I took my TDV8 to JE yesterday to have a few bits and boobs done, including fitting an ITG filter. When Jonathan called me to say that it was ready, he said they had also added an extra 100bhp while it was there.

About a month or so ago, I reported on here that I had experienced a drop in performance and a very strange noise which sounded very much like someone squeezing the neck of a very large balloon, whilst letting the air out. However, the problem seemed to go away and didn't return so I ididn't think much more about it.
What JE found whilst fitting the new air filter was that the rubber intake tube had completely collapsed in on itself due to the intake vacuum, severely restricting the intake capacity and therefore the performance. It has now been fixed and it feels like a different car again.

Incidentally, I borrowed Jonathan's S/C while mine was in and whilst initially it felt quick after mine, once I got back into mine, having been fixed, after the S/C, mine actually felt more responsive, especially low down. The S/C has had all manner of trickery installed and from the outside, sounded terrific. Unfortunately, it resulted in a rather boomy exhaust note inside the car, which I would find difficult to live with. What I couldn't live with was the 10mpg average consumption !!!

Paul RRS TDV8 - Stornoway Grey, Irory Leather with Dark Zebrano, Privacy Glass, Tow Pack.
1967 Cobra 427 S/C
1951 Vincent Comet
2001 Harley Davidson Fat Boy

PaulB wrote:

it resulted in a rather boomy exhaust note inside the car, which I would find difficult to live with. Paul

The JE exhaust for the TDV8 works very well. You get a nice V8 growl when you put your foot down, but otherwise, it's as quite as the standard exhaust, but just looks soooooo much better

Paul RRS TDV8 - Stornoway Grey, Irory Leather with Dark Zebrano, Privacy Glass, Tow Pack.
1967 Cobra 427 S/C
1951 Vincent Comet
2001 Harley Davidson Fat Boy

PaulB wrote:

The JE exhaust for the TDV8 works very well. You get a nice V8 growl when you put your foot down, but otherwise, it's as quite as the standard exhaust, but just looks soooooo much better

Paul

I agree  TDV6 - gone
TDV8 - gone
Audi Q5 3.0 Tdi Sline wef 6/11/10

Oh, thanks for that Paul, I'll include you in the unsolicited testimonials on the website! You'll get the LPG gasbag Focus next time. Did you ask Jonathan why it has that note (which I also dislike and I drive it more than anybody)? How many cells the cat has compared with the previous one? How many cells the standard one has?
That car is designed and engineered for performance, pure and simple, for hairy-assed journos. Customers get more refinement.

Fair point Colin.
I did know about the exhaust and I do know that the S/C is effectively a development "mule" rather than representing an "as sold" car and I neglected to say as much.
However, I wasn't knocking the S/C, but it amply demonstrated to me what a superb product the JE TDV8 upgrade is when if feels noticably (real world) quicker than a modified S/C.

Paul RRS TDV8 - Stornoway Grey, Irory Leather with Dark Zebrano, Privacy Glass, Tow Pack.
1967 Cobra 427 S/C
1951 Vincent Comet
2001 Harley Davidson Fat Boy

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np Paul Looking forward to a ride in that Cobra.

Hi Cornelius Vermuyden,

sent you a p.m.