hello new to the forum i have a 2007 3.6 rrs with 67000 looking to remap and was wondering what other rrs owners have paid for a remap and can it do any damage to the rrs any views would be good

Hi and welcome awd a member on here, will be along soon, he has got his 3.6 remapped by bellautos (site sponser) if its done by a reputable company who specialises in the land rover brand then you can't go far wrong, three that spring to mind are alive tuning, pete from bellautos and AMD i would trust all of them.

Hi I can vouch for Peter and bells autos I too have a 3.6 tdv8 and since the simple ecu upgrade I have a big grin also with the bas kit you can return the car to the factory map at any time ie service with dealer and then you can put the tuned map back on Range rover Sport tdv8 with bas touch
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thanks for your advice can the land rover dealer tell the sport has been remapped when it goes for a service. does it affect the value of the vehicle.

Having read the BAS website, when returning car to the dealers for service etc you use the supplied tool to put the original map back on the car, then reinstate the upgreaded map once you get your car back and the dealer is none the wiser. Dont see how it can affect the resale value if you dont tell anyone Quite a few people put there car back to standard before selling then sell the BAS remap tool on here. RRS TDV8 (loving it)
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i notice your in Lancashire, as i am, i'm looking at these two at the moment.
http://www.optimumtuning.co.uk/
http://www.rangerover-remap.co.uk/
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Ady 555 wrote:

if its done by a reputable company who specialises in the land rover brand then you can't go far wrong

shakeapaw wrote:

i notice your in Lancashire, as i am, i'm looking at these two at the moment.
http://www.optimumtuning.co.uk/
http://www.rangerover-remap.co.uk/
i might end up at Bells auto, who knows

Just take a look on flea-bay at the cheap plug in maps for sale, these are one map fits all, where as if you go to a reputable company like the ones mentioned you are getting a map fine tuned to your car only therefore getting the very best out of your engine for power, torque and reliability. i'd prefer a remap off a reputable company i can contact for help tips and advice. i cant really comment on the cheaper maps for sale simply because i havn't ever used them nor whould i want to on a motor as expensive as a range rover sport.

I'd definitely go for a bespoke remap , rather than a tuning box. A lot of these boxes just fool the system into over fueling to get their gains, not a very sophisticated way to operate tbh. ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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Ballsy wrote:

Ady 555 wrote:

if its done by a reputable company who specialises in the land rover brand then you can't go far wrong

Why do you say that? The cars aren't individually mapped at the factory so why wouldn't a standard after market map be just as good?

Because when re-mapping your are reducing the safety margins LR wrote into the standard generic map...so it makes more sense that any increase in boost/fuel pressure should be custom mapped rather than "one size fits all" just in case your engine behaves differently with the greater power demand

As Ady probably knows already.. no 2 engines are ever the same. there are so many factors that the ecu controls, resulting in as much as 20-40bhp difference when leaving the factory! So by sticking a generic chip on the lower powered engine, you could be exposing it to a possible failure the ecu was actually protecting it from.
With a custom map..the ecu still knows all the facts and is not being lied to by a "middle man"..thus it's 30000% safer RRS gone
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Yes thats true you reduce the safety margins but why does it have to be a company who specializes in LR who does it? Why cant it be Joe blogs down the road who also does custom maps?

Well it's your money.. spend it as you wish

My personal opinion is if I'm spending £300-600 increasing the power of my £10k engine.... I'd rather it was done by someone who had some history with the marque... because at the end of it all the engine has to remain reliable. RRS gone
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@ ballsy

It doesn't, that was just a recommendation from me, i personally would only trust someone who has many years experience with the land rover brand and not joe blogs down the road, the same rule always applies to me when ive had many of my other motors remapped.

I haven't even bought my RRS yet, I was just wondering why you mentioned it, after all a specialist engine tuner should be able to work with a variety of engines, at the end of the day an engine is an engine and they all work in the same way.