TD5 Discobery - Reputable Remap vs Reliability
TD5 Discobery - Reputable Remap vs Reliability
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TiminYorkshire

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620 posts

243 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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Now I have the Disco 2 I'm already considering a remap... The performance is fine on the motorway, just some of the hills round here can only just be taken in 5th and a little more oomph for overtaking would be nice. Note I will occasionally tow a small RIB (under 1te) in the future. I like the way the natural gait of the car is 50-60 on A roads and 70-75 on DCs.

Now I've read up a little here and elsewhere on the more basic options; basically a remap, a remap + intercooler, and a remap +intercooler +boost adjustment. If I went for any option it would be with a reputable mapper (BAS most likely as they're quite near to me).

So what's the general consensus around remapping vs reliability?
Which of the above is better for overall reliability (I know EGTs have a role to play)?
Is there anything else I should be thinking about? - Current mileage is just over 100k miles.

I'm going to get a few miles done first, just to see if any other issues present themselves so I'm in no rush.

Edit: should be Discovery not Discobery in title!

tight fart

3,481 posts

297 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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What part of the country are you in?
Had mine done a couple of months back, turned up and he did a couple of checks then put a map on that was fantastic on the last TD5 he'd done, we went up the road and you couldn't see behind for black smoke.
Don't panic he said, no two are the same!
After a couple of hours and a few runs up the road it was a different car, well pleased.
My point is don't be tempted with a generic map from a non specialist, go to someone who knows td5s.

TiminYorkshire

Original Poster:

620 posts

243 months

Saturday 19th August 2017
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I'm in North Yorkshire.

tight fart

3,481 posts

297 months

Saturday 19th August 2017
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Alive tuning are good, watch it on a manual car the extra torque can burn an old clutch out.

bakerstreet

5,001 posts

189 months

Sunday 20th August 2017
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BAS or Alive are safe bets for Land Rovers.

quite frankly, a disco will break whether it's been remapped or not, so I would just go ahead with the remap anyway.


TiminYorkshire

Original Poster:

620 posts

243 months

Tuesday 22nd August 2017
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Good points above, I'll do some fettling over the autumn before getting to any remap.