Z3 2.8 remap

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Cylon-One
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Z3 2.8 remap

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A local remapping specialist is offering a 'may special' on remamps for just £199. They're a reputable place, been going for a long time and they are REVO TEKNIK's main dealer for the region (although they offer various remaps and the £199 deal isn't on a REVO remap.
They can remap the Z3 2.8 and take power from 193hp to 204hp, and torque from 280nm to 310nm.

Although not in turbo-diesel territory, I thought these gains were pretty good for a remap on a NA car.

Anyone got an experience of remaps on this 2.8 engine? I'm not looking for opinions on remapping 'per se' as I have had 5 cars remapped over the years so know the pro's and cons. I'm looking to hear from anyone that's had their Z3 2.8 remapped and whether they felt the difference was noticable and worth doing?

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Post by Tori »

If you do the inlet manifold swap mod add a good exhaust and a remap it will be well worth it, they on my list of things to do 8-)
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Post by OXO »

I know someone who had a Revo remap on his porsche cayman.

All it did was remap the throttle to make it feel more aggressive.
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OXO wrote:I know someone who had a Revo remap on his porsche cayman.

All it did was remap the throttle to make it feel more aggressive.
Umm, ok, that's one way of describing it. :shock: Having had 3 x REVO remaps on VAG cars, it did a lot more than make the throttle feel more aggressive. On the VAG TDi 130 PD engine the REVO remap gives 45hp increase and 67lb/feet more torque. With high quality oil, regular servicing and proper engine precautions, I've seen no penalties.

As I said, I'm more interested in people who've had this Z3 2.8 engine remapped and how it felt in that application - I know what remapping is :wink:
Tori wrote:If you do the inlet manifold swap mod add a good exhaust and a remap it will be well worth it, they on my list of things to do 8-)
Yeah, been looking at that too but it's out of budget just now :D ... so just wondering how the remap feels on its own or maybe with a high flowing panel air filter. :)
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Post by Hang_em_high »

If you do have it done i'd be very interested in the results of the power increase and how the car feels. :)
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Cylon-One
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Post by Cylon-One »

Yeah, think I'll go for it. I'm there tomorrow but alas, I'm getting the Bora done (under the same £199 deal). I do 70 miles per day in the Bora so the 175hp and 364nm torque will be enjoyed on the daily rant past the Angel Of The North on the A1 :D

The Bora has the same engine that I've had remapped 3 times previously in Golfs and an A4 so there's no surprises due for that one, but I'll be having a good chat with the guys tomorrow about the remap on the Z3 2.8. They're good guys and if the remap isn't likely to give good results they'll tell you up front.

BTW, for people in the North East who may be interested in this deal, they're called PD Tuning - www.pdtuning.com They don't have the remap specs on the website; best to call them and talk with David. Nice guy, knowledgeable and no pressure.

(He's not the same David as me, in case you were wondering :!: :D )
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Post by Dav »

Gazza had a remap on his 2.8 and thought it was well worth it

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Post by Cylon-One »

Nice one - thanks for that link Dav 8-)

After reading that, I'm sold !! Obviously it's not the same remap but I'm sure it would still be noticeable and got to be worth £199 !
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Is a remap of the boot rack included in the price? :devil:

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Post by stu »

I had a re-map after some work on the induction system (large air filter type, that type of thing) and saw 50% increase in power and more torque than an S50/S54 from a rolling road (@wheels)! Was more than £199 though.
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Post by simonbud100 »

Sorry I cant help on the 2.8, but I recently had my 2.0 remapped. It was claimed to give about an 8% increase, which I think is pretty optimistic, but it has certainly improved the power, but more importantly smoothed out the power band.

It definately feels a little more spritly, just dont expect wonders from a NA engine and you wont be disapointed.
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Hard Top wrote:Is a remap of the boot rack included in the price? :devil:

HT
Old news HT mate :D .... the boot rack was only on for 2 days "testing". Unfortunately it was the day the sun finally came out and I took my first pics of the Z3 :evil: .....it's gone now..... :wink:
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stu wrote:I had a re-map after some work on the induction system (large air filter type, that type of thing) and saw 50% increase in power and more torque than an S50/S54 from a rolling road (@wheels)! Was more than £199 though.
Supercharger is a little more noticable than a remap :lol: :lol:
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Post by JASON B&W »

dave at pd tuning is a good bloke,i have worked with him before and he has put on some remaps for our customers up north for us
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Hi Dave, I did a load of mods on my M52B28 and the last thing I did was the remap (although I put a temporary map when I fitted the Schrick Camshafts to avoid running too 'piston melting' weak!) ... I used RUMA Tuning http://rumatuning.co.uk/ & it totally changed the engine characteristics and tied & optimized all the other engine mods together.... It was an 'on site' custom remap (not off shelf & therefore unfortunately expensive) and took a lot of trial drives and tweaking to get the map just right for my engine set up. Got the map profile to my person spec ... don't worry about fuel consumption etc ...
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PeterJ wrote:... don't worry about fuel consumption etc ...
3 years later I don't think he will worry :twisted:
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I fitted the M50 intake manifold with Big Bore throttle body, the full M style exhaust system ( dumped the spare wheel and altered the boot floor to place the battery in the center)...and had the car chipped and re-mapped...huge difference in performance through the range, and undoubtedly more low end torque...this is largely due to the increase in fuel delivery...which equates to heavier consumption...but who cares...it's the fun factor which we want afterall... :wink:
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