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Trundlebus



Member Since: 15 Jul 2014
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alive remap
Well on Friday I took the plunge and had the 130 remapped at Alive in Louth. As I use the truck as a demountable it is very heavy sometimes and very light at others so they chaps provided me with an Atric containing two additional maps just so that I could experiment if need be. Since Friday I have been running the 165 bhp version on the truck without the cabin mounted. First impressions are that I now have a vehicle with some power! I actually overtook someone on an A road, a first for me! I can go up hills without slowing. It has made the truck much more responsive. I still get a bit of kangarooing in 1st and 2nd if I am not careful with the clutch but it is no worse than before, maybe slightly better and with the cabin mounted it does not do it at all.. The big test will come this weekend when we set off for Spain and Portugal. I asked for torque to help with long hills as previously I was definitely struggling. I will post an update when I have some impressions so that anyone else running a demountable cab get a view on the differences.
Post #591536 9th Jan 2017 11:29am
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rover



Member Since: 26 May 2012
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Had mine done by Alive, makes the 2.2 110 so much more pleasurable to drive. I was struggling to live with it as standard due to low power and jerky delivery.

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Post #591626 9th Jan 2017 7:08pm
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Joe the Plumber



Member Since: 18 Dec 2013
Location: Midlands
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2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 HT Fuji White
As I'm vaguely considering having mine re-mapped once the warranty runs out, I'd be interested to know what difference it has made to your insurance premium?

Thanks very much.
Post #591749 10th Jan 2017 6:51am
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simon67



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Joe
I am with LV and the remap and mods made no difference to thrm
Post #591752 10th Jan 2017 7:25am
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JOW240725



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
Great outfit you have Trundlebus! Does it take long to demount? It looks like you demount at camp site to allow you to tour during day without cabin?

Have a great trip! Photos please Smile. Will you drive all the way or Ferry to further South? Being nosey but it's a trip I'd like to do, but not sure kids would cope with drive all the way.

Remaps are great. For interest my BAS170AB added £30 to A-Plan insurance but most of that was admin charge for changing policy mid term. James
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Post #591754 10th Jan 2017 7:41am
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Joe the Plumber



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Thanks folks. I'm pleasantly surprised at that as usually any power increase puts the premiums up. Perhaps it's because you're tuning a Defender, not a sports car.
Post #591759 10th Jan 2017 8:05am
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thrasher



Member Since: 04 Jan 2017
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i have alive stage one re map with de cat and centre pipe straight through k&n panel filter and egr blanked off on my 2.4 tdci 90, all I can say is wow engine and power delivery way smoother and torque amazing scares the youngsters round here when they try and pass me lol
Post #591770 10th Jan 2017 9:09am
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Disco_Mikey



Member Since: 16 Nov 2014
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Indeed. An impressive car ^ Thumbs Up
Post #591774 10th Jan 2017 9:29am
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nick345345



Member Since: 05 Dec 2016
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If it's not impolite to ask, what is the rough cost of an alive remap?
Post #591799 10th Jan 2017 11:44am
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defender9



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Out of interest has anyone found any downsides to this type of re-map?
Post #591807 10th Jan 2017 12:09pm
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Disco_Mikey



Member Since: 16 Nov 2014
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Scotland 2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Keswick Green
nick345345 wrote:
If it's not impolite to ask, what is the rough cost of an alive remap?


The Alive website has the 2.4 listed at £395 + VAT, and the 2.2 listed at £495 + VAT.

However, the dealers occasionally have offers on, so it may be worth contacting them Thumbs Up
Post #591811 10th Jan 2017 12:41pm
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simon67



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Def2 gets a discount for £250
No downsides as far as I know with mine

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Post #591813 10th Jan 2017 12:45pm
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thrasher



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Disco_Mikey wrote:
Indeed. An impressive car ^ Thumbs Up
well impressed mike thanks well recommended
Post #591826 10th Jan 2017 1:43pm
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thrasher



Member Since: 04 Jan 2017
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mike at mmp in Dundee done mine for £300 but I would get in touch and check but well worth the money and cant see any downsides,mine had a inferior remap before I bought my tdci as was found out when I had my re map all I can say is the alive re map made the defender engine smoother, way better to drive and torque is immense I'm well chuffed,cheers mike
Post #591827 10th Jan 2017 1:49pm
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custom90



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The tunes are cheaper now, they were in the £500 region.
I've had mine form
Alive for a while now, all positive no negatives at all!

Use some Millers diesel additive on a permanent basis too and it'll run lovely, it too will give you a safe but noticeable power increase as well as emmionsions reduction AND keep internal components and injectors clean. $W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
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