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43mpg from a Jaguar XJ-S 3.6

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  • 20-10-2014 7:33pm
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    Esel
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    Interesting 5-page article from The Register.

    A lot of work, but great results.

    Not your ornery onager



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    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,942 ✭✭✭Bigus


    Esel wrote: »
    Interesting 5-page article from The Register.

    A lot of work, but great results.

    A lot of work is an understatement .

    An absolute nut job, I wouldn't like to be a dinner guest of the author.


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    pryantcc
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭pryantcc


    I really enjoyed reading that article. Very interesting, and impressive results. He comes across as a pretty capable engineer.


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    Capri
    Registered Users Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    As the restoration requires an investment in new parts, it costs no more to replace worn out original parts with different technology. I’m not counting my labour, because I’m doing it for fun and to learn.

    When I saw the title I thought it was going to be another 'daysel' conversion but that chap certainly knows his stuff and doing it as a hobby / challenge is certainly interesting. That full underbody skidtray might help on long runs along with a bit of lightening (=more noise?) elsewhere. It brings that 200mph Octavia to mind http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/200mph-skoda-vrs-revealed


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