Diesel Raptor mods

[AdrianD]

Hi guys! I know this place is mostly for petrol Raptors and you may not be a big fan of the diesel Euro version but I have a Diesel 2.0 ecoblue Raptor and I was just wondering how many of you have one aswell!
BTW, after giving it 10.000 hard km I can say that I like it and I don't regret not getting the petrol version (yet).
I think this engine has a big potential. I think it could easily reach 300 hp while still being reliable and low in consumption at light throttle.
However there are still no aftermarket parts.
The first step would be to unlock the ECU for tuning and AFAIK there is some australian guy who did it... isnt it? Is it posible to do this remotely?
The next step would be to delete DPF and EGR systems along with a downpipe and a straight pipe. That alone would be enough to let it breath much better enough to tell a difference.

Is there anyone knowledgeable enough to do this work or develop this as a future selling product?
If it has been done in a petrol Raptor, you should be able to replicate this on a diesel Raptor.

Why nobody has done this on the 5g Raptor yet? I truly think it has a lot of potential. The engine is great TBH!!

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[Bonus Oz]

Answers to this question will be limited .
the diesel version is not available in Australia or USA thankfully .

 

[jensht]

None of the big tuners in Australia are doing much with this engine. A few articles/interviews with them stated that they believe that the engine is already pretty much at the top end of what it can do reliably without starting to look into changing internals.

 

[AdrianD]

None of the big tuners in Australia are doing much with this engine. A few articles/interviews with them stated that they believe that the engine is already pretty much at the top end of what it can do reliably without starting to look into changing internals.

That is sad because I really think it is really capable. I had a 1.9 tdi with over 260 hp with 400.000 km, and it was just a GTB 2260VK and a remap. Some even had more still reliably. I know what I am saying. This engine is very restricted due to emissions. I don't know what the turbo in this engine is capable of, but if the turbo does its thing, just holding the 500 Nm it delivers stock higher in the rpm range will be more than enough to be close to 300 hp as long as the injectors and HP pump can keep up with it.
I thought the base Ranger with a diesel engine was the same in Australia. Hopefully someone comes out with something here in Europe or Asia. I think the diesel version is available in Asia aswell...

If someone gets to unlock the ECU I would be willing to invest into the diesel version to see if something good comes out of it! Get in touch with me please!

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