Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:02:12 -0000 From: "Graham Wells" <grahamnopsamAMsomecomputer.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: 2.0 or 2.3lpt ?
"Derek Wright" <nospam.drwrighnopsamlobal.net> wrote in message news:PzFBjCTkhOvp-pn2-7350lxYFjxlNnopsamlhost... > Graham > > Have you considered a 2.0 liter engine with the improved engine > management system, it will not impact your fuel consumption(apart from > when you are accelerating hard) but will increase the engine power to > about 185bhp ish Good point - just looked at the power & torque curves in the brochure. They seem close to the unchipped 2.3l but with the torque coming in at slightly higher revs. I wonder what the trade offs are between a chipped 2.0 and an unchipped 2.3. Greater engine wear is a first guess, but to produce the same bhp/torque requires the same force, no more or less, to be pushing against the piston so that doesn't seem to hold water. Ideas anyone ? g.