Lorryman100 wrote:

Received this Saturday morning at 9am after ordering it the day before, next day delivery, well impressed.


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I also got an email containing the set up programme and instructions on how to set the unit up. So out came the Laptop and the set up programme loaded it was just a case of plugging the unit in to the laptop, by use of the supplied usb cable.


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Once all this was done it was out to the landy and plug the ATRIC unit into the OBDII socket. I then chose from the menu to read the ecu and it copied the original vehicle map. It takes about 10 mins to do but tells you when its finished. Once the unit finished it was unplugged from landy and reconnected to the laptop. I then saved the original engine file to the hard disc and unplugged the unit






Next I emailed Gary at Alive the original map file explaining what I wanted from the remap. I asked for a remap to help with towing and fuel economy and the ability to be a boy racer should the need arise I got a confirmation back almost instantly saying it would take him about twenty minutes or so, remember that its Saturday afternoon Then as promised I got the remap, well 3 remaps to be precise, along with the explanations:

V1 is steady, and should be really good on fuel.
V2 Is Stronger, and should give a good all round balance of torque and economy
V3 is pretty hot, but I don’t recommend this to be used if the vehicle is going to be working hard.

So I got 3 remap files to try, unfortunately by the time I got everything done I had to go to work So this morning me the missus and the three dogs took a run down to Ayr with version 1 installed. Engine was very smooth through all gears, power and feel felt very close too the standard tune but as it should be and not what we get as standard. Gave the dogs a couple of hours walk and a swim in the sea and back to landy too install version 2. Wow, what a difference. Tons of torque and to get that pushed into your seat feeling from a defender (The missus commented that it felt like being in her car, Mitsubishi Lancer) was exhilarating This is my first remap and boy I'm impressed, the power transfer is so smooth and there always seems to be more waiting should I need it. I spent the day trying to find flat spots with both v1 and v2, pulling away in second to accelerating in high gear with very low revs. Didn't need to change out of 6th gear when cruising and we have some good climbs up here. Came back over Rest and be thankfull, and worked the landy hard in every gear and still couldn't find a reason to fault the remap. Very happy with v2 so not going to be tempted with v3 as once installed I dont think I would take it off
Just a thought, if any one is having clutch problems due to a rough running engine then maybe this remap is what you need to smooth out the power on your Landy
I filled the Landy up this morning, covered 107 miles working the Landy hard with lots of dual carriageway/motorway driving at 70mph-ish then back to garage to fill up. Landy took 18 litres which works out at 5.94MPL or 26.75 MPG. Not bad when I considered how much I thrashed it today. Back to normal driving style tomorrow though, as I will then be able to judge fuel consumption with the remap, and based on the above figures, should be very good

So to sum up, I can't fault the service and remap from Gary at Alive Tuning and would recommend them to any one considering a Remap in the future. The power delivery and smoothness of the engine has to be felt to be beleived I feel like a boy racer now, albeit a fat baldy middle aged one that is So Gary if you read this, you have gained one very happy customer, see you soon for the Intercooler, Decat pipe ,Samco XDB hoses and the SS exhaust system

Augusto wrote:

How about anti stall feature? Still working with new mapping?
Thanks, Augusto.

ZeDefender wrote:

One strange thing though - no more EGR "chucka x 5" (self cleaning?) when switching off...

wslr wrote:

ZeDefender wrote:

One strange thing though - no more EGR "chucka x 5" (self cleaning?) when switching off...

The map comes with the EGR disabled - similar to the Td5 EGR blanking, but done with software rather than hardware. It means you are getting cold clean air into the inlet all the time for a more efficient and powerful burn.

ZeDefender wrote:

Thanks - know if there are any longer-term side effects?
Matt

wslr wrote:

ZeDefender wrote:

Thanks - know if there are any longer-term side effects?
Matt

Not sure, Matt. I think EGR's are yet another way of creating more issues - I can't see how they will save the planet when so many vehicles are running around with semi-issues, and as a result are polluting more. It works against itself.

I want to talk to Gary about it at some point. It would be nice if they ran a self clean program every now and again, just to free the valve. I also think the extra performance (or at least doing away with the standard de-tune map) would probably keep the engine running cleaner anyway.

Agreed
The beauty of having the ATRIC is that you can put the tune back to "normal" for a week or so every now and again. Hopefully, that should keep the EGR valve etc. ticking over. Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

ZeDefender wrote:

The beauty of having the ATRIC is that you can put the tune back to "normal" for a week or so every now and again. Hopefully, that should keep the EGR valve etc. ticking over.

I can re-enable the self cleaning cycle if you wish? I just turn it off, because I can!

Alive Tuning wrote:

ZeDefender wrote:

The beauty of having the ATRIC is that you can put the tune back to "normal" for a week or so every now and again. Hopefully, that should keep the EGR valve etc. ticking over.

I can re-enable the self cleaning cycle if you wish? I just turn it off, because I can!

Many thanks for the new map and great service. I will try it this morning and let you know how I get on
As far as the turbo goes, it was probably a dud manifold in the first place - it's not uncommon. The whistling is only loud when the engine's quite hot, which won't happen that often during a Munich Winter!
Anyway, when I'm sure it's the manifold (still haven't been bothered to look yet - cold outside), I will fit a Nak. gasket next year and "improve" (another) one of the things LR perhaps didn't quite get right
Cheers
Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

The Boy wrote:

Yes mate getting the same faults for over two months now. Last time it went they said when they looked at it they said nothing was wrong and that there were no faults when they checked but I knew there was as I checked before. As Pete has said I think there are some they can't see.

I have the list at work but not with me. These are on most of the time and were there this morning 404,100, 299,1643, U0155, U0300. I also get these sometimes 606, 68A,1103

dropped it off at another dealers this morning so here's hoping.

Tim seymour wrote:

hi my name is tim i have alive tune and checked last night and have po606 do you know what it is

Hi,

From: http://bellautoservices.co.uk/?s=p0606&search=Search

P0606 Engine control module (ECM) processor - circuit voltage below threshold ECM fault


I also have that error code every now and then, nothing to worry about --
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