New Jag owner - have some plans up my sleeve
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just out of curiosity, and i mean 0.5% curiosity, how much of the hoses and all crap on the engine can i remove and still have it run? i want it as basic as possible, no a/c, no cruise, etc, if possible. after seeing/hearing that video Alan posted of the xjs hauling ***...
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The M22 "rock crusher" close ratio WAS a great trans. IMOP I would go with the TKO 600 5sp. 2.87 first, fifth gear .082, 3.54 diff = 1,800rpm @ 60mph on level road. Very close to a Muncie 2.20 close ratio feel. Much stronger trans also. The weak part of your driveline will be your diff (dana 44) & the IRS in general. Hole shots and 500 lbs of torque with a stock Jag rear won't stay together.
Lawrence
Lawrence
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great info guys. being my first project i'm sure there are going to be a learning curve. having this car as a daily drive as well i am going to have to have the cats on, just to keep it clean but taking everything else out and maybe some small mufflers to not **** the neighbors off too much. i plan to make carbon fiber hood, trunk lid, fenders, race seats and remove the sunroof and replace it with a carbon panel to fit and maybe the dash if i get inclined enough. i looked at the dual quad looks great but looks like a pain as well. then i'd have to buy 2 efi conversion kits and rig all that crap up. trying to simplify the whole mechanical operation of this car. i'll have to keep my eye out for a tko 600 and a bell housing and pedals and figure out what wheels and tires to redo the rear end with better gears. planning on 16" rims. 8" in the front, 9" in the rear
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amcdonal86 (01-14-2016)
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man those are some really nice videos/cars. so, since the canadian dollar is doing so well nowadays and will be for the foreseeable future, i'm going to stick with the v12. still going to pull it and give a once over. would still like and manual trans in it but if there is a manual auto kit for the 400 i will most likely be sticking with that as well, stay tuned
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haha yeah. i cant get that hammond car sound out of my head for some reason. i know there are kit for automatic cars to make them manual, drag cars use them, not with a clutch but it wont change gears unless you change it, like tiptonic or something similar. something like this i suppose: TCI Full Manual Valve Bodies 221200 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing have you guys had any experience with this type of transmission?
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He's talking about a shift kit.
This is what I put in JagZilla when it was still an automatic. Nice kit. I was able to hold any gear to redline, and I could downshift to 2nd, or, low at any speed. That's pretty important when you consider that the V12 doesn't make its power until around 5,000 rpms, and the stock Turbo 400 shifts at a much lower rpm.
TransGo Performance Shift Kits 400-1-2 - Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at Summit Racing
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Not trying to hijack the thread, but what happens if you shift into low at say, 15 mph? Will the car lurch? Also, are the shifts controlled through the normal shift lever?
I see this as an interim solution until I could justify spending the dough to install the TKO500 manual transmission.
I see this as an interim solution until I could justify spending the dough to install the TKO500 manual transmission.
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thats what im worried about: do a shift kit and then realize its just that, a shift kit on an auto. i'm going to be on the lookout for a trans and pedals and all that, 5 speed, maybe from a donor camaro or something of the like.
does anyone know what type of power gains, completely ballpark, headers and high flow intake manifold/throttle body would make? similar to something like the pic attached.
does anyone know what type of power gains, completely ballpark, headers and high flow intake manifold/throttle body would make? similar to something like the pic attached.