Is anyone old enough to remember the fake air vents on the early Ford Capri? Made mine go a lot faster.


 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

That looks a nice car dorsetfreelander.
I did later, consider a 3 litre auto version that was on sale local to me, but I had a family and I needed the space of a full sized saloon or estate.
In retrospect, although it drove nicely, I think the fuel consumption would have bankrupted me.

I had at the time a Vauxhall Victor FD 2ltr estate, then a VX/490 saloon (my first true 100mph car). FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 82k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

dorsetfreelander wrote:

Is anyone old enough to remember the fake air vents on the early Ford Capri? Made mine go a lot faster.

Couple the vents with go-faster stripes and you’d have been unstoppable

"Is anyone old enough to remember the fake air vents on the early Ford Capri?"

Yeah, my dad told me about them

I fitted a set to a two door Vauxhall viva HB, that vehicle also has electric windows, out of a Vauxhall Velox.

dorsetfreelander wrote:

Is anyone old enough to remember the fake air vents on the early Ford Capri? Made mine go a lot faster.

Seems to be a bit high at the front, was that taken between engine swaps?  Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

Dead bodies in the boot ?

For first time today i put the gearbox is sport and went to work through some local back roads (my fav's) found you can hustle it along surprisingly well

Sidthecat wrote:

Dead bodies in the boot ?

Or, one really large dead body?

Drove home from holidays, about 800km. Stayed overnight at a dead end road by the beach and we slept surprisingly well in the front seats. MY11 SD4 SE Auto

Any difference in fuel economy with the air intake wart? Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Nothing noticeable, Lightwater. I had the small trailer behind and two big kayaks on top so it was very brick-like moving through the air, even if not heavy. I was being fairly conservative with my speeds - although my partner was not! By gees they go well. MY11 SD4 SE Auto

Other half drives faster than I do, but she always says its the car! She also makes comments on fuel economy....... but only one of us is on & off the accelerator, 27 point turns, looks forever to park a few metres closer!

Good to see kayaks tied front & back! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

I was driving down the M3 last night and came across an FL2 being towed at about 50mph with the front wheels off the ground which i always thought was not a good idea. I guess it's ok if the haldex is "freewheeling" but even then it's not designed for continual slippage at speed surely? I would have thought that in normal operation, the input and output shafts of the haldex would be running at about the same speed but in this situation who knows? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Lightwater wrote:

Other half drives faster than I do, but she always says its the car! She also makes comments on fuel economy....... but only one of us is on & off the accelerator, 27 point turns, looks forever to park a few metres closer!

 2013 SD4 SE (hers)
2013 SD4 HSE (mine)
Ex: 2008 D3 V8 HSE
EX: 2000 D2 TD5

dorsetfreelander wrote:

I was driving down the M3 last night and came across an FL2 being towed at about 50mph with the front wheels off the ground which i always thought was not a good idea. I guess it's ok if the haldex is "freewheeling" but even then it's not designed for continual slippage at speed surely? I would have thought that in normal operation, the input and output shafts of the haldex would be running at about the same speed but in this situation who knows?