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Suckfish



Member Since: 28 Feb 2018
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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Stornoway Grey
Mpg and boot 12v socket

Have had my fl2 for just over a month, was a little disappointed with the mpg, a few tweaks and massive improvements.
1. Fitted a blue spark chip, (£79).
Mpg jump up to 30mpg.
2. Adjusted the blue spark chip to add more torque.
3. Fitted a egr blanking plate (£4)
Mpg is now +40 none motorway miles. :
Happy days

Fitted a rear 12v socket, took me 30mins, eBay for the socket and inline fuse, cost of £3.

Removed the boot light, drilled a 24mm hole, the using a stiff wire push down through the hole until it came out of the rubber boot seal, then pulled the 2 core wire to the hole for the socket.
Wired the positive into a spare fuse socket, after testing for 1 which is only live with the ignition on.
Dead easy,

Getting rather addictive to adding etc to my new toy. Is it just me or is it a Land Rover thing??

Post #345841 25th Mar 2018 6:23 pm
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fthrjack



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its a landy thing Smile

This is my first Landy too... I already know what my next car will be too, a bigger more expensive Landy! Laughing

Post #345845 25th Mar 2018 6:46 pm
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Northcroft



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Zermatt Silver

did you get your blue chip second hand ?

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Suckfish



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Got the blue spark from eBay.

Post #345848 25th Mar 2018 6:59 pm
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Suckfish



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The blue spark has 2 modes,
Mode 1 more power now 190bhp or so they say,
It has made the car more drive able, turbo lag reduced, increase in mpg by 5%
Mode 2 more torque, and 180bhp or so blue spark told me.

Would recommend the unit, dead easy to fit, and if not happy can return it to them.

Post #345849 25th Mar 2018 7:04 pm
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fthrjack



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Its one of those things that makes your insurance void though..right?

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Suckfish



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Funny you say that, as I thought the same,
I called my insurance before buying it and they told me as long as it was less than 20% more power then no impact, just the usual £30 admin fee.
So best phone and ask.

The Unit does come with a quick fitting blanking plug which puts the system back to standard in seconds, get out of jail card!!

Post #345855 25th Mar 2018 7:31 pm
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fthrjack



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I bet you arent insured with the RAC Laughing

I am Neutral

Post #345859 25th Mar 2018 8:36 pm
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charlesp



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Which Blue Spark thingy did you buy - I've just been on their web site and they don't seem to do one for a Freelander 2?

Post #345878 26th Mar 2018 8:26 am
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Suckfish



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Stornoway Grey

Hi
I brought from ebay -
just checked and they are still selling these ,
if you search ebay for the following
'Diesel Chip tuning Box Land rover freelander'
or item eBay Item No. 202180325227

Post #345879 26th Mar 2018 8:30 am
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Suckfish



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Also when you place the order you have to give all your car details - Bluespark then hard program the box to your specific car spec.

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Shootgun



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How difficult is to fit?

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Suckfish



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Which bit?
12v Supply - not long and straight forward.

Bluespark Chip - this was a little difficult to get the connector off the common rail sensor. Had to call Bluespark and they talked me through how to get the connect apart using a tie wrap.



The electrical connects are always a little stiff and a technique is required to pull them apart.

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RazMan



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Another convert for Bluespark! It has reduced the turbo lag and spools up quicker & lower down in the rev range. Mpg is improved too.
I am now awaiting my EGR blanking plate to complete the job. Cheers,
Raz
FL1 TD4 GS Auto 2001 Silver
FL2 TD4 Auto 2007 Black
FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2012 Fuji White

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