[five46]

Originally Posted by syedhafeez

photos of my friends ride .hope we have done awesome photo shoot.

Super lens work!
Tata might as well use it in their official website gallery.

[greenhorn]

A K&N really doesnt help much in a turbodiesel
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...n-filters.html
more discussion. Given the dust it lets through, i would recommend against it.
Air Filtration Test

I know there are remaps available for the safari, but have heard that delphi injectors etc are nearly not as robust as the bosch ones, and hence you wouldnt want to push them further. I mean you have a wonderfully reliable tata vehicle. Why push your luck

[jaysmokesleaves]

Originally Posted by josepeter

...
RD offers a remap...heard its quite wild!

Also don't worry about warranty; you can detach the tuning box when you go in for service and they'll never find out!

Thanks for your inputs.
Im not concerned about warranty. My EW expires end of March.
Also note the plug and play tuning box CAN be detected by the TASS well after its disconnected. Its very easy for them. Especially if there is a big warranty claim as in Injectors, engine warranty, then they go down to the last detail of the ECU investigation.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Jay

[josepeter]

Originally Posted by jaysmokesleaves

Thanks for your inputs.
Im not concerned about warranty. My EW expires end of March.
Also note the plug and play tuning box CAN be detected by the TASS well after its disconnected. Its very easy for them. Especially if there is a big warranty claim as in Injectors, engine warranty, then they go down to the last detail of the ECU investigation.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Jay

Not sure how TATA can detect the use of a tuning box if it has been removed! Here is what some tuning box manufacturers have to say:

• Will my vehicle warranty be affected?
  
  A vehicle warranty cannot be made void by fitting an aftermarket product. If you are wary of fitting one of our systems to your vehicle in fear of the warranty being affected, don't be; the CHIP Express™ system cannot be found through diagnostic testing whilst fitted and if desired can easily be removed for dealer visits, leaving no trace that it was ever installed.

Petes:

Will the Tuning box show in the diagnostic equipment at the garage?
No, the Tuning box will not be detected during an original manufacturer’s diagnostics.




I believe the real benefit of a tuning box v/s a remap is the ability to be undetectable by the dealer when removed. Correct me if I'm wrong!

[jaysmokesleaves]

Originally Posted by josepeter

Not sure how TATA can detect the use of a tuning box if it has been removed! Here is what some tuning box manufacturers have to say:

• Will my vehicle warranty be affected?
  
  A vehicle warranty cannot be made void by fitting an aftermarket product. If you are wary of fitting one of our systems to your vehicle in fear of the warranty being affected, don't be; the CHIP Express™ system cannot be found through diagnostic testing whilst fitted and if desired can easily be removed for dealer visits, leaving no trace that it was ever installed.

Petes:

Will the Tuning box show in the diagnostic equipment at the garage?
No, the Tuning box will not be detected during an original manufacturer’s diagnostics.




I believe the real benefit of a tuning box v/s a remap is the ability to be undetectable by the dealer when removed. Correct me if I'm wrong!

Josepeter, I am honestly no expert and rely on advice from people who have experienced and experts etc.

I had heard from a technically sound friend 2 years ago that Remaps and tuning boxes could be detected by company scanners. That prevented me from going it for it, fearing a void warranty which I didnt want to risk with a Tata for 4 years.



Apart from that, have a look at the link below. I found out recently from here.
Hope this helps:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...ml#post2649637

Maybe you can verify with others too. Do let me know if its confirmed that it cant be detected.

Regards,

Jay

[josepeter]

Guys!

Im just back in Hyderabad after 10 days on the road. Did a pretty enjoyable 5000 Kms round trip to Gangtok. The Safari was faultless.

Route : Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Vishakapatnam-Bhubaneshwar-Calcutta-Siliguri-Darjeeling-Rangpo-Gangtok and back.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by josepeter

Guys!

Im just back in Hyderabad after 10 days on the road. Did a pretty enjoyable 5000 Kms round trip to Gangtok. The Safari was faultless.

Route : Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Vishakapatnam-Bhubaneshwar-Calcutta-Siliguri-Darjeeling-Rangpo-Gangtok and back.

Wow! thats something! 500kms a day! Did you rest in between?

Do keep this thread updated

[josepeter]

Originally Posted by jkdas

Wow! thats something! 500kms a day! Did you rest in between?

Do keep this thread updated

It was an awesome trip jk! I have a detailed travelogue here : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...d-gangtok.html

Did one more 5000 km trip from Hyderabad to Manali and back as part of our Himalayan Biking adventure. Have a thread for that too..
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ng-ladakh.html

I have done 72 K so far in under 2 years and here's my experience so far.

* The safari can do 1000 km days effortlessly.
* Cant think of a more comfortable cruiser at this price range.
* Performance with the Spider tuning box is phenomenal, can keep up with fast sedans on our highways
* There is no "perfect state" in a Safari. Something or the other always bothers you.
* Service is total crap.
* Yoko Geolandars are just phenomenal. Very grippy, can take severe beating, fantastic ride. Can run for another 20 K i think.
* Has been giving a steady 13 Kpl
* Braking is scary. Have learnt to avoid situations where panic braking might have to be done. I did speak to the inventor of CAT Brakes for SUVs and also test rode his Pajero with the system installed. Has unbelievable stopping power and brake control. But he is very skeptical about the braking system of the Safari coping up with the retro fitted actuation system.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by josepeter

It was an awesome trip jk! I have a detailed travelogue here : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...d-gangtok.html

Did one more 5000 km trip from Hyderabad to Manali and back as part of our Himalayan Biking adventure. Have a thread for that too..
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ng-ladakh.html

I have done 72 K so far in under 2 years and here's my experience so far.

* The safari can do 1000 km days effortlessly.
* Cant think of a more comfortable cruiser at this price range.
* Performance with the Spider tuning box is phenomenal, can keep up with fast sedans on our highways
* There is no "perfect state" in a Safari. Something or the other always bothers you.
* Service is total crap.
* Yoko Geolandars are just phenomenal. Very grippy, can take severe beating, fantastic ride. Can run for another 20 K i think.
* Has been giving a steady 13 Kpl
* Braking is scary. Have learnt to avoid situations where panic braking might have to be done. I did speak to the inventor of CAT Brakes for SUVs and also test rode his Pajero with the system installed. Has unbelievable stopping power and brake control. But he is very skeptical about the braking system of the Safari coping up with the retro fitted actuation system.

WOw! thats some crazy odo read. Good to know that all's well even with the tuning box.

TD the Storme! Got great brakes.

[rosaf]

Wow josepeter! thats one hot looking SAFARI.i have been working on my safari and will be done in a couple of weeks time.its all cosmetic .will post the pics then.
The best part for me is your wire mesh grill...if i cant find anyone to do it here in pune ,will try to work on it myself. Thanks for the inspiration.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by josepeter

It was an awesome trip jk! I have a detailed travelogue here : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...d-gangtok.html

I did speak to the inventor of CAT Brakes for SUVs and also test rode his Pajero with the system installed. Has unbelievable stopping power and brake control. But he is very skeptical about the braking system of the Safari coping up with the retro fitted actuation system.

Got to know about this via a friend. Was asking 36k for doing on Xylo.

http://www.catbrakesindia.com/profile.php

[jeeva]

Hey Jose,
If you are still around, your Safari has been featured in one of the top 10 best looking Safaris.
http://www.cartoq.com/in-images-10-m...a-safari-suvs/