StuckAgainSteve
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The standard one is a nice system and costs a lot less.
Yeah, but if you're gonna burn all that fuel you may as well make a nice noise doing so!
Yeah, but if you're gonna burn all that fuel you may as well make a nice noise doing so!
martynv8
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Very good, you will need the cash you are saving when it blows up.
Maybe so but that is the risk you take with a rover V8 granted. If it does i'll have to bite the bullet & go for a top hat block.
At the end of the day it's what you want out of the driving experience. I'm not after lots of power ( have the wifeys car for that), just the confidence that it's there when i need it, & the refinement of the V8 for me is priority.
StuckAgainSteve
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Yep, I drive a P38 coz I want to - not becasue I can't afford anything else. If my engine goes bang then I'll fit a top-hat liner block which will cost more than I paid for my car (£2K) coz I love the car and enjoy driving it.
Very good, you will need the cash you are saving when it blows up.
Approaching 4 years on my hatted v8, runs like a sewing machine. Have test driven a couple of DSE's recently. No comparison, although yes probably not as good examples as those owned on here.
Reading this with interest. Some of the diseasel boys seem to have a bit of a shoulder chip going on...
Frankly one of the principle attractions of Range Rover ownership for me is the V8 element. Throaty roar over tractor clatter any day. Just my opinion of course, others are entitled to theirs.
Frankly one of the principle attractions of Range Rover ownership for me is the V8 element. Throaty roar over tractor clatter any day. Just my opinion of course, others are entitled to theirs.
Datatek
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Personally I find the uneven beat of V8's annoying and in a car like this I want silence. The engine is inaudible on my diesel except at idle and then it's only noticable when cold especially since I fitted the new exhaust.Reading this with interest. Some of the diseasel boys seem to have a bit of a shoulder chip going on...
Frankly one of the principle attractions of Range Rover ownership for me is the V8 element. Throaty roar over tractor clatter any day. Just my opinion of course, others are entitled to theirs.
Motors with an odd number of cylinders are the smoothest running engines. It's not our fault all of your diesels were knackered.
martynv8
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All my diesels were new (company cars)
Disco 3
Touareg
& an L322 for 3 months (2 1/2 years old) to name a few.
I never had an issue with these engines (the Disco 3 2.7 was a bit lack lustre, but it was a heavy beast) which i guess is why i got such a shock when i test drove P38 diesels.
As i said, each to their own & depends what your used to i guess
Disco 3
Touareg
& an L322 for 3 months (2 1/2 years old) to name a few.
I never had an issue with these engines (the Disco 3 2.7 was a bit lack lustre, but it was a heavy beast) which i guess is why i got such a shock when i test drove P38 diesels.
As i said, each to their own & depends what your used to i guess
All my diesels were new (company cars)
Disco 3
Touareg
& an L322 for 3 months (2 1/2 years old) to name a few.
I never had an issue with these engines (the Disco 3 2.7 was a bit lack lustre, but it was a heavy beast) which i guess is why i got such a shock when i test drove P38 diesels.
As i said, each to their own & depends what your used to i guess
Martyn just winding you up mate, take no notice. You drive whatever you want to.
Fair do
Anyway, back to subject...............
Janspeed have been around a long time since early sixties i think.
I put a Janspeed full system on my classic, fantastic sound without being chav. Was prone to rusting quick as I couldn't afford a stainless one back then, presume the are more resistant these days.
Stainless exhaust back in the old days were crap. They tended to crack and fall to bits.
Datatek
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A V8 is nothing more than a male penis enhancer, you all think you look big with a V8.
The so called V8 burble you go on about just sounds annoying to me.
A V8 is nothing more than a male penis enhancer, you all think you look big with a V8.
The so called V8 burble you go on about just sounds annoying to me.
Respectfully, I'd expect more from a member of such standing. As car enthusiasts (as we all are), enjoying the qualities of a great sounding engine are surely something we can all appreciate.
W may disagree about what virtues are important in Range Rovers, but to class all V8s as being equivalent to socks down underpants is patently ridiculous and something I'd half expect to see written by some ill informed Greenpeace oddball than someone with such engineering knowledge and vehicle experience.
