Pootling in traffic
Pootling in traffic
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Original Poster:

1,331 posts

255 months

Sunday 13th November 2005
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Being a Londer I spend a lot of time <30mph and have found the chim does not like moving in 1st or second with the clutch out and the accelerator pedal not pressed. I would have thought that as the V8 has a hefty amount of torque at low revs it would be happy to roll along with no revs but the clutch engaged. It stutters amd I have to dip the clutch all the time.
Is this normal? anything I could do to improve things? I have looked at a mark adams chip but havn't got the cash at prresent.

Ta

2 Smokin Barrels

32,019 posts

264 months

Sunday 13th November 2005
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Normal. The revs are unstable at idle, therefore so is forward movement.

She likes a few revs!

Cider Andy

1,889 posts

254 months

Sunday 13th November 2005
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As 2SB said! The engine's tuned and you'll have noticed just how happy it is when the throttle's open: a mountain of power and as smooth as silk. Part of the trade-off is that the idle is a bit rough, despite it being a very torquey motor.

2 Smokin Barrels

32,019 posts

264 months

Sunday 13th November 2005
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What's a Londer btw?

2 Smokin Barrels

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Sunday 13th November 2005
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Found out...put the sound up first

www.londer.at/

225

Original Poster:

1,331 posts

255 months

Sunday 13th November 2005
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fair enough cheers. I'm a Londer and proud!

runt

314 posts

256 months

Sunday 13th November 2005
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Have noticed,when using my everyday'bloggsmobile'in London traffic,rear mirror always filled by British Gas van(fastest thing on 4 wheels)..venture out in Chim,car in front slows to 20 mph-and it IS hard to hold a Chim down to these speeds.

2 Smokin Barrels

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Sunday 13th November 2005
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los angeles said:
It is often more fun to drive a slow sports car fast than a fast sports car slow.



It's often more fun driving fast in a fast car.............

2 Smokin Barrels

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Sunday 13th November 2005
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los angeles said:
2 Smokin Barrels said:
It's often more fun driving fast in a fast car.............
Eee-awe, eee-awe, eee-awe ...


A police donkey

2 Smokin Barrels

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Sunday 13th November 2005
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los angeles said:
2 Smokin Barrels said:
A police donkey
Nah, a sports car ass. Speed splatters.