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Old 10-19-2021, 09:18 AM
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OK, now you've sparked my interest...... I'm a new 05 XKR Coupe owner........... I want the twin screw kit!:-)) I'm off to do my research:-) "This really is the X100 they should have built" Capt'n Col

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Old 10-19-2021, 01:55 PM
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The twin screw conversion is awesome but a lot of work. This is my second engine build replaced my original 4.0l with a 4.2l and the twin screw. In the middle of the rebuild so progress so far.



 
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Old 10-19-2021, 04:15 PM
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IanP...

How about explaining what you are doing in these Photos? This looks pretty much like the Standard XKR SuperCharger to me...along with the same Inter-coolers that came on the XKR.....Where is the Twin-Screw S/C? Sorry, I don't understand what this is all about...Please explain as a bunch of us would like to have a Cost-effective Twin-Screw!

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Old 10-19-2021, 04:48 PM
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I second that! :-)

 
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Old 10-20-2021, 02:15 PM
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So the supercharger you can see is a kenn Bell twin screw it’s twice the size of a standard one. The intercoolers you can see have been modified to fit the Maxrace bypass valve which has been modified with a Y piece welded on. Which sits on a custom cast intake. Mounted to that is a bored out throttle body. That’s the headline elements there is other parts to make the 4.2 engine fit the 4.0l car.
this is a picture of the 4.0l engine, so the 4.2 will look the same once done.

 
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Old 10-20-2021, 05:36 PM
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Has anyone added a supercharger to an XK8 without an engine rebuild??
 
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Old 10-21-2021, 09:23 AM
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Looking forward to nice Fall weather...ready to go!

 
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Old 10-21-2021, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron McGarity
Looking forward to nice Fall weather...ready to go!
Go by "Spanky's on the River. Have a drink with Ansley for me.
 
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Old 10-22-2021, 09:07 AM
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Sounds like a good plan! May have to head that way...!

Thanks, RM

 
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Old 10-22-2021, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Ron McGarity
Sounds like a good plan! May have to head that way...!

Thanks, RM
We went to High School together. He owns a large number of restaurants in Sav., Tybee, and Thunderbolt
 
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Old 10-22-2021, 10:16 AM
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We went to High School together. He owns a large number of restaurants in Sav., Tybee, and Thunderbolt

Interesting - we eat lunch at the Southside location sometimes - always good. Are you from Savannah?
 
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Old 10-22-2021, 03:17 PM
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Here's a shot of my 2001 XKR on The Tail of the Dragon in the Smoky mountains.
 
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Old 10-22-2021, 04:45 PM
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Scubaguy,

I came down the same Road one Morning, in at that time my 2000 XKR Coupe that I had just bought in the NYC area. It was also Black/Black with Double 5's ....but I was going South toward Tennessee on my way back to Houston, Needless to say, I really enjoyed the trip and this area was just beautiful...To be Honest, I got tired of all the curves after about 50 miles and cut over to the Main Freeway.....Really pretty over there....

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Old 10-22-2021, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron McGarity
Interesting - we eat lunch at the Southside location sometimes - always good. Are you from Savannah?
From Thomaston, about 2 hrs. west. Went to UGA(Go Daawgs!!).
 
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Old 10-23-2021, 06:26 AM
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Gotta love the Tail of the Dragon, especially this time of the year with the autumn foliage in full glory....
 
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Old 10-24-2021, 06:03 PM
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Gave my “new to me” XK8 a thorough cleaning this weekend. Still a few bits to tidy up, but the leather was filthy, the headliner was worse. $100 in Gliptone and Autoglym and there’s a big difference. The car had Mickey Mouse window tint, and that’s a thing of the past too (Grr!). Modern Gliptone doesn’t seem to smell the same as the older stuff. I’ve got some Zaino on order, see if that will give it a Connolly smell. The Gliptone’s FAR superior to the way it was, but not the same as my old XJ6, which had Connolly. This being a 2006, it’s Italian, not Connolly, so might be on a hiding to nothing ( ), but we’ll see. Either way, it’s a LOT cleaner than it was, living under a tree, as it did.
















 
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Old 10-25-2021, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Col
The first time I've taken the car out in seven months, I returned back to the car park at a horsey event to find...........this!!
Don't we just love our cars??

what kind of wheels/rims are those?
 
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Old 10-25-2021, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by stran0020
what kind of wheels/rims are those?
Nice ones!
 
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Old 10-25-2021, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by stran0020
what kind of wheels/rims are those?
Staggered OEM, wider on rears.

 
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Old 10-26-2021, 12:02 AM
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I think the silver car had different rims than the Apollo's, could be wrong though. I like the look of the Apollo's, their is a set of them for sale local to me but they are chromed unfortunately
 


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