Diesel Tuning Box

[Fady]

Hi

Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, of this little gadget as supplied by http://www.tuningbox.com/ ?

Claims a 25% power gain with no adverse effects on fuel consumption, engine wear etc.

Previous owner fitted it to my car, but I have removed it and put aside for two reasons. Firstly, my current insurance company is a bit of dinosaur when it comes to insurance cover. Even if you fit new car mats, youd have to inform them , so a performance upgrade would no doubt lead to a significant hike in premium (they are competative if you keep your car standard, but not so otherwise, so will ditch them come renewal). Secondly, I would really like as much info as possible on the device and I am going to try to dig up as much as I can on the subject.

Funnily enough, I only looked at two cars - both private sales, and both were fitted with a tuning box. I always believe that there is no such thing as a free lunch, so there must be some give somewhere, but at the same time I am aware that it is always possible to increase power output from standard slightly outside of manufacturer's tolerances as they typically err well on the side of caution.

 

[GSMGuy]

On my last 6 cars, I have fitted Speedbuster tuning boxes.. Every one has worked like a charm, and the cars have ranged wildy as follows... And this is only since June 2000!!

Brand new Pug 306 Dturbo HDi - up from 90 to 110 bhp

Brand new Citroen Picasso Hdi Exclusive, up from 90 to 110 also (same box swapped)

2001 Audi A4 Tdi 130 with 106k miles when bought, up from 130 to approx 152 - went like a rocket but FWD no good at that much torque, leading to..

2002 Audi A4 2.5Tdi Quattro 180, different box, but up from 180 to 205 and boy did she move!!

New girlfriend and her 2 kids led to 2002 Galaxy Tdi 130 - went to 150ish with another box... poor traction though..

And now.. ML270 CDi Tip, family pack, gonna go from 168ish to approx 200 when the box arrives..

No car has ever missed a beat and I've sold on the boxes without a prob!!

Generally I got 25% increases in bhp and torque... And LOTS of Grins!

Mike

 

[GSMGuy]

Here is a link to their page, choose tuning kits, merc logo and then model..

My ML270 goes from 163 to 190 and upto 450nm of torque....... The V10 5ltr Tdi Touareg only manages anbother 100nm, and it's the most powerful production diesel car in the world!

Mike

 

[tanlod]

Here is a link to their page, choose tuning kits, merc logo and then model..

My ML270 goes from 163 to 190 and upto 450nm of torque....... The V10 5ltr Tdi Touareg only manages anbother 100nm, and it's the most powerful production diesel car in the world!

Mike

Had my Clk 320 cdi tuned by DMS last week, the car is now producing in the region of 600nm torque, and feels as quick if not quicker than the clk 55.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Here is a link to their page, choose tuning kits, merc logo and then model..

My ML270 goes from 163 to 190 and upto 450nm of torque....... The V10 5ltr Tdi Touareg only manages anbother 100nm, and it's the most powerful production diesel car in the world!

Mike

According to the VW website the Touareg is rated at 553 lbs.ft (750 Nm) at 2000rpm.

Regardless of the Touareg's monster torque, 450NM in the ML would do nicely!!

 

[garystu1965]

Had my Clk 320 cdi tuned by DMS last week, the car is now producing in the region of 600nm torque, and feels as quick if not quicker than the clk 55.

Hi mate - is that a chip or an engine remap ?

 

[tanlod]

Hi mate - is that a chip or an engine remap ?

Engine remap.

 

[drifting]

Sounds good? but how much? And I assume that you remove it when it goes into the dealership?

Paul.

 

[tanlod]

Sounds good? but how much? And I assume that you remove it when it goes into the dealership?

Paul.

Nothing to remove, can't be detected by Mercedes. Tuning done via OBD port.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Do be aware though if you don't specifically ask the dealer not to reflash the ECU, they may perform an non-urgent upgrade/recall whilst it's in for service with you even knowing, and hence replace your expensive tuned map with the latest version of the standard map!!

 

[GordonTarling]

Fady - yes, I had one from Tuningbox fitted to my car for a while. The extra 'go' was nice to have, but it was less drivable in traffic and it smoked more, so I removed it. I think it helped the economy slightly though

 

[mark.t]

I have been following these threads with interest on the pros and cons of the box, I have now reached the conclusion that the power already at my right foot is more than enough, £250-300 pounds is a lot of money and iam sure the results you guys get are good.....I recently put my foot down the other day .... ok not the most responsive at first but good enough ..then I remembered a line from a thread ages ago .... you might not feel as though your shifting but boy dose that horizon come up fast ....from a stand still to about 80 ---90 ish in 11-12 or there abouts seconds is fine for me ....next time ill unhitch the caravan and try again....

 

[blassberg]

"blessed are the cheesemakers", ???? "cheesemakers ",??? "what's so special about them", "look its not meant to be taken literally it refers to any manufacturer of dairy products".

including cows?