2004 xj8 460 532 bbf build
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engine swaps do not get any easier than this, every thing was really just bolt on except driveshaft which came out great! it starts and runs now, i have to figure out cooling system and details, exhaust will work with this motor so it'll be quiet as ever till i open my electric dumps. heres a short video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Vk...ature=youtu.be
Last edited by 04 xj8; 09-02-2017 at 04:43 PM.
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its tight but it seems to work
waiting on my alternator bracket and gm 1 wire alt, i want it clean and simple. also waiting on after market cooling fans for the front of the radiator, the factory fans will not fit.sadly
all the wires you will need with this drivetrain, i have to tidy it all up better than this though.
this carbed fuel pump works great but i had to take out the fuel pump in the tank and run a pipe where the pump goes, also had to take out the check valve so it would pull though, simple enough.
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and now for the interior gauges. hope to locate a gps speedometer same size as factory speedo and a nice after market tac, it will be nice to eliminate these warning lights, electric exhaust dumps are due in next week, it will run into the factory exhaust and be crazy quiet. got my street strip drag radials on it, 10 hard launches and so far this rear end is holding up fine. these nitto nt05s hook really well, 650 ft lbs feels like it would snap my neck off if it wasnt planted into the head rest. lol
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NDW (11-07-2017)
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good looking 20's i should have gone with a 275 though. these nittos hold this hp quite well, surprised rear end hasn't given out, still cant give it full throttle on launch but almost on a hot day when these grip, oh and by the way this thing is crazy high geared, at 80 its only reving 1800 rpm lol, this 3000 stall converter sure helps get that power to the ground.
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been awhile since i have posted
2000 miles now, this rear end will not die, lol raced a 1000 hp ctsv and of course didnt win but got him on takeoff for aways. i got my electric exhaust dumps installed and summit cooling fan controller, kicks on at 195 and off at 175, surprised this dosnt overheat. with the dumps closed it sounds almost stock except a very quiet lope at idle. the factory exhaust must not be very restrictive, i see no power decrease until 3500 rpm with the dumps closed, its very quiet until the dumps open.
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NDW (01-19-2018)
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Oil pan
I cant believe how well this 460 fits, its like ford designed it to fit,
i bought the car with a blown head gasket because the lady ran it out of coolant 1100 bucks so yay!
this 532 made 610 hp 650 ft lbs to the crank, 7800 dollar engine build.
i thought i would share this, look at all the room, the one pic the engine is lying in there unbolted, the others its bolted up with jaguar mounts.
i can fit two bolts in those mounts if I oblong one hole an 8th inch.
block hugger headers have tons of room and even fit the factory exahust, no mods.
ford slip yoke driveshaft should cut and slide onto the jag shaft i hope.
i just started this build so bear with me for month or so as i have a race c6 on its way, hope it fits.
i bought the car with a blown head gasket because the lady ran it out of coolant 1100 bucks so yay!
this 532 made 610 hp 650 ft lbs to the crank, 7800 dollar engine build.
i thought i would share this, look at all the room, the one pic the engine is lying in there unbolted, the others its bolted up with jaguar mounts.
i can fit two bolts in those mounts if I oblong one hole an 8th inch.
block hugger headers have tons of room and even fit the factory exahust, no mods.
ford slip yoke driveshaft should cut and slide onto the jag shaft i hope.
i just started this build so bear with me for month or so as i have a race c6 on its way, hope it fits.