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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: pete.h on 06 September 2008, 09:46:01
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Thinking of chipping my 99v 2.5td , anyone know if you can get a good one for a reasonable price (£100-£200) or is it a case of "you get what you pay for" . Don't mind paying more if it's worth the extra! Any thoughts welcome , cheers. (sorry to anyone who's replied so far, it's a manual gearbox so should be fairly bulletproof )
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Sethsmate is the chap to ask, he is in the process of chipping his.
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Thinking of chipping my 99v 2.5td , anyone know if you can get a good one for a reasonable price (£100-£200) or is it a case of "you get what you pay for" . Don't mind paying more if it's worth the extra! Any thoughts welcome , cheers.
A very bad idea if you still have the standard gear box which i believe is AR25 which is rated to take 250nm to torque, this box is border line already and any tuning will more than likely 'dangle berries' it. Had i guy on here with 60k on the clock and it was slipping, a sign of box doom. The fix is to fit an AR35 box rated at 350nm then tune the nuts off it. Box aint that expensive either. Hope helps.
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TD boxes regularly fail pretty quick even without tuning...as said you WILL need an AR35 box to upgrade the chip...
Got 3 good ones here, £100 each :)
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Omegatoy is one user to contact as reagrds uprating the diesel. And, as others say, uprating the auto gearbox is also a must. It will self destruct in no time if left as the standard... :y
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Its just the autos which fail, if you have a manual, its no worries!!
do not chip it if you have the standard autobox fitted.
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sorry yes, had assumed auto. Maybe fill an your profile Pete. Saves people asking, or assuming as in my case.
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Thinking of chipping my 99v 2.5td , anyone know if you can get a good one for a reasonable price (£100-£200) or is it a case of "you get what you pay for" . Don't mind paying more if it's worth the extra! Any thoughts welcome , cheers. (sorry to anyone who's replied so far, it's a manual gearbox so should be fairly bulletproof )
Just had this done, mine also a manual so no problems there.
If you want I can give you the details of my chip and how to obtain one, I did it through this forum.
The results of rechipping are remarkable makes driving the TD a pleasure now rather than the slug it was before, and so far getting around 5mpg more out of it.
Sent me a PM and I'll give you the info as I don't like passing on names and phone numbers over the forum.
Mick
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i have driven TB's chipped 2.5 TD Auto... its quite a machine. SoOoO much low down punch and grunt. Its not far off 3.0 performance!
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Sethsmate is the chap to ask, he is in the process of chipping his.
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Just had mine chipped ..... it's a different beast now ... !
Send me a 'PM' and I'll give you the details.
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i have driven TB's chipped 2.5 TD Auto... its quite a machine. SoOoO much low down punch and grunt. Its not far off 3.0 performance!
I wouldn't go that far - the MV6 will leave it for dust, but it is a much more impressive car than it was pre chipped...
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PM replied to OP as well.
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i have driven TB's chipped 2.5 TD Auto... its quite a machine. SoOoO much low down punch and grunt. Its not far off 3.0 performance!
I wouldn't go that far - the MV6 will leave it for dust, but it is a much more impressive car than it was pre chipped...
90+ 3.0 has it, but 30-80, not far off i found.
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Sethsmate, if i IM you could i please have the details of where to get these chips, ive got a 95 auto & AR35 box,,,,cheers :y
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As said earlier had mine chipped recently, and it now goes like sh*t.
Never driven a 3 litre, this is fast enough for me when needed.
Mick
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i have driven TB's chipped 2.5 TD Auto... its quite a machine. SoOoO much low down punch and grunt. Its not far off 3.0 performance!
I wouldn't go that far - the MV6 will leave it for dust, but it is a much more impressive car than it was pre chipped...
90+ 3.0 has it, but 30-80, not far off i found.
It pulls well, but nothing like a 3.0l. Whilst it would beat any of the 4 pots, I reckon it would be a tight match against 2.5 v6 auto, with the petrol winning...
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i have driven TB's chipped 2.5 TD Auto... its quite a machine. SoOoO much low down punch and grunt. Its not far off 3.0 performance!
I wouldn't go that far - the MV6 will leave it for dust, but it is a much more impressive car than it was pre chipped...
90+ 3.0 has it, but 30-80, not far off i found.
It pulls well, but nothing like a 3.0l. Whilst it would beat any of the 4 pots, I reckon it would be a tight match against 2.5 v6 auto, with the petrol winning...
not if the old maxim of DITCH HIM was applied ::) but seriously would be pretty close i think but the petrol would be drinking fuel to stay ahead and the diesel would sail majestically past him when it ran out!! :y
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Sethsmate, if i IM you could i please have the details of where to get these chips, ive got a 95 auto & AR35 box,,,,cheers :y
Yes Tim we ALL know what box you got. ;D ;D ;D
All is still well with it by the sound of it?
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oooh! CHRIS!, that was a bit catty ;)just because i was right on the ECU thing ;D, now get your mrs to give you a saucer of milk, & yes its going lovely jubbly thanks :y