"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
06/26/2014 at 12:45 • Filed to: Bad ideas
8
3|
"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
06/26/2014 at 12:45 • Filed to: Bad ideas | 8
| 3 |
Take one XJ40, in black as pictured. Swap in the 4.0l supercharged I6 from an X300 R. LSD rear, brakes and suspension from an X308 R. 5-speed manual, either the Getrag 290 or a tremec kit for a V12. Lumpy cam and silencer bypass valve, little bit of added boost. Badass.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
06/26/2014 at 12:52 |
|
Being badass like a sir. I approve.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
06/26/2014 at 23:35 |
|
I don't think I've ever heard of anyone liking XJ40's over anything else. For me, X308 or series 1. But I love tuning ideas.
|
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
06/27/2014 at 03:50 |
|
Yeah, they're a little unloved.
Personally, I really like them. They're leaps and bounds ahead of the Series technology and reliability-wise, although I do love the body shape of the series.
I really like the whole look of the '40 though. It's less fussy than the Series, and it's pretty much the last Jaguar for a couple of decades that was forward-looking in its design. After it, they spent years of doing retro designs.
I rather like the X308, especially an R in black, but I prefer the '40. Not many people do though :)