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REmaping jimny

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08 Mar 2011 19:33 #12849 by benji

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hello im new to this forum and only got jimny last week.
loving it and goes up and over anything and everything. its just the amount of fuel she drinks driving normal.
so im thinking of getting her remaped and was wondering weather anyone has done it on this site.

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08 Mar 2011 19:40 #12851 by biggaz

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probably see hardly any gain at all, maybe IF YOUR VERY VERY VERY lucky a TiNy increase in fuel efficiency but i doubt it.

Keep the money and put it to an engine swap for a derv or an LPG kit.

Its generally turbo deisel or petrol cars that reap the benefits of a remap.

Welcome along by the way!

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08 Mar 2011 19:43 #12852 by benji

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id like to drop a derv engine in her but dont have enough time as im working flat out and cant not have a jeep just sold van 2night maybe should have put that engine in her. vw caddy but its just wiring the engine is always the problem.

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08 Mar 2011 19:50 #12854 by biggaz

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yeh its a fair bit work, few people have done ith though.. theres a deisel one on ebay at the minute with a vaux 17td in.

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08 Mar 2011 19:58 #12858 by benji

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yeah that one looks nice.

im just so used to the van being so good on fuel. ill just have to live with it. mates shogun does 250 to 80litres so im not doing the worst haha

would bigger tires make the mpg worse as well?

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08 Mar 2011 21:01 #12867 by biggaz

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Yes mate the bigger you go the worse, im on 215/75's which are quite a bit bigger than standard although not BIG by any means and im getting about 25 to the gallon.

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