Range Rover TDV8 Chipping....

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Dear All,

I hope this has not been done to death. Did a search and could not find much.

Am about to chip my RR TDV8 and it is between Superchips and DMS, but I am looking for some help deciding as figures are:

Superchips increase:
BHP: 53
lb/ft torque: 141

DMS increase:
BHP: 71
lb/ft torque: 126

I would have thought that torque on a car like this was much more important than power? DMS say they cannot understand Superchips figures and Superchips say torque is better and they can increase BHP more, but car starts to smoke (diesel) at high revs.

Certainly Superchips are cheaper at £599 against £1,200, but more concerned on getting the right chip...

Any owners out there who have experience with this?

Thanks
Rob

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Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the web link. Interesting as mine is a Stratstone RR and I can't believe how quick it is, to the extent I sent an e-mail to the dealership I bought it from asking if it has already been chipped.

I have only had the car for a couple of weeks and like someone suggested on the other site, this is the only TDV8 I have driven.

Find the whole thing about main dealers dubious and am sure it differs thoughout the network, as they all tend to be holier than though, whatever the marque.

We ware indeed neighbours as I too live in Finchampstead (Wellingtonia Av)!

Regards
Rob

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Paramount said:

Hi we can help with this.

Custom maps can give DMS results, but at super chip prices, and all work comes with before and after dyno sessions, so you know exactly what you are getting.

www.paramount-performance.com

Thanks for the help. I have e-mail Paramout via the web site. Look forward to hearing back.

Regards
Robert

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Dear All,

I have now had the Range Rover chipped by Paramount Performance. Fantastic is the only way to describe it!

BHP up by around 50hp and Torque around 100nm+ needs to be confirmed, as we were not able to test at the time.

Mid range is hugely powerful as is motorway cruising, when slightly depressing the throttle to pass someone the car pulls like a train.

So far MPG has improved from an average of 23mpg to 27mpg, sometime hitting 30mpg on a motorway journey and that’s not driving with the mpg in mind.

If anyone were thinking about having similar work done, I would definitely talk with Paramount. Good, straight talking guys who know their stuff and from what research I did produce better results than any of the competitors for the cheapest price.

Plan to take my wifes BMW 530d there later in the year and am very keen to look out for AMV8 so that I can put their performance exhaust and re-map on it to get the performance and noise it deserves!

Regards
Rob

P.S. Good day at the Pistonheads show - will go again.

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Yes I do.

To be precise, gained 48hp so increased it to 322hp. The cable that is needed for the torque increase was broken and replacement on order, so I am going back when it arrives, but the reckon 100-120 increase. I will post the result when I get it.

Also advised that it would take a few hundred miles to bed in and would become ever so slightly quicker, however if I wanted it to increase further "they could get more out of it".

The before and after dyno test what what attracted me to them.

Regards
Rob