Member Since: 29 Nov 2008
Location: kent
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So to clarify that most dealers can tell if you have had your ECU remapped, I'm sure thats the first thing they check when it goes in for a service, you seen the kids that work at most main dealers?
Its a shame they can't rectify why my external temp gauge is 3 degrees out (they have not heard of any problems or updates) or why the internal one is intermittently up and down like a YOYO or why my spedo is 5MPH out most of the time. There is a slightly longer list but hey its a Discovery and it would not be any fun if it was perfect and there would not be a forum to moan on!
Any way if you want to get your "house" chipped or remapped whats the problem? Your car your risk. Most of us are 40-50 plus (age not waist size) I'm guessing, and still want a bit of fun in our lives.
0-60 in 7 seconds!!! come on I'm twitching at the thought. All those little trying to burn you all the time?
Ive had a transit van all over me in the D3 and on way back to UK ,in France, the other week I had a Fiat Ducato Van Flashing me to pull over lane at a ton plus in my MY16 SDV6!!! (No I'm not buying a van)
Or you could just get rid of the Disco and squeeze every thing in to a Golf or a Porsche or a SPIT SPIT BMW and look right
Rant done MY16 HSE LUX may just have to come 'ALIVE'
7th Aug 2016 6:56 pm
Tanglewood
Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Wilts
Posts: 1376
Whats the fascination with beating Citroen Saxos off the line?
7th Aug 2016 10:29 pm
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
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I had my D3 remapped, but it was well out of warranty and was under 200BHP so needed it to make it really useable.
Whilst I may look at a remap for my D4, it would be more of an economical need rather than all out power, and definitely not whilst in manufacturers warranty, you just don't know what's going to happen on your next drive!
But each to their own, you pay your money and accept the risk!Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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8th Aug 2016 5:51 am
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Tanglewood wrote:
Whats the fascination with beating Citroen Saxos off the line?
Assuming we're speaking of 1.0l bog basic variety, coz we can!!
8th Aug 2016 6:01 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Just watching Countryside 999 with the police pulling over a Discovery doing over 90mph on the A66.
The 'Alive Tuning' markings on the rear were very prominent!
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Ah yes! I remember that episode from last years repeat.
Dont get me wrong its a good bit of free advertising however we do not condone speeding or breaking the law in any way shape or form. I put that down to one of our customers having a bit to much fun on the way home.
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10289
yeh, but 90 is no problem for a standard D4, its doesnt need a tune to hit that, whereas 88 in a defner, well that needs all the help it can get
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10th Aug 2016 1:44 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
I need my D3 to be more responsive at the lower end of the scale. The delay in pressing the pedal for gas and actually moving is almost 2 secs now! Dave
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Location: Greater Venice
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
I had a customer on the phone 3 weeks after a Stage 2 remap on his Defender. Been caught doing 88mph
my Defender 90 2.4 with BAS Hybrid and map run at 104mph from GPS (175+ km/h on tacho) Discovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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10th Aug 2016 10:00 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20713
Good for you?
I have seen 110 from a standard 110, other than a standard Autologic remap My D3 Build Thread
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