Guys, BIG thanks for the suggestions!
Suspension Upgrade: Reason I am going in with this is; my car's suspension damping has come down and I will need to change them after about 10K-20K Kms. Therefore, I thought "Why not get a better dampener". Since I will have to slow-down on less occasions, my average speed will increase and there-by reduce the duration I take to reach my destination.
Remap: This is mainly for a quicker acceleration (when I slow-down on highway) and to increase usable range of 6th gear. Right-now in 6th gear, I have to shift down if I slow-down and touch 100 Kmph, as the engine RPM falls below the boost.
And also, obviously, I am beginning to get greedy!!
By the way, remap will require oil-change service done every 12k Kms and air filter cleaned / replaced every 6k Kms.
Tyre: Guys, I respect each one of your views. I will definitely rethink, But I need to do it at my own pace. Not that I am adamant / stubborn / egoistic, it is just that I need to feel the necessity, based on my needs.
Please understand, I am a person who have come up the ladder in terms of automobiles. I am yet to taste good things in life and therefore a bit slow in concurring. Please do not mind.
Right now, the plan is as below:
1. Suspension upgrade next Tuesday / Wednesday at "Head over Wheels".
2. 3rd Oil change service immediately after that - before next week-end.
3. Remap immediately after that - Pete's want my car for 4 days for this work!!!???
4. Will drive the car for 500 Kms with NCT5, which has sufficient thread left. After this, I will decide on the tyre width - 205 / 215 / 225. Tyres will be P3st, if it is one of the first 2 options and PS3 if the option is 225 width. But, I am not changing the alloys - Period!
All this planned before the end of this month. Fingers crossed!!!
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Originally Posted by graaja I have a question. Did you check how the warranty gets affected by the suspension upgrade and remap? I am holding back on these modifications mainly due to warranty concerns. |
Thanks graaja. Manual Gearbox MQ350 is rated at 350NM of torque. I somehow thought that the MT can handle torque in excess of 400NM and had completely neglected it. Now, I am spending time researching on this. 380NM is 9% in excess - Manual transmission - Should be OK I guess? I have asked Pete's for details. Again, keeping my fingers crossed!
AFAIK, warranty on suspension related parts is only for 6 months - Therefore, does not matter. Engine warranty will be void if something happens; I am taking the risk since the car is properly run-in and does not have any issues.
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Originally Posted by akshay1234 As for the remap. Take any, but check whether the 190bhp map produces black smoke. |
Yes Akshay. I think I will go with the standard map, as the torque is exceeding 10% of the MQ350 rating, if I go with the performance map.
Can you check / confirm on the OEM rating of MQ350? Please.
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Originally Posted by Mission_PGPX Can you share the costs for petes remap and how is their procedure? |
For the map, they are charging me 45k all inclusive. I will detail the procedure once it is done.
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Originally Posted by Santoshbhat As far as the remap goes, I would recommend the standard remap. 380NM is a lot of torque and with just 20NM down compared to the performance map you won't be losing much. |
I agree with you 100%. Does your car also have MQ350? Any idea about it's official torque rating?
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Originally Posted by iliketurtles Interesting train of thought developing here!
Happy shopping, I'm going to stay glued to the thread! |
Literally exited myself!
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Originally Posted by Tanveer_2558 What i am confused about is, Why would the AT get more torque or bhp than the MT version? |
Both MQ350 and DQ350 are rated the same I suppose. As you said, this is confusing..