has anyone chipped their hdi engine?

Chris570 · Unread post by **Chris570** » 23 Mar 2010, 15:51

I'm looking at doing this to my xantia hdi 110 with superchips

has anyone done this before? and if so what experiences have you had?

tonupteabag · Unread post by **tonupteabag** » 23 Mar 2010, 16:03

hi chris can you get something like a power commander for the bike that does the same with the car it just plugs in without opening or soldering the ecu? i know you can get them for the td5 and rangerovers not sure about the hdi

Chris570 · Unread post by **Chris570** » 23 Mar 2010, 16:04

you can but i'd prefer a simple remap

just wondering if these engines respond well to it really

tonupteabag · Unread post by **tonupteabag** » 23 Mar 2010, 16:17

i have heard of a late 306 with nearly 170bhp but he had used different pump, turbo, manifold, bigger front pipe i can't remember exactly what he did but it was pretty quick for a derv

Unread post by **Dommo** » 23 Mar 2010, 16:20

tonupteabag wrote:i have heard of a late 306 with nearly 170bhp but he had used different pump, turbo, manifold, bigger front pipe i can't remember exactly what he did but it was pretty quick for a derv

There's quite a few near that power on pug306.net

The 306 HDi never came with an intercooler, so was always a HDi 90. Putting a front mount intercooler on it and a beefed up clutch meant you could get it remapped (by a bloke on the forum near leeds) up to 150-160 hp for something like £120 (or there abouts). I don't think he does work on the HDi 110 as of yet, but maybe one day?

http://www.gowhippy.com/jacmech/

zilly · Unread post by **zilly** » 23 Mar 2010, 16:23

£400........is it worth it?

trinity060 · Unread post by **trinity060** » 23 Mar 2010, 21:50

my 110hdi is chipped and it goes like stink better than my uncles standard activa. very expensive though. fuel economy is better as well. it was done by cituning and they rekon it added 25% bhp and 30% torque

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 23 Mar 2010, 21:58

DONT bother with hundreds on a Chip that you Cannot change back when the time comes to get rid..

My friend has a 110bhp Xantia HDi, and I bought a tuning BOX that plugged in, and the in gear accelleration is astonishing!!

The difference is amazing! Whats more, then, when the time comes to sell, the box can be removed and put on the next HDi she may get!

When you've had a remap, you cant really, and your next potential purchaser may be put off by that.. Personal opionion of course, but this makes the best world to me...

Paul

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 23 Mar 2010, 22:04

the 110 HDi is supposed to perform very well after a remap. Though it depends what kind of remap (generic or custom) and where its done too.

trinity060 · Unread post by **trinity060** » 23 Mar 2010, 22:34

mine was based on torque for towing and it does it well

Chris570 · Unread post by **Chris570** » 24 Mar 2010, 07:40

citroenxm wrote:DONT bother with hundreds on a Chip that you Cannot change back when the time comes to get rid..

My friend has a 110bhp Xantia HDi, and I bought a tuning BOX that plugged in, and the in gear accelleration is astonishing!!

The difference is amazing! Whats more, then, when the time comes to sell, the box can be removed and put on the next HDi she may get!

When you've had a remap, you cant really, and your next potential purchaser may be put off by that.. Personal opionion of course, but this makes the best world to me...

Paul

Hiya,

which plug in box did you go for?

cheers

steelcityuk · Unread post by **steelcityuk** » 24 Mar 2010, 12:34

I bought the interface to do the remap from Ebay, about £40. Then using this downloaded the existing map and emailed it off to be tweaked. Once it was emailed back I downloaded it back to the C5. The tuner reckons about 135 to 140 bhp, it certainly felt like it. It smoked no more than before (ie. not noticeably) and passed it emissions test with a single shot fast pass.

I was so impressed that I got the same chap to tweak the file on the A170CDi I've now got. That goes even better than the C5, I guess it's lighter. Both these maps cost just 100 Euros.

I fitted a tuning box to a Xantia HDi110 I had, I didn't rate it much, maybe it was faulty or just junk.

Steve.

sportingfiat · Unread post by **sportingfiat** » 24 Mar 2010, 18:32

dont fancy doing another c5 110 do you :O

only nottingham too :O

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 24 Mar 2010, 21:42

sportingfiat wrote:dont fancy doing another two c5 110 do you :O

steelcityuk · Unread post by **steelcityuk** » 02 Apr 2010, 23:24

Thanks for the offer but no. If it goes wrong you end up with an expensive repair job on your hands as lots of dabblers have found and one or two pros too. I know of a guy that bricked a new A8, it had to goto the dealers to be fixed. So although I'll risk my own car I won't touch others.

Sorry.

Steve.