So how about this...

Sounds about right, modern TD's all seem to remap quite well, often the limitation is what the clutch can reliably handle. I wouldn't have thought the injectors would be at risk more, more that they can't flow enough for any more power. Generally a remap on a turbo motor will make it feel like a different car, as the mid range is hugely improved and the power band (certainly IME on petrols, not too sure about diesels) is a fair bit longer.

I'd be worried about the clutch to be honest if you had it remapped, as it's done a good few miles, coping with a good amount of torque already. And I bet they're a DMF and a bitch to change out as well.

I wouldn't bother to be honest - especially if it's your reliable daily user. Imagine if wifey was stranded by a fried clutch in the middle of winter on a dark night... How happy would she be that your modding had caused it :-)

The Passat had that done last week - new clutch, new DMF. Bill pushing £1k. This is a standard car, with probably at least 50% motorway use and a c*ut behind the wheel....[1]

If it's still on the original clutch, I wouldn't bother - 'cos you'll get a big bill very soon.

[1] The amusing part of this is that I'll have done a whole 8 miles in it between the new clutch and DMF being fitted and Leaseplan taking it away.

Like with mine, you mean?

Only it hasn't gone or shown any signs of going, despite the increase in power since it was mapped.

I had the 406 chipped from 110 to 137 brake. It's move from slow to bearable - it'll pull well and cruise happily at a tonne, but it's just not a fun car. I understand the Mondeo is meant to be better handling, but even with 160 brake, you're only going to be getting just over 100 brake a tonne. That's not fun, that's the minimum you'd want...

How much torque?

Can't remember. 200nm to 250nm rings a bell somewhere. It's certainly not turned into a ball of fire.

I don't recall yours having 113k miles on it. (Or even 104k miles, as mine has....)

Is that 62 MPH?

Flog that as well, get an S60 D5 or T5. Chipping gets you 210-220bhp or

280-300bhp. Car is cheap. Clutch will take strain. 350bhp is not a massive amount of work away in a T5.

In fact, I know where there's an S80 T6 you can have for very little money indeed and that's 280bhp before you start.

I'd leave that well alone if I were you, and keep the Capri. Once you get over the rust issues you could have some proper fun with it I reckon.

There was a Volvo (either S60 or S80, can't remember) in the petrol station when I was LPG'ing up earlier that was on LPG - only a 2.4 IIRC, but made me that bit tempted again about Shaun's T6. Really shouldn't. Got the Golf to get back on the road (finally got it up on the ramps in the drive today so work should commence soon), and the Xantia to flog. Must resist more cars for at least another year or so. Aaaaargh!

Give it time ;-)

Tim's offered the T6 to you as well then heh... ;-)

What is it that's wrong with the Golf, it's been off the road for ages?

I genuinely think I'm finally going to properly get off my arse and get it sorted now. It's been sitting standing for best part of a year (at two different addresses too, not at the same time - the rust isn't that bad....), and last week I bought an Argos bargain 2 tonne jack (as my old one vanished unexplainedly somehow ages back), so I could change the fuel filter (and fuel pump if that didn't work) in order to try and get it running, then this weekend (as mentioned) it fired up fine, and I managed to back it up onto ramps (after pumping up the n/s/r tyre that's got a puncture and was completely flat). So now it's ready for me to get straight under there and start doing stuff. Job 1 is to find the hole in the exhaust, bandage that up, and put the 2 rubber mountings in place so it's not dangling. Well actually that's job 2 - job 1 is replacing the fuel filter.

After that (which I *might* even get done during the week), I'm *hoping* that, if I get a fair-weathered-enough day, I might be able to do the CV boot, steering rack gaiter, shocks and lower arms all in the one go. In theory it shouldn't be too hard, as most of them require most of the others to be unbolted/disconnected in some way to be able to renew them.

In any case, once MOTd, I'm keeping it at least a year - not going to all that effort to get rid quickly. Same with the Xantia - bloody thing got flooded, and had a big LHM leak which ended up being 2 expensive parts, so I managed to happen across a scrap Activa (what are the chances?!), and ge the garage to transfer all the bits across. Altogether I spent £lots, but I always said I'd be happy enough if it got me through the next year without any more expenditure I'd be happy, and bar a new set of tyres, it will have done. It's not perfect now (still needs a bloody good dehumidifying session, and one side seems to sit a bit higher than the other, meaning breaking heavy on bends can feel a little uneasy - I'm fine as I know what to do and not to do with it, but there's an Activa nut Adrian mentioned that I want to get to have a look at it and hopefully tell me that it's something relatively simple that'll make the suspension spot on. Which would be nice, as bar me accidentally bolloxing the exhaust centre box, the car's spot on - interior and exterior overally very decent nick (bar one front bumper scuff - my bad - late night, central London, very tight space, used to driving a Sprinter all day with a 4 inch long bonnet....), engine and gearbox lovely, pretty much FSH, mostly main dealer, yada yada.... Anyway, I appear to be just rambling on and having a conversation with myself, so I'll leave it there.

Can't find the expansion tank cap.

... and come and get this damned T6 out of my mates garage.

That can't be it, he has a spare.

Tempt me not...

Typically, chipping the 2.0 puts it up to 2.2 levels. Chipping the 2.2 puts it to a little bit shy of 200 bhp - if you believe the figures. The TDCi donks have never chipped as well as Ford's older TDDi engines; then again, moving yours from 130 to 155 bhp will make a noticeable difference.

Maybe stop by DieselTune in Barton-upon-Humber?

Clutches go, clutches go; depends on how the car is driven as much as anything. If you have no signs of wear in the clutch and you chip it, it might go for another 113,000 miles. Or it might go tomorrow without being chipped.

Does it need better braking?

It depends on what you want it for, but when I was modifying Kermy, I was careful not to ruin that daily drive aspect. It did mean about a year of planning come to think of it, but I just about had the Ka set up exactly how I liked it when Vitara boy kiddo wrote it off. So I say do it.