Red Dot - Watford

 

AHM in hartley whitney (he gets the maps from a tuning company in Holland I believe) ... (just down the M3) ... got my '52 plate done there, on the rolling road it went from 157bhp to 209bhp!!!


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downsides ... you'll need a new uprated clutch sooner or later ...

 

Its a 2001 model, so I assume 150 BHP version.

Don't assume if its important to you, it could easily be a 140 BHP. In fact, a 2001 is probably a 140 BHP.

 

It's just had a new clutch.

What would a 140 engine go up too? I don't want to blow it up or have to replace the clutch every 2000 miles?

Afre all these upgrades around £300?? Seems quite steep for just downloading a tune! Or is there more too it than that?

 

as for 140 vs 150, the 150 version as the updated dash (all silver)

my JTD was remapped about 3k ago and the clutch is still fine (this clutch as now done getting on for 100k!!!) ... I've just got it in my head to budget for a new uprated one ...

Yes it only takes a couple of minutes to download the file onto the ECU, however it's the work put into creating this file in the first place that takes the time, so basically they are just recouping there initial outlay ...

 

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That's just red dot ... btw if you do go for red dot, as an AO member you get a discount ...

 

Thanks for all the replies - the RED DOT seems a good route. Do you need, or should you, change any hardware ( air filters / sensor or the like ).

Excuse my ignorance on this, it all new to me

 

I put on a set of Koni FSDs/Eibach Pro Kit Springs and Red Dot Discs/Pads all round ... but just for a remap you don't need to do anything, apart from pack some toilet paper for when you go and collect your car (mine scared the cr*p out of me first time I drove it post-remap!!!)

 

If you are planning on doing any other mods at any stage in the future like exhaust, air filters etc, it's worth doing them before the remap to take full advantage. It's also worth considering getting better brakes than standard with a re-map too.

Cheers,

Mark

 

It should be a 140bhp on a 2001.

On the red dot rollers it probably wouldn't produce 140, they usually come in a few bhp under that, they should easily get you 190bhp, maybe a little more.

Mine got 204bhp (up from just under 140), but it does have other hardware mods to help it breathe a little better.

Chris did well with his, a 52bhp increase is very good.

 

I've read that they can smoke more under heavy acceleration once modified - is this true?

 

Depends on how they are mapped. If it's a universal map put on your car i.e not specically mapped to your car on a RR, it'll smoke more. If it's a RR map done properly, the fuelling should be alot better and smoke less. The extra smoke is just unburnt fuel.

Cheers,

Mark

 

Yes hence my username

 

Here is a picture of the engine....Does this offer a clue as to its power?
It's done 88k - which from my understanding is quite low for a diesel

 

Do you know what colour the dash is around the stereo/fuel guage, temp, clock, heater controls etc?!

Or put the registration into an on-line insurance quote, it might tell you on there if it's a 140 or 150bhp version.

Cheers,

Mark

 

Or put the registration into an on-line insurance quote, it might tell you on there if it's a 140 or 150bhp version.

They're not accurate, my 136 comes up as a 150, I tried to correct the insurance people when I first took out a policy but they were adament (didn't help that they couldn't really speak English) ... not that important really.

 

Its carbon fibre around the dash

 

Sounds like your heater controls are the older black ones and not the newer silver ones with the small LCD screens.

 

Have a look for the engine code on a plate on the slam panel. 839A6.000 is the 140,841C.000 is the 150

 

Quad! hello mate! how is the 156 working out for you? Got all the problems sorted?

 

If it's a 2001 it will be 140bhp - the mild facelift (silver dash with integral radio, colour coded bumpers and mirrors) only came out mid-2002 and that's when they went to 150, but don't worry it's basically the same engine and you will get similar remapped results.

 

Originally Posted by Quadcamboy
Have a look for the engine code on a plate on the slam panel. 839A6.000 is the 140,841C.000 is the 150


Where is the slam panel??

 

its the shelf you put your tea on whilst under the bonnet

 

The easiest and quickest way to tell is by looking at the bumpers. If theyre totally painted its a 150 2002 model and if theyve got black strips on then its a 140 2001 model...

 

what physical differences are there between the 140 and 150bhp engines

 

None, its just a factory remap

The HVC controls are much more intuitive than the ICS,

Whats HVC/ICS ??

 

The panel the bonnet lock is located , ie the panel that runs the width of the front of the car above the radiator and where the bonnet slams to. There is a plate with all the info stamped on it at the nearside.

 

i had my bumpers painted 6 months ago much easier on the eye in my opinion

 

I always meant to do it to my 156, but replaced it with a 147 before I got round to it!