RE: Powerchip V8
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/14/2006 8:22:58 AM
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Landzu
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ORIGINAL: Disco Mike
Just out of curiosity, how many miles on your engine? Also what have you done around your plugs and wires since your rechipping, more voltage will bring up the numbers?
Mike
Just turned 100,000 this morning.
Chipped at 93k or 94k have it some where at the house.
Before I chipped it I changed the wires to the Magnecor 8mm and used the oem double copper spark plugs (RN11YCC).
At 82,000 all the O2 sensors got changed (was due to service manual, said it was time.)
Cleaned the intake all the little things to make sure that everything was in top shape.
Just put a Mantec snorkel over the weekend, exhaust is a high flow.
I work on my vehicles to relax, and so when I travel its all go.
The numbers Hp & Tq are what the chip dealer has down.
The mpg will are ok for the way my LR is setup.
In my mind if a chip will get more Hp & Tq then the OEM setup was
half done, for someone like me.
Mike
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Prefix-N or 1996
RPi remapped ECU
NRP Preformance cats/Y-pipe
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/14/2006 10:22:58 AM
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dmonares
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I might be doing the chip soon since I am sick of it running so rich. Plus as a bonus I would get an extra 2mpg on it.
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/14/2006 12:29:24 PM
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Landzu
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ORIGINAL: dmonares
I might be doing the chip soon since I am sick of it running so rich. Plus as a bonus I would get an extra 2mpg on it.
The 2mpg is good but it will take a long to pay off the $ 500.
Its a gear head thing and its fun!!!
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I do not need the National Geographic channel
I just look out the windows of my Land Rover
Discovery code name Romulus
Prefix-N or 1996
RPi remapped ECU
NRP Preformance cats/Y-pipe
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/16/2006 6:55:23 PM
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dmonares
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I am actually going to adjust my MAF and Throttle Pot to see if it leans out first. I just checked over the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor and everything was fine except for the rich plugs. I figure you cant go wrong with adjusting the MAF since it is free. 1.8V here I come!
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/16/2006 10:15:56 PM
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Disco Mike
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ORIGINAL: dmonares
I am actually going to adjust my MAF and Throttle Pot to see if it leans out first. I just checked over the plugs, wires, cap, and rotor and everything was fine except for the rich plugs. I figure you cant go wrong with adjusting the MAF since it is free. 1.8V here I come!
This got my attention. If you want to get some power out of your older Rover, change to a hotter coil, a set of magnacors and Bosh Platium Plus 4's, a new cap and rotor and a set of O2's. Also go thru and do a good decarbon on the engine.
this will work much better then thrying to tweek the MAF.
Mike
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/16/2006 10:59:00 PM
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dmonares
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I already tested my MAF and it was putting out 1.87V so I think it is close enough, besides I cannot find any adjustment screw anywhere.
Mike, I just wanted to lean it out since it is running very rich. I'm gonna probably start off with some seafoam and see if cleaning the injectors works. I am really tired of the horrible gas mileage (about 10mpg if we are lucky).
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RE: Powerchip V8 - 8/17/2006 9:26:17 AM
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Disco Mike
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ORIGINAL: dmonares
I already tested my MAF and it was putting out 1.87V so I think it is close enough, besides I cannot find any adjustment screw anywhere.
Mike, I just wanted to lean it out since it is running very rich. I'm gonna probably start off with some seafoam and see if cleaning the injectors works. I am really tired of the horrible gas mileage (about 10mpg if we are lucky).
So back to what I was saying before, leaning it out won't improve your mileage, start by improving how your engine runs.
Cleaning out injectors, unless they are just about dead, won't lean you out, may/will run better but it will also allow a better stream of fuel to flow, giving you more gas.
You have to make that engine run better with less throttle pressure, hence better mileage.
Mike
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