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Originally Posted by Pottsy
A chipped diesel will not have loads more power than a Type R. At peak revs, the R will have a lot more power, although it's possible that a chipped diesel will make a little bit more torque at the wheels than an R, for the same gear.
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Actually looking at the figures a Diesel 2.2 mapped to 185BHP (Celtic) is only about 7-8BHP down on the R Type BUT is has TWICE the torque around 300ft/lb against 150 ish ft/lb for the R Type.
A standard 2.2 diesel has around 250ft/lb of torque and this is also considerably more than the R Type.