style with the loud pedal. It pulls a lot better in 5th and 6th which is where you need it when towing, I tend to put it in manual on the motorway so that it wont change down on the hills, and let the huge amount of torque take over (500 Nm) it keeps the revs down and hopefully increase the mpg.
The fuel consumption is still about the same as before but we have not done enough engine cycles to let it settle down.
One of the reasons to have the full remap a try was that my wife has a c200 Mercedes and it lacks overtaking umph, plus only 35mpg around the houses and 40mpg on the motorway, WOW power now gives it 39/41 and 44/45 and you can overtake more safely with the extra bhp.
We have in the past tried add ons on various vehicles they worked ok but to the detriment to the fuel economy.
If my memory serves me right if you don't like it you can have your money back along with your original map.
I have had the remap done and I am more than pleased with the results. I travelled across the M62 and only changed down to 5th gear a couple of times. It really has made a big difference. I'm not sure about the fuel change, but I will monitor it and post it over time. I currently average 21mpg when pulling the trailer and Smart car. I will see what difference the WOW makes. Not really too fussed about it as it's the extra power I was after.
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