Thread: Engine chip upgrade and/or intercooler upgrade

Originally Posted by Naks

this is probably not going to end well... chips = fail

I agree...that is a huge increase, especially in torque. All that extra go with no upgrade in intercooler, radiator, pipework, etc.

Even the guys in the UK doing extreme tuning say ~500nM is the upper limit of that engine before blue printing.

You'll be blowing up axles, diffs, etc before you know it. Assuming you don't put a rod through the block first...

Originally Posted by morphias

I agree...that is a huge increase, especially in torque. All that extra go with no upgrade in intercooler, radiator, pipework, etc.

Even the guys in the UK doing extreme tuning say ~500nM is the upper limit of that engine before blue printing.

You'll be blowing up axles, diffs, etc before you know it. Assuming you don't put a rod through the block first...

Agree 100%.
I'd be VERY concerned at what's going on inside that engine to produce those sorts of figures with simply a generic chip.
Pickles.

All very interesting and somewhat helpful to get everyone's varying opinions.

However, the unfortunate thing is that I've received so many different opinions it's near on impossible to decide what's right and what's wrong. Even qualified diesel mechanics have given contradictory ideas on the matter.

Diesel mech vs diesel tuner is quite different IME.

Proceed with great caution with that set up...

For what it's worth the chip was installed by a specialist diesel tuning outfit. The same outfit do engine work and upgrades on 4WDs right the way up to large prime movers, tractors etc.

Originally Posted by TroyFenda

For what it's worth the chip was installed by a specialist diesel tuning outfit. The same outfit do engine work and upgrades on 4WDs right the way up to large prime movers, tractors etc.

Troy, the bottom line is that a chip works by intercepting the signals between ECU and engine and then overfuels the engine to produce more power.

that is a recipe for disaster in the long run, as the engine is now running much hotter. Not to mention the added strain on the drivetrain as others mentioned.

Yes, I've heard similar things,...ie, that these chips send "false" signals to the ECU, increasing the power of the engine in an "unsafe" manner.
Pickles.

I note that in my RACQ Comp insurance a 3rd party chip = no insurance