Dreaded soundkilling software patch
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Dreaded soundkilling software patch
Hi, while Jag deny it, I am sure that they applied the soundkilling software patch to my car last service. It seems quieter at low revs and sounds almost like a turbo rather than supercharged, pops and crackles largely gone on overrun in normal mode. I described the sound to the mechanics as being "like a fart after eating indian" if that helps. On the upside, dynamic now sounds like normal used to, and I do have the VAP exhaust which was stupidly loud before and is now more mildly offensive, also the drone I used to get at about 110kph has largely gone.
My performance guys say that mechanically everything is working as it should, the VAP tune is fine, the exhaust valves are functioning well. They reckon trying to go backward on the firmware is risky because it could end up compromising the CPU and lead to a total failure, and I am better off to live with it (which I suppose I can do, I will just use dynamic mode more).
Can anyone tell me if there is a fix for this? I can recall mention that you have to go back to original tune and then put the VAP tune on afterward, but my guys are saying that could end up in disaster.
My performance guys say that mechanically everything is working as it should, the VAP tune is fine, the exhaust valves are functioning well. They reckon trying to go backward on the firmware is risky because it could end up compromising the CPU and lead to a total failure, and I am better off to live with it (which I suppose I can do, I will just use dynamic mode more).
Can anyone tell me if there is a fix for this? I can recall mention that you have to go back to original tune and then put the VAP tune on afterward, but my guys are saying that could end up in disaster.
#2
I feel your pain.
TRULY !
Test drove a beautiful firense red/oyster 2023 450 with 450 miles on it in December.
The old man who bought it new had difficulty getting in and out, so he traded it in for a JLR SUV
When they rolled it out I fell in love and said to myself, UH OH, I'm gonna trade up from my P300 TODAY !
I'm gonna drive it home, no question !
Drove it with the windows down.
Sounded way better than mine at idle, and oh boy, the low end torque..... she's a beast.............but on the road it was surprisingly, SURPRISINGLY, no it was SHOCKINGLY QUIET.
I left the JLR dealership that day with a totally new appreciation of my 2 liter with the Ragazzon exhaust !
Seems that JAG management is completely out of touch with the consumer/buyer AT ALL LEVELS !
They need not kill off the ICE, they need to kill off all levels of management, get rid of the green contingent that has infected the company, a green contingent that wants to remake the brand into something it isn't and hire REAL automotive marketing people who can and will advise design, engineering and production as to WHAT to build that will SELL.
Why the company would tone down, de-testostorone the F-Type AND RETROACTIVELY APPLY THAT SAME PHILOSOPHY TO PREVIOUSLY RELEASED AND SOLD SPORTS CARS IS AN ABOMONATION TO WHAT THE BRAND WAS, AND SHOULD BE.
A corporate greenie decision to modify private property WITHOUT THE OWNERS CONSENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And that my friends, explains the trouble they have created for themselves which, without the changes mentioned above, will leave Jaguar a NAMEPLATE ONLY brand.
Sorry about our luck.
BEST !
RWS
TRULY !
Test drove a beautiful firense red/oyster 2023 450 with 450 miles on it in December.
The old man who bought it new had difficulty getting in and out, so he traded it in for a JLR SUV
When they rolled it out I fell in love and said to myself, UH OH, I'm gonna trade up from my P300 TODAY !
I'm gonna drive it home, no question !
Drove it with the windows down.
Sounded way better than mine at idle, and oh boy, the low end torque..... she's a beast.............but on the road it was surprisingly, SURPRISINGLY, no it was SHOCKINGLY QUIET.
I left the JLR dealership that day with a totally new appreciation of my 2 liter with the Ragazzon exhaust !
Seems that JAG management is completely out of touch with the consumer/buyer AT ALL LEVELS !
They need not kill off the ICE, they need to kill off all levels of management, get rid of the green contingent that has infected the company, a green contingent that wants to remake the brand into something it isn't and hire REAL automotive marketing people who can and will advise design, engineering and production as to WHAT to build that will SELL.
Why the company would tone down, de-testostorone the F-Type AND RETROACTIVELY APPLY THAT SAME PHILOSOPHY TO PREVIOUSLY RELEASED AND SOLD SPORTS CARS IS AN ABOMONATION TO WHAT THE BRAND WAS, AND SHOULD BE.
A corporate greenie decision to modify private property WITHOUT THE OWNERS CONSENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And that my friends, explains the trouble they have created for themselves which, without the changes mentioned above, will leave Jaguar a NAMEPLATE ONLY brand.
Sorry about our luck.
BEST !
RWS
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BruceTheQuail (03-26-2024)
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Hi, while Jag deny it, I am sure that they applied the soundkilling software patch to my car last service. It seems quieter at low revs and sounds almost like a turbo rather than supercharged, pops and crackles largely gone on overrun in normal mode. I described the sound to the mechanics as being "like a fart after eating indian" if that helps. On the upside, dynamic now sounds like normal used to, and I do have the VAP exhaust which was stupidly loud before and is now more mildly offensive, also the drone I used to get at about 110kph has largely gone.
My performance guys say that mechanically everything is working as it should, the VAP tune is fine, the exhaust valves are functioning well. They reckon trying to go backward on the firmware is risky because it could end up compromising the CPU and lead to a total failure, and I am better off to live with it (which I suppose I can do, I will just use dynamic mode more).
Can anyone tell me if there is a fix for this? I can recall mention that you have to go back to original tune and then put the VAP tune on afterward, but my guys are saying that could end up in disaster.
My performance guys say that mechanically everything is working as it should, the VAP tune is fine, the exhaust valves are functioning well. They reckon trying to go backward on the firmware is risky because it could end up compromising the CPU and lead to a total failure, and I am better off to live with it (which I suppose I can do, I will just use dynamic mode more).
Can anyone tell me if there is a fix for this? I can recall mention that you have to go back to original tune and then put the VAP tune on afterward, but my guys are saying that could end up in disaster.
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BruceTheQuail (03-26-2024)
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Hi, while Jag deny it, I am sure that they applied the soundkilling software patch to my car last service. It seems quieter at low revs and sounds almost like a turbo rather than supercharged, pops and crackles largely gone on overrun in normal mode. I described the sound to the mechanics as being "like a fart after eating indian" if that helps. On the upside, dynamic now sounds like normal used to, and I do have the VAP exhaust which was stupidly loud before and is now more mildly offensive, also the drone I used to get at about 110kph has largely gone.
My performance guys say that mechanically everything is working as it should, the VAP tune is fine, the exhaust valves are functioning well. They reckon trying to go backward on the firmware is risky because it could end up compromising the CPU and lead to a total failure, and I am better off to live with it (which I suppose I can do, I will just use dynamic mode more).
Can anyone tell me if there is a fix for this? I can recall mention that you have to go back to original tune and then put the VAP tune on afterward, but my guys are saying that could end up in disaster.
My performance guys say that mechanically everything is working as it should, the VAP tune is fine, the exhaust valves are functioning well. They reckon trying to go backward on the firmware is risky because it could end up compromising the CPU and lead to a total failure, and I am better off to live with it (which I suppose I can do, I will just use dynamic mode more).
Can anyone tell me if there is a fix for this? I can recall mention that you have to go back to original tune and then put the VAP tune on afterward, but my guys are saying that could end up in disaster.
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cpq100 - havent tried pulling the fuse, would that be the same as putting it in dynamic all the time?
Sovande - good idea, I will float that with them
DJS - I dont think so, it was about October last year that it happened and I noticed it within a week or so, but it is kind of one of those things that was annoying but not critical.
I am kind of resigned to just putting the car in dynamic whenever I drive it. Actually getting rid of the drone at cruising speed is the silver lining, but I would put up with the drone any day to get the aggressive sound back in normal mode.
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ahhhh, it is much more convenient to my work than my performance guys and I get the free roadside protection extended if I go there. But lesson learned.
cpq100 - havent tried pulling the fuse, would that be the same as putting it in dynamic all the time?
Sovande - good idea, I will float that with them
DJS - I dont think so, it was about October last year that it happened and I noticed it within a week or so, but it is kind of one of those things that was annoying but not critical.
I am kind of resigned to just putting the car in dynamic whenever I drive it. Actually getting rid of the drone at cruising speed is the silver lining, but I would put up with the drone any day to get the aggressive sound back in normal mode.
cpq100 - havent tried pulling the fuse, would that be the same as putting it in dynamic all the time?
Sovande - good idea, I will float that with them
DJS - I dont think so, it was about October last year that it happened and I noticed it within a week or so, but it is kind of one of those things that was annoying but not critical.
I am kind of resigned to just putting the car in dynamic whenever I drive it. Actually getting rid of the drone at cruising speed is the silver lining, but I would put up with the drone any day to get the aggressive sound back in normal mode.
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#11
Yeah I'm fiddling with it at the moment, it is good to be able to switch backward and forward, with the VAP exhaust it is very loud in dynamic, and bassy. If I had the stock exhaust that'd be the trick for sure.
#12
When I had an update done to my car I found that all the configurable dynamic settings had been reset to "off" (i.e not dynamic). Worth having a quick check?
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My understanding was the "dreaded" update reduced the pops and crackles, but I don't see how it would affect drone. I'm always in dynamic, configured the way I want it, although that means less with the 6MT. I do switch the exhaust to quieter when I'm cruising on the freeway. Maybe the operation of the valves in the muffler was changed with another update I don't know about, or maybe all the learning was reset and it needs to again be taught to be a hooligan.
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My understanding was the "dreaded" update reduced the pops and crackles, but I don't see how it would affect drone. I'm always in dynamic, configured the way I want it, although that means less with the 6MT. I do switch the exhaust to quieter when I'm cruising on the freeway. Maybe the operation of the valves in the muffler was changed with another update I don't know about, or maybe all the learning was reset and it needs to again be taught to be a hooligan.
Just saying that, the raspiness usually comes from cats or x pipe, doesnt it?
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