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Getafix
Member Since: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 229
  
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Cannot believe anyone would NOT want a V8
however, some of us have to be "sensible" - wife, work, wife, money, wife, whatever, wife - and therefore we diesel.
Love the D3, jealous of all the V8 owners......  <*(((<<
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 14th Feb 2010 6:06 am |
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Preacher
Member Since: 15 Aug 2009
Location: NE Victoria
Posts: 141
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Getafix
I noticed on your gallery a couple of pics with snow chains fitted to your D3 - could you give us some info on the type of chain and the wheel tyre combo that they fit upto. Any problems with them rubbing? Thanks for the info
dj
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| 14th Feb 2010 8:14 am |
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Growler
Member Since: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 34
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 I have had the V8 3.5 years, and, WOW!!! Love it! Hate the fuel consumption in town though. Must say, I did roughly 2500 km last week in Nmibia with my distributor in his Toyota Hilux double cab 3.0l diesel auto, and me thinks fuel consumtion is as per my Disco 3 (+- 12 litre per 100 km!). Difference was, we were broken when we got out the toy, whereas when me honey and I did 7500 km through Namibia & Botswana a while ago and was more than OK 
Diesel in Africa is rubbish, good filters or not. You will not see 250K on the clock before changing injectors, turbo etc. You cannot do this DIY. I changed my sparkplugs (at a  premium) on 80K km, cleaned the aircleaner and mass air flow sensor, and, voila, good as new!
PS, did I tell you about the crazy exhaust system I had fitted. LR Bedfordview mechanics will drop everything to work / test drive my Disco. Apparently sounds better than a screamer    Live Life, do Africa!
V8 SE, Auto
Custom Exhaust System, Duall Battery System,
Snorkel, Front Skid Plate, Auxillary Fuel Tank,
Spare Wheel Swing Arm, General Grabber AT2's
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| 16th Feb 2010 6:34 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Yup my free flow gets noticed at LR as well 
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| 17th Feb 2010 10:01 am |
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Rev
Member Since: 19 Oct 2007
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 43
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Hi Heine,
Did you de-cat your V8?
Rev Disco 2 V8
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| 19th Feb 2010 1:34 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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| 22nd Feb 2010 11:05 am |
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TiaanS
Member Since: 25 May 2007
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 200
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Rev wrote:Hi Heine,
Did you de-cat your V8?
Rev
Where - by Who... please I need this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STt7DmJeeVc
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| 22nd Feb 2010 12:00 pm |
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Rev
Member Since: 19 Oct 2007
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 43
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TiaanS
Viper in Boksburg does it, they even fit the sensor so the engine managment light does not come on.
I was thinking of getting it done, but havent fully decided.
Heine,
Where did you get yours done.
Rev Disco 2 V8
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| 22nd Feb 2010 12:40 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Had mine done by Autosport in Midrand. Recommended to me by BMW Midrand
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| 22nd Feb 2010 1:48 pm |
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Growler
Member Since: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 34
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I had my complete system done by Abel Dos Santos, owner of Viper Performance Exhausts in Kempton Park. He replaced the whole system from the headers on with a twin pipe big bore system, with balancing tubes.  Cannot stop smiling. Growls like a big cat, hence the name Growler (Knorpot).
Highly recomended Live Life, do Africa!
V8 SE, Auto
Custom Exhaust System, Duall Battery System,
Snorkel, Front Skid Plate, Auxillary Fuel Tank,
Spare Wheel Swing Arm, General Grabber AT2's
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| 25th Feb 2010 9:01 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Mine is in at the moment to tone it down a bit . Seems to have gotten louder recently 
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| 25th Feb 2010 9:07 am |
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Growler
Member Since: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 34
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Mine was very loud when I took delivery, but good old Abel sorted it chop-chop by fitting a huge centre box. Still loudish, but acceptable.
Maybe we should start the very exclusive de-cat modified V8 club? We can then wake the whole neighbourhood on start-up 
The lambda sensors occasionally show up a fault code, but no EM lights, so no problem (so far). The mini 'cats' seem to do the trick. Live Life, do Africa!
V8 SE, Auto
Custom Exhaust System, Duall Battery System,
Snorkel, Front Skid Plate, Auxillary Fuel Tank,
Spare Wheel Swing Arm, General Grabber AT2's
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| 25th Feb 2010 11:04 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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AFAIK they just put my original lambda sensor back . No issues so far ?
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| 25th Feb 2010 11:44 am |
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Growler
Member Since: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Johannesburg
Posts: 34
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The sensors stay standard, but the cats are removed and replaced with very small cats 'bolted' onto the exhaust, tricking the ECU to think the cats are in place. This is done for the socondary sensors (4 are present in the system - 2 per bank, one before cat & one after). It is the one after the cat that is being tricked because of the EUIV spec demanding emission issues to show up as faults. The car should theoretically not go into limp mode if the cats are disfunctional, but it depends on the system software programming /age.
The sensor only measures the oxygen %, and if it falls within the parameter then the ECU is kept happy. And me.
Heine, we should really get together over a frostie and compare notes, and invite Baden to Faultmate our cabs. Time, jeesh, time... Live Life, do Africa!
V8 SE, Auto
Custom Exhaust System, Duall Battery System,
Snorkel, Front Skid Plate, Auxillary Fuel Tank,
Spare Wheel Swing Arm, General Grabber AT2's
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| 25th Feb 2010 6:23 pm |
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