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davidls · Post by **davidls** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:36 pm

Hi!
I collected my Portofino Blue MY2021 P575 F-Type R from Marshall Jaguar Ipswich Thursday night. Gave it a run to Blackpool and back on the Friday and loved it (520 mile round trip) to collect my eldest.
Fastest and loudest car I have ever owned

Was a spur of the moment purchase as I went in to collect a locking wheel nut for my Land Rover Discovery L462 after 5yrs/18,000 miles and came away with a rocket 2yrs/31,000 miles.
I have my CTEK charger on the battery positive terminal in the boot and the negative on the chassis, assume that’s ok?
Hope to speak to you all soon!
David.

Purplecat · Post by **Purplecat** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:45 pm

Lovely Car - Congratulations - did the flamingos come with it

(though they seem to have flown now

munchie · Post by **munchie** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:53 pm

Try the Noise with fuse 15 removed from the engine bay fuse box, passenger side. Its so much more raucous..

davidls · Post by **davidls** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:59 pm

thanks Purplecat! Sadly it did not come with flamingo’s, that would have been a nice touch though

davidls · Post by **davidls** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:00 pm

munchie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:53 pm Try the Noise with fuse 15 removed from the engine bay fuse box, passenger side. Its so much more raucous..

What will that do?

mickjaguar · Post by **mickjaguar** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:59 pm

It disables the solenoid that closes the valves. On these cars the valves only fully open at high revs or under full throttle. It's worth a try to see if you like it. Nice burble at low revs.

On the V8s you can exercise the valves by hand occasionally to keep them mobile if you want.

scm · Post by **scm** » Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:12 pm

davidls wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:36 pm I have my CTEK charger on the battery positive terminal in the boot and the negative on the chassis, assume that’s ok?

Shoud be okay although the recommended practice is to connect to the positive bus bar in the box on the boot floor, under the cubby. That's for the pre-facelift, yours may be different, of course. Negative to the chassis is fine.

And welcome to the club!

davidls · Post by **davidls** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:02 am

Thank you

I will have a look to see what else is under there, I suspect the busbar is inside the flat grey box which has the large red cables in and out?

scm · Post by **scm** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:27 am

davidls wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:02 am I suspect the busbar is inside the flat grey box which has the large red cables in and out?

It's black in mine but it sounds like the same thing.

Philskill · Post by **Philskill** » Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:55 pm

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