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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2635   
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My TD5 has a IRB chip, no egr, no cat,K & N, mid box replaced with a straight through pipe - standard intercooler Happily sit at 95 
Probably go faster still if i polished it! Mark |
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28th Feb 2011 6:13pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507 
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My Puma has IRB/BAS remap, egr 'told' to stay closed, no cat, no centre box, pipercross filter ....... a ton is easy, tops out at 105 ... get yours tweaked  |
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2nd Mar 2011 8:29pm |
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| Ninetenths Member Since: 26 Mar 2009 Location: Sarf Lundun Posts: 161 
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How loud is it without the centre box? Pimped black '07 Puma Equally Pimped Black Pick up Truck Rollin deep |
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3rd Mar 2011 8:40pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189  
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call me a wimp but i'm not sure i'd want to do 100 in a Defender.............
 BM52 |
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3rd Mar 2011 9:01pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2635
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It does focus the mind when you see a Defender that has gone over at speed - you see for yourself that there is no roll over protection at all!!!!!!!
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3rd Mar 2011 9:44pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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yep, that's where i'm coming from. i have a fast car to drive fast in, the 90's for trundling, mind you i do sit at about 70 on the m/way.
just last week i was on a road 'somewhere', i did raise the speed quite a bit and if i am honest i did not think it felt properly planted at 80+. just my view i know and i respect all the forum members on here but i felt mine could have had problems if i had to brake very hard at those speeds. better safe than sorry. BM52 |
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3rd Mar 2011 9:52pm |
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| party monkey Member Since: 31 Dec 2010 Location: Oxon. Posts: 1311 
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x2 My mates got an old 90 with the same 3.9V8 lump+Auto box that I had in my old Disco. That will happily sit at 90 in a straight line. God help you when you wanna slow down quickly though....... Not a nice place to be..... 10 minutes as a passenger in his is all I need to remind me to be gentle in mine. Dunno what it's like in a PUMA but at much over 65-70 in a stock Td5 all you can hear is ..... 'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee' Perhaps a rather cunning safety feature.... take your foot off the gas or your ears will bleed! Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless. |
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3rd Mar 2011 10:33pm |
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| BIGFOG Member Since: 12 Sep 2010 Location: Edenbridge Posts: 537 
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Interesting BM, possibly a 90 feels quite different to a 110 at speed, mine (110) feels solid as a rock at 70, 80 +.
Plus there are a plethora of different suspension set ups, many of which would never have been developed with high speed motorway cruising in mind!! |
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3rd Mar 2011 10:37pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 
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disco transfer box next then eh! |
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3rd Mar 2011 10:42pm |
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| BIGFOG Member Since: 12 Sep 2010 Location: Edenbridge Posts: 537
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Not so in a Puma, I spend a lot of time on the motorway in mine at about 80mph and my ears are quite fine thanks!
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3rd Mar 2011 10:47pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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it does feel very solid at speed, you could take your hands off the wheel and it will steer straight, no vibrations and does feel comfortable. it's just the 'what if' feeling............i have driven probably 500,000 plus miles on motorways and been in some scary spots at times, eg, when someone suddenly pulls out in front of you, i mean about 5 feet in front of you when you are doing about 20mph more than them, also i had a lorry tyre come of in front of me once - that was a very brown trouser moment....i swerved and it just missed me.
i just don't think a defender would react quickly enough at those speeds or with complete stability? i have been lucky enough to have had literally dozens of cars of all shapes, sizes, power and drive configurations. many of them were hi-range demos from the manufacturers. ha - that reminds me of a demo track day in a 7 series v12, they had you driving down the back straight at thruxton on a wet track aiming at a big blow up cube to show off their abs and steering capabilities.....it did get wacked a couple of times by over enthusiastic types  BM52 |
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3rd Mar 2011 10:50pm |
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| party monkey Member Since: 31 Dec 2010 Location: Oxon. Posts: 1311
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Yep - could well be..... Am already kicking myself for flogging my old V8 disco.... and... what's worse... to see the dude that bought it posting pictures of all the offroad fun he's having with it on Landyzone..... Go on make my evening.... I guess it would have been dead easy to put the Disco TB in mine wouldn't it ??? I am such a c*ck for selling that disco  Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless. |
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3rd Mar 2011 10:53pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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out of interest what suspension set up have you got? i have standard springs, Tuffback dampers at the rear and this weekend i'm fitting Koni's on the front. all aimed at a smoother ride. if i like the Koni's i might fit them on the rear as well. BM52 |
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3rd Mar 2011 10:53pm |
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| BIGFOG Member Since: 12 Sep 2010 Location: Edenbridge Posts: 537
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Fair shout BM, I've probably done similar motorway miles in my time, certainly the defender is not the best when at cornering limits and yes Ive seen the rollover photos which do make you wonder about purchasing a full roll cage - but I still love zooming past a BMW 'soft roader' at silly speeds!!
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3rd Mar 2011 10:57pm |
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