Chevrolet Captiva Chiptuning – ECU Remap

At a glance

Chevrolet Captiva: 13 engines — 8 petrol and 5 diesel. The gain is +16 to +52 hp, with up to +105 Nm more torque. GAN GTL from 219 EUR, GAN GT from 329 EUR. GAN GA+ from 189 EUR.

13

engines

8 petrol · 5 diesel

+52hp

best in this generation: 2.2 D 184 → 236 hp

gain range +16…+52 hp

+105Nm

max torque gain

2.2 D, GT

5

turbo engines

8 naturally aspirated — GA / GA+

Power gains

All Chevrolet Captiva engines: exact gains

Standard output, output with GAN, the gain and the price for each box. Diesel and petrol engines are listed separately.

Engine	STOCK → with GAN	Gain	Tuning boxes and prices
Diesel · 5 engines
2.2 D184 hp / 400 Nm	184 hp236 hp / 505 Nm	+52 hp+105 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 228 hp GT — 399 EUR · 236 hp	Select →
2.2 D163 hp / 350 Nm	163 hp210 hp / 445 Nm	+47 hp+95 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 203 hp GT — 399 EUR · 210 hp	Select →
2.0 VCDI150 hp / 320 Nm	150 hp193 hp / 409 Nm	+43 hp+89 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 187 hp GT — 399 EUR · 193 hp	Select →
2.0 VCDI126 hp / 295 Nm	126 hp164 hp / 379 Nm	+38 hp+84 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 158 hp GT — 329 EUR · 164 hp	Select →
2.0 VCDI163 hp / 360 Nm	163 hp197 hp / 436 Nm	+34 hp+76 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 192 hp GT — 399 EUR · 197 hp	Select →
Petrol · 8 engines
3.0i249 hp / 288 Nm	249 hp279 hp / 323 Nm	+30 hp+35 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 279 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 279 hp	Select →
3.2i230 hp / 297 Nm	230 hp258 hp / 333 Nm	+28 hp+36 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 258 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 258 hp	Select →
3.0i258 hp / 288 Nm	258 hp279 hp / 311 Nm	+21 hp+23 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 279 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 279 hp	Select →
3.0i264 hp / 300 Nm	264 hp285 hp / 324 Nm	+21 hp+24 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 285 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 285 hp	Select →
3.6i257 hp / 336 Nm	257 hp278 hp / 363 Nm	+21 hp+27 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 278 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 278 hp	Select →
2.4i167 hp / 225 Nm	167 hp187 hp / 252 Nm	+20 hp+27 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 187 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 187 hp	Select →
Sport 3.6i252 hp / 326 Nm	252 hp272 hp / 352 Nm	+20 hp+26 Nm	GA — 199 EUR · 272 hp GA+ — 199 EUR · 272 hp	Select →
2.4i136 hp / 220 Nm	136 hp152 hp / 246 Nm	+16 hp+26 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 152 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 152 hp	Select →

standard powergain with GAN

Each engine has its own tuning box: GAN GT / GTL or GAN GA / GA+. Prices are per box and include the current discount.

Not sure which engine you have?

The badge alone is not enough: in this generation, the same engine designation came in different power outputs, each with its own calibration. Check the power output in your registration document and find the matching row.

Same badge, different factory power outputs in this generation:

2.2 D 163 / 184 hp2.0 VCDI 126 / 150 / 163 hp3.0i 249 / 258 / 264 hp2.4i 136 / 167 hp

GAN tuning box for the Chevrolet Captiva

Chevrolet Captiva remap: what changes

The GAN box plugs in between the sensors and the engine control unit (ECU) and adjusts their signals, while a flash remap rewrites the ECU itself. Your manufacturer’s warranty is preserved: the ECU software is never changed, and the box can be removed at any time.

Bluetoothchange modes from your phone
18 mapsfine-tuning for your engine

15 minutesfitted to the factory connectors
IP67water and dust protection

+52 hpbest in this generation
2.2 D 184 hp → 236 hp. The other engines gain at least +16 hp; check the table for each one.
+105 Nmfor diesels
Diesels gain mostly torque: +76 to +105 Nm, which helps with overtaking and towing.
up to +12%with the GAN GA+ on naturally aspirated engines
For 8 naturally aspirated engines: GAN GA / GAN GA+ tuning boxes; check the table for each engine’s figure.
50 daystest drive
Feel the difference or get your money back, excluding delivery costs.

Prices for the Chevrolet Captiva

GAN GT from 329 EUR GAN GTL from 219 EUR GAN GA / GA+ from 189 EUR

Find your engine in the table

About the generation

What makes the Chevrolet Captiva special

Chevrolet Captiva remap: the 2.2 D 184 hp comes first

Start with the 2.2 D, the Captiva diesel that matters most: 184 hp, 400 Nm and four-wheel drive, built from February 2011 to September 2018. Chevrolet sold the Captiva new in Britain until the brand left the UK retail market at the end of 2015, with a facelift in 2011. In Germany, about 62% of registered Captivas were diesels. A box for the Captiva depends on the engine generation, because the February 2011 facelift changed the engines; the diesels take the GAN GT. UK brochures call the catalogue's 2.2 D the 2.2 VCDi, in 163 hp and 184 hp forms.

At the facelift the 2.0 VCDi from VM Motori was replaced by the 2.2 D: 163 hp and 350 Nm with two-wheel drive, 184 hp and 400 Nm with four-wheel drive. On a used Captiva, this swap from the 2.0 to the 2.2 diesel is the first thing to settle. Every engine version has its own output, so the box has to be matched to both the year and the output. For the earlier 2.0 VCDI the catalogue lists 126 hp and 150 hp; the lower one never reached Germany.

The petrol Captivas

Petrol Captivas have a 2.4, at 136 hp at first and 167 hp from 2011, or a V6: a 3.2 with 230 hp, later replaced by a 3.0 with 258 hp. The catalogue lists the 3.2 V6 at 230 hp and 297 Nm and the 3.0 V6 at 258 hp and 288 Nm; both are matched to the GAN GA+. Both V6 engines came with four-wheel drive only.

The other V6 versions in the catalogue, at 249 hp and 264 hp, and the 3.6, belong to cars sold outside Europe. The Captiva shares its platform with the Opel Antara (the Vauxhall Antara in Britain), but the box is chosen by engine and output, not by platform.

FAQs

Chevrolet Captiva remap: common questions

Captiva 2.2 VCDi remap: how much more power does the 184 hp version get?

The GAN GT lifts the 184 hp, 400 Nm diesel to 236 hp and 505 Nm. Every Captiva diesel takes the GAN GT, rated at up to 30% more power. Those are the stated gains for the engine type, not a dyno reading of your own car.

Is my Captiva 2.2 D the 163 hp or the 184 hp version?

Drive and output tell them apart: two-wheel drive for the 163 hp car, four-wheel drive for the 184 hp one. In Britain the 184 hp engine went into the four-wheel-drive versions such as the LTZ, while the front-wheel-drive LS had the 163 hp one. The GAN GT suits both, and the earlier 2.0 VCDi cars too.

Is there a tuning box for the Captiva 2.4 and the V6 petrol?

Yes: the 2.4 and the V6 engines take the GAN GA+, rated at up to 12% more power on naturally aspirated engines.

Should I declare the GAN box to my insurer?

Tell them. A tuning box raises the output, and in Britain that is a declarable modification like any other performance change. Policies differ, so a quick call to your insurer before fitting is the safe route; the figures they will ask for are the stock and GAN outputs listed here.

Is a tuning module the same as a Stage 1 remap?

Not quite. Stage 1 usually means an ECU remap without replacing any parts. The tuning module also works without replacing parts, but it does not change the ECU software: it adjusts the sensor signals, comes off in about a minute, and the OFF button in the app restores the factory settings.