Ford Ranger vs Chevrolet Colorado vs Isuzu D-Max vs Toyota Hilux

[godwhacker]

saw this in a tuning forum. a 2.5L colorado remapped to deliver 213hp and 517Nm. a 2.8L could even go more...

[subaru_sti]

Have you test driven the new Ranger?

Yes sir. Isa kasi ito sa choices ko. Na test drive ko narin ang navara, strada & hilux.


& I choose hilux

[godwhacker]

i'm considering on the attributes of the colorado since i have a greater chance of remapping the ecu of which i'm already quite familiar.

[niky]

Ford Ranger is a good competition for strada, navarra and hilux. But my worry is the dependability of ranger in the long run since it is new one. Is it right to say that engine run on turbo is far under stress than without a turbo given the same size of engine, unless it is ranger 3.2 wildtrak and How about the issue of spare parts supply of ford?

All of the diesels nowadays are turbo. All of them. And they're all direct injection, running rail pressures of over 20,000 psi. Lots of pressure all around. The only relatively "unstressed" turbo engine left is the base (non-CRDI) motor in the Starex.

But yes, more displacement, less boost, great. But this all depends on your priorities. I'd rather look at fuel economy, and simply take it easy on the gas pedal if I want my engine to last a long time.

i'm considering on the attributes of the colorado since i have a greater chance of remapping the ecu of which i'm already quite familiar.

You can do this with any diesel. Any links, though? Because that kind of gain is not typically possible with a chip. Typically you get 15-30 hp... which means other mods are involved.

[godwhacker]

You can do this with any diesels. Any links, though? Because that kind of gain is not typically possible with a chip. Typically you get 15-30 hp... which means other mods are involved.

if you mean remapping, no not all diesels, some ECUs are not supported by remapping tools like the denso of the fortuners. hang around for some time in tuning forums and you will know what i mean. tuner's playground now is the EDC16 from bosch which the colorado is equipped with.

if you mean piggybacks or add on chips (soldered or inserted) to the ECU motherboard, yes you are right. the gain is only minimal compared to "real" remapping where you read the contents what is there inside the stock EEPROM from the ecu, identify the maps (which is quite difficult if starting from scratch), edit the maps for proper tuning and write it back to the ecu with special tools. if one has a dyno, tuning can be verified onsite but onroad software dynos can also do the job with high accuracy. i've experienced doing this already with my 2007 hyundai santa fe though i don't have access to a dyno.

here's, the ongoing discussion on the new colorado remapping of a 2.5L manual model...you have to register though to get access to the topic.

ECUCONNECTIONS Engine Tuning Social Network ? Index page

[niky]

Ah... remap, not chip. Still... strange. What is that sheet quoting? Seems like BHP, because I've driven the Colorado 2.5, and it doesn't have 150 whp.

Either that engine is incredibly detuned from the factory (to make way for the 2.8), or there are other mods included.