max bhp without a chip??
May 29, 2011 | 11:13 AM
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From: watford...ish
max bhp without a chip??
hey,
just got my series 1 back from power engineering, had it setup and that,1st time!! (done a great job to be fare, will be going back,) now the car is running 164bhp, now i thought the ecu hadnt been chipped or can you get this figure without a chip????
cheers
May 29, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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From: scotland
It may Wel do, was that flywheel or at the wheels bhp?? Wots ur engine spec?
My Rs turbo van made 166bhp@ wheels at only 10psi of boost which ain't far off standard boost
May 29, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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From: watford...ish
thats flywheel mate,its boosting at 15psi, pretty much standard apart from exhurst airfilter really. was ur van chipped?
May 29, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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From: Leighton Buzzard
im sure it would be chipped if you at 15psi as standard ecu would boost cut above 7 or something but i could be wrong
May 29, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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From: watford...ish
cheers mate, wheres masworth in herts mate??
can anyone else shed some light on this??
May 29, 2011 | 12:14 PM
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From: scotland
Yeah, van is chipped as said above if ecu wasn't chipped it would cut ignition at anymore that 7psi so urs must be chipped...
May 29, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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mintseries1
cheers mate, wheres masworth in herts mate??
can anyone else shed some light on this??
its near tring ?
May 31, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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From: BRIGHTON
I think the standard chip allows up to 10psi
Jun 1, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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Standard chip is 10 psi and the hearts and diamonds is 10.5, mine made 155 on the standard chip. Standard cooler holds 170 brake max tho.
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