diesel tuning map v tuning box

jimblowscash · 14 Oct 2009 at 17:24

Hi Gang im looking at tuning my missue's saab 93 1.9 tid its a common rail diesel and I know you can get fairly decent performance from one ( bearing in mind its running tractor fuel ) so heres the question... do I go for a remap or do i go for one of the tuning boxes that plugs into the common rail? anyone got any experiance with these?

cheers in advance

Defcon5 · 14 Oct 2009 at 17:25

Proper remap on a rolling road everytime

I get around · 14 Oct 2009 at 18:01

Decent map, tuning boxes won't do nearly as good a job.

BigglesPiP · 14 Oct 2009 at 18:04

Tuning boxes do all manor of bad things...

Vinnylupo · 14 Oct 2009 at 18:09

Custom map with rollers.
*edit*
My mate has bluefin'd his TDdi and it did make big difference. But to get the best map it would have to be custom.

Nige01010 · 14 Oct 2009 at 18:10

I have a DTUK green Eco tuning box and its the same one you would put on the TiD puts my 150BHP Astra to around 200 this isn’t RRd but there is a huge difference! They only problem with mine is the alternator went just after two weeks of putting the box on this was a £400 fix but I was assured it was just a coincidence as there are not known to break theses! I got mine very cheep and its awesome fun shocking a lot of drivers out there with a 200BHP oil burner

But yes a remap is the best option but I didnt fancy paying £500+ on one, the DTUK box cost me next to nothing.

jimblowscash · 14 Oct 2009 at 19:27

i am looking at the dtuk boxes, and the cheap and nasty ones on fleabay but as its my missue's car i dont fancy doing a full remap on it...

Nige01010 · 14 Oct 2009 at 19:34

If your going the box route DO NOT buy a cheap and nasty one! Get a DTUK box

Gav · 14 Oct 2009 at 20:20

i have fitted loads of the DTUK boxes and they are really good. Customers have always been happy with the results. The boxes come with a selection of different maps so you can fine tune it.

jimblowscash · 14 Oct 2009 at 22:58

Gav said:
i have fitted loads of the DTUK boxes and they are really good. Customers have always been happy with the results. The boxes come with a selection of different maps so you can fine tune it.

I just like the idea of taking it on and off... esp if she doesnt like it
i think ill buy one of the dtuk ones, at least there in the uk and offer some kind of warrenty