j,moore wrote:

i have a couple of questions, how much more power does this upgrade give and does it cause the vehicle to smoke more. also i already get 30mpg and better so will this be improved or will it do as my defender td5 did and actualy drop after the upgrade (different company upgrade). also will land rover in advertantly erase it or throw a fit the next time it goes in for a service. and how much does it cost.
many thanks jim .

And also what about warranty

10forcash wrote:

MPG improvements are consistently in the 8-12% range - providing your driving style doesn't change!
All diesels smoke to some extent but if you drive 'carefully' enough to consistently get 30mpg+ then you're unlikely to provoke any smoke by spirited driving...
As the tune is transparent to dealer diagnostics (but not to a test-drive by the tech) it's entirely possible that the tune may be overwritten - in such an event, I'll re-apply the tune for as long as you own the vehicle
Cost to forum members is £580.00 + vat

As far as warranty is concerned, it's no different to other modifications (EGR blanking etc.) and LR would have to prove that the tune caused any premature component failure although I can say that the tune does not exceed any design parameters of the powertrain or drivetrain

10forcash wrote:

The first thing is that tuning has moved on a great deal since 2000 - as have Landrover, as mentioned above the extra 48bhp is nowhere near the design limits of the TDV6 and the tune specifically boosts certain areas of the map, not the 'broad brush' approach of the plug-ins or some of the earlier methods
Dependent upon the circumstances and the cause of the failure yes, I would get involved with a refused warranty claim on any Torq-Tuned vehicle.

That will do for me thank's 10forcash as i said my 4th d3 is delivered on friday , should i do some mileage first then tune?
regards
ntc

ntc wrote:

should i do some mileage first then tune?

Entirely your choice, I've tuned several D3's literally hours after delivery although I always think you'll get a better sense of value-for-money if you drive it in standard tune first

CY wrote:

Just don't do to the one you get on Friday what you did to the one in your gallery

CY seemed like a good idea at the time . how do you delete pics in your gallery ?

DG wrote:

As a former heavy sceptic of remapping, I asked all the questions you guys are asking TFC now. Once you have discussed the issues in depth, applied sensible logic, appreciated the benefits and eradicated your fears ...you realise that it has to be done

13 months and 15k miles later...services and several items of (unrelated) warranty work carried out without question. .....more importantly...still a big on my face

Or you just go "WTF" one day, send TFC a PM and out he comes with his box of tricks and you end up with a feckin big permagrin and the ability to pi%% off many a motor at the traffic light getaway....
best soddin thing i've done to my D3

ntc wrote:

CY wrote:

Just don't do to the one you get on Friday what you did to the one in your gallery

CY seemed like a good idea at the time . how do you delete pics in your gallery ?

Just go into your gallery, open up the picture and there will be a tab at the bottom saying "DELETE THIS FILE". Quick, before anyone else sees