Thinking about trading in my XJR
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I just installed new Michelin Pilot AS3 and I couldn't be happier. Can I still lose traction? Yes, but only on wet/ non-ideal conditions. My car isn't 400HP monster but 0-30 mph is around identical between both models. I would invest in proper Ultra High performance all season tires before you give up on the R. I would wait on the intake, exhaust, wheels, and other mods. Power is nothing without control. Get better rubber.
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I had a three-week-rental Veloster. A few days in, I asked Avis to trade it for something less awful.
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BlacXJRcat (01-29-2017)
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Except for the lack of an LSD, which I will rectify, the handling on my 2005 XJR I rate as excellent. Quite firm with negligible roll in hard cornering. I have driven, owned, a few high performance cars and rate my car fairly high in this respect.
Am surprised when someone says "like riding on jello"!
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Since I decided to keep the car, I installed new wheels and tires and a 12" inch subwoofer.
The new tires (all season) believe or not, provide much better traction that the Yokohama Advan V105s UHP summer tires.
Note I can punch it and the traction control is less intrusive. Feels much faster of the line.
So yes, it puts a smile on my face.
Up next in getting the Mina performance package which includes exhaust, intake and tune plus SC pulley.
I hope the exhaust sounds louder than stock although I'm a bit concerned it may be too loud since I have no resonators, just an X pipe.
The new tires (all season) believe or not, provide much better traction that the Yokohama Advan V105s UHP summer tires.
Note I can punch it and the traction control is less intrusive. Feels much faster of the line.
So yes, it puts a smile on my face.
Up next in getting the Mina performance package which includes exhaust, intake and tune plus SC pulley.
I hope the exhaust sounds louder than stock although I'm a bit concerned it may be too loud since I have no resonators, just an X pipe.
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The sub was a Belva box with a Kenwood woofer. Long story short, I ordered the combo from Sonic Electronix and they probably didn't notice the sub they sent me was blown. so I went to Best Buy and bought what they had to test if the issue was something else. Turns out the Kenwood sounds pretty good.
I ordered a Bazooka marine class D amp. 320 watts RMS @ 4 ohms.
Wheels and tires from DTD, 20" VOXX Lago with Falken Azenis FK 450
An LSD would be nice!
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