Diesel Tuning Comes Of Age - Efi Diesel

Modern diesel technology has come a long way since its invention by Rudolf Diesel at the end of the 19th century. Modern diesel engines have even further improved upon the advantages of lower fuel consumption and the potential for much higher power outputs. In fact, with the current price of petrol continuing to rise, the motoring industry predicts the market for diesel vehicles in Australia will increase greatly in the next 10 years.
 
Travellers are one group which have not been slow in taking advantage of the benefits of owning a diesel. Whether it be a diesel 4wd pulling a van or a diesel motor home, most will agree diesel has many advantages over petrol for long trips.
 
Once the van or motor home is fully loaded, however, a long haul can sometimes become frustrating as power and fuel consumption can be adversely effected by the increased weight. The simple solution to this can be to add a DPChip to your diesel engine. The DPChip simply plugs in after the ECU on any EFI diesel engine. This advanced device then intercepts the signals going from the computer to the engine and safely ‘fine tunes’ them to increase performance. Power and torque are instantly increased by up to 35% and because engine efficiency is increased this can lead to fuel economy improvements of between 5 – 10% depending on driving style.
 
One such vehicle to recently take advantage of the DPChip is the Mercedes Sprinter. The Sprinter 313CDI has a 2.2L 4cyl Common rail diesel engine with an auto-controlled manual gearbox. This vehicle takes a DPChip ‘DP31’ which is installed in 5 minutes. The DPChip can be easily self installed or fitted at one of many nationwide distributors. Time taken from drop off to pick up is roughly 1 hour and this time includes fitting, road testing and making any adjustments necessary. Each DPChip comes preset to the vehicle and no adjustment is necessary however, they are able to be manually (and in some models via laptop) adjusted to suit individual vehicle setup and requirements.
 
The Mercedes Sprinter power output before fitting the DPChip was 95kW and 300Nm, after fitting this improved to 115kW and 351Nm. Upon road testing to improvement was clearly evident. Pre-DPChip the Sprinter went up Bendooley hill (South of Mittagong) in top gear and came back 1 gear going up. The speed was 90km/h at bottom and holding 72km/h at lowest. After installing the DPChip, on the same hill, in top gear there was no need to change back and 90km/h at bottom only dropped to 85km/h. This is roughly equivalent to 1 ½ gears better.
After driving the DPChipped Sprinter on a regular trip up through Port Macquarie and surrounding areas (Kempsey and through the mountains to Armidale and back (to Sydney) – a loop of approximately 1000km – the vehicle uses 12 to 17 litres less Diesel when the DPChip is plugged in. The improved power and torque lead to less gear changing which in turn can lead to improved fuel consumption. Next time you are travelling and have to change down going up a long hill, consider a DPChip. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the improved power and torque as well as the increased fuel efficiency this can lead to, all in all leading to a more comfortable and enjoyable trip.
 
DPChip is available for all EFI diesel cars, 4wds, light commercials, trucks, agricultural equipment, construction machinery and boats. With over 1200 applications supported and growing DPChip has the world’s largest range of EFI diesel power chips. Backed by Berrima Diesel Service, Australia’s premier diesel service specialists since 1956, you can be assured of superior customer service and technical support World Wide wide.

DPChip has a 5 year warranty on the product itself. Unique to DPChip is it's new vehicle engine and driveline coverage, proving that this chip is the safest on the market. DPChip is available from selected retail outlets throughout Australia and the World.