Hi All,

Has anyone remapped their SDV8?

I've always tweaked my cars and coming from a fast Audi wagon daily....I do miss the firepower.

Now the SDV8 is no slouch...but I do wonder what it would be like if tweaked.

So anyone had it done, recommendations, thoughts.

Iceboy

DMS or JE, I’ve not had this one done but previously have used JE - both companies are highly regarded as being the best at what they do - the DMS churns out 400 horses. Beware of the back street garage “Bradford” type operations 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

I believe that in standard trim, the engine delivers 700nm of torque, which conveniently matches the rating of the 8 speed ZF transmission.

Chipping will increase that, so in theory the transmission is overloaded.

Not sure I fancy the expense...

Chris. L405 - 4.4SDV8 Vogue
P38 - 4.6V8 HSE
Land Rover series IIA V8

Range Rover world completed mine, its certainly enhanced my enjoyment of the car even more….no wafting or hesitation when pulling away….and the 30 to 60 is addictive !

only regret not doing this two years ago!

Side note: The hesitation most people mention I encountered in my L322 TDV8 (4.4 Puma). So very similar engine.

Noticed the MAF was caked, looking through the hole I noticed the donut plenum was full of gunk - so I had this removed and professionally cleaned. The hesitation was gone after this, perhaps worth doing this for obvious reasons, but not considering it as a remap reason.

A fair few of these have been remapped now but not aware of any horrors, obviously choosing an outfit who has a rolling road and will see the map to your car and not a generic flash/tuning box will be the way to go.