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Neil Pettersen
 


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Engine remapping for Petrol D3 ??

Is remapping only available for diesel engine D3 ?

Anyone have or heard of D3 petrol remapping ?
  
Post #31309222nd Jun 2008 10:19 pm
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simon_arch1
 


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Australia 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

Neil - I haven't heard of remaps for the petrol versions, but my experience with D2 petrol engines that the petrol remaps do not give you significant enough improvements to justify the cost...

Sorry Sad

Simon
 D3 - Buckingham Blue, SE, TDV6, 06 model; chipped; underbody armour; Mickey Thompson ATZ 275/65-18 AND MAXXIS Bighorn muddies; rear wheel carrier from 4x4intelligence.com; iPOD aux connection! GME 3200 UHF - aerial mounted on wheel carrier Smile; LR roof rails/cross bars; Autosafe cargo barrier, Safari Snorkel; Traxide - aux battery; ARB bull bar with Tigerz11 winch; Lightforce 240 XGT driving lights (mitchell bros tow hitch to come)  
Post #31312923rd Jun 2008 1:32 am
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Neil Pettersen
 


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Thankyou Simon Thumbs Up

...... it was a wild hope really ...... the US market would have flagged it if they had 'em .

Could not find anything on Google .
  
Post #31313123rd Jun 2008 1:50 am
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Haven’t really thought about getting my petrol remapped – the 4.0L seems to be enough power for my driving style – I did have a diesel loan car on my last service and got a pretty good lesson in why a remap is handy for the oil burner.

I turned right at a t-intersection with a black Nissan coming my way and got half way into the intersection, applied half throttle as there was a parked car in front of me and full throttle would have meant understeering into it, and then nothing, the car just sat there - I do remember in the second or so that I was sitting there motionless in the middle of the road thinking how sensible I was for taking the optional insurance at $33 per day, and then thinking it would only help my estate as the Nissan was heading straight for the drivers side door at 60kph. Thankfully the woman braked and the Disco’s electronic brain finally kicked in and it took off in the nick of time – definitely the most scared I’ve been in car in many years. If I had a diesel a remap wouldn’t be an option, it’d be a necessity.
  
Post #31313923rd Jun 2008 4:45 am
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Try re-mapping with a V8 - they are about for not too much $$. Flooring it in low range or Sand Mode will probably just about shred all 4 tyres.
 Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched) 
 
Post #31315023rd Jun 2008 7:16 am
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simonsi
 


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Re: Engine remapping for Petrol D3 ??

Neil Pettersen wrote:
Is remapping only available for diesel engine D3 ?

Anyone have or heard of D3 petrol remapping ?


I'd be surprised to find anyone offering a remap that gives any real benefits, to get more torque/power out of an engine you need it to flow more air, on a turbo diesel (or turbo anything come to that), this can be achieved by upping the boost, the engine will consequently flow more air with which you can inject more fuel and hence more torque is produced.

In a naturally aspirated engine you would need to make physical changes to the engine (camshaft, bigger valves, overbore etc), to achieve more airflow. By now LR will have the fuel and ignition settings pretty much optimised so I'm not sure there would be any gains in any direction for any remap to offer.
 Cheers

Simon 
 
Post #31322023rd Jun 2008 10:14 am
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Neil Pettersen
 


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So this is all I can hope for http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/post312847.html#312847 Big Cry

An $87 "air remap" of a sort. Wink
  
Post #31323423rd Jun 2008 10:49 am
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simonsi
 


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Sad Take note of some of the links in that thread, some analysis down under showed comments re particulate filtering performance that would concern me.
 Cheers

Simon 
 
Post #31323723rd Jun 2008 10:53 am
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CHIVAS
 


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powerchip option

Hi, i enquired about this a while ago but could not see the value Rolling Eyes
Powerchip have recently released a product for the V6 Petrol.
 CHILDREN GONE
LOVING LIFE 
 
Post #32392221st Jul 2008 3:11 am
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Neil Pettersen
 


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Yes, little difference here Rolling Eyes

http://www.powerchipgroup.com/interact/dat...id=Lan0038 Sad
  
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Neil
There a lot of companies that do chips listed in the performance
motor magazines......give them a call and see what they can do for you
 Pete  
Post #32399421st Jul 2008 10:02 am
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Neil Pettersen
 


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.........l'll have a look down the newsagent for ideas .....
  
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