What a difference a re-map makes!

50 pence said:

I had my TD5 Disco re-mapped today, and " Oh my god ", what a MASSIVE difference !.

I had read and heard that the TD5 unit responded well to software modification, but had no idea how it would be quite as good.

Of all the diesels I,ve had re-mapped, the TD5 is by far the most impresive.

The " flat spot " low down in the rev range has completely dissapeared, it feels like the accelerator pedal is actually connected to the engine now.

I drive my truck very steady, without giving it loads of right foot, the re-map has enabled me to reach my desired speed by moving through the gears quicker.

However, whilst at a busy " T " junction, I pulled out into a smaller than usual gap, punched the throttle, and the car just took off. I was amazed at how it shifted of the line. And whilst on the way home on a dual carridge way, I wanted to pull into the fast lane, as I was coming up on a lorry, but I could see a car closing my lane change oppertunity down, so, still in fifth, I hit the gas and was gobsmacked how quickly it went from 60 to 70 mph.

Dont get me wrong, I couldnt care less about the numbers, and am not about to start " gunning " it everywhere, but its like someone has got it running on 5 cylinders now as oppose to 3 !

I would say that if anyone was contemplating any mods to thier TD5, ( wheels, headlamps, bull bars, side bars etc ), spend the money on an ECU remap, it will change the driving experience immeasurably !.

Yes, I am pleased with it !.


Del.

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50 pence said:

Hi biglad.

Mines a Oct 2002 52 GS manual. De- EGR, De-cat, full service every 10k/12 months, running 255/70/16 BFG AT,s.

My friend Darrell at Torquing BHP Cambridge, did the work for me, he is somewhat of a master when it comes to code writing and vehicle software modification.

He did,nt charge me for the upgrade, as we are freinds and I,ve sorted a few things out for him. ( I,m a carpenter/builder ).

His usuall charge for this work is £ 425 plus vat. He feels that, although a larger intercooler will improve the engine performance further, he dioes not think that the outlay for this is justified against its benefits.

The engine,s running and sound is absolutly unchanged.( nice turbo sound after the de-cat ).

The smoothness and power seems to have come from nowhwere. I was genuinley amazed at the result. ( having had other diesels re-mapped by him ).

He only loaded the new codes this morning, so its far too early for consumption feedback. He, and I are in no doubt that this upgrade will improve MPG, as it has done on all the other vehicles he has done for me.

But i would quite happily lose a couple of mpg to have the car as it is now !.

Del.

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BoldreChris said:

There is more black smoke under load, as you'd expect, but nothing that would upset the public. No idea about fuel consumption yet - with the broken MAF it won't be very good anyway and I'm enjoying the extra oomph rather too much for economy to be worth checking yet. The re-map cost me £225 and he travelled from Cheshire to Hampshire to do it and a couple of others.

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