stage 2 at higher milage

[bashbarnard]

as title has anyone had any experience with this? im looking at a car with 160,000 on the clock and just wondered about stage 2ing it

[tigerstyle]

Mine is fine at 177k!
Just keep on top of serviving,

Well I say fine, how do you judge fine? It hasn't blown up? It might blow up tomorrow? Any car on the road might blow up tomorrow?

[bashbarnard]

Mine is fine at 177k!
Just keep on top of serviving,

Well I say fine, how do you judge fine? It hasn't blown up? It might blow up tomorrow? Any car on the road might blow up tomorrow?

my idea of fine is generally ok for day to day use. thats it. my 2.1 wasnt exactly maintenance free i was always doing bits and bobs.

[welshpug]

what is stage 2?!


if its a hdi 90 and you mean a map and an intercooler, then that's all a 110 hdi in a much heavier car is dealing with from the factory, and there's lots of them in taxis with moon miles.

[Piggy]

Maf and injection system be worn/half dead.

Otherwise be fine.

[Poodle]

Stage 2 is approximately 150bhp, generally a tad higher stressed than the 110 hdis.

As far as i've seen longevity is directly related to how it is driven and maintained, rather than the state of tune. Something to bear in mind is back-pressure at high revs and load, don't take the piss and you should be fine. The only other potential issue is revealing weaknesses in the fuel system, but that can't really be considered an issue with the tune imo.

[bashbarnard]

Well it seems like everyone would just go ahead and do it which is fine. I guess ill make the guy a silly offer on his car then


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[toseland]

i rag the shit out of mine... you seen it, pulls like a train and is on nearlt 160000 miles

[pro_steve]

I've not seen a low mileage 2.0 306 in my garage for years, they all handle it fine as long as you've maintained it well.