Took off the front pipe & cat, replaced it with a straight thru' pipe. Nothing like spending a beautiful hot sunny morning underneath yer Landy... And then got jiffed to take Mrs Wharfe to Asda by way of a test run. Did seem to be a bit more responsive though. (The Landy, not Mrs W.)

Small.. Japanese.... Sports... Car???:eek: I don't think so. Performance and economy are obviously relative terms; perhaps what I should've said was "how do I squeeze a few extra mpg out of it, and at the same time go from painfully slow to just plain slow?" Seriously tho', thanks, all, for...

Oh - I thought those stripes WERE go-faster...though evidently broken on mine....:D

Hi folks, just got me a 300tdi Defender. Wondered what the sensible moves would be to improve performance, economy etc? From what I've picked up here I should be thinking about removing the EGR valve (parts on order) and de-gunking the manifold, de-catting it (that'll be the next job), but what...

Afternoon all, just joined here, following the (probably very rash) purchase of a Defender CSW. It's a 110 300tdi, which will be the family hack / holiday wheels / possible future expedition vehicle (just need the kids to leave home first). Hopeful of lots of useful technical advice, "there...