Does anyone have any comments on rechipping TD5's. I had mine done about 12mths ago now, its making about 140kw & 450nm torque. The best $1000 I have ever spent on a vehicle. The original clutch couldn't handle the torque and gave up the goast after about 10000km. Had a clutch built to handle the extra torque and no problems since. I regularly tow full 3500kg over long and short distances with no problems. When it comes to pulling a load it will outpull Toyota's and Nissan's. I do need to use low 1st to start on anything but level ground with that weight, but shifting from low to high is not a problem. For anyone familiar with Australia I pulled 2 1/2t plus 1 1/2t of trailer from Brisbane to Gladstone nearly 600km and didn't get out of 5th gear all the way. Around here the only thing I cant keep up with on hills is F250 diesels. The down side is around 8km/l fuel usage empty & about 6km/l loaded. Top speed has not been increased at all, all the gains are the range where you need the power for pulling. Without a tacho I believe all the torque is between 2500 to 3500 RPM.You can feel the kick in the pants when the turbo comes on boost. Kerry
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17 years ago