Mikell
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Hi Chris, I have that unit on my 5 and will check & measure it later.....not that easy to get to behind the glove box, but I'll have a go !
Mike.
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Superb..... I love Thailand.
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I've got the jenvey heritage bodies on bastuck with ramair filters. This on a very late build 5. Photo shows central body with the filter removed for indication of space. If relevant and any help I can take measurements - let me know where from and to ?
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I had my 5 converted to Emerald efi about 18 months ago, superceding the Prestige setup that I inherited via PO.
All parts were from Emerald. Spec included the triple coil pack, and I also used Jenvey Heritage throttle bodies. 2 driving maps set on it with instant control via a dashboard switch. 1 map for economy, the other for fully adaptive. Lambda sensor etc installed. Final set-up was on rolling road at Emerald.
No problems whatsoever with it, and on the recent TR & Trabant Tour I covered 3.5k miles with 39mpg average. This included autobahns and high altitude stuff (Transalpina plus Transfagarasan). Very smooth running throughout, beautiful driving.
It's horses for courses I know, and each to their own, but my own experience has been truly excellent.
Mike.
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Haha, yep each to their own and that's the beauty of TR ownership and the Register isn't it? I think that the overriding message for anyone wondering for whatever reason about efi is that it can work well and can be configured to suit personal preference. There is an initial cost of course, but then what price to pursue any special interest or hobby
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Other than the Emerald 'bits' the engine is factory standard - the head was cleaned up and re-valved at the Emerald installation time, along with a slight skim/flattening. After installation of the Emerald kit the car was set up by Emerald on their own rolling road at Watton with view to economy mapping - hence the mpg I guess (which comes mostly from E5 usage). I think the acceleration is slightly down to be fair, but I'm not too fussed about leaving my tyres behind at traffic lights nowadays - even so the car is going back to Watton soon for addition of an additional switchable map which will be 'performance'......the use of which I'm expecting to yield a lesser mpg - time will tell to what extent. I hasten to add that I cannot do any of this work myself, so rely totally upon a "capable guy" to deal with it for me. Cheers, Mike.
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I went with the full Emerald conversion on the 5 last year using triple coil wasted spark as well as jenvey heritage 'hiding' the new injectors. This replacing Prestige set-up. Now an excellent drive, no regrets whatsoever and loving the mpg of 35 to 40.
Mike.
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To be honest I don't know the detail of how it was done.....following the installation & initial set-up the 5 was simply trailored to Emerald for the final rolling set-up. Since then it has been driving a dream, so I'm more curious than concerned but I'll ask the questions as a "nice to know" though.
Cheers,
Mike.
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Thanks Jerry, that seems to make sense. Much appreciated.
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I went efi last autumn (emerald) with heritage throttle bodies plus wasted spark. Final set-up was on rolling road at emerald. At conversion time I was told a lambda was not needed and I've done about 1k happy miles since. I'm now wondering if I've missed something though, so can someone explain please what extra a lambda would achieve on my setup? No point me spending money I don't need to, but I am curious.
Cheers, Mike.
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I think there are 2 very separate issues within this. One being "cost of living pay award", and the other being any potential to financially acknowledge those who have been and who still are directly involved in an "overly hazardous environment". If the 2 issues are rolled into 1 with expectation to be solved by a higher than normal pay award for all, then those who have been in the very front line might well feel their involvement has not been sufficiently acknowledged compared to others further away from that very front line. Similarly a new recruit in the future would benefit from a "Covid" pay award when they've not been involved at all. My own view is that the Pay Review Body should be taking all these issues into consideration within their normal process, but that the 2 issues should remain distinct from each other and not muddled together...... although how you decide who should or should not receive a "hazardous" payment is another probable argument that would encompass all NHS staff - not solely nurses. From near enough 40 years of working in the NHS before my retirement I don't personally see recruitment & retention being an issue, but with c1 million employees..... many will not be happy whatever the outcome.
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Hey that looks really, really neat. Understand your motives as well Gordon..... however my 5ft zero swmbo is unaware of it - and is likely to remain so. Cheers, Mike.
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Fresh air !!!!
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Just out of interest, any ideas on what is the likely conversion cost of going from original (CP) pi to efi, against original (CP) pi to 3xwebers? Assuming all parts to be supplied, fitted and rr setup by TR specialist (ie no DIY involved).....and ignoring running costs, residual value etc.
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I have a WW2 jacket Irvin jacket that I treat every 2 years with Pecards antique leather dressing. That stuff is really good.
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Does E10 affect PI or Webers or SU's any differently? Just wondering that if E5 does become more difficult (? or even impossible) to obtain, then which fuelling system would be most resilient or easily modified - or no difference between the 3 ?
Mike.
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That's what I've done (not too bothered about fine detail originality). I did subsequently fit a separate 'choke' cable to the fast idle - mounted below the dash - for a tenner or so. I did that simply to enable more accurate setting & running at cold start. All seems good (famous last words
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Agreed. I too bought the lock some time ago. Was fitted initially to my 4a, then transferred to the 5. Excellent item on both models, simple & effective.
Mike.
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Wow, thanks so much for such a full response Alan, plenty to take on board. My interest re the battery stemmed from a pi (5) that starts on the button when hot and then runs like a dream...…...but a cold start takes many attempts with splutters before eventually firing up and then running nicely. I was used to this, but recently wasn't likely to need the car for a few weeks and so put the battery on a long term trickle charger. In fact I did use the car, and got the shock (no pun intended) of my life when having disconnected the charger the cold engine started first touch of the key. I repeated the overnight charging, and the morning starting, over several days with the same good outcome, and then deliberately didn't charge the battery overnight - next morning the poor cold starting returned. Hence my mind was focusing toward the battery issue already when I read this thread. Incidentally the battery is about 9 months old, 72ah and 610cca so I thought & hoped it ought to be man enough. Time for me to re-read your information, and have a think.
Mike.
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Received mine this morning from Germany. Nice piece of kit - very impressed. Using PM the whole process from order to payment to delivery took just a few days.
Excellent, thanks Marco.
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I've use a product called Hindsight for many years, bought online. Apply every couple of years and job done.
Mike.
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All - Bob Scott has been looking after my 4a for many, many years. Suffice to say that over the last couple of years I've toured Scotland, Orkneys, Shetland as well as the South of France without the car missing a proverbial beat. Bob just seems to know TR's inside out, and I wholly endorse the good comments about him and his work. No connection other than as a very satisfied customer.
Emerald K6 ecu dimensions.
in TR6 Forum
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Hi Chris, the size of the box itself excluding the plugs on each end is: 110x47x167 (I may be a couple of mill out due to my contortions to get there). There are plugs on each end of the box and including them the overall length is 240.
My unit is mounted unseen behind the glove box, roughly underneath the wiper motor. So from the engine bay all you see are a couple of small bolt heads holding it in place.
The cable for PC etc access "in case" is looped out of the way within the footwell.
Mike.