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Kaine

Member Since: 26 May 2006
Location: Hills of Shropshire
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LRtuning wrote:
Kaine,

In a perfect world you are right but I'm afraid it will never happen in the 're-map' world especially for Land Rover

very true - a shame though

Mon Apr 02 2007 6:56pm

simonsi

Member Since: 01 Dec 2006
Location: Leicester
Posts: 259

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Arctic Frost

LRtuning wrote:
Kaine,

In a perfect world you are right but I'm afraid it will never happen in the 're-map' world especially for Land Rover

Hmmm - LR establish what they are happy with component strength-wise by design then testing. Re-map outfits have every opportunity to study the design and establish their own limits, where most fall down will be the amount of product testing they do, the opportunity simply won´t be there to get anything like as many testing miles in as LR.

BUT what would worry me is an outfit who don´t establish their basic engineering credentials OR do testing, that seems a fast route to something tragic - and will rely on LR designing-in a drivetrain weak point (normally a half-shaft, you would NOT want either an exploding gearbox or worse a failed propshaft at speed).

I would expect any additional wear due to a remap to show up primarily in the auto box clutch lifespan being shortened, any sudden torque overload would probably result in a broken half-shaft for the reasons above. Cheers

Simon

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Mon Apr 02 2007 9:12pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 30 May 2005
Location: Driving along in my automobile
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2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

simonsi wrote:
..........and will rely on LR designing-in a drivetrain weak point (normally a half-shaft, you would NOT want either an exploding gearbox or worse a failed propshaft at speed).

Which was just what happened to early L322/FFRR's.............................. many exploding gear boxes and front diffs at speed were reported in the first 1-2 years of production, I would doubt it was "designed-in" though!. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
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Mon Apr 02 2007 9:27pm

Nutty Nige

Member Since: 21 Feb 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 355

2009 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

I think your all right in what you say
We all know the broken half shaft stories in Land Rover series 1,2 and 3, and even some D2
Then the old diff problem and trasfer box on the RR classic, then we come into more diff problems and transfer boxes on the P38
Then the diff alignment problem you just mentioned on the later RR, which RR did their best to modify out in the field.
Lets just wait and see. The proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say
When we have 100K on the clock we can look back then. You don't stop playing because you get old, You get old because you stop playing.

07 TDV6 been and gone. 08 TDV6 been and gone. 08.5 TDV8 in evaluation mode and now gone. BMW 535D M sport Been and gone, Now time for RRS No4 - TDV6 HSE in Stornaway with Ebony - 09 Model 6 months old.
RS Cosworth 4x4 Stage 2 Mint for summer
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Tue Apr 03 2007 7:44am

LRtuning

Member Since: 26 Jul 2005
Location: London and Melbourne
Posts: 403

2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Cairns Blue

Nicely summed up Nige Chips with everything

Tue Apr 03 2007 7:54am

Nutty Nige

Member Since: 21 Feb 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 355

As you say LRT its down to personal choice.
I think we also have to remember that manufacture process has come on leaps and bounds in recent years and things like tensile stress are much improved sectors.
I do beleive half shaft failure etc is a thing of the past and we can look forward to less or none of that.
The only comment is I sealed my own fate on this topic when it started on last week.. I should have kept quiet
My RRs is back at the dealers from yesterday. The front diff unit is on back order because they are becoming a problem. You don't stop playing because you get old, You get old because you stop playing.

07 TDV6 been and gone. 08 TDV6 been and gone. 08.5 TDV8 in evaluation mode and now gone. BMW 535D M sport Been and gone, Now time for RRS No4 - TDV6 HSE in Stornaway with Ebony - 09 Model 6 months old.
RS Cosworth 4x4 Stage 2 Mint for summer
Audi TT
Astra VXR for the daughter.

Tue Apr 03 2007 8:16am

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