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PaulB

Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Location: UK
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Collapsed Intake

I took my TDV8 to JE yesterday to have a few bits and boobs done, including fitting an ITG filter. When Jonathan called me to say that it was ready, he said they had also added an extra 100bhp while it was there.

About a month or so ago, I reported on here that I had experienced a drop in performance and a very strange noise which sounded very much like someone squeezing the neck of a very large balloon, whilst letting the air out. However, the problem seemed to go away and didn't return so I ididn't think much more about it.
What JE found whilst fitting the new air filter was that the rubber intake tube had completely collapsed in on itself due to the intake vacuum, severely restricting the intake capacity and therefore the performance. It has now been fixed and it feels like a different car again. Smile

Incidentally, I borrowed Jonathan's S/C while mine was in and whilst initially it felt quick after mine, once I got back into mine, having been fixed, after the S/C, mine actually felt more responsive, especially low down. The S/C has had all manner of trickery installed and from the outside, sounded terrific. Unfortunately, it resulted in a rather boomy exhaust note inside the car, which I would find difficult to live with. What I couldn't live with was the 10mpg average consumption !!!

Paul
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Fri May 02 2008 3:21pm

Tim in Scotland

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Re: Collapsed Intake

PaulB wrote:
it resulted in a rather boomy exhaust note inside the car, which I would find difficult to live with. Paul

That's the thing that worries me about fitting a sportier exhaust - I don't want to have any more exhaust rumble in the car, as it is it is acceptable on a long drive so long as you don't keep wellying it in the outside lane, I just want everybody outside to know it's a V8 rather than those on the inside getting the boom too!
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Fri May 02 2008 4:06pm

PaulB

Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Location: UK
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The JE exhaust for the TDV8 works very well. You get a nice V8 growl when you put your foot down, but otherwise, it's as quite as the standard exhaust, but just looks soooooo much better Smile

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Fri May 02 2008 4:37pm

Josh

Joined: 24 Dec 2005
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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Bonatti Grey

PaulB wrote:
The JE exhaust for the TDV8 works very well. You get a nice V8 growl when you put your foot down, but otherwise, it's as quite as the standard exhaust, but just looks soooooo much better

Paul

I agree

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Fri May 02 2008 10:20pm

Cornelius Vermuyden

Joined: 15 Aug 2006
Location: The Far Canal
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Oh, thanks for that Paul, I'll include you in the unsolicited testimonials on the website! Laughing You'll get the LPG gasbag Focus next time. Did you ask Jonathan why it has that note (which I also dislike and I drive it more than anybody)? How many cells the cat has compared with the previous one? How many cells the standard one has?
That car is designed and engineered for performance, pure and simple, for hairy-assed journos. Customers get more refinement. Cool

Sat May 03 2008 11:31pm

PaulB

Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 500

Fair point Colin.
I did know about the exhaust and I do know that the S/C is effectively a development "mule" rather than representing an "as sold" car and I neglected to say as much.
However, I wasn't knocking the S/C, but it amply demonstrated to me what a superb product the JE TDV8 upgrade is when if feels noticably (real world) quicker than a modified S/C. Thumbs Up

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Tue May 06 2008 8:31am

Cornelius Vermuyden

Joined: 15 Aug 2006
Location: The Far Canal
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np Paul Thumbs Up Looking forward to a ride in that Cobra. Smile

Tue May 06 2008 1:18pm

Vogue

Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Highlands of Scotland
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Hi Cornelius Vermuyden,

sent you a p.m.

Tue May 06 2008 2:38pm

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