Review: Petes Tuning Box On The Accent CRDi

suman · 12th January 2006, 12:41

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Originally Posted by turboindia

And sorry we dont do box for the Scorpio

Rgds

Do you have one for the Endeavour, what is the output like?

Also, being a lay man in the area of "boxes", how do they work?

extreme_torque · 12th January 2006, 12:53

But isnt 35k's too much for it... it wont be costing them as much as they are charging... or probably they want to keep it as a niche product only for the rich.

Beeman · 12th January 2006, 12:58

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Originally Posted by extreme_torque

But isnt 35k's too much for it... it wont be costing them as much as they are charging... or probably they want to keep it as a niche product only for the rich.

Seems pretty steep at the moment. But like all things will come down with competition and time. They should do the wiser thing and keep it reasonably priced. Such kind of a thing sells well when actual users start praising and responding to it. Alot of under-powered cars could benfit from this. They should play the numbers game rather than the nich high profit margin game.

turboindia · 12th January 2006, 13:25

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Originally Posted by Beeman

Well there is a Elantra pertrol user here. Do these power boxes only come for the diesel variants??

Yes the tuning boxes come only for the diesel variants.

turboindia · 12th January 2006, 13:29

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Originally Posted by suman

Do you have one for the Endeavour, what is the output like?

Also, being a lay man in the area of "boxes", how do they work?

Sorry we dont do one for the endaevour either. just give me your number and prefered time to be contacted and one of our advisors would be pleased to give you the details of the tuning boxes.

As of now we have the tuning boxes only for the following cars:

Hyundai all diesel crdi
Skoda - Superb, Octavia and Laura
Mercedes - All diesel variants
Audi and BMW - all diesel variants after 2002
Toyota Innova - in 1 month we should have the units. Presently undergoing test on our vehicles.
Ford Fiesta - Presently undergoing test on our cars. Should be available by Feb end

turboindia · 12th January 2006, 13:43

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Originally Posted by Beeman

Seems pretty steep at the moment. But like all things will come down with competition and time. They should do the wiser thing and keep it reasonably priced. Such kind of a thing sells well when actual users start praising and responding to it. Alot of under-powered cars could benfit from this. They should play the numbers game rather than the nich high profit margin game.

We would love to keep the prices down and make it available to more customers. Who wouldn't? But we cant sell it at a loss can we??

The Pete's tuning box is the most advanced and most reliable unit available in the world and is priced nearly the same all over the world and we are the people who benifit the least due to the high tax structures when it reaches here.

""Such kind of a thing sells well when actual users start praising and responding to it"" - Yes that is exactly what is happening - We have nearly 750 Pete's tuned cars on the road right now and we plan to cross the 1000 mark in the next few months. WE ARE PLAYING THE NUMBERS GAME. If we were to sell this unit as a very nich segment product believe me it would sell for above 40. Any of our customers would vouch for the product and that is what our strong point is.

Thanks to you all,

Beeman · 12th January 2006, 16:42

Well i will give you that argument but you cant blame me, in india is common to see niche placed products at much higher prices.
Also, Why is it just diesel cars. Is there some theory/reasoning behind it?

BUSA · 12th January 2006, 23:11

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Originally Posted by Beeman

Well i will give you that argument but you cant blame me, in india is common to see niche placed products at much higher prices.
Also, Why is it just diesel cars. Is there some theory/reasoning behind it?

Diesel Cars are re chipped, wheras Petrols are remapped.
Diesel because they have turbos in it

turboindia · 13th January 2006, 08:29

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Originally Posted by Beeman

Also, Why is it just diesel cars. Is there some theory/reasoning behind it?

Tuning boxes work on the basic pricipal of allowing for more fueling into the cylinders. In diesel cars you can add more fuel and make sure there is more air to burn it and the system works.

In Petrol cars other than fueling you need to also look into ignition timing etc so the procedure is more complex and requires a complete remap for the car to run properly. Does not mean you cannot remap a diesel, ofcourse you can and you can get a lot more power out of a remapped diesel than a tuning boxed diesel becuse you can change more parameters and get the best out of it.

turboindia · 13th January 2006, 08:43

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Diesel Cars are re chipped, wheras Petrols are remapped.
Diesel because they have turbos in it

Both diesel's and petrols can be rechipped and remapped. Rechipping is the physical change of the chip inside the ECU whereas remapping is the change of the software in the ECU.

angelfire · 13th January 2006, 16:05

hey pete...any chance of tunin box for optra???..or any other GM vech...

turboindia · 13th January 2006, 16:16

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Originally Posted by angelfire

hey pete...any chance of tunin box for optra???..or any other GM vech...

NO sorry we dont have a box for any of the GM vehicles

quicksilver · 13th January 2006, 16:45

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Originally Posted by turboindia

Toyota Innova - in 1 month we should have the units. Presently undergoing test on our vehicles.

Hey Pete,

Can you send a PM to me when the box for Innova is available ? Thanks

Regards

Sri

satan_crazy · 14th January 2006, 08:31

Pete, was wondering if you could PM me the details of how much a tuning box would cost for a tucson.
has anyone tested the tuning box on a tucson as yet?

12th January 2006, 12:53	#32
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,377 Thanked: 5,105 Times	But isnt 35k's too much for it... it wont be costing them as much as they are charging... or probably they want to keep it as a niche product only for the rich.
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Beeman BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Treasure island Posts: 335 Thanked: 2 Times	Well i will give you that argument but you cant blame me, in india is common to see niche placed products at much higher prices. Also, Why is it just diesel cars. Is there some theory/reasoning behind it?
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13th January 2006, 16:05	#41
angelfire BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mangalore/Chicago Posts: 251 Thanked: Once View My Garage	tunnin box for optra? hey pete...any chance of tunin box for optra???..or any other GM vech...
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14th January 2006, 08:31	#44
satan_crazy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	Pete, was wondering if you could PM me the details of how much a tuning box would cost for a tucson. has anyone tested the tuning box on a tucson as yet?
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