Hi All,
My SQ5 pot is slowly but surely growing.. I'm up to €5K now since last December and hope to add another €3K - €4K by the time I'm hoping to buy (end of the summer). I'll have the sale of 2 cars to add maybe €5K and will borrow the rest from my/our business account (interest free and no term, well.. except that imposed by my sensible other half).
As is my nature (hobby), despite not yet having driven an SQ5, I'll no doubt be interested in modifying it a little with all the usual good stuff like wheels, ARB and of course engine tuning. The latter of which leads me to the title of this thread.
So, I've been researching remapping and tuning boxes. I'm fully aware of the pros and cons of each, but one thing I have noticed (certainly when looking at tuning boxes), is a difference in attainable figures between a 313PS model and the later 326PS & 340PS models.
One notable UK tuning box provider has apparently achieved a 410PS+/810NM result from an SQ5+ (a 366PS/721NM result from a 313PS model) and a Sweedish provider offers a 348PS/717NM result from the 313PS model and a 406PS/755NM result from the 326PS & 340PS models.
Sorry for all the figures, but (and while I don't care too much for the precision of those numbers) there is the suggestion that while the stock performance stats show no difference across the 3 outputs, the 326PS & 340PS models are more tuneable.
Up until now, my research hasn't revealed any information about differences in the engine hardware that would enable the higher output models from 2016 onwards to be more tuning-friendly.
So... can anyone here possible shed any light on these alleged differences. I've had great insight from John (@45bvtc – hope all is well with you both mate) and I know he loves his 326PS. I’m sure I’d be happy with a 313PS model, but if I can get my hands on a higher output model with “seemingly” greater potential, then why not.
If anyone can give me any pointers as to any specific differences between these engines, I’m all ears.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin
My SQ5 pot is slowly but surely growing.. I'm up to €5K now since last December and hope to add another €3K - €4K by the time I'm hoping to buy (end of the summer). I'll have the sale of 2 cars to add maybe €5K and will borrow the rest from my/our business account (interest free and no term, well.. except that imposed by my sensible other half).
As is my nature (hobby), despite not yet having driven an SQ5, I'll no doubt be interested in modifying it a little with all the usual good stuff like wheels, ARB and of course engine tuning. The latter of which leads me to the title of this thread.
So, I've been researching remapping and tuning boxes. I'm fully aware of the pros and cons of each, but one thing I have noticed (certainly when looking at tuning boxes), is a difference in attainable figures between a 313PS model and the later 326PS & 340PS models.
One notable UK tuning box provider has apparently achieved a 410PS+/810NM result from an SQ5+ (a 366PS/721NM result from a 313PS model) and a Sweedish provider offers a 348PS/717NM result from the 313PS model and a 406PS/755NM result from the 326PS & 340PS models.
Sorry for all the figures, but (and while I don't care too much for the precision of those numbers) there is the suggestion that while the stock performance stats show no difference across the 3 outputs, the 326PS & 340PS models are more tuneable.
Up until now, my research hasn't revealed any information about differences in the engine hardware that would enable the higher output models from 2016 onwards to be more tuning-friendly.
So... can anyone here possible shed any light on these alleged differences. I've had great insight from John (@45bvtc – hope all is well with you both mate) and I know he loves his 326PS. I’m sure I’d be happy with a 313PS model, but if I can get my hands on a higher output model with “seemingly” greater potential, then why not.
If anyone can give me any pointers as to any specific differences between these engines, I’m all ears.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin