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gazza500 Member Since: 01 Aug 2007 Location: Channel islands Posts: 176 |
Well I was impressed with the perfomance of my RRS on the way up to Coventry to see John at JE, and boy was I impressed when I left.
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Wed Oct 31 2007 4:05pm |
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Josh Member Since: 24 Dec 2005 Location: Here, there and everywhere Posts: 2054 |
TDV6 - gone
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Fri Nov 02 2007 2:52pm |
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gazza500 Member Since: 01 Aug 2007 Location: Channel islands Posts: 176 |
Well I hope you are satisfied with my reply. Here is a photo taken today three days after the car has been back in jersey. The MPG has dropped because of the nature of driving here, but it still discounts your comments. Not everyone bullsh*ts.
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Sat Nov 03 2007 5:41pm |
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Cornelius Vermuyden Member Since: 15 Aug 2006 Location: The Far Canal Posts: 190 |
Well said, gazza. TurboD should be aware that JE make no claims whatsoever for improved fuel consumption when upgrading an ECU, other than to say it "may" be improved under certain conditions. That very many customers report significant improvements is testimony to JE's mapping technology giving more fuel-efficient burns. This is in spite of much livelier performance giving rise, quite rightly, to a more enthusiastic driving style. |
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Sat Nov 03 2007 11:09pm |
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Endjin Member Since: 22 Jun 2007 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 2087 |
I can promise you my figures are completely honest! I got my RRS in June and it is coming up to 9K on the clock. I have had the ECU upgrade since new and I get an average of around 27 MPG. I do mixed driving and due to the great country roads up here tend to drive it fairly hard on my 70 mile round trip to work every day. I did experiment for a couple of days by driving very conservatively and averaged 32 mpg!! - but I have to confess to getting very bored! So am now back to having a bit of fun at the lower mpg. What you fail to tell us TurboD, is if you are driving a V6 or V8? obviously that would make a difference. As you can see from my sig panel mine is a V6. 2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black 2013 Evoque 5 Door Pure Tech SD4 - Orkney Grey with Panoramic Roof (Mrs E's new baby) GONE - RRS - 3.0 TDV6 HSE - Santorini (2010) GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007) GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black |
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Sun Nov 04 2007 6:53pm |
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shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350 |
This car was at MPH over the weekend as part of the theatre show - the theory was the "loudest noise you can make from a LR" or something. It was bloody noisy - sounded fantastic, although from what they were saying, it was the 4.2 from the SC 2009 Outstanding Contribution Award - Joint Runner Up 2009 'Tech-Head Of The Year' Award - Runner Up Like it here? Then Donate to RRSPORT!! |
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Mon Nov 05 2007 10:22am |
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gazza500 Member Since: 01 Aug 2007 Location: Channel islands Posts: 176 |
its a real bummer being stuck on this rock sometimes When I saw the car at JE is was stadingstill but still looked very impressive Chawton White TDV6 HSE with Alpaca and Rodium, Automatic Climate Control,
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Mon Nov 05 2007 10:25am |
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Cornelius Vermuyden Member Since: 15 Aug 2006 Location: The Far Canal Posts: 190 |
Hamster's engine is a JE 4.5 litre Rover V8, giving around 260bhp. The noise is, unfortunately, what MPH seem to want and is the result of an exhaust diverter, cable-operated from the cockpit, and a side exhaust fabricated from a pair of Larini TdV6 tail pipes!! http://www.jeengineering.co.uk/latest_news.htm[/url] |
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Mon Nov 05 2007 12:11pm |
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shmoogle Member Since: 07 Sep 2005 Location: ... and for every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you! Posts: 24350 |
Here it is on stage... as well as being loud it shifted too. Sorry about the rubbish pic, it was pretty dark in there.
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Mon Nov 05 2007 12:54pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Why oh why did they have to put that gawd awful checker plate on the wings and bonnet, it looks so tacky. Hammond isn't tall enough to be able to climb on the bonnet and wings in the first place - he would have to use a ladder to get there! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon Nov 05 2007 2:27pm |
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TurboD Member Since: 27 Jul 2007 Location: Watford Posts: 18 |
I'm back.
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Wed Nov 07 2007 8:28pm |
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Alicatt Member Since: 11 Jun 2007 Location: Eating in Eksel or Ice cold in Alex Posts: 1435 |
For the unmodified TDV8 it is on the low side, round town I get better than that, and on the motorway 32mpg is easily achieved. Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
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Wed Nov 07 2007 9:31pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
I'll second Alicatt, although mine isn't yet 2 weeks old I've been getting in excess of 30mpg on motorway hauls and between 27 and 30 on fast A roads in Central Scotland. I don't need to drive in town at rush hour so couldn't tell you what mine would get in that sort of driving. So far it's fuel consumption has equalled or bettered the TDv6 that I ran and I am tending to drive it harder than I drove the v6 because it is so much fun to drive it like a hooligan! Mine is not modified either. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Wed Nov 07 2007 9:50pm |
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Cornelius Vermuyden Member Since: 15 Aug 2006 Location: The Far Canal Posts: 190 |
A propos Hammonds "tacky" chequerplate on "Buster"s bonnet. Here's one just arrived for an even further uprated engine from The British Embassy in Amman, Jordan, piloted by Col."Indiana Jones" Curry. 171,000km around the World. Tacky?? I don't think so
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Wed Nov 07 2007 10:12pm |
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