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Iguana
 


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I'd give 'Woody32' a shout, drop him a PM, he did mine for me and travels down to Cornwall with work, so I'm sure he could find you Thumbs Up

Here's his profile
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/member-woody32.html
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Lid
 


Member Since: 26 Apr 2013
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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Manual Siberian SilverDiscovery 3

The BAS remap is designed to be DIY as far as I know.
  
Post #179217416th Mar 2017 1:27 pm
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Moo
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It can be both. Thumbs Up
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
Post #179217816th Mar 2017 1:42 pm
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ruben
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Bad idea is my answer...
MY OPINION IS.... maybe well when new, but I would not do a remapping to a car with a certain amount of kilometers ... and in addition if there was no risk of loss of reliability LR would have boosted it already in factory, LR would have sold it remapped from the factory because it would have been much more commercially attractive...Instead of remapping decided to increase engine capacity from 2.7 to 3.0 for something to be.... Whistle Whistle

....apart from this, and I mean, I never considered it necessary to increase power in the D3 Whistle Whistle
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Moo
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Ukraine 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Why? My remap, IC and deCat were done at 90,000 miles (144,000km). It now has over 200,000 miles (320,000km) on the clock with no problems. It just purrs along. Very Happy
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
Post #179220516th Mar 2017 2:30 pm
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ruben
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Because I think it's not healthy that you decide to run marathons after 50 years..... Laughing Laughing
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ruben
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The same heart and considerably more requirements .... something will fail ..... Question
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Post #179221316th Mar 2017 2:44 pm
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A.J.M
 


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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Plenty of standard cars have suffered engine trouble.

Snapped cranks, spun bearings, turbo failures etc. They happened with the engine as Land Rover intended it to be.

Adding a remap will put extra stress on stuff. The best you can do to offset that is to be more strict with servicing and checks of the car.

I had my 500 IC fitted at 125k, the map at 154k, I get it serviced with a full AF kit every year.
It gets run on BP Ultimate diesel. I bought my car with 97k, so had it 4 years before adding a map.

For me the remap is worth it, to others it isn't. It's our own choice having looked at both sides.
  
Post #179225016th Mar 2017 4:46 pm
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Lid
 


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United Kingdom 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 XS Manual Siberian SilverDiscovery 3

I've never had a problem with mine and it was remapped at about 120k miles. As I understand it the engine mapping is set up in the factory as a 'one size fits all' regarding emissions and other legislation across the world, and the vehicles are perfectly capable of handling a more optimal map.

Regarding the BP ultimate diesel mentioned, I find that mine runs noticeably better on plain diesel from Tesco, although I usually add Redex as well.
  
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Flack
 


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Quote:
As I understand it the engine mapping is set up in the factory as a 'one size fits all' regarding emissions and other legislation across the world, and the vehicles are perfectly capable of handling a more optimal map.


Correct Thumbs Up

Flack Thumbs Up
  
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sean 471
 


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Flack did mine with a patch for the EGRs. So much better and a great service from Flack. Thumbs Up
  
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lynalldiscovery
 


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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Metropolis LE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

Whilst driving the works van last night down the M20 I set to thinking about remaps and slipping clutches.

My thoughts are the engine can certainly produce serious grunt when its chipped but obviously the clutch cant handle it, if you search it appears lots of makes of cars have the exact same issue when tuned.
I personally have come across two cars with this exact same issue.

Then I got to thinking of the auto boxes, (the M20 at night is really boring!) and on my car sometimes when the engine lugs a bit in a manual I would just let it lug away the auto changes down i assume to protect the gearbox itself, so wondering how this would effect the gearbox now the engine is making more torque?
  
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Johnhiggs
 


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United Kingdom 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Zermatt SilverDiscovery 3

Is they any way of finding out if my D3 is already remapped, it seems to go quite well anyway
 2006 D3 2.7tdv6 SE Zermatt (6A)
Front and rear light protectors
EGR's Blanked
704 rims
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2014/2015 navigation maps
DAB Motion
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DurtyDisco
 


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Bigger Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, silicone hoses, EGR delete, patch and remap from BAS supplied by Geoff......

3.2 tonnes of scalded Big Orange cat..... and a grin that you cant wipe off with a brick....

Just sayin'.... Whistle
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Post #18002115th Apr 2017 3:24 pm
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Moo
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^ add in a deCat and its even more 'whay hay' - just sayin.. Whistle
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
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