What did you do to your X300 today?
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V12 rims added
Took the XJR wheels off the VDP I own.
Ride suffered with the stiff run flats and low sidewalls . HUGE grip generated with the Pilot Sports I had on them . Tires were like new take offs from my previous BMW. Those wheels and tires may be for sale soon.
I had picked up a set of wheels from a V12 and had them move my new michelins over from the OEM vdp wheels .
Of course the ride went back to the way it should be and I like the look better than the vdp stockers .
Also swapped in a new RR abs sensor since the old one was dropping speeding signal in occaison.
The old xjr wheels
Xjr wheels
Bad shot of old VDP wheels
Ride suffered with the stiff run flats and low sidewalls . HUGE grip generated with the Pilot Sports I had on them . Tires were like new take offs from my previous BMW. Those wheels and tires may be for sale soon.
I had picked up a set of wheels from a V12 and had them move my new michelins over from the OEM vdp wheels .
Of course the ride went back to the way it should be and I like the look better than the vdp stockers .
Also swapped in a new RR abs sensor since the old one was dropping speeding signal in occaison.
The old xjr wheels
Xjr wheels
Bad shot of old VDP wheels
Last edited by Ric in RVA; 05-21-2018 at 08:44 AM. Reason: .
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My XJR has had an occasional ‘miss’ over the past 2 weeks.
last night I cleaned the MAF sensor with the correct aerosol cleaner, which seemed to do the trick, drove 20km, then this morning changed the plugs and air filter for good measure.
I have gone back to paper filters after dallying with K&N pods for a few years. I honestly think the K&Ns don’t give a performance improvement, and let a lot of fine dirt through. Just personal opinion and anecdote.
despite using the correct paper filter, the MAF does seem to give a bit of trouble every 6-12 months, ie: every 10-20,000km for me.
I bought new Champion RC9YCs, the last set having done 20,000km. The old plugs looked fine - clean points but otherwise sooty as per photo below. This may reflect the recent ‘missing’ , then a good 20 km run, after MAF cleaned last night, may have cleaned off the points - any thoughts ?
The old plugs had been gapped at 35 thousandths, and I re-measured them - all still 35 thou.
I had to gap the new plugs at 0.035” as they were all narrower from the factory.
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I’d fit RC6YCs if I could get them, but I can’t.
Andy previously advised me, from memory, to go for the 6YCs for the supercbarged engine, given I have his reprogrammed EPROMs and the Powerhouse S/C drive pulley..
I think it is long overdue that I try a GoPro video of my car. I am a technophobe, but I need to give it a go
last night I cleaned the MAF sensor with the correct aerosol cleaner, which seemed to do the trick, drove 20km, then this morning changed the plugs and air filter for good measure.
I have gone back to paper filters after dallying with K&N pods for a few years. I honestly think the K&Ns don’t give a performance improvement, and let a lot of fine dirt through. Just personal opinion and anecdote.
despite using the correct paper filter, the MAF does seem to give a bit of trouble every 6-12 months, ie: every 10-20,000km for me.
I bought new Champion RC9YCs, the last set having done 20,000km. The old plugs looked fine - clean points but otherwise sooty as per photo below. This may reflect the recent ‘missing’ , then a good 20 km run, after MAF cleaned last night, may have cleaned off the points - any thoughts ?
The old plugs had been gapped at 35 thousandths, and I re-measured them - all still 35 thou.
I had to gap the new plugs at 0.035” as they were all narrower from the factory.
,,
I’d fit RC6YCs if I could get them, but I can’t.
Andy previously advised me, from memory, to go for the 6YCs for the supercbarged engine, given I have his reprogrammed EPROMs and the Powerhouse S/C drive pulley..
I think it is long overdue that I try a GoPro video of my car. I am a technophobe, but I need to give it a go
Last edited by AL NZ; 06-02-2018 at 05:38 AM.
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About two a week ago I took off my K&N filter and went back to the original filter setup due to something I read about the temp not really making a whole lot of difference to fuel consumption and performance. Since my car is a weekend car I did not get it out on the road a lot till the last couple of days. Well, what I found was there is a big performance difference between the two at least here in Albuquerque NM, The elevation here is around 6100ft. When I took it out on the road with the original setup it seemed starved for air. Just did not have as much pickup as it did with the K&N. I am thinking this has something to do with the elevation or maybe it is just the way it is. Needless to say I am back to the K&N
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Took the XJR wheels off the VDP I own.
Ride suffered with the stiff run flats and low sidewalls . HUGE grip generated with the Pilot Sports I had on them . Tires were like new take offs from my previous BMW. Those wheels and tires may be for sale soon.
I had picked up a set of wheels from a V12 and had them move my new michelins over from the OEM vdp wheels .
Of course the ride went back to the way it should be and I like the look better than the vdp stockers .
Also swapped in a new RR abs sensor since the old one was dropping speeding signal in occaison.
The old xjr wheels
Xjr wheels
Bad shot of old VDP wheels
Ride suffered with the stiff run flats and low sidewalls . HUGE grip generated with the Pilot Sports I had on them . Tires were like new take offs from my previous BMW. Those wheels and tires may be for sale soon.
I had picked up a set of wheels from a V12 and had them move my new michelins over from the OEM vdp wheels .
Of course the ride went back to the way it should be and I like the look better than the vdp stockers .
Also swapped in a new RR abs sensor since the old one was dropping speeding signal in occaison.
The old xjr wheels
Xjr wheels
Bad shot of old VDP wheels
Last edited by cdma; 07-01-2018 at 04:59 AM.
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I'd sell these with tires but shipping would be killer.
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I replaced the same boot this Saturday; the bracket beneath the air box wasn't bolted down and the mount just before the MAF was completely severed also. After fixing both the boot was very tight between the MAF and intake, was it that tight for you also? Mine sourced from Jag's Brisbane, California facility, not sure why you had to wait that long.
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I replaced the same boot this Saturday; the bracket beneath the air box wasn't bolted down and the mount just before the MAF was completely severed also. After fixing both the boot was very tight between the MAF and intake, was it that tight for you also? Mine sourced from Jag's Brisbane, California facility, not sure why you had to wait that long.