Just putting a question out there about wether to put a chip in the pathie and if so which one? Looking at chip my diesel.com as it has great reviews. Any other thoughts? Need to improve fuel economy whilst towing.
Chip advice
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I would look at Unichip and have them tune it, better than a One Size Fits All type of chip. You can also get a unit for the Unichip which can switch between tunes.
I have a tunit in my D40, it has settings 1 to 9 and certainly has made a difference . In saying that though I had a larger exhaust and snorkel already on to keep the EGT 's down. I would recommend getting at least a larger exhaust to begin with to help with the temps the chip will make
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Can't really say if it improved my fuel economy though while towing as I havent towed without it. Running light engine around town and on the hiway the difference is bugger all. Though the extra power used for passing etc accounts for any savings that way i guess. Towing our 20.63 outback into a 25 knot southeaster the fuel gauge was in free fall and chewed around 22l per hundred and that was sitting on 100 kph. With no wind and maybe a slight tail wind I got into the mid to low 18s which i was happy with.
I had a unichip in the last ranger which I removed when I sold the vehicle, I did quite a bit of research and decided that was the way to go as it did a lot more than just boost fuel pressure which a lot of them only do, The company I bought it from tuned it on a dyno with a computer connected to the chip to get the best combination of fuel economy v power, still have it if you are interested in a cheap one
No limits chips for us, adjustable for street driving and i wind it up for towing. Having said that, the Pathy did well without it, just wanted one to see difference and now it has stayed there.
Getting my full exhaust soon, so as navmatt says, will look out for his findings. Pace.
Getting my full exhaust soon, so as navmatt says, will look out for his findings. Pace.
im no expert but looked into this for my prado decided not to will just get a bigger exhaust and a snorkel if that makes any difference didn't like running huge pressure through the fule rail in time how long can the cars take thease pressures I mean 5 10 years down the track I was looking at the spelling im not sure stineburger I think but what eva u do do ur resurch make sure u want one on ur car I think there not the bees knees if u need one that bad maybe ur underpowered anyway and things wont change much there not cheap to find not much difference I say be carefull do they have to be reset if car breaks down ?????? not sure heard stories as I said im no expert just my opinions research is the key and remember all companies want to sell there product so there all good have any of thease companies gone out of business in the last 5 years that sell chips others will probly drill me for my opinions but its what its all about different views giddy up!
Maybe go for the exhaust first, thats the one thing i fitted and did notice a difference in my fuel economy. Mainly highway running I got an extra 80 or so klms before my fuel light came on.
We went the Steinbaur as it change the injection pulse width to allow more fuel, fuel rail pressure is the same so no overloading of fuel lines, pumps or holes in pistons. They are plug and play except for the wire to the throttle pedal, adjustable and if your car is under warranty they can be removed and there is no record of the module being registered on the original computer for the manufacturer to find.
never had a problem after 4 yrs with ours.
never had a problem after 4 yrs with ours.
wow navmatt ur from AYR I lived there for a while worked for chris nalder earthmoving lived in the caravan park with all the fruit pickers a few got turfed out bye over staying there visa the odd raid saw them scatter alligator creek great spot good pub there to I like the toilets in servo on way to clownsville mangoes or no mangoes I love north QLD should never have left bummed it in the Daintree at PKs for 3 mounths worked in cairns 8 mounths AYR was about 6 mounths left town and went north chris wasn't happy f ing Mexican Cain farmer didn't want me digging for him my number plate being vic that was funny no drama cain farmer frosty mango mmmmmmm crab sandwiches mmmmmm mackerel mmmmm
north QLD mmmmmmmmmmmm
yes steinbaur it was the best I looked at crazy mob thanks coled1970 have u had improvement worth the cash ??? or just use more fule in the end ???? if I got one it would be one of thease
last trip with van from Newy to Tamworth and back averaged 14.54 lt/100km. heaps more power. From what i can see i still get the same economy with the module and the extra power but hard to tell if its better with out the van on as we haven't done any long distance trips with out the van on. i used to average about 8 - 9 lt/100km on distance trips without van but also have fitted a lot of acc to vehicle too.
Would not buy any other product. A couple of mates also have them ant they think the same. There is also the peace of mind that yr fuel rail is not going to split under the extra pressure.
Would not buy any other product. A couple of mates also have them ant they think the same. There is also the peace of mind that yr fuel rail is not going to split under the extra pressure.
yes and that bit more to get up those bloody hills im tackeling the blue mountains Christmas the coast to dubbo over the top of the world I call it
Yep will surely help with that. If you are in the Newcastle area give us a call and will thy and catch up an have a chat.
my aunty and uncle used to have a chook farm in Hilldale now live in Maitland hes got dementure hes gone realy but his wife is ok there kids live in Dungog , Stockton beach nice !!!!!! been up there heaps when I was a kid could allways go past the mountains through Sydney up to ur way go to dubbo back way mmmmm nice idea !!!!!!!! wife hasn't been to syd good one
coled1970
mmmmmmmmm no worries im a carlton draft man not sure about NSW beer and I like unioun not league I have all thease issues with my brother hahahaha
don't mine the odd carlton draft my self, don't really follow union or league. Super league stuffed it for me.
that's it im coming speak to the minister for home affaires tomoz shes in bed now