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Old 15th September 2010, 18:28   #1
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Default BOY'S TOY lucky boy..

Well I never thought I'd do it.

But I am now driving a petrol turbo.
Its a Citroen DS3 1.6 Dsport, direct injection BMW engine, 154bhp, max torque of 177lbs ft at (wait for it) 1400rpm! That's even lower than the diesels and the torque curve is ruler flat to 5500rpm.

Of course there is a reason for this - they've gagged the engine and restricted the fuelling to stop the torque building with revs. Or at least they had - not now its been remapped and the boost turned up its amazing.

Fortunately the chassis is equally impressive or it would be a bit of a handful.

I've done a write up here:

http://energytuning.co.uk/Ds3/ds3.htm

Its actually quite spacious, does 38-42mpg is comfortable, quiet and refined.

Must be the fastest thing on 4 wheels for the money and the most fun fully clothed!

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Old 15th September 2010, 20:42   #2
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Old 15th September 2010, 21:13   #3
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Nice to see you Ron, the new car sounds like great fun. I will have to go and google as I can't picture a Citroen DS 3.
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Nice to see you Ron, the new car sounds like great fun. I will have to go and google as I can't picture a Citroen DS 3.
Its based on a C3 but aimed at the Mini buyer.
Citroen have done a great job on the chassis, brakes, and engine, build quality is good although not in the VW/Audi league but I bought it for the performance & handling and am not disappointed. 0-60 is 7.3 secs standard but with an extra 30 bhp will be under 7 now, however the 2nd and 3rd gear acceleration for overtaking is astounding.

We'll see how the reliabilty fares.
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They've gagged the engine and restricted the fuelling to stop the torque building with revs. Or at least they had - not now its been remapped and the boost turned up its amazing.
Does this give the sensation of turbo lag or similar when changing up the gears & feel as though there is feel like there is a flat/dead spot as my New Freelander 2 does that & it's b****y annoying
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Old 15th September 2010, 21:54   #6
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That looks quite nice. Good luck with it.
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Old 15th September 2010, 22:01   #7
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Can't you do similar wonders with the KV6 Ron
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Does this give the sensation of turbo lag or similar when changing up the gears & feel as though there is feel like there is a flat/dead spot as my New Freelander 2 does that & it's b****y annoying
No, there's no major turbo lag, it pulls smoothly from 1500rpm to 550rpm like a larger nasp engine, but after being remapped the torque keeps on building so it feels more like a turbo engine.

You need one of my Synergy 1cr boxes for your 2.2 Freelander, we sell a lot to cure exactly what you are experiencing.

Most owners are happy at motorway speeds but not at lower speeds.
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I will find out if we can remap the v6.

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Can't you do similar wonders with the KV6 Ron
Sadly we can't do the v6 but can do the mems3 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 1.8Turbo

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