jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Re: Diesel Automatic and Torque
Hi Andrew,
The limitation is set at the ECU level and it can not be over-written.
You can however free up additional torque and horse power by doing N/A performance modifications on the car such as:
* Adding a diesel tuning CHIP
* Fitting a free flow exhaust system
The above additions your existing ECU will tolerate.
You can do a search on the above 2 performance mods for the diesel and you will find them covered in existing topics.
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10/Jan/2012, 8:40 pm
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MrMez
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 03-2011
TOTAL POSTS: 124
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Re:
As far as i understand, the major limitation to putting extra power through the auto is that it can't handle the heat as well as a manual.
I put in a diesel chip, and the extra power doesn't worry me for a few reasons:
-The extra heat is only going to be a problem if you push your xtrail hard off road, or tow massive loads. IMHO, if you are doing things like that regularly, its probably time for a real 4wd.
-Assuming the gearbox can handle 110kw, you will only generate additional heat if you use more than 110kw. You shouldn't need to use full throttle off road that often anyway.
-If you are towing a heavy load, use a lower gear. The engine will rev higher, the gearbox will spin slower and generate less heat.
Again, just because you CAN produce more than 110kw, does't mean you need to do so all the time.
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11/Jan/2012, 2:19 pm
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