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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006  
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Funny that mine is happier and better on juice at 75 than 65
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20th Oct 2014 6:10pm |
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| adseybear Member Since: 08 Oct 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 262 
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My 90 in standard form would sit at 80 happily, the aerodynamics then take over and is a bit of an effort to get to top speed was somewhere between 85 and 90. 2003 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Belize Green - "Betty"
1958 Series IIA 109 Station Wagon - "Randolph" - Awaiting Restoration 2019 Jeep Wrangler JL Rubicon - SOLD 2006 Volvo V70 D5 - Ocean Race Edition, SOLD 2003 VW Passat Estate 1.9TDI - SOLD 2008 BMW 320D M Sport Estate - SOLD 2001 Defender 90 Td5 Hard Top - SOLD |
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20th Oct 2014 6:47pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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I was on private road off-course:
 Click image to enlarge This was on 35" Simexes but with a PSI power box. I had still some throttle to play with but I found it quick enough.  Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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20th Oct 2014 7:16pm |
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| Tank Member Since: 25 Jul 2014 Location: Fife Posts: 431  
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Sounds like mine is pretty normal then. Came back from Glasgow this afternoon and stuck at 70mph and once settled wasn't too bad.
Did the same before the snorkel was fitted so don't think it made any difference. Still think I will do the BAS or Alive tune and an intercooler when I have saved up. Thanks for all the responses by the way, that's why I like this site 
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20th Oct 2014 7:31pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Can only have been in Holland... Altitude 3 meter under sea level.  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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21st Oct 2014 12:02am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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I've had our TD5 HiCap at 70 with a trailer (total of about 2t and a bit of a funny shape) on a closed private runway, and it was (power wise) quite happy sitting at that.
Ears wise, I wasn't. |
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21st Oct 2014 12:48pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039
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That's correct I live on the sea bottom, a little deeper than 4 m below sea level and with the phone on the dash it would be close to -3  Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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21st Oct 2014 4:20pm |
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| RoadForce Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: Holland Posts: 337 
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My Td5 130 HCPU will get to 85 (on the speedo
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A comfortable cruise is 70-75mph though... Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000 |
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25th Oct 2014 6:22pm |
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