RichardK
2nd February 2009, 09:49 PM
Well I've done 200 kms and these are my thoughts:
Definitely more get up and go
The difference in standing start pickup is unbelievable, goes off the mark like a bullet...........absolute joy:D
So much smoother
the gear changes are ultra smooth, hardly feel them
Changes down so much quicker under acceleration
Engine is so much quieter and idles more smoothly
And last but most interestingly
The shuddering that I thought was a gearbox issue which had become quite bad has disappeared, and, although I have tried to create the circumstances in which it started previously, I can't at this stage make it shudder:confused:
The only explanation I can come up with is that the worn belt was causing erratic timing under acceleration thus causing the shuddering https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1408.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1408.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1408.jpg
So all in all it's like driving out of the showroom:D:D
Definitely more get up and go
The difference in standing start pickup is unbelievable, goes off the mark like a bullet...........absolute joy:D
So much smoother
the gear changes are ultra smooth, hardly feel them
Changes down so much quicker under acceleration
Engine is so much quieter and idles more smoothly
And last but most interestingly
The shuddering that I thought was a gearbox issue which had become quite bad has disappeared, and, although I have tried to create the circumstances in which it started previously, I can't at this stage make it shudder:confused:
The only explanation I can come up with is that the worn belt was causing erratic timing under acceleration thus causing the shuddering https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1408.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1408.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1408.jpg
So all in all it's like driving out of the showroom:D:D