Tuning companies in NW?

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 09:48

Not for vauxhall but ones in general, i want some one to chip + remap my t4 (volvo

dont laugh )

Any ideas who can do it?

chip · 13-06-2007, 09:54

Stuart Sanderson at Motorsport Developments is (IMHO) the best in the business for remapping of all makes of road car on their original management.

His contact details are here:

Website here:
www.remapping.co.uk

chip · 13-06-2007, 09:59

PS

Their off the shelf chip for your car gives 30bhp increase according to the website, so its an ECU he has already remapped before and will be totally familiar with.

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 10:14

Thanks chip but ive already tried them! My car is 1.9 T4 and they only do chips for 2.0 T4's, i get the feeling its quite a specialist job, but thanks for the info!

chip · 13-06-2007, 10:15

Oh, thats unusual, as Stu can normally map pretty much anything, I guess it must come down to the fact he woudl have to buy a set of checksums for it that he might not be able to use all of and hence could end up badly out of pocket.

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 10:23

Everyone seems to be giving me the same response, very strange!

namkeaps · 13-06-2007, 10:51

i will speak to someone i know that does chips and specialises with german. let you know later today. he is based merseyside by the way and is mobile

whats exact details of the car mate?
make
model
engine
year

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by namkeaps

i will speak to someone i know that does chips and specialises with german. let you know later today. he is based merseyside by the way and is mobile

whats exact details of the car mate?
make
model
engine
year

Volvo (Swedish lol

)
V40 T4
1.9 turbo (Type B4194T2)
2000 on a W plate (phase 2)

Any help appreciated !

namkeaps · 13-06-2007, 12:46

ok mate when i hear back from him i will let you know

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 13:04

Ok ive done a little more digging and it seems that the car cant be tuned directly from the OBD port, and chipping involves soldering the ecu, which i guess many tuning companies shy away from. Is this normal or am i just unlucky?

chip · 13-06-2007, 13:08

Did you actually phone stu@msd to ask for advice, or when you say "ive tried them" do you just mean you looked on the list on the site?

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 13:14

I didnt speak to Stu directly, so ill give them a call now. Will mentioning your name help?

P17FLD · 13-06-2007, 13:21

Just had a chat will Stu and he's never heard of a 1.9T4

, but he said that there should be no problem in doing it. So ill book some time off work and pay him a visit.

Thanks for the advise

chip · 13-06-2007, 13:28

No problem, and mentioning my name certainly wouldnt do any harm

P17FLD · 17-06-2007, 14:53

Decided to get booked into Rica (Worcestershire), its a bit of a trek but hopefully will be worth it :-) thanks for the help!