[xaero]

Thanks a lot for your valuable inputs buddy, loved the in-depth technological explanation. I might as well think of saving up bucks and not spoil the already wonderful car the T-Jet already is.

Originally Posted by Biraj

Get yourself a scanner and monitor the figures. You will be as surprised as I was to find that we don't even utilise 50% of the available torque and power.

[Higgs_Boson_i]

Dear Fellow Bhpians, I have a Jan 2014 tuscon wine T-JET old model and I am loving it! Although I do feel in the bangalore traffic at peak hours it is a little difficult to drive particularly when you down shift on a large speed breaker the power in second gear has a definite lag. Is there a way to add more torque at lower rpms to help get rid of this small irritant? Thanks in advance.

cheers!

[Guite]

Originally Posted by Biraj

I purchased an ELM327 scanner and started monitoring the power and torque figures. It seldom crosses 110 NM (torque) and 30 BHP (power). Even the power is available at fairly low RPM thus, the bottom-end also doesn't require any major tweaking.

Is it possible to generate a power and torque curve from the scanner? On the other hand it would be interesting if you could manually note down torque at 250 rpm increments and share the figures with us.

[swiftnfurious]

Originally Posted by xaero

...I talked to one guy for the ECU remap, he was asking for 29k which I felt was way too expensive and I feared spoiling the lovely ride a T-Jet already is.

....But I somehow felt that I would prefer to wait for official Mods from FIAT and not tamper with the vehicle atleast till its in warranty...

30K for a remap for a Linea is a fair cost and nothing over the top. And I am confused on your statement of "spoiling a lovely ride..."! A remap would NOT change the ride and handling spec of a car. As long as you get it done from a reputed guy, a remap is less likely to cause any trouble.

If you feel 29K is too costly for a remap, if Fiat launches it ever, do NOT expect them to keep it any lower than a 40-50K ! OEM prices will go thru the roof.

[xaero]

Thanks for the reply swiftnfurious, I know that the remap would not change the ride and handling , but then in my mind its not clear as to what would be the effect on the engine, performance and efficiency after the remap. Do you have an experience of remapping a vehicle and its good and bad after effects.

Originally Posted by swiftnfurious

30K for a remap for a Linea is a fair cost and nothing over the top. And I am confused on your statement of "spoiling a lovely ride..."! A remap would NOT change the ride and handling spec of a car. As long as you get it done from a reputed guy, a remap is less likely to cause any trouble.

[swiftnfurious]

Originally Posted by xaero

Thanks for the reply swiftnfurious, I know that the remap would not change the ride and handling , but then in my mind its not clear as to what would be the effect on the engine, performance and efficiency after the remap. Do you have an experience of remapping a vehicle and its good and bad after effects.

I do NOT have any personal experience, but some of the threads here have instilled a lot of confidence over time. Initially even I was skeptical about this and the negatives (that may have ) associated with the engine, but we have Rapid, Punto, Polo GT TDi etc on this forum running good after a remap. As I said, a good & reputed tuner would NOT allow the limits to be tested but will make sure the tuning is kept within the acceptable limits.

From a very conservative mindset, I am quite open to the idea of remapping my next (new) vehicle if it's power does NOT live upto my expectations.

[xaero]

For now , I am satisfied by the performance, and moreover I am waiting for the warranty to get over before I decide to go for the re-map, its always on the back of my mind.

Originally Posted by swiftnfurious

From a very conservative mindset, I am quite open to the idea of remapping my next (new) vehicle if it's power does NOT live upto my expectations.

[swiftnfurious]

Originally Posted by xaero

For now , I am satisfied by the performance, and moreover I am waiting for the warranty to get over before I decide to go for the re-map, its always on the back of my mind.

To be honest, if I were you, I would do it when the vehicle is in warranty! The simple reason being, you can always switch back to the stock map in case of any issues and still avail the warranty claims.

But as you said, a T-Jet may NOT warrant any additional power bump for atleast 90% of the clientele - am yet to TD one. So am NOT sure how good it is in stock form itself.

[adrena]

Interesting conversation here. I need some advice - has anyone bought and installed a short throw shifter? I'm tired of the long throws on my Jet. Bonalume has one for the GP TJet. It may work. Need to know before I order.

[khoj]

So, I had my Mitsubishi remapped some years ago to find the car picking up better but with a whole lot of jerking coming in at 3000 + rpm. Got it tested on a dynamometer and while there was a minuscule difference in the pre and post mapping readings, they definitely were nowhere close to what was claimed. To cut a long story short got the mapping reversed and have been a happy driver ever since. I believe all the tuning guys did was to advance the ignition timing thereby a faster pickup which fools one in to thinking that there is additional power on tap throughout the rev band. This particular car has a 2 litre engine and our TJet+ leaves it for dead as far as pick up is concerned. I would not get it remapped ever but am gathering bits and pieces to turbo charge the above mentioned 2 litre naturally aspirated block. Hope you get the drift.

Originally Posted by xaero

For now , I am satisfied by the performance, and moreover I am waiting for the warranty to get over before I decide to go for the re-map, its always on the back of my mind.

[desdemona]

Originally Posted by adrena

Interesting conversation here. I need some advice - has anyone bought and installed a short throw shifter? I'm tired of the long throws on my Jet. Bonalume has one for the GP TJet. It may work. Need to know before I order.

OR: you could sell your t-jet and buy the New facelifted version.

My new Linea 2014 t-jet has shorter throws than my 2010 Linea Fire 1.4, and is much less notchy too, making it a crisp, feelsome pleasure to shift gears, if such a description for gear shifting makes any sense!

[khoj]

In case this helps anyone, I test drove the new TJet during the AC check up camp last month and the gear throws etc are same as in our 2011 built TJet+.

Originally Posted by desdemona

My new Linea 2014 t-jet has shorter throws than my 2010 Linea Fire 1.4, and is much less notchy too, making it a crisp, feelsome pleasure to shift gears, if such a description for gear shifting makes any sense!

[desdemona]

Originally Posted by khoj

In case this helps anyone, I test drove the new TJet during the AC check up camp last month and the gear throws etc are same as in our 2011 built TJet+.

Thanks, Khoj, for this information. I was comparing the new T-jet gear shifter to my 2010 Linea. Great to know that this improvement had long ago been implemented by Fiat on the Linea.

How is the shifting feel on recent or new MJD-s, I wonder, compared to the T-jet? Will try and test drive a new diesel the next time I am at FASS, to find out.

[Biraj]

Originally Posted by Guite

Is it possible to generate a power and torque curve from the scanner? On the other hand it would be interesting if you could manually note down torque at 250 rpm increments and share the figures with us.

The app that I am using (Bosch Fun to Drive) doesn't generate power/torque chart. It only displays the real time figures. I am trying to find some app supported on Android and not exorbitantly priced.

Second part of the experiment will be based more on recall after a drive rather than actual figures. Perhaps one of the fellow BHPians (calling lapis_lazuli) can help during the next IVV meet.

[lapis_lazuli]

Originally Posted by Biraj

The app that I am using (Bosch Fun to Drive) doesn't generate power/torque chart. It only displays the real time figures. I am trying to find some app supported on Android and not exorbitantly priced.

Second part of the experiment will be based more on recall after a drive rather than actual figures. Perhaps one of the fellow BHPians (calling lapis_lazuli) can help during the next IVV meet.

What IVV meet? It has not happened in ages But I am in, for the tests anyway! But unfortunately, Multiecuscan has all the older models active and not the latest ones. I am not sure if anyone on this forum has been able to run the latest puntos and lineas on it, without paying the Euro 50 fee! But, for my vintage Punto 1.2, (its actually NOT OBD-II, but EOBD. Although manufactured later, it is still EOBD as originally it was in Europe before 2010)

For the benefit of others, one can find the Magneti Marelli IAW5 and Bosch and other ECUs' listed. Then again, we can't use the IAW 5SF version, but the 5NF version. It is just an older release of the same ECU and gives all the readings in real time.

It supports all the lineas too, but not for free....!