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jst



Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
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 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey
An improved flow intercooler will help reduce engine temps on a long sustained pull, also more evident when towing in my experience when running a remap. Cheers

James
110 2010 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop
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Rashers



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Sulisuli wrote:
trailbear wrote:
Mines is due on Tuesday, so I think from ordering to delivery was about a week.

I think that it can be very easy to get carried away with landrovers.

lots of people will tell you about the massive increases in power / speed etc that they have experienced with the fitment of different parts.

In my experience ( only My Experience mind! ) sometimes this can be what people either want / believe / expect from their vehicles when fitting / upgrading parts.

Again my personal opinion is that if you can afford it / want it / think you need it, then bash on
because it is what you want and after all only you can justify it to yourself 😬


Those are probably the best words of wisdom I have read reference Defender ownership. Thumbs Up


I would second that Thumbs Up Nice comments Thumbs Up
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Zed



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corgi1 wrote:
Landy Andy, thanks for clearing that up - i cant help being a donut Banging Head


Obviously check with Pete to make sure info is still current but he advised me to run standard map with new engine and then apply it after first oil change. I have the uprated intercooler but I don't think it makes any difference either way. WARNING.
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Maverick XS



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I have a BAS intercooler fitted to my 2.2 Puma 90. I fitted before doing any remapping just to see what the difference was. For me there was a small but noticeable difference in performance particularly in low end smoothness and delivery. Which made it more drivable around town. There was also a small gain in fuel economy. I have subsequently had an IRB (Porny) 'mild' remap installed circa 140 bhp and I'm very happy with the results.

As a stand alone performance upgrade I would say it is not worth doing. However it's all about marginal gains if you are doing it as part of upgrading your truck the BAS intercooler is a quality item.
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jst



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There was a big thread on this a while back, I posted engine temp differences with larger intercooler fitted. Cheers

James
110 2010 XS Utility
130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper
90 2010 Hardtop
90 M57 1988 Hardtop
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trailbear



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Thanks Gents

Hopefully no one took offence at my comments, just my own thoughts😬
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Timcat



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Had our map & Pete’s intercooler 2 years now. When I asked Pete he said general use no but if towing or over landing in hot climates which will increase the load / stress on the engine definitely. What with the map / intercooler / nugget stuff air box & Naka rai I’m pleased with our set up.
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corgi1



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yippee!
spoke to pete and my mechanic, power tune and intercooler on their way Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy
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trailbear



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Got mine yesterday Thumbs Up
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carrotbay



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 110 BMW M57 3.0 Diesel XS CSW Auto Santorini Black
I think it’s worth doing the intercooler if going for a remap. I did the remap only initially and was doing a lot of motorway driving (and pushing her a fair bit) and temperatures were running high. That could have contributed to some turbo and manifold warping issues. Embarassed .. (alternatively it may have had nothing to do with it and I just needed to back off a bit anyway) 2008 Defender 110 XS SW - M57N2 / 8HP70X
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corgi1



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Ordered 2pm yesterday got text 2pm today saying delivered and signed for - fantastic service from BAS Thumbs Up Bow down
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Benrlelliott



Member Since: 29 Dec 2020
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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Aintree Green
Recently had a BAS intercooler fitted to my '08 90.

While there are not obvious performance improvements there are subtle ones. For example, I use the same stretch of motorway regularly and would hit the speed limiter without flooring it on certain sections (e.g., downhill) . Post intercooler this happens a lot more regularly and without targeting a speed, don't need a hill to help nor cars in front creating a draft to sit in, it just happens by having a lazy foot.

Clearly not very useful for the more law abiding as could always get to 70 without drama or thinking about it. But some tangible improvement nonetheless.
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Simboii



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Fitted a bas intercooler to my defender! i initially thought that it made a difference form pulling low down in the rev range, after having my remap adjusted for the intercooler she pulls much harder and keeps the temps lower!

Was a much tighter fit than i thought, did have to modify my slam panel supports to clear the intercooler!
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