Post #26
They've already done it / are doing it tomorrow morning. So long as it doesn't turn into a colossal expense, I'm not too worried.________________________________________
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 demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro  Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 6th Aug 2012 at 19:01
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #27
Slight update, car seemed better but now worse again. I know the exhaust is blowing quite a bit but I didn't think it would cause this much of an issue.________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 08:22
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro  Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
Post #28
Has the cable got grub screwed locator to adjust the length of the throttle cable? If so it may have slipped making the cable to long again. Also, is thirsty? If so maybe the lamda is not that clever. That may give performance issues too. Mine does around 400miles to a tank average driving for reference.  ________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 13:14
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #29
On my journey to and from Brands I can do ~120 miles from £30 of premium, which is roughly quarter of a tank so I don't think fuel is too bad. That's mixed driving, but generally keeping under 4k RPM as the roads are quite slow.I'll have a check for the screw this evening, I can't remember! ________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 13:17
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
Post #30
Yeah, that is about right. Maybe a tad thirsty. Cables worth a look though. ________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 13:25
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coskev
Seasoned Pro  Location: Oswestry Registered: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Status: Offline |
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demondriverdan wrote: On my journey to and from Brands I can do ~120 miles from £30 of premium, which is roughly quarter of a tank so I don't think fuel is too bad. That's mixed driving, but generally keeping under 4k RPM as the roads are quite slow. I'll have a check for the screw this evening, I can't remember! must be heavy with your right foot!!! Day to day mixed driving to work with quite a few WOT moments mine will do just over 200 miles on £40. ________________________________________ Red GTB1756 powered Fabia VRS daily driver,LBSC Gti6 eater........Mac1 ZR R1 kit car build in progress. |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 18:39
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BlackSix
Regular  Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
Post #32
i work on litres tbh...much more reliable than miles to money |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 18:56
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #33
coskev wrote: demondriverdan wrote: On my journey to and from Brands I can do ~120 miles from £30 of premium, which is roughly quarter of a tank so I don't think fuel is too bad. That's mixed driving, but generally keeping under 4k RPM as the roads are quite slow. I'll have a check for the screw this evening, I can't remember! must be heavy with your right foot!!! Day to day mixed driving to work with quite a few WOT moments mine will do just over 200 miles on £40. I haven't had the car long so probably still do have a heavy right foot! The car also seems sluggish to respond to throttle inputs, sometimes it's slow to pick up revs and other times it holds them when the throttle comes off. Any ideas? ________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 19:33
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #34
Definitely sounds like a sticky throttle cable to me, make sure you fully check out the cable and see how far it travels etc.Failing that, maybe the CTS is faulty causing the engine to run slightly rich which would explain the sluggish acceleration and slightly increased fuel consumption possibly. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 20:00
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woody.
Senior User  Location: London Registered: 18 May 2009 Posts: 799 Status: Offline |
Post #35
I've been having similar sluggish pull aways too. Had a blowing exhaust so changed it for a jetex. I also unplugged my CTS and had no change so gunna get a new one n give it a wizz! |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 20:13
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #36
I've got a blowing exhaust and a slightly dodgy throttle cable! Will find out what the CTS is later as I'm on my phone ________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 20:16
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BlackSix
Regular Location: northampton Registered: 30 Jul 2012 Posts: 156 Status: Offline |
Post #37
wheres the exhaust blowing? that can have a big effect on fuel economy |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 20:23
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aaron6
Seasoned Pro Location: On the sofa in maidstone Registered: 16 May 2006 Posts: 5,840 Status: Offline |
Post #38
The above is true. My fire ring was shagged and I lost power and had worse economy. Also had a whooshing noise from the cat area. ________________________________________ See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl. |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 21:15
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woody.
Senior User Location: London Registered: 18 May 2009 Posts: 799 Status: Offline |
Post #39
Mine was blowing on the backbox and centre pipe join and I'm suprised that had such an affect on performance, but as soon as I changed it I've noticed a sharper throttle response and more 'get up and go'. Good luck mate |
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Posted 21st Aug 2012 at 21:42
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #40
Not sure where it's blowing yet as I haven't had chance to jack the car up and look, will do so at the weekend.________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 22nd Aug 2012 at 08:54
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #41
This is a good point, a leaky fire ring can cause sluggish response. Best to jack it up and check before looking at any other possible issues.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 22nd Aug 2012 at 12:55
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #42
That's the plan Going to the other house tonight to do some work on the track car so if I get time, I'll jack the road car up as well to have a look.________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 22nd Aug 2012 at 12:59
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,769 Status: Offline |
Post #43
demondriverdan wrote: That's the plan Going to the other house tonight to do some work on the track car so if I get time, I'll jack the road car up as well to have a look.If you do manage to have a gander, let us know the results. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 22nd Aug 2012 at 20:49
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luke89
Regular Location: Preston Registered: 28 Aug 2014 Posts: 486 Status: Offline |
Post #44
Massive thread revival. I'm not sure mines pulling as well as it should do so would be interested in the outcome of this even if it was 2 years ago! |
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Posted 16th Dec 2014 at 14:45
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #45
Christ, can't believe this was 2 years ago. The exhaust blowing was probably one of the key things. I've also found the car runs much, much better on premium fuel so I keep it on that most of the time. ________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 16th Dec 2014 at 22:26
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luke89
Regular Location: Preston Registered: 28 Aug 2014 Posts: 486 Status: Offline |
Post #46
I always thought the higher octane juice was just to stop pinking on real high end performance stuff?I may well have an exhaust blow so ill have a look into that. |
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Posted 16th Dec 2014 at 23:05
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demondriverdan
Seasoned Pro Location: Londinium Registered: 29 Nov 2010 Posts: 2,665 Status: Offline |
Post #47
Yes and no. It runs particularly well on Shell V-Power, so could be that particular blend of fuel works well for whatever reason. No guarantees it'll make any difference, just seems to work well on my car.Definitely check out the exhaust blow, could be causing the issues. ________________________________________ Rallye Race Car |
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Posted 16th Dec 2014 at 23:09
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