Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - TDCI Tuning Chips

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Sat 15 Dec 2007 17:08
TDCI Tuning Chips - Peter
I see on E-Bay these chips are on sale for around £145.00. They promise good improvements, from 115bhp to 140bhp for example, and 5-7mpg extra.

Are they worth it and would there be an extra insurance premium to be paid?

Has any one had any experience with them?

Thank you.

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Sat 15 Dec 2007 21:05
TDCI Tuning Chips - barchettaman
My Dad runs a 2001 Mondeo 115 bhp, remapped (allegedly) to 140bhp.

I think this is the TdDi, rather than the Tdci common rail version.

Pros: lots of power on the autobahn/autoroute, and a big wallop of power at 2400rpm. He reports better economy too.
Cons: power delivery now very ´stepped´; nothing really below 2000rpm, particularly when cold. The gearing seems to have a big gap between 2nd and 3rd, so the car comes off boost at that change, and he finds it annoying in the hilly country near where they live. Huge amount of soot under heavy accelleration.

The guy who did the remap took 2 hours to do it all.

You should of course inform your insurance of any modification to the car. Some load the premium, others not.

Hope this helps.
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Sun 16 Dec 2007 17:31
TDCI Tuning Chips - Zeb R75
Roverron, who does tuning boxes for Rover 75 / MG ZTs and others is now doing them for the Mondeo. I would expect them to be better than a remap as they are in the Rover / MG cars.

tuning-diesels.com/index2n.htm

A sight cheaper than a remap too!
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