Overrevving ADL Enviro400 LJ09 CCY with kickdown - 9449

#FastRideFridays
Engine: Cummins ISB Euro 4 - 250bhp
Transmission: ZF 5HP502C, 5 speed
Bodywork: Alexander Dennis E400, 10.1m
Clip Contents
0:03 - Acceleration with kickdown
0:48 - Acceleration with some redlining
1:24 - Acceleration without kickdown
2:06 - 5th to 4th downshifts
2:30 - 4th to 3rd, 5th to 4th downshifts
3:08 - 3rd to 2nd, 4th to 3rd downshifts
4:15 - 5th to 3rd downshift
5:30 - Unlocked in 1st
5:59 - Acceleration up a gradient

[@londonbuses1027]

Redlining and Kickdown wow top notch🤩!

[@kenradeed]

BEAST of a Euro 4 ADL trident

[@mrkrisps4489]

The Cummins 6.7 type fitted on all models after 2007 are not Tridents.

[@CB-by9nf]

Absolutely cooked this one to its death😅. That cooling fan was among the most noticeable when stationary as if it was gasping for air.

[@KickdownLondon]

Yes, had a very loud electric fan which went straight to full speed whenever the bus was in motion. Probably a patch for the heat generated from the transmission!

[@frenchboyh31]

1:24 Nice and fluid run

[@TransportNRTH73]

Reminds me of some of the TAs, nice one

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺️

[@frenchboyh31]

The E400’s are becoming knackered

[@KickdownLondon]

Beginning to show their age in the same way the 51 plate TAs did! This one reminds me of the likes of 9757 and 9770!

[@frenchboyh31]

@@KickdownLondon Definitely reminds me of 9757!

[@WrightBuster]

This sounds good!!

[@KickdownLondon]

Reminds me of the 51 plate TAs, some of which used to get through gearboxes like nobody’s business!

[@LJ07EBP]

yeah its quite relaxing bc theres something wrong with the engine sound

[@jaggass]

I bet the load sensor or lock up is knackered. Ex London Stagecoach Euro 2 ZF Trident's were bad for slipping gearboxes.

[@KickdownLondon]

Yeah a lot of them did it, also B7TLs of a similar age to those Tridents. A lot of ZF boxed buses between W and 51 plate were prone to it, not terribly common from 02 plate onwards.

[@LJ07EBP]

This is not a load sensor issue as the throttle input would be delayed, your right this is a lock up issue

[@jaggass]

@@LJ07EBP And eventually the gearbox will fail.

[@LJ07EBP]

@@jaggass why

[@jaggass]

@@LJ07EBP When lock up doesn't work it wears the torque converter out.

[@eurosimpliciti259]

Alot of these at Merton doing the same thing as well. A shame that these at various garages are starting to overrev, shows how long it's been since these were new

[@londondriver7961]

This bus still can’t compare what you would get out of 9458 the beastliest in the E9 batch

[@KickdownLondon]

It was good once but the speed limiter and acceleration restrictions made a comeback!

[@westlondonerstravels578]

Shame to see this has a slipping gearbox now. The acceleration isn't too bad though

[@KickdownLondon]

There’s more power available after leaving a gear at a high rev - it’s strong in the second clip but fairly weak in the third one. Takes some getting used to!

[@westlondonerstravels578]

@@KickdownLondon right, thanks for the info

[@londondriver7961]

Bro is this when you took this bus on PL-1 and it broke down on way to Heathrow and it was burning on your last rounder

[@KickdownLondon]

I heard about that! Wasn’t burning, a screw was loose, cause an air leak and brakes to lock on. Once tightened up it got going again.

[@DanielsUKT]

Sounds very powerful even if only 250bhp

[@liamoconnor2718]

zf ecomat?

[@KickdownLondon]

Yes, standard ZF Ecomat box!

[@ExploringTheSW]

Is it me or this sounds very knackered and worn out

[@LJ07EBP]

It's got that relaxing engine bass that I love

[@ExploringTheSW]

@@LJ07EBP it sounds terrible

[@ag6371]

Usually the extra whine from the engine revs drowns the actual bass