Mmm ... interesting.

And what are the disadvantages you mention re long gearing?

I can get it to do more than 60, infact I've gotten it to 80 once (though I think it was at the limit)...so it's not a question of whether the mods are working, it looks like they are. But the roads are literally not long enough here...well at least for the sort of acceleration the Defender...

The intercooler with an Alive tuning remap has made an absolutely massive improvement...it really does accelerate now. It literally leaps into action as soon as the turbo kicks in...I love it especially on 2nd and 4th gears. I'm still not entirely happy with the performance before the turbo...

I have the bigger intercooler, decat I don't need since it's a 2001 TD5...silicone boost pipes I was told the standard one's are still ok and don't need changing yet, so I left them there for now. The disco transfer box, does that make for a better drive? And the VNT, I'm sure would be great...

So I've been popping into this forum every so often, and the only thing I've been seeing is problems, problems and even more problems :doh: Just wanted to spike the conversation with a pat on the back for the TD5. Mine has been treating me quite nicely. I think it's probably due to the...

How does brake fluid fix a leak? Got a leak somewhere in mine, and put a couple of bottles of anti-leak steering fluid and it did feck all to stop the leak...

hehe, something like that :)

Let me try to explain in Laymans terms what he is trying to do. Hopefully I'll keep it simple... TLDR; He wants to understand the software instructions of the map so that he can tweak to his own likings without "buying" a new map. Software, any software you see, from your Windows, to your MAC...

It's a defender. Yes i would have thoughtnit would cutout. But would the cutout be evident, like a full limp mode, or would it start toning the performance down to keep things ok?

EGR has been bypassed ... Shifty, run the engine with no air filter at all? I have an oil based air filter from Alive Tuning, i.e. not the paper onces but a "performance" filter, although not sure what kind of increased performance is based on the air filter alone... I wonder about the...

Harness has been changed fairly recently so there shouldn't be any oil. Though I'll double check. What about the fan? I'm assuming its not an easy job to remove it right? If there is a slight difference in the power when the fan warms up, then that just might be what I'm feeling. The change I...

I couldn't get past 75 with the pedal to the metal. It's been maybe 4000 miles since the last service where most times I change most of the filters, though I know there is one filter which is only changed about every 40,000 miles (or at least that's what the garage said). The engine doesn't feel...

Hi guys, a few of you might remember me from my original thread where i was asking about which EGR i should get. Since then i've been asking around a lurking on the forum often... So after i removed the EGR, clean Maf and Map sensors, and a few other tweaks, the guy at the garage thought he...

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Looking for an ECU for my TD5 Defender. My current ECU is the MSB type which cannot be remapped, so I'm looking at getting the later NNN type which can be remapped and keep the MSB as a spare. I know I can remap the current one by changing the chip, but I'd like to keep it just in case I'm not...

Well I already drive pretty sensibly, and do mostly urban driving so i don't think higher gears for longer will do much for me... Anyone who did remaps, can you give opinions on how thirsty its become? I'd like to give my TD5 more ooomph, but seeing that its my everyday car, i dont think i can...

How exactly is this possible? Is this a cheat which only activates the power remap once the switch is on, or is it really 2 maps on 1 ecu? I can see an ecu for sale on ebay for 645, which says it has 2 maps, one with full power and one for fuel economy. I've been having a dilemma bout whether...

Nope, my surname is actually Attard (which is incidentally a locality too). There are quite a few Defenders and quite a good AWDC ... I've already seen a few maltese users around already.

Crunchy but tasty ;)