Hi
I would like to fit a performance chip to my 2002 td6 HSE, can anyone recomend the best one around and also what is involved with fitting.
Cheers Paul

There are many chips & retunes available for the TD6. Stick to one of the more popular brands. Such as J.E. Engineering, Jeremy Fearn, DPchip, Chipit, Or this one
http://www.mybluefin.co.uk/
All have their advantages & disadvantages ( not much) Search this and other forums for more info as a lot have done it all before. I a'm yet to commit for my TD6 but am leaning towards the bluefin superchip

Gary

Had mine done recently.

All I can say is it totally transformed the car.

Drives really well and is quite "modern" feeling in the way it drives and it's willingness to accelerate.

Also fuel consumption has improved.

Very, very happy.  08 model TDV8 Vogue SE Rimini Red/ parchment. 04 TD6 Vogue Oslo Blue / parchment
99 Model 2.5 DSE Rioja Red / lightstone
97 BMW M3 Evo Convertible
plus a few more!

Sorry to hijack this thread

but do any of these affect the gearbox mapping at all?

no, but you will find that the Sports becomes superfluous due to the extra power - i.e. makes no difference

But do any of these put undue strain on the engine/gearbox...?

I had a PSI power box on my P38 Diesel some hears ago and I;m sure it eventually lead to it's demise. Overworking the engine and blowing rad/head.

Maybe I;m wrong but if the engines were supposed to be like this why did LR "De Tune" them in the first place. Ash
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2016 SDV8 AB

TD6 is a BMW engine and BMW did a power upgrade for it as std in the X5, its an understressed engine. The gearbox might be a different matter though! A lot depends how you drive it, if its balls out everywhere, and or a lot of towing then its life will be shortened!

There is also a big difference between a chip and a map, chips just dump extra fuel, whereas maps alter turbo boost pressure and other engine parameters, loads of info on here and on the interent in general.

Hi Paul

PM sent

Gary

Bluefin:

Land Rover Range Rover TD6
3/2002 - 6/2006
Engine type : Turbo-Diesel
Engine size : 2926 cm3
Cylinders : 6
Original bhp : 174
Original nm : 390
BHP increase : 28 (202)
NM gain : 136 (526)
Lb/Ft gain : 100

Big Torque Increase.....

Closing in on Standard TDV8.

Last edited by Gazellio @ Prestige Cars on 29th Nov 2011 7:36am. Edited 2 times in total

Bluefin TDV8 chip:

Land Rover Range Rover L322 TDV8
3/2006 onwards
Engine type : Turbo-Diesel
Engine size : 3630 cm3
Cylinders : 8
Original bhp : 268
Original nm : 640
BHP increase : 53 (321)
NM gain : 191 (831)
Lb/Ft gain : 141

832 Torques will blow your head off......

So who needs a 4.4.......

Mine

Quote:

Land Rover Range Rover 3.0 TD6 - Blue Optimized

Standard Power: 174BHP - 390Nm Torque
Blue Optimized Power: 212BHP - 475Nm Torque

This customer tows a twin wheeled caravan and drives down to spain a few times a year and was looking for a bit more Torque to help towing and more fuel economy, so we Blue Optimized it for him. Now he will have an extra 85Nm of torque and up too 15% better MPG

Mine was done mobile by http://www.jfautomotive.co.uk/ The remaps are bespoke per vehicle. He downloads the original map and sends it to head office. They then enhance the map using your cars parameters instead of a generalised one for the car.

I'm well impressed. Next one will be the TDV8.  08 model TDV8 Vogue SE Rimini Red/ parchment. 04 TD6 Vogue Oslo Blue / parchment
99 Model 2.5 DSE Rioja Red / lightstone
97 BMW M3 Evo Convertible
plus a few more!

how much do these things cost to do? and as well as increasing mpg does it mean that when cruising on the motorway do the revs / noise drop? ie i think at 90 the rev counter is about 4000? does it come down at all? as if it did then it would be quieter? that i think would be a real bonus? andy

Andy, it's not possible to get the revs to drop like that. The revs it pulls is determined by the gear ratios which is a mechanical element, not an electronic element. The only way you can get the revs to drop at a given speed (assuming you are already in the highest available gear) is to add a new gear. This also assumes the torque converter isn't allowing some slip at the time of course.

does any one in the lincolnshire area fit these chips/maps Current Stable:
Range Rover 2003 TD6 HSE Alveston Red, Sand Leather
Ford Focus C-Max silver 2003
V/W transporter Blue 1995
Yamaha XJR1300 Yellow 2002
Kawasaki ZX7R Green 1998
Honda CBR 600 Black 1998
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Red 1986
Yamaha RD125LC Mk1 Blue 1986

see gary at td5 alive in grimsby, he mapped mine for me. pulls like a train.