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I have just paid over £300 for an upgrade chip (fitted) on our Fiat 2.8 (2005). I know a fool and his money are easily parted.
I was very doubtful about the hype - better to drive and better fuel consumption.... but I must admit...... it works a treat.
I think I will use less fuel purely because my right foot isn`t on the floor all the time. It now cruises so well that I have to back off the throttle , its taking a bit of time to get used to.
It doesn`t feel like it accelerates any faster but it will pull in 5th from 50 very easily now - even the dreaded hill climbs have disappeared
We will be doing a 400 mile round trip this weekend so will get an idea on the fuel consumption - it has been 19mpg doing approx 65 on motorways.
I wil let you all know on monday the mpg results , but even if its 19mpg it still would have been worth it !!!
I fitted a chip to our van 3 years ago and found it made a great difference. I also got the 5th gear lowered as we run close to the 5 ton all the time. With the 2 mods done it drives like a totally different van We get 21 mpg now but do not go more than 60 mph. It will pull well in 5th from 40 mph
I hope that you have had this upgrade for the right reasons, that is to give you a better journey performance in higher gears, and not to save you money.
Thats good,,because I have spoken to a few people, not many and after remapping they say they get an extra 2 - 3 miles per gallon extra.
And if it was for you to save maney and you are only getting say 2 miles extra per gallon then its going to take approx 17000 miles to get your money back.
I also had a re-map done nearly 2 years ago... The claimed increase was from original 130bhp to just under 160bhp..
Cant say it has made any difference to MPG figures, either better or worse but certainly makes life easier on hills and less gear changing than before....
Luckily I only paid £100 !!! My son was having his car done at the time and the guy made me an offer I could not refuse
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