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Offline Matthew.

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Surprised by a diesel civic...
« on: March 03, 2013, 10:07:18 pm »
Hi guys,

Has anyone else been really surprised when playing with another car?

Had a little play with a diesel civic (the 2.2) on a dual carriageway the other day.

It came up along side at a rate of knots so I dropped the GTI down to fourth and to my surprise it kept pace with me upto the speed limit!  :wink:

I guess the thing must have been mapped...

(Hoping anyway)  :surprised:
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2013, 10:09:35 pm »
Yep soot chuckers.are getting better
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2013, 10:10:51 pm »
Had me looking at maps for the golf  :sad1:
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2013, 10:15:07 pm »
I was really surprised by a Mazda mps a while back, could only edge away
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2013, 10:15:17 pm »
Let the side down there mate  :grin: be ashamed and book your car in with Dave @PDT
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2013, 10:15:53 pm »
Quote from: chris s on March 03, 2013, 10:15:07 pm
I was really surprised by a Mazda mps a while back, could only edge away

They're 260 BHP though!
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2013, 10:18:21 pm »
Been talking to the Mrs about getting a map in the summer since it happened.

I couldn't believe how it was keeping up, although as the speed increased I was pulling slightly.

Bet he was getting 50mpg too!  :grin:
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2013, 10:21:56 pm »
Mine is stage 2+ as well, I do mean to get to pdt to check the revo settings but work and my twins are all consuming with my time
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2013, 10:23:16 pm »
Those MPSs map to over 300bhp don't they?

Not shy them things.

2.3 turbo are they not?
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2013, 10:25:16 pm »
Quote from: keano on March 03, 2013, 10:15:53 pm
Quote from: chris s on March 03, 2013, 10:15:07 pm
I was really surprised by a Mazda mps a while back, could only edge away

They're 260 BHP though!

Yeah, was thinking the same thing.  They are a rapid machine those MPS.  Heard problems with ppl mapping them though.

A diesel Civic has about 140bhp, yikes I'd be really upset about that!
Thing is about these dervs is, they will keep up with a standard GTI at low revs below 4k, you need to use all the rev range.

Once mapped you should be making about 160bhp+ at 3k RPM, 200bhp at 4k so your easily quicker without ragging it.
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2013, 10:32:16 pm »
I don't think it was standard, no way would the 2.2 civic have that pace.

They map to about 190 and 300 pound feet though with would add up..
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2013, 10:40:18 pm »
Who on earth maps a diesel Civic though?
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2013, 10:44:35 pm »
I'm hoping this guy had!!  :confused:
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2013, 10:46:03 pm »
I have a 2.2 Mazda6 sport and it is pretty fast but nowhere near a GTI.  :happy2:
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Re: Surprised by a diesel civic...
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2013, 10:46:17 pm »
Indeed my father in law had his 2.2 'fuel of Satan' Honda mapped by PDT actually. In his 60's wanted better mpg and some extra go.

So his boring looking 'hearing aid beige' (as I called it for two years before TG last week) Civic, now goes very well.
It think it went to 180bhp and loadsatorque (cannot remember the figs) on PDT rollers.
They're quite light apparently, but I have no details to back that claim.

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