PP Tuning - Pendle Performance Dyno agent.

18/07/2026

Another VW T4 coachbuilt camper… the third one this week! 🤣 Just when you think you’ve done them all…

This one’s a left-hand drive 2.4 5-cylinder non-turbo, in for one of our handmade mandrel-bent stainless steel exhaust systems. 👌

Take a look underneath and you’ll spot two silencers. That’s not by accident!

These engines need a two-silencer setup – one in the front section and one in the centre – to stop the horrible drone and resonance inside the camper. Get it wrong and you’ll soon know about it on a long journey.

Over the years we’ve spent plenty of time perfecting these systems, so they sound right, fit properly and make those long camping trips much more enjoyable.

Mandrel-bent stainless steel throughout… no dairy bends in sight! 😜🥛

Another happy customer is now heading back to Lincoln, ready for a European family holiday. Have a fantastic trip and thanks for choosing PP Tuning! 🚐🌍

17/07/2026

🚐 175,000 miles? No problem! 💪

This VW T5.1 102bhp 5-speed rolled into PP Tuning this morning for our stainless steel exhaust & Pendle remap combo.

First job? The old exhaust was off and our PP Tuning stainless system fitted in just 10 minutes! 🔥 Then it was straight onto the MAHA rolling road.

Before any tuning, we carried out our usual health checks and found it needed a few software updates, plus the DPF had a high soot load. Once everything was brought up to date and the DPF issues were sorted, all the pre-tune health checks came back spot on. ✅

Time for the fun part… 👇

📈 Before: 102bhp
📈 After: 168bhp & 326Nm of smooth, usable torque!

Another transformed T5.1 with a huge improvement in driveability, ready to clock up plenty more miles.

Safe journey back to Derbyshire, and thanks for choosing PP Tuning! 👏

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17/07/2026

🚨 COMING SOON… VW T6.1 2.0 TDI 150bhp Bosch MD1CS104 TUNING! 🚨

After hundreds of hours of research & development, we’re finally ready to bring tuning support for the:

✅ 2022 VW T6.1 2.0 TDI-CR 150bhp
✅ Bosch MD1CS104 Engine Control Unit
✅ 6-Speed Manual Gearbox

📊 Performance Gains:

Standard:
🔹 163bhp
🔹 355Nm

Pendle Performance:
🔥 219bhp
🔥 468Nm.

A huge amount of the credit goes to Martin at Pendle Performance, who has invested countless hours researching, developing, testing and refining this ECU calibration. It hasn’t happened overnight – it’s the result of genuine dedication to getting every aspect of the software right, delivering outstanding performance while maintaining the drivability and reliability these vehicles deserve.

📅 We’ll be opening bookings over the coming week, with full details to follow.

💪 Good old-fashioned hard work still pays off, and this is proof of that.

Tag a T6.1 owner who needs to see this! 👇

17/07/2026

At long last Bosch tuning for the Vw T6.1 md1CS104
Absolutely perfect figures

16/07/2026

16/07/2026

Another one rescued from a questionable remap… 👀🔧

This VW T4 Transporter 2.5 TDI 88bhp came in already mapped… but it wasn’t a pretty sight.

❌ Poor remap
❌ Pump timing off the graph
❌ Underboosting
❌ Dirty MAF sensor
❌ Smoking under load

The result? A strange power graph with 113bhp and 272Nm.

After putting everything right, setting the engine up properly and giving it a custom calibration, the difference speaks for itself…

✅ 125bhp
✅ 281Nm
✅ Smooth, progressive torque delivery
✅ No smoke
✅ Drives exactly as it should!

This is why we always say a remap is only as good as the condition of the vehicle. Getting the basics right first makes all the difference. 💪

Thinking about having your van tuned? Make sure it’s done properly the first time.

16/07/2026

Another Transit/Vw T7 being professionally tuned

15/07/2026

🟢 Another Green VW T4 In at PP Tuning! 💪🚐

This VW T4 came to us after the owner fitted a set of uprated injectors. Unfortunately, ever since the upgrade, it had been dropping straight into limp mode under load.

📉 As you can see from the first dyno graph, the power just falls off a cliff – no power, no performance, and not exactly the safest thing to be driving.

The customer brought it to PP Tuning, where we worked our magic with a Pendle Performance custom calibration. 🔧

✅ No more limp mode
✅ No excessive smoke
✅ Smooth, reliable power delivery

Final Results:
🔥 131bhp
💥 281Nm Torque

A perfect example of why modifications need the right software to match. If you’ve upgraded injectors, turbo, or other hardware and your van isn’t running as it should, get in touch – we’ll make sure everything works together properly.

📞 Contact PP Tuning today and let’s get your vehicle performing exactly as it should!

15/07/2026

🇯🇵 Fresh from Japan… and just in time! 👌

Next through the workshop was this very clean 2006 Subaru Forester, recently imported from Japan. 🇯🇵

It originally came in needing a little bit of exhaust work, including a replacement rear silencer. While it was here, the owner also asked us to check what would be needed for full underbody protection.

The timing couldn’t have been better.

Unlike UK vehicles, Japanese imports generally don’t leave the factory with underbody protection, as their roads aren’t treated with salt during winter. Thankfully, this Forester has only been in the UK since January, so it hasn’t seen a British winter yet.

The underside is in fantastic condition, making it the perfect candidate to protect before corrosion has a chance to take hold. 👍

It’s now booked back in with us in around 6–7 weeks for a full strip-down and professional underbody protection treatment, helping to keep it looking this good for many years to come.

If you’ve recently imported a vehicle from Japan, now is the ideal time to protect it before our roads get the better of it. 📞

15/07/2026

🚨 When a “Reconditioned” Fuel Pump Costs You HALF Your Horsepower… 🚨
We’ve got a VW T4 1.9 TD (68bhp) in the workshop that recently had a service elsewhere.
During the service, the garage spotted a leaking fuel pump and fitted a reconditioned replacement.
Sounds good… doesn’t it? 🤔
Well, it rolled onto our dyno and produced a mighty…
💥 36bhp.
Yes, you read that right. Thirty-six brake horsepower.
Somewhere during the “reconditioning” process, this poor Transporter has misplaced over 30bhp! 😳
Customer is returning to the Garage to see if they can sort it out hopefully.
Stay tuned for the diagnosis and the fix! 👨‍🔧
Has your vehicle ever come back from a repair running worse than before? Tell us your horror stories below! 👇