Engine Tuners
Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:20 pm
Do engine tuners like Superchips really improve a vehicle's acceleration and fuel efficiency?
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Least of all more accurate emissionsCGSshorty wrote:My only experience is with VW/Audi tuning. Reprogramming the ECU does wonders for those cars.
Carl, you might be right. I have only done tunes on cars with turbo's. But some tunes remapp the shift patterns of the transmission so you do have more aggressive shift points.
At one time my buddies at NGP racing had one pushing over 500hp. The TDI is a good tuneable engine, if anything they are better than most gas versions.
Weird. I wonder if this is a UK thing? I have never heard of that in the US.Dogmann wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:59 am@amckiwi
If only having a chip mod and nothing else I would agree on looks alone they should not be able to tell or at least it would be highly unlikely but as even this minor mod usually involves a upgraded air filter and that is a mod that needs to be reported maybe not safe after all and it would be better to report it. I was just mentioning this fact as some people don't actually realise just what needs to be declared re changes on your car to insurance companies whilst some are pretty obvious others not so much but can catch you out. In fact most would actually find it quite surprising just how minor some of the changes that need to be reported are but finding out at the worst time possible such as after an incident could prove to be very costly. As I'm in the UK I can only say how it works here it may well be different where you are but a quick Google search should give you the answers you need, anyway below is the main list.
Car Modification How it Affects Insurance
Turbo/Supercharging + 132%
Transmission or Gear change + 63%
Exhaust changes + 26%
Air Filter + 25%
Wheel arches + 41%
Complete body kit + 57%
Spoilers/Skirts + 23%
Light changes + 12%
Tinted windows + 16%
Replacement of seats + 27%
Roll Bars/Roll Cages + 41%
Dashboard changes + 16%
Uprated brakes + 36%
Suspension + 25%
Alloy wheels + 8%
LPG conversion + 15%
Sunroof + 17%
Air conditioning + 13 %
Satellite navigation system + 15%
Car phone kit + 26%
Parking sensors - 13%
Specialised paintwork + 15%
Stripes & badges + 9%
Also whilst a mod may not be easily detectable by sight alone it is well known now that insurance companies will and do search a claimants social media so if you have boasted look at my shiny new alloys or exhaust or any of the other things they are looking out for you could be in for it.
Marc
I never have either, but most people probably simply don't tell the insurance companies. Downside is that you won't get any value for the mods in and accident.toxicavenger wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:26 amWeird. I wonder if this is a UK thing? I have never heard of that in the US.Dogmann wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:59 am@amckiwi
If only having a chip mod and nothing else I would agree on looks alone they should not be able to tell or at least it would be highly unlikely but as even this minor mod usually involves a upgraded air filter and that is a mod that needs to be reported maybe not safe after all and it would be better to report it. I was just mentioning this fact as some people don't actually realise just what needs to be declared re changes on your car to insurance companies whilst some are pretty obvious others not so much but can catch you out. In fact most would actually find it quite surprising just how minor some of the changes that need to be reported are but finding out at the worst time possible such as after an incident could prove to be very costly. As I'm in the UK I can only say how it works here it may well be different where you are but a quick Google search should give you the answers you need, anyway below is the main list.
Car Modification How it Affects Insurance
Turbo/Supercharging + 132%
Transmission or Gear change + 63%
Exhaust changes + 26%
Air Filter + 25%
Wheel arches + 41%
Complete body kit + 57%
Spoilers/Skirts + 23%
Light changes + 12%
Tinted windows + 16%
Replacement of seats + 27%
Roll Bars/Roll Cages + 41%
Dashboard changes + 16%
Uprated brakes + 36%
Suspension + 25%
Alloy wheels + 8%
LPG conversion + 15%
Sunroof + 17%
Air conditioning + 13 %
Satellite navigation system + 15%
Car phone kit + 26%
Parking sensors - 13%
Specialised paintwork + 15%
Stripes & badges + 9%
Also whilst a mod may not be easily detectable by sight alone it is well known now that insurance companies will and do search a claimants social media so if you have boasted look at my shiny new alloys or exhaust or any of the other things they are looking out for you could be in for it.
Marc
It's shocking that any company would insure a car with a roll cage. There's simply no way you can pad a cross (or diagonal) bar so that it wouldn't kill any passenger whose head hits it in an accident. Roll cage = full face helmet and five point harness.dnslater wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:55 amI never have either, but most people probably simply don't tell the insurance companies. Downside is that you won't get any value for the mods in and accident.toxicavenger wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:26 amWeird. I wonder if this is a UK thing? I have never heard of that in the US.Dogmann wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:59 am@amckiwi
If only having a chip mod and nothing else I would agree on looks alone they should not be able to tell or at least it would be highly unlikely but as even this minor mod usually involves a upgraded air filter and that is a mod that needs to be reported maybe not safe after all and it would be better to report it. I was just mentioning this fact as some people don't actually realise just what needs to be declared re changes on your car to insurance companies whilst some are pretty obvious others not so much but can catch you out. In fact most would actually find it quite surprising just how minor some of the changes that need to be reported are but finding out at the worst time possible such as after an incident could prove to be very costly. As I'm in the UK I can only say how it works here it may well be different where you are but a quick Google search should give you the answers you need, anyway below is the main list.
Car Modification How it Affects Insurance
Turbo/Supercharging + 132%
Transmission or Gear change + 63%
Exhaust changes + 26%
Air Filter + 25%
Wheel arches + 41%
Complete body kit + 57%
Spoilers/Skirts + 23%
Light changes + 12%
Tinted windows + 16%
Replacement of seats + 27%
Roll Bars/Roll Cages + 41%
Dashboard changes + 16%
Uprated brakes + 36%
Suspension + 25%
Alloy wheels + 8%
LPG conversion + 15%
Sunroof + 17%
Air conditioning + 13 %
Satellite navigation system + 15%
Car phone kit + 26%
Parking sensors - 13%
Specialised paintwork + 15%
Stripes & badges + 9%
Also whilst a mod may not be easily detectable by sight alone it is well known now that insurance companies will and do search a claimants social media so if you have boasted look at my shiny new alloys or exhaust or any of the other things they are looking out for you could be in for it.
Marc
The UK is a different place...Dogmann wrote:@amckiwi
If only having a chip mod and nothing else I would agree on looks alone they should not be able to tell or at least it would be highly unlikely but as even this minor mod usually involves a upgraded air filter and that is a mod that needs to be reported maybe not safe after all and it would be better to report it. I was just mentioning this fact as some people don't actually realise just what needs to be declared re changes on your car to insurance companies whilst some are pretty obvious others not so much but can catch you out. In fact most would actually find it quite surprising just how minor some of the changes that need to be reported are but finding out at the worst time possible such as after an incident could prove to be very costly. As I'm in the UK I can only say how it works here it may well be different where you are but a quick Google search should give you the answers you need, anyway below is the main list.
Car Modification How it Affects Insurance
Turbo/Supercharging + 132%
Transmission or Gear change + 63%
Exhaust changes + 26%
Air Filter + 25%
Wheel arches + 41%
Complete body kit + 57%
Spoilers/Skirts + 23%
Light changes + 12%
Tinted windows + 16%
Replacement of seats + 27%
Roll Bars/Roll Cages + 41%
Dashboard changes + 16%
Uprated brakes + 36%
Suspension + 25%
Alloy wheels + 8%
LPG conversion + 15%
Sunroof + 17%
Air conditioning + 13 %
Satellite navigation system + 15%
Car phone kit + 26%
Parking sensors - 13%
Specialised paintwork + 15%
Stripes & badges + 9%
Also whilst a mod may not be easily detectable by sight alone it is well known now that insurance companies will and do search a claimants social media so if you have boasted look at my shiny new alloys or exhaust or any of the other things they are looking out for you could be in for it.
Marc
You said it. Off topic, but I found this on Twitter a few weeks ago. I got a good laugh at some of the “offensive weapons” they took off the streets.jeckyll wrote:The UK is a different place...Dogmann wrote:@amckiwi
If only having a chip mod and nothing else I would agree on looks alone they should not be able to tell or at least it would be highly unlikely but as even this minor mod usually involves a upgraded air filter and that is a mod that needs to be reported maybe not safe after all and it would be better to report it. I was just mentioning this fact as some people don't actually realise just what needs to be declared re changes on your car to insurance companies whilst some are pretty obvious others not so much but can catch you out. In fact most would actually find it quite surprising just how minor some of the changes that need to be reported are but finding out at the worst time possible such as after an incident could prove to be very costly. As I'm in the UK I can only say how it works here it may well be different where you are but a quick Google search should give you the answers you need, anyway below is the main list.
Car Modification How it Affects Insurance
Turbo/Supercharging + 132%
Transmission or Gear change + 63%
Exhaust changes + 26%
Air Filter + 25%
Wheel arches + 41%
Complete body kit + 57%
Spoilers/Skirts + 23%
Light changes + 12%
Tinted windows + 16%
Replacement of seats + 27%
Roll Bars/Roll Cages + 41%
Dashboard changes + 16%
Uprated brakes + 36%
Suspension + 25%
Alloy wheels + 8%
LPG conversion + 15%
Sunroof + 17%
Air conditioning + 13 %
Satellite navigation system + 15%
Car phone kit + 26%
Parking sensors - 13%
Specialised paintwork + 15%
Stripes & badges + 9%
Also whilst a mod may not be easily detectable by sight alone it is well known now that insurance companies will and do search a claimants social media so if you have boasted look at my shiny new alloys or exhaust or any of the other things they are looking out for you could be in for it.
Marc