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Mapping & Chips ( as opposed to egg& chips)

in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:20 pm
by Bryn •

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A friend has had his diesel Skoda re-chipped ( I think that is what he called it) and has increased the BHP from 105 to 139 so

Would this help with towing when struggling uphill in 3rd?
Will it damage the engine?
Has anyone here done it
Is it legal

All comments welcome

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Oct 21, 2024 2:49 pm
by eribaMotters •

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It is perfectly legal and many have done it, but you will have to check/notify your insurance company. The standard 2L diesel Yeti [which I owned for 5 yeras] was a 110bhp, but was also available in 140 and 170 bhp levels of tune due to a larger turbo and other bits. You can safely take the 110bhp to 140-150 bhp with a re-map, but over that I seem to recall the manual gearbox would give problems as it really was at the limit of what it could safely handle.
If you go onto the Briskoda forum you'll find lots of info. You would need to use a reputable company such as Celtic Tuning who I believe can do the work through outlets across the country.
As a side note, there is one Yeti owner who swapped his diesel out for a 5 cylinder Audi petrol engine, with big turbo and extensive tuning mods.From the outside it looked like a bog standard blue Yeti. A few years ago I recall it was running at 700bhp.

Colin

Forum Administrator aka Oscar - Audi A3 1.5 petrol - oh dear me, I've gone to the darkish side and bought a Feeling after 4 Tourings

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Mon Oct 21, 2024 7:29 pm
by Simboc2004 •

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I had my old Volvo V70 2.0 5 cylinder diesel remapped from 163bhp/400Nm torque to 188bhp/450Nm torque. It made a big difference to towing. That level of power was available as standard in other models. I am now running a Volvo V40 D4 2 litre diesel, which - as standard - runs 190bhp/400Nm, but is official Volvo (Polestar) upgradeable to 200bhp/440Nm. I will probably do that as it boosts the mid range far more than the nominal 10bhp suggests. It is also twin turbo, which gives more pull from low revs, which will help with caravan tugging.

Poppy, our 2005 Eriba 430GT, leading our Volvo V70 astray...

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:48 am
by cabbie37 •

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Just out of interest, Simon, did you find the D4 more economical than the D5? I have a similar D5 V70 (185bhp as standard) and get around 40mpg on a trip - that drops to around 32 with the Eriba on the back. I have it in my mind that the later versions were more economical..

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:43 pm
by Simboc2004 •

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Oh yes - it is very economical. But then it does weigh considerably less :-) The D4 is averaging 52 mpg on local journeys - I'm off to Malvern and back tomorrow, so will see what it achieves on a good run. The later V70 D5s were twin turbo - putting out over 200bhp.

Poppy, our 2005 Eriba 430GT, leading our Volvo V40 astray...

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:16 am
by Simboc2004 •

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Update from yesterday"s run - cruising at 70mph on cruise control on mostly flat motorway it was averaging 80-85mpg...

Poppy, our 2005 Eriba 430GT, leading our Volvo V40 astray...

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:40 am
by cabbie37 •

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Goodness - I checked my overall consumption yesterday (2008 V70 185bhp D5) - 39 mpg. Admittedly long in the tooth, but still quite a difference...

Hmmm......

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in Anything that's not Eriba-related. Fri Oct 25, 2024 12:01 pm
by Simboc2004 •

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The best I ever got out of my 5 cylinder V70 was 55mpg - averaging 50-60mpg on a flat A road trip of 50 miles. The 4 cylinder is definitely far more economical - but it sounds boring...

Poppy, our 2005 Eriba 430GT, leading our Volvo V40 astray...