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Denn78ml

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I drive a 2005 td4 sport I would like some opinions on whether to chip it or not! Do you really notice any differenceor not and if anyone can recomend what to go for or avoid.
Thanks in advance.
 
I run a synergy 2A box on my 2002 Auto.
Does it make a difference, just a bit.
More low down torque, smoother power delivery. Better acceleration or fuel economy, depending how you drive it.
Think there around £200ish new. But used ones come up on eBay.
I believe @Nodge68 and @hd3 also run them.
They might comment now I've tagged them.
Mike
 
Thank you Skinny Mike, I'm just trying to see what people think ! I've seen plenty for sale on eBay for £70-80 pounds but know nothing about them ! Could be a load of rubbish.
 
The RonBox is pretty good. I've run one for about four years and it's been decent. The stuff on ebay for less than half the cost has been the subject of the odd thread on here.
 
I have just had mine done. Well re-mapped rather than 'chipped'. It's quoted as increasing the power to 140bhp and the torque to 340Nm (250 lb/ft) and did EGR delete and a few other tweaks.
It has definitely made a difference but it hasn't turned it into a hot hatch by any means!
The power delivery is smoother from low revs and it's a lot freer over 3000rpm. It also revs into the red line now which is didn't before (not that there's much point in revving a diesel that high), it used to back off big time by the time you got there.
It doesn't feel like it goes a lot faster but it does feel as if you get to the speed quicker is you know what I mean. For example, there's a reasonably steep hill around here with roundabouts on it, I used to just get to about 73mph before, now it only goes a couple of mph faster but gets to that speed a lot earlier up the hill than it did. Also it seemed to need minimal throttle while cruising at about 60mph on a straight fairly flat road.
Has it turned it into a lightning fast car? No.
Has it made it nicer and more responsive to drive? Yes.
Would I have it done again? Yes.

Hope that helps a bit.
 
Juzza6720 said:
I have just had mine done. Well re-mapped rather than 'chipped'. It's quoted as increasing the power to 140bhp and the torque to 340Nm (250 lb/ft) and did EGR delete and a few other tweaks.
It has definitely made a difference but it hasn't turned it into a hot hatch by any means!
The power delivery is smoother from low revs and it's a lot freer over 3000rpm. It also revs into the red line now which is didn't before (not that there's much point in revving a diesel that high), it used to back off big time by the time you got there.
It doesn't feel like it goes a lot faster but it does feel as if you get to the speed quicker is you know what I mean. For example, there's a reasonably steep hill around here with roundabouts on it, I used to just get to about 73mph before, now it only goes a couple of mph faster but gets to that speed a lot earlier up the hill than it did. Also it seemed to need minimal throttle while cruising at about 60mph on a straight fairly flat road.
Has it turned it into a lightning fast car? No.
Has it made it nicer and more responsive to drive? Yes.
Would I have it done again? Yes.

Hope that helps a bit.
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Did you inform insurance company you've modified your engine?...just asking...
 
Juzza6720 said:
I have just had mine done. Well re-mapped rather than 'chipped'. It's quoted as increasing the power to 140bhp and the torque to 340Nm (250 lb/ft) and did EGR delete and a few other tweaks.
It has definitely made a difference but it hasn't turned it into a hot hatch by any means!
The power delivery is smoother from low revs and it's a lot freer over 3000rpm. It also revs into the red line now which is didn't before (not that there's much point in revving a diesel that high), it used to back off big time by the time you got there.
It doesn't feel like it goes a lot faster but it does feel as if you get to the speed quicker is you know what I mean. For example, there's a reasonably steep hill around here with roundabouts on it, I used to just get to about 73mph before, now it only goes a couple of mph faster but gets to that speed a lot earlier up the hill than it did. Also it seemed to need minimal throttle while cruising at about 60mph on a straight fairly flat road.
Has it turned it into a lightning fast car? No.
Has it made it nicer and more responsive to drive? Yes.
Would I have it done again? Yes.

Hope that helps a bit.
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The standard maps as delivered by the manufacturers have a torque map that imposes a maximum amount of fuel it will inject dependent on the engine revs. Not surprisingly this map starts low at low revs and increases as the revs get higher. It'll get to maximum at (say) 3,000 revs. However, it doesn't then flat-line. Before the engine's quoted max revs (ie the red line) it will start decreasing again. The manufacturers do this to a certain degree to provide a "more comfortable" drive, but mainly to protect the engine.

All a remap does is increase the maximum fuel constraints. Therefore you are essentially "knocking the nuts off the engine".

Granted, manufacturers build in a bit of leeway into their maps, but still if you take that leeway away its going to find problems (eg dodgy TD4 cranks) a lot quicker.

Crisps fried in butter are better for your body than a remap is for an engine.

If you want more power from your Freelander, swap out the VCU for 20kw of AC (or DC) power - simple eh @Alibro ?
 
My RB is currently set to MAF compensation only. The reason for this is I have the Pierburg MAF fitted.

I did have my RB on maximum power for a while. However the auto box started playing up, probably due to the massive torque increase the RB created. The long term plan is to do a box rebuild, then get the EDC mapped to increase torque to the maximum designed capacity of the box, which is 300Nm.

Weather I'll get round to doing the box is another matter however.
 
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