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JamesRZ

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  1. Hi

     

    I have done just over 100k and noticed my engine was tapping quite loudly, I have taken the cover of and measured the clearance and they are all off, whats the easiest way to adjust them? I have a toyota tech disc with instructions but cant understand tech talk!

  2. as i have one i would go for the XKR awesome mid range power and has excellent road grip not as expensive to run as you would think i get 21mpg on the computers average! Unfortunatly reliability isnt as good as it should be ive had loads of little bits go!

  3. The prices are dropping with the new model. I would have thought they could be tuned quite heavily it seems like such a inefficent engine. The only problem i have with it is that it drives to much like a american car, sounds awsome though i have a video of me and the boss trying out its topend on a private estate, i will see if i can upload it.

  4. I have owned a Supra for nearly 2 years now and i have never had anyone give anything but respect to it (with exception on the odd chav!). When you are driving through town people admire it kids point and stare ,even if you pull up at the lights next the likes of a porsche they always give you a nod. However i picked up my new Jaguar XKR (company car not for my audio business neither!) a couple of weeks ago and since then had nothing but tosser or wan*er comments everywhere i have been even got it spat on by a car full of chavs! The final insult came today when driving through Nottingham a black j-spec Supra pulled up next to me and when i said nice car he just looked at me called me a T**t and booted it nearly taking a bike out! Normally in the Sup when i have seen another owner he has pulled up and had a bit of a chat never had a bad experince with a fellow owner. I love my Supra and would easily put it in the same class of car, granted it doesnt have the same price or comfort but it is a lot faster handles better nicer to drive and costs a hell of a lot more to run and thats something against a V8 Supercharged Jag! Would also like to point out if this is level of abuse you get in a Jag i would hate to own a Porsche or Ferrari!

     

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  5. I have been having problems with my spark plugs for a while now i am running 1.2 bar with bpu. When i first went BPU i used IK22 plugs but after a week developed a misfire took them out and they were scorched on the porcelain and i could feel a lot of movement in the whole plug. I replaced them with IK24's and were fine for about 3 weeks or 600 miles when i got a slight misfire on tick over and load. Then to make matters worse the 2nd turbo blew which i replaced with standard j-specs. Got it back on the road last monday and the misfire got much worse and the exhaust popped when i had my foot down. Last night noticed that there was a high pitched noise coming from the engine so took the plugs out and the 24's have gone even worse than the 22's did. I have done a search and found that 24's are best for bpu but dont want to waste another 40 quid!

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