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[whitebullet]

ive been thinking about having my omega remapped, is it worth it?, what sort of gains will i be looking at and will the mpg be any worse :-/

[rustym95]

would not know but would think it not do any thing. unless you wont to go racing.

[Elite Pete]

Its said a good chip should give you approx 10% extra bhp and slightly better fuel economy

[tigers_gonads]

good chip  :question

who on here has chipped there 3 ltr  :question

might be something i would be interested in 

[deviator]

I don't think you would gain much in the way of BHP/torque, if anything it will be small. But what you will find is that they can optimize your ecu to match your engine and that should make a lot more driveable, you should find it pulls better through the range with reduced flatspots.

However for the cost of a remap, you need to make sure that you have finished modding everything else. IE air filter/exhaust/fpr etc; Or you would need to get it remapped again afterwards.

In my honest opinion, you'd gain more (driveability) from sticking a lightened flywheel in, rather than a remap. Although I'm not sure what is available for the MIG in that area.

It all depends on what you end goal is, how much you want to spend and how long you are keeping the car from.

[Jimbob]

Im with Pete,

gives better smoother rev range, and a little more power,
or if driven the same, a little more economy.

[Elite Pete]

good chip  :question

who on here has chipped there 3 ltr  :question

might be something i would be interested in 

I've had a couple of chipped 3.0, I does feel quicker but I can't prove it was. A good chip is not one of the cheap ones off Ebay, I paid Ł130 for the first one which was from Mtek.

[TheBoy]

The chip in mine seems to come in around 4.5k rpm.  It claims to give around 10% extra high up the rev range, not been on rolling road to prove (and its an auto, so result would be wildly inaccurate).  Below 4.5k it doesn't appear to do anything performance wise, reckon may be a marginal mpg improvement

[barclay03]

guy with the light blue facelift had his remapped didnt he?... cant remember the username though lol

[tigers_gonads]

slightly off topic i know but ............. in years gone by, a pretty good upgrade to a modified engine was too uprate the ignition coil. ( better / stronger spark ) 

has anybody ever heard of anything like this on a miggy  :question

[deviator]

slightly off topic i know but ............. in years gone by, a pretty good upgrade to a modified engine was too uprate the ignition coil. ( better / stronger spark ) 

has anybody ever heard of anything like this on a miggy  :question

I've asked this before and was told the ignition coil etc on the v6's is good enough as it is and not enough of gain to warrant the expense.

Having said that the older saab's had a normal and red top variation and the red top coil packs where supossed to be better than the standards.

[tigers_gonads]

do i remember right that the exhaust manifold on the 2.5 / 3ltr v6's is a bit of a weak spot  :question

something about the 2.6 / 3.2 ltr ones are better  :question

anybody swaped theres  :question

any diferance  :question

[Marks DTM Calib]

slightly off topic i know but ............. in years gone by, a pretty good upgrade to a modified engine was too uprate the ignition coil. ( better / stronger spark ) 

has anybody ever heard of anything like this on a miggy  :question

I've asked this before and was told the ignition coil etc on the v6's is good enough as it is and not enough of gain to warrant the expense.

Having said that the older saab's had a normal and red top variation and the red top coil packs where supossed to be better than the standards.

Correct, the DIS setup gives out the best part of 45KV thanks to the modern electronics sat behind it (older points based systems struggled to achieve 25KV) so little room for improvement here.

[Marks DTM Calib]

do i remember right that the exhaust manifold on the 2.5 / 3ltr v6's is a bit of a weak spot  :question

something about the 2.6 / 3.2 ltr ones are better  :question

anybody swaped theres  :question

any diferance  :question

Its no good and yes the, the 2.6/3.2 manifolds are a pressed steel affair (earlier are a rough casting) so much better.

I seem to recall that Markie Mark has some fitted to his and LooKnee was considering it to

[deviator]

do i remember right that the exhaust manifold on the 2.5 / 3ltr v6's is a bit of a weak spot  :question

something about the 2.6 / 3.2 ltr ones are better  :question

anybody swaped theres  :question

any diferance  :question

Its no good and yes the, the 2.6/3.2 manifolds are a pressed steel affair (earlier are a rough casting) so much better.

I seem to recall that Markie Mark has some fitted to his and LooKnee was considering it to

And I might have a spare 2.6 set in my garage, assuming the guy on wanted thread doesn't buy them.

Sorry for the shameless plug.