cruiser647 Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Anybody use these bods? Just find it curious that some people on here get improved economy (after a remap or chip), but this poor sap didn't with a box. Fuel Economy Warning - Autocar However, we don't really know what is driving style and route are, so it is all subjective. For instance, my 30K mile annual jaunt gets me 56 mpg from an older design 1.9 PD! But his 1.6 has just as heavy a car to haul about?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I'm sorry, but you just don't re-map a car to get better economy. I've had many different cars, with either tuning boxes or re-maps, I've tried most of them, and I don't care what any 'tuner' tells you, your economy will not improve. I always find an approximate loss of about 2mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted August 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I'm sorry, but you just don't re-map a car to get better economy.I've had many different cars, with either tuning boxes or re-maps, I've tried most of them, and I don't care what any 'tuner' tells you, your economy will not improve. I always find an approximate loss of about 2mpg. Most bods on here get improved economy - albeit as a by product as that was not what they are/were after, but still a bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 It's a known fact that a lot of these bolt on tuning boxes just over-fule the car, so it's no wonder he got worse economy. Get a proper remap, rather than p*ssing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Most bods on here get improved economy - albeit as a by product as that was not what they are/were after, but still a bonus! I can honestly say, I've never had better economy on any of the cars I've had mapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Always had better out of all of them - it does depend on who does the remap. Even when I took the S4 from 340 up to 385, it got 22+ average, rather than 21.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 It's less likely in a petrol car but certainly in diesels you can tune them to use less fuel. That's why there's such a massive market for tuning trucks and agricultural machinery. But most people who have their car remapped have it done for th extra power, which they'll generally use, so it's difficult to gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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