V8 to be replaced by "high-performance versions of the new Ingenium straight six"

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Aug 12, 2018 | 05:23 PM

#61

Timbo

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WTF is that all about unhinged!!

Aug 12, 2018 | 05:24 PM

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It looks like you pasted the base64 encoding of an image instead of the image.

The result of a copy & paste. I think we're back on track.

Aug 12, 2018 | 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Unhingd

The result of a copy & paste. I think we're back on track.

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Aug 12, 2018 | 06:14 PM

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Man Unhinged, your VAP exhaust tips look phenomenal, nice ***!

Aug 12, 2018 | 07:02 PM

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...nice ***!

Just looked in the mirror. You're right!

lol

Aug 13, 2018 | 03:58 AM

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Man Unhinged, your VAP exhaust tips look phenomenal, nice ***!

So now I'm really uncool : I see for pieces of chromed pipe.. ..what so special about these pieces of chrome over the standard 4 pieces of pipe..
More noise ?

Aug 13, 2018 | 04:55 AM

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So now I'm really uncool : I see for pieces of chromed pipe.. ..what so special about these pieces of chrome over the standard 4 pieces of pipe..
More noise ?

Maybe it is because it is a replacement over the standard 2 pieces of pipe on the V6...?

Aug 13, 2018 | 07:04 AM

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Maybe it is because it is a replacement over the standard 2 pieces of pipe on the V6...?

+1. Lower, more resonant note when the valves are closed, and thunderous when the valves open.

Aug 13, 2018 | 07:59 AM

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Unhingd, they are the R ones, or some aftermarket?

Aug 13, 2018 | 08:16 AM

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+1. Lower, more resonant note when the valves are closed, and thunderous when the valves open.

So you drive a 'souped-up V8 look-alike' , you cheapskate...

Any chance you are of Dutch, like me, [ or Scottish] descend ...

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Aug 13, 2018 | 10:48 AM

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Unhingd, they are the R ones, or some aftermarket?

Velocity AP Valvetronic exhaust.

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So you drive a 'souped-up V8 look-alike' , you cheapskate...

Yes, there’s the danger of that appearance, but note that the S is still prominently in place.

Why did I change from a dual to a quad?: Because I could (and because Stuart was running a group buy on the V8 Valvetronic).

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Any chance you are of Dutch, like me, [ or Scottish] descend ...

ok, you caught me: Dutch/German.

Aug 13, 2018 | 12:20 PM

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ok, you caught me: Dutch/German.

Aug 13, 2018 | 02:27 PM

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So you drive a 'souped-up V8 look-alike' , you cheapskate...

Any chance you are of Dutch, like me, [ or Scottish] descend ...

My guess is he really wanted a V8 but they don't have a manual box and that's his preference despite all the V8 owners trying, in vain, to convince him that the ZF 8HP70 eight speed auto is incredible.

Aug 13, 2018 | 02:50 PM

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That could be the reason very well... .. good thinking Watson !

I wouldn't want to have a manual in the FT. I have had plenty manual cars and it doesn't give anything extra, unless you drive down a mountainroad..

Aug 13, 2018 | 10:19 PM

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You're onto me Sherlock (and Watson). I avoid the Interstates when possible. Plenty of backroad twisties to enjoy on the east and west coast of the U.S.

Fortunately with the mods (power and weight reduction), my car now has the power/weight ratio of the V8S. More is not really very beneficial on the roads through the hills and mountains. I love stirring the gears.

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