Thread: ECU Upgrade

Originally Posted by nelpd96

I guess in relative terms not too bad but when you have the aerodynamics of a brick and the fact that drag is a function of that, cross sectional area and velocity squared it makes sense that as speed increases it is going to take a bit more to push it through the air.

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Regards
Paul

Correct... For info and interest sake:

Defender 110 TDCi - 0.65 cd
Discovery 4 - 0.4 cd
Evoque - 0.34 cd
MY13 RRS - 0.37 cd

And for comparison

VE commodore - 0.34 cd
FG Falcon - 0.34 cd
MY13 Golf - 0.31 cd
MY13 Touareg - 0.37 cd

Discovery 4 isn't that bad considering it size

Originally Posted by Kevo

... Now no more feedback on this thanks. It is like just buying a pair of shoes and walking down the road to the next shop and seeing the same shoes on special at half price.

how did that work for you? LOL

Hi all,

still have fun driving the beast around. I must admit I didn't think that an engine mod would give so much enjoyment. I am starting to think, "what next?" Maybe exhaust upgrade, intercooler tweak, there is no end... yes there is, the bank balance is the limiter.

I will be able to report on a 2000 km towing trip as we have 14 more sleeps before we head north to the Coral Coast on our annual fishing trip. I am sure the upgrade will assist in this area. Let's hope the fish want to come to the party..

regards
Kevin

Having an unusual experience. Firstly I know the consumption readout on the dash is optimistic; using distance done per litres when refueling, I find it 1.3l/100km optimistic (ie 9.8l/100km on the dash is actually 10.1l/100km).

Around town, if I drive conservatively and smoothly, in peak hour, I get average of 18.2l/100km. If I give it the boot, and really go for it, then back off, I end up with 15.2l/100km. What gives?