Excellent video! I'm sticking with stock. My XKR gets loud enough for me. But really appreciate the effort you made, I now understand the system better.
@infin8mas, good idea keeping it original especially for retaining its classic value. Thanks you for your feedback. We are just sharing what we are learning, regards Damian
Tom, cheers. Getting closer to the actual transmission removal just life gets in the way. No panic will get there eventually and will be posting videos in a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed, regards Damian
Great video. Your detailed explanation is appreciated. A treasure trove of Jaguar XK8 XKR information.? What are the over axle pipes dimensions, Length and width of pipes? You mentioned the oem ovrhds are 2" wide..
@nayjag7610, the length of the overall axle pipes are 1.25m or 4ft. The diameters are external 2 1/4" or 55mm and internal 2" or 50mm. Hope that helps, also made a short video about your question, see link below. Coming up shortly (excuse the pun). Thanks for feedback and question, regards Damian. ruclips.net/user/shortster3cV6Alek?feature=share
@ODRModurol Great info, you practically provided a blueprint for anyone to follow who might be interested in modifying the exhaust system of her majesty XK8 XKR X100. Cheers
I removed the rear and over axle sections and think in retrospect I should have just changed the over axle section. At between 1,500-2,000rpm under load there is a very noticeable boom in the car which is very annoying. The external noise level is bizarrely not excessive but does make a proper V 8 rumble. I am going to have rear sections fabricated with small silencers to hopefully eradicate the boom. So my advice to anyone would be to do stage 2 first.
David, I agree completely. I had a similar experience. I originally replaced the over axle pipes with stage 2 when I dropped the rear suspension. I retained the original back boxes and this improved the sounds without being harsh. I have since added stage 1 as well. To honest I prefer the stage 2 only. It’s got a burble without being thuggish. Thanks for sharing your experience, regards Damian
Morning Damian, another interesting video. Thank you for your detailed explanation. It is always very detailed. A nice lesson.
Udo, thank you tried to make it as interesting as possible. Much appreciate your support, regards Damian
Excellent video! I'm sticking with stock. My XKR gets loud enough for me. But really appreciate the effort you made, I now understand the system better.
@infin8mas, good idea keeping it original especially for retaining its classic value. Thanks you for your feedback. We are just sharing what we are learning, regards Damian
Good stuff. Unfortunately my trans is leaking and I think it’s electrical plug. I’ll be watching all your trans videos. Thanks.,
Tom, cheers. Getting closer to the actual transmission removal just life gets in the way. No panic will get there eventually and will be posting videos in a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed, regards Damian
Great video. Your detailed explanation is appreciated.
A treasure trove of Jaguar XK8 XKR information.? What are the over axle pipes dimensions, Length and width of pipes? You mentioned the oem ovrhds are 2" wide..
@nayjag7610, the length of the overall axle pipes are 1.25m or 4ft. The diameters are external 2 1/4" or 55mm and internal 2" or 50mm. Hope that helps, also made a short video about your question, see link below. Coming up shortly (excuse the pun). Thanks for feedback and question, regards Damian.
ruclips.net/user/shortster3cV6Alek?feature=share
@ODRModurol Great info, you practically provided a blueprint for anyone to follow who might be interested in modifying the exhaust system of her majesty XK8 XKR X100. Cheers
@nayjag7610, no problem. Glad you found the information useful, regards Damian
I removed the rear and over axle sections and think in retrospect I should have just changed the over axle section. At between 1,500-2,000rpm under load there is a very noticeable boom in the car which is very annoying. The external noise level is bizarrely not excessive but does make a proper V 8 rumble. I am going to have rear sections fabricated with small silencers to hopefully eradicate the boom. So my advice to anyone would be to do stage 2 first.
David, I agree completely. I had a similar experience. I originally replaced the over axle pipes with stage 2 when I dropped the rear suspension. I retained the original back boxes and this improved the sounds without being harsh. I have since added stage 1 as well. To honest I prefer the stage 2 only. It’s got a burble without being thuggish. Thanks for sharing your experience, regards Damian