new land rover chip up

[mendiplogs]

HI ALL has any one got a new puma eng land rover yet chip up with the speed limter take off and whats it like thinking of get one thanks all jon

[Tree Man Tom]

A friend had it done jon and its caused nothing but problems. Keeps coming into limp mood, no real notacable difference in power. He has had it removed now, not sure if hes going to try a different one on it.

[mendiplogs]

HI TOM whos chip is it mate thanks jon :thumbup:

[Badgermert]

I had mine chipped (after the warranty expired) cos the power delivery didnt suit the six speed box and it was hopeless at towing compared to my old TD5. Yes it does 90+ on the motorways and better through the gears. Not sure on how it will last due to the amount of warranty work it has had and the amount of gearbox oil it still loses (first gearbox replaced at 50,000 under warranty) its now on 73,000 miles.

[mendiplogs]

HI MATE WHOS chip was it and did you have the speed limter take off you must had they will do 85mph all the best jon we had 5td chip too 200hp plus:thumbup1: it was a J FERN AT MATLOCK that land rover was 100 mph plus jon

[Tom D]

I have had a psi powerbox on mine, it has been great. The extra power and tourque is very noticable and you can remove the whols system yourself in five minutes.

 

I'd recommend it highly... PSI motorsport : Diesel Tuning : PowerBox

[nepia]

I have had a psi powerbox on mine, it has been great. The extra power and tourque is very noticable and you can remove the whols system yourself in five minutes.

 

I'd recommend it highly... PSI motorsport : Diesel Tuning : PowerBox

 

 

I'm seriously considering one of those for my Navara but I read a post on a Nissan forum (saaaad!) by one of the main men there claiming that the Powerbox is great for a while but that the effect fades.

Sounds really strange but can anyone offer educated comment on it?

[Treewolf]

I have a PSI Powerbox on my TD5 Discovery and am very pleased with it (I have also done a proper EGR valve removal) and the result is a much more lively and driveable motor. It is also marginally better on fuel, presumably because I now drive it less hard to get where I am going. It has done 50k+ miles with this fitted with no problems at all (200k total miles from new now).

 

On the Puma Defender the best performance upgrades are probably those from Bell Auto Services (link - Diesel performance tuning and economy remap chip tuning for Landrover Defender Discovery TD5 Puma TDV6 TDV8) or Alive Tuning (link - ALIVE TUNING - Remap Chip Tuning for Improved Performance and Economy.). I don't have a remap yet on the Puma but both of these guys have a very good reputation and are highly spoken of in Puma Defender circles.

 

As far as the Puma-engined Defender is concerned, although there are undoubtedly some bad ones out there, on the whole now it is a good and reliable vehicle. The torque available at low revs is very useful, and the six-speed box is great. It may be an oversimplification, but in my experience the Pumas which are driven by their owners seem on the whole to be reliable and durable whilst those driven by employees seem to be less reliable, which suggests to me that how you treat the vehicle is crucial. No doubt there will now be people who have cherished theirs and they have still been rubbish posting! Remember all the "issues" with the TD5 when it was new ? It's the same with the Puma. When the Defender replacement finally comes along we'll all be saying how good the Puma Defender was and how rubbish the replacement is.

 

All I can say really is that I actually prefer driving my standard 07 Puma Defender to my TD5 Disco, and both vehicles have done everything I have ever asked of them.

[twmarriott]

I had mine chipped (after the warranty expired) cos the power delivery didnt suit the six speed box and it was hopeless at towing compared to my old TD5. Yes it does 90+ on the motorways and better through the gears. Not sure on how it will last due to the amount of warranty work it has had and the amount of gearbox oil it still loses (first gearbox replaced at 50,000 under warranty) its now on 73,000 miles.

 

how on earth did you get landrover to do that???

done 30k in our 09 one, gearbox is terrible... they don't want to know...!

i'd look at the upgrade on ours once the warranty is up but i'm not convinced the box will stand it!

[Tom D]

I know of someone who had a 90 which had gearbox problems, turned out it had a 110 diff!!

 

My psi box is as good now as it was when I got it I have done at least25K miles on it. How could it "go off" it has no moving parts, just a pcb.

 

If you run a powerbox in germany you can still claim on your waranty as it is approved by the TUV.