LIVING WITH A STAGE 1 REMAPPED DEFENDER 

Very interesting. Especially the fuel consumption. In South Africa we use them mostly for offroad trips and about 95% of vehicle have bull bars and roof racks. Performance mods are uncommon. People mostly concern themselves with recovery gear, high air intakes, roof tents, interior storage, dual battery systems, water tanks and so on. In England they seem to be used more as street cars. Not a very comfortable choice but okay haha. We also had a factory option of a 2.8 liter straight 6 petrol over here. I think you would like that one. The M52 engine from BMW.

I recently had my 2.4 remapped. Intercooler upgrade. Straight pipe and replaced the suspension with an airbag system. I also fitted a Moto-Litan steering wheel just like yours. Its a whole new vehicle now.

I struggle with the performance of the brakes on an unmodified Defender. I am carrying a rack and a heavy roof tent full time along with gear inside, so that doesn't help. But I'd like to upgrade my brakes regardless of a remap, and the general approach I've taken with stuff like this is when it comes time to replace any bits on the Landy, I tend to fit upgraded parts in their place. And that's my plan for the brakes as well. Excellent video!

Great video! I need to check this for my 110!

The power you have now is pretty much the same as my stock Freelander 2 which I think is a lighter vehicle, that's pulls great in gear. I may consider a stage one at some point but honestly don't feet it needs it. The Defender 110 on a Stage 2 will be great. i do wonder if the transmission and running gear can cope though.

Got a stage 2 on my TD5 and works well. Uprated my brakes to slotted discs & better pads and even with the extra power, extra weight of a roll cage that’s a cost effective option. Love the lof brake kits but at £2k place that’s never happening 🤔

Great video mate. Keep it up

I did the same to my 2007 2.4 including egr and speed limit delete. Better in every respect including mpg, and I don't get any more engine management lights and limp home crap. However, I picked up 3 tons of sand, which I do a couple of times a year, and noticed it struggled quite a bit more than previously. And cold starting isn't as good.

Great video, definitely going to consider this for mine after watching this. Who did the remap for you?

Great video, congratulations

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Where did you get those clear wind deflectors from? been looking for some like that for ages...

Hey there I’m planning on doing the stage 1 Remap for my 2.4 Puma. Does the engine wear out much faster with it ?

Does stage 1 affect top speed? How fast you could go before/after (with optimum load, not redlining it)?

Great sharing.. But please keep the backgroud music low 😅

A lot of people with a stage 1 say they are thinking about a stage 2, I am thinking of remapping my TD5 and am wondering whether to just go stage 2, I have all the other modifications done for it

The first gear in my puma is pretty much none existent, literally gets me to 4 or 5 mph. That's what I find most undrivable about the car

Does the Stage 1 engine remap have side effects on the 2.4 engine ?

When are you doing the Stage 2 remap?

Hi, what mpg do you get? Or how many miles to a full tank do you get? Thanks 🙏

Have you had any problems with your clutch or transmission ?

I'm a 23-year-old defender owner. How much do you think my insurance will change if I get the stage 1 remap

Can I ask what are those windshiled wipers you have on?

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I've noticed quite a bit of black smoke with some remaps, is that an issue with Stage 1?