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You can barely hear the v8 and it seems smoother on the road, possibly due to that front harmonic damper?
P38A GEMS 4.6 lpg or DSE for long trips?
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You can barely hear the v8 and it seems smoother on the road, possibly due to that front harmonic damper?
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I have the TT to use but I don't want to rack that sort of mileage up on it. I'll stick with my DSE as I like engaging cruise and trundling up our national car park network 
Is there a damper on the v8 that isn't on the diesel then? I find that at 60 - 75 mph the DSE is pretty much unbeatable for comfort and cruising along and I seem to hear more wind noise than clatter and engine noise at motorway speeds.
Is there a damper on the v8 that isn't on the diesel then? I find that at 60 - 75 mph the DSE is pretty much unbeatable for comfort and cruising along and I seem to hear more wind noise than clatter and engine noise at motorway speeds.
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Never driven a P38 V8. But have been a passenger in one. It was no different at all to my diesel. Just used more fuel and was more likely to break down.
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Chipped diesel running well will shift like V8, but pull things better and you have the option to take it easy on the fuel gauge V configuration is not economical compared to longitudinal.
V configuration is not economical compared to longitudinal.
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Yes. Think the sump is in the way on the oil burner. That or they were skimping.
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Is that the circly lump of rust thing I have near my rear diff? Don't know what it's supposed to do but doesn't do much these days
It's a harmonic balance device??
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Is that the circly lump of rust thing I have near my rear diff? Don't know what it's supposed to do but doesn't do much these days
It's a harmonic balance device??
Yep!
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A chipped Diesel will come no where near a stock 4.6, it might edge up to the 4.0 Gems, but a V8 on LPG doing the equiv of 35mpg is a winner in my eyes.
The TD5 engine or VM 6 pot would of been a better engine to suit the P38
The TD5 engine or VM 6 pot would of been a better engine to suit the P38
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So don't cut it off??
I find M51 better suited than my previous TD5 in a lighter Defender. VM petrol maybe, maybe
I find M51 better suited than my previous TD5 in a lighter Defender. VM petrol maybe, maybe
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Mine is almost as bad as that hahahaIs that the circly lump of rust thing I have near my rear diff? Don't know what it's supposed to do but doesn't do much these days
It's a harmonic balance device??
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Semms to be the worst part of the vehicle around that area? If I cut it off you can have a matching lump for the front of yours
It can't be working in that state!
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A chipped Diesel will come no where near a stock 4.6, it might edge up to the 4.0 Gems, but a V8 on LPG doing the equiv of 35mpg is a winner in my eyes.
The TD5 engine or VM 6 pot would of been a better engine to suit the P38
Why would anyone expect a 2.5 diesel to be as quick as a 4.6 litre petrol V8. Why would BMW fit a VM engine in their car and the TD5 did not start production until 1998.
I seem to have two of those, one at the front and one at the rear. Are they supposed to do something..??!
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Petrols have them front and rear. Diesel only at rear.
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Think of it like tuning a piano with a tuning fork - you get them to harmonise. Should smooth out the energy transfer through diff, sorta like the balance weight on your prop shaft but different method
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They damp out axle lash.
We like this.. science at work..!!!
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There is a damper adjacent to the bell housing on both my diesels in addition to the one on the rear diff
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LHD thing? Can't see there being any more room on a LHD it's in the middle? Extra to satisfy the French disposition?
