[xj-s] Have you had experience with???

Subject: [xj-s] Have you had experience with???

Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 11:08:48 EDT

We are about 75% of the way through a 2 year project of modifying my Jaguar 1985 XJ-S coupe. When I say my Jaguar...I really feel that so many people have contributed to it that it belongs to all of us...My special thanks goes to Bryan, Joe and Jackie Maletsky at MotorCraft in East Rutherford NJ. In brief, I am trying to build the XJ-S all the way out to super-car performance. Here is the list of the modifications that are in the works now. We hope to have the whole car on the road in 2 months. If any of you have experiences with any of these modifications I would like to hear from you... 1985 XJ-S V-12 Jaguar Coupe Modifications (Front of to back) • Pusher fan (Spal) • All aluminum custom radiator (BeCool) • Fluid to oil custom oil cooler (BeCool) • Engine: (Hesco, Lee Hurley) Late-style V-12 Block stroked to 6 Liters. HE Type Heads (Small Plug) heads, flowed & modified with European Valves. GT Stage 1 cams (also valve springs, guides, keepers, seals) Custom forged pistons (oversized & dished for compression of 9:1...total seal rings, 15# oil rings) TWR (Tom Wilkinshaw Racing)Stroked Crankshaft High Nickel Barrels ("O" ringed, copper on top, silicone on bottom) Copper head gaskets Large capacity oil pump & big tube pick up Balanced and blueprinted • (2) TEC II Electomotive ignition systems (run as 2 six cylinders) • Custom bell housing (GTJ) • Twin Lysholm screw superchargers (Whipple) • Intake manifold, custom fabricated (Joe Conti, Conti Engineering) • Fuel rail (Joe Conti, Conti Engineering) • Performance fuel pump and fuel regualtor (Paxton) • Over-sized 2 7/8 inch throttle bodies (AJ6 Engineering) • Serpentine belt system (Joe Conti, Conti Engineering) • Custom lighpeed manual transmission • Leonard Long shifter • Custom shortened and balanced dirveshaft • 3.28:1 Rear-end drive • Front and rear over-sized high density anti-sway bars • Chrome moly shot-peened springs (GTJ) • Koni schock absorbers • 2" Stainless steel cat-back exhaust system (Falcon) • Hitachi AC compressor

Improve your Jag-lovers experience with the Mozilla FireFox Browser!

View the latest posts from our Forums via an RSS Feed!

©Jag-lovers^TM Ltd / JagWEB^TM 1993 - 2024
All rights reserved. Jag-lovers is supported by JagWEB^TM
For Terms of Use and General Rules see our Disclaimer
Use of the Jag-lovers logo or trademark name on sites other than Jag-lovers itself in a manner implying endorsement of commercial activities whatsoever is prohibited. Sections of this Web Site may publish members and visitors comments, opinion and photographs/images - Jag-lovers Ltd does not assume or have any responsibility or any liability for members comments or opinions, nor does it claim ownership or copyright of any material that belongs to the original poster including images. The word 'Jaguar' and the leaping cat device, whether used separately or in combination, are registered trademarks and are the property of Jaguar Cars, England. Some images may also be © Jaguar Cars. Mirroring or downloading of this site or the publication of material or any extracts therefrom in original or altered form from these pages onto other sites (including reproduction by any other Jaguar enthusiast sites) without express permission violates Jag-lovers Ltd copyright and is prohibited