Diesel tuning kit

**raquino** · January 26th, 2010 08:21 AM

Anyone here tried diesel tuning kits? this is a plug and play digital tuning kit between the ecu and the pump. they say it can add 30% increase in horsepower and increase in torque without the use of chips. Do you think his is a good upgrade and is it wrth it?

**weisshorn** · January 27th, 2010 11:18 AM

I have MAL crd2 powerbox in my 2.0L crdi engine for more than a year now. Nakakabit po ito between common rail & ecu. HP & torque ay mararamdaman mo talaga ang pinagkaiba kompara sa hindi nakakabit ang box. Mas smooth ang accelaration especially during overtaking. How much HP & Torque added to my engine is I don't know. I don't want to spend money for dyno just to find the numbers. Kung gusto mo ng enhancement & willing to spend some 150 - 200 EU something then go for it. Mine was 206 euro purchased locally in germany. Maraming brand sa market just for you to pick which one is suited for your application. Good luck. Drive safely.

**beni23** · January 27th, 2010 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by weisshorn

I have MAL crd2 powerbox in my 2.0L crdi engine for more than a year now. Nakakabit po ito between common rail & ecu. HP & torque ay mararamdaman mo talaga ang pinagkaiba kompara sa hindi nakakabit ang box. Mas smooth ang accelaration especially during overtaking. How much HP & Torque added to my engine is I don't know. I don't want to spend money for dyno just to find the numbers. Kung gusto mo ng enhancement & willing to spend some 150 - 200 EU something then go for it. Mine was 206 euro purchased locally in germany. Maraming brand sa market just for you to pick which one is suited for your application. Good luck. Drive safely.

mga magkano yung mga ganito sir?

**raquino** · January 27th, 2010 11:29 AM

thanks for the reply. was looking at the internet and saw lots of boxes usually made in europe where we see a lot of diesel engines. i'm thinking of getting one for my chevy captiva 2.0 vcdi. by the way what's your engine/ride?

**weisshorn** · January 27th, 2010 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by raquino

thanks for the reply. was looking at the internet and saw lots of boxes usually made in europe where we see a lot of diesel engines. i'm thinking of getting one for my chevy captiva 2.0 vcdi. by the way what's your engine/ride?

Mine is tucson 4x2 crdi. You can check the ASA-ECO CR box made by ASA Autotechnik Saretz of Germany. Mas mura ang model na ito and according to users are more than enough for their needs. Meron din sila mas expensive model and discount promo sa member ng tucsondrivers club (you can read the actual/comprehensive review of a senior member from UK regarding this enhancement box). Sadly nakabili na ako ng ibang brand ahead of the offer.

**niky** · January 27th, 2010 12:09 PM

Locally, you have a choice of plug-and-play kits... but for best performance, I'd suggest you get one that can be dyno-tuned to your engine here in the Philippines.

The cheapest I've seen so far in the Philippines is the V-tech Redbox (has been dyno-tested and proven)... but the Unichip doesn't cost that much more, and can be specifically custom tuned to your car.

**weisshorn** · January 27th, 2010 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by weisshorn

I have MAL crd2 powerbox in my 2.0L crdi engine for more than a year now. Nakakabit po ito between common rail & ecu. HP & torque ay mararamdaman mo talaga ang pinagkaiba kompara sa hindi nakakabit ang box. Mas smooth ang accelaration especially during overtaking. How much HP & Torque added to my engine is I don't know. I don't want to spend money for dyno just to find the numbers. Kung gusto mo ng enhancement & willing to spend some 150 - 200 EU something then go for it. Mine was 206 euro purchased locally in germany. Maraming brand sa market just for you to pick which one is suited for your application. Good luck. Drive safely.

Just to add link to that review :http://www.tucsondrivers.com/resources/itza_review.htm

**Dieseldude** · January 27th, 2010 02:05 PM

Good or bad, tuning kits are a modification to the engine's original equipment. Vehicle warranty may be voided if the service dealer sees this in the car.

**weisshorn** · February 1st, 2010 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Dieseldude

Good or bad, tuning kits are a modification to the engine's original equipment. Vehicle warranty may be voided if the service dealer sees this in the car.

This one is "plug and play with adjustable settings". Just remove the kit before you drive your car to casa (this is just less than 5 minute job). The original ecu setting of your car is not modified so that diagnostic scan gauge will not detect anything about the enhancement box.

For optimal performance, you can adjust the settings during dyno test assuming that you want to spend additional bucks.

**butirog** · February 10th, 2010 02:15 PM

Mostly here has CRDI units. How about for Crosswinds?

Sabi kasi sakin, walang tune-up and mga diesel engines unlike sa gasoline engines na replacing spark plugs and all that.

Ung pinaka tune-up na daw is to have the Oil Changed, Replace Oil, Air, Fuel Filters

tip naman po! thanks in advance!