Yep another post for the man known as vantuner aka Martyn... When i joined this forum his name was mentioned alot, and although the prospect of a remap on my Transit was tempting, i had a number of issues that needed sorting first (detailed on another thread)
Anyway, i asked Martyn for his help and advice, and did some intense diagnostics for me which helped pin-point the issue which was a corroded wire, without his help and expertise i would have found it very difficult to track the problem down, this was my first experience with him and it takes alot for me to trust anyone with my vehicles, i've always down my own work....
Moving along, and once my wire was fixed, i could finally enjoy a van that would start first time and perform as i would expect an 85PS Van loaded with my kit to go - Ok and perfectly acceptable, but a bit flat and underpowered in some circumstances. After a month of it being sorted, It was now time for some improvement...
I'm right in the middle of moving house at the moment, and luckily work has been extremely busy, but as a result i have very little time and once i move further away it would be even harder to get the van tweaked. It didnt take much to convince Martyn to do one of his famous 'evening' remaps after work...
He started around 7pm and took my van for a drive to make sure my brake pads were bedded in
My van had a 70 speed limiter on which according to Ford software, was not actually active
We confirmed that it was indeed working, and it was activated and deactivated, this worked... and for the first time in 5 years my van would go 71mph
Once back from that drive, Martyn was still busy tweaking the new map for my van. I chose a Power Tune, because it offered more power over 3k compared to the Eco Tune, but still offers improved mpg over the standard map.
All uploaded again onto my ECU and we went for a spin
Bloody sorted! Now a Transit Van will never be a sports car but acceleration can now be described as swift, and massively improved in gear acceleration times. It is quite simply a different van, yet its slightly quieter too! Martyn reckoned its one of the best he has done
I will be recommending Martyn to all my friends, he offers a very professional service for an unbeatable price. You will not find anywhere that will go to the length that he does to ensure that not only the customer is happy, but he is happy, a perfectionist and a decent bloke all round... Thanks Martyn!
Gareth