The modification that you have mentioned should not in my opinion be done without upgrading the parts most at risk (shell bearings/clutch etc.), and the cooling system.Ĥ. Extra power if used at high rev's will create additional stresses on different components, and produce more heat. Because of the X1's weight (heavier) you will have reduced your stopping distance unlesss you have upgraded your brakes.ģ. The brakes on the Porsche are larger and ventilated for a reason. I don't know what BHP you've achieved, but if you take a Porsche Boxster/Cayman as an example it will probably have a similar BHP. An X1's centre of gravity is higher than a normal car so without altering the suspension/lowering the vehical you will be affecting stability.Ģ. After a lot of consideration I felt it important to raise the following points:ġ. My first reaction to reading your post was great, at last a discussion about something not related to I Phones or angel eyes (at this point I've annoyed a lot of readers), but rather how a cars performance can be sensibly enhanced. I am based in Australia and have no affiliation with the place I bought it from, but thought that others would want to know my experience in case they want to do so.
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But the real added bonus is that I've improved my fuel consumption by a full 1.0 litre per 100kms!! Unbelievable! So much so that I am almost geting 1000km per tank - averaging 6.4l/100km now.Īnd there is NO downside so far - it took 10 minutes to install, can be easily removed before a service, and does not increase any black smoke from exhaust or change idle and drivablity characteristics! I've now had the unit in my car for over a month, and the results are simply phenomenal! HEAPS of extra power - very noticable indeed.
Like most people, I was skeptical about the touted performance improvements whilst at the same time improving economy - but boy was I wrong!!
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I did lot of searching on the internet and fnally settled on th RaceChip Pro ( ) Just wanted to share my experience with a diesel performance tuning box from RaceChip in Germany.