Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

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Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

Post by vinnyp » Tue May 05, 2015 10:30 am

Rimmer Bros has 68% off on Powerbox 2 at the moment, does any one know if they are any good or worth it?



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Re: Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

Post by Bodsy » Tue May 05, 2015 12:13 pm

plug in box which usually just increases injector pressure... would rather have a proper remap tbh....


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Re: Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

Post by vinnyp » Sun May 10, 2015 2:05 pm

At that price I thought I would give it a go and while I was at it put in a K&N filter. Well chuffed, it's like driving a different car, so responsive now



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Re: Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

Post by anglefire » Sun May 10, 2015 3:10 pm

K&N filters tend to be only good for performance cars - they don;t filter the air properly in my view - I have seen similar evidence supporting it.

Tuning boxes don't protect the engine - a proper remap will do it right and keep with design parameters.


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Re: Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

Post by SlowJohn » Sun May 10, 2015 6:33 pm

I had a remap done on my V8, when I first got it back I thought it was a lot quicker, then I started to think it just had more power for less throttle but hadn't gained anything at full throttle. Is that more responsive or lazy programming? ;)



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Re: Powerbox 2 from Rimmer

Post by vinnyp » Sun May 10, 2015 8:04 pm

All I know is the drives much better than it did and I seem to be getting slightly better mpg. A full on remap is probably better but this was a diy job that I can just unplug if I want



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