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The V6 twin turbo diesel out of an S Type would be my choice of engine transplant for an XJS - I prefer economy over performance 
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You mean like .........a cement mixer?
I'm thinking back to when the original TG guys connected a V8 to [iirc] a food blender......
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The V6 twin turbo diesel out of an S Type would be my choice of engine transplant for an XJS - I prefer economy over performance
I dont need economy
The 300tdi is good enough on fuel for me
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I dont need economy
The 300tdi is good enough on fuel for me
Ahhhh. 300Tdi in an XJS then
Somebody I know had a SI XJ6 with an ancient Perkins engine. You could hear it from miles away and it only did around 50 mph flat out !
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Ahhhh. 300Tdi in an XJS then
Somebody I know had a SI XJ6 with an ancient Perkins engine. You could hear it from miles away and it only did around 50 mph flat out !
Takes away from the whole 'grace,space and pace' thing
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Not yours, is it?
No, a bloke in Harrogate
im actually set on a xjr 4.0 supercharged now
what year are you looking at ?
I had an earlier one, R reg iirc - it was the V8 not the straight 6, bought it as a scrapper barn find to take the engine out and put it in my camper van (but never got around to it)
it was a really nice car, but totally totally rotten
after 2004 they're aluminium, but there's a big price jump
pre and post 04 power specs are about the same, but the newer gearboxes are better, and they have a few bits like air suspension and fancy shock absorbers with electromagnets in them to firm the ride up when you're pushing it a bit etc.
haven't driven the straight 6 XJR, but they're supposed to be really good, my non super charged one was, I really liked that one :-)
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The old Jag V12's with mechanical injection, ( practically leccy-free like a basic diesel) were probably even more thirsty, BUT they were our motors of choice for glider autotow cars: heavy, poky and not a lot to go wrong... when it matters..
in my opinion, the more Joe Lucas got involved, the more risk of it going wrong and possibly causing a crash..
XJS's are going to get rare in 5,4,3,2.. I'm sure there is a top owners' club but..
'Rust Never Sleeps'..
in my opinion, the more Joe Lucas got involved, the more risk of it going wrong and possibly causing a crash..
XJS's are going to get rare in 5,4,3,2.. I'm sure there is a top owners' club but..
'Rust Never Sleeps'..
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Well my xjr has just passed its MOT
just waiting for it to be deliverd on tuesday, cant wait
You'll be counting the sleeps, as the young 'uns say.
Can we assume they're fixing the advisories before delivery?
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some of the ones up for sale i was looking at that were described as rust free or solid had some really worrying MOT history!
i gave up after a while
You'll be counting the sleeps, as the young 'uns say.
Can we assume they're fixing the advisories before delivery?
only minor really, i can deal with them
i didnt pay all that much for it really, compared to some of prices on eBay at the moment for supercharged ones.CompoSimmonite
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some of the ones up for sale i was looking at that were described as rust free or solid had some really worrying MOT history!
i gave up after a while
only minor really, i can deal with them
Hope exhaust really is just a small blow that is fixable as a new system could cost a small fortune
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they dont seem to be that expensive to me
but it wasnt rotten so should be an easy fix.im quite suprised how reasonable parts prices are for it.
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they dont seem to be that expensive to me
im quite suprised how reasonable parts prices are for it.
When I had my S2 3.4 XJ6 a mate had a 2.8GL Granada at the same time. A lot of the time the parts for the Jag were actually cheaper than the Ford !
