Yugguy
Torque King
Hello all.
Been looking at remaps for the Merc. Turns out that I have the OM646EVO engine and not the OM651 that was fitted from 2010 on.
This is good in one sense as the 651 has timing chain issues where the 646 is said to be pretty bulletproof.
It does mean though that a remap only yields another 20bhp and 50Nm, not a huge amount. Plus I'm in two minds wether I want to, it is smooth and progressive at the moment and I don't want it to turn into something that just dumps torque and spins the wheels and puts more pressure on my turbo.
A remap would cost about £350 so instead of that, what could I spend that on to either increase power safely, OR in something like weight reduction? The biggest thing I can think of for weight reduction is the wheels and I'm not sure I want to change those.
Been looking at remaps for the Merc. Turns out that I have the OM646EVO engine and not the OM651 that was fitted from 2010 on.
This is good in one sense as the 651 has timing chain issues where the 646 is said to be pretty bulletproof.
It does mean though that a remap only yields another 20bhp and 50Nm, not a huge amount. Plus I'm in two minds wether I want to, it is smooth and progressive at the moment and I don't want it to turn into something that just dumps torque and spins the wheels and puts more pressure on my turbo.
A remap would cost about £350 so instead of that, what could I spend that on to either increase power safely, OR in something like weight reduction? The biggest thing I can think of for weight reduction is the wheels and I'm not sure I want to change those.