hello my new jaguar family lol i have just gone and bought a very nice series 1 xj12. i have alot of ideas for it so far but was wondering what you all thought about modifications for it. shes 100% factory

all your help will be much appreciated

 

Welcome to the forum! Head on over to the XJ6/XJ12 section, you'll find lots of discussions there!

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good advice above.

 

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welcome !!!!

 

Welcome, I am a new member as well & just bought my first Jaguar. I would try and keep the car as original as possible. I spoke to the dealer about mine and the told me it's good to try and keep all numbers matching the vin on the car!

Jeff
96 XJ6 127k British Racing Green/Tan Leather 4.0L Straight 6
Rochester NY / Chicago IL

 

what kind of jag did u buy? yeah i plan on leaving the body original but just want to get a bit more power out of the v12

 

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum mate.

Lived in NZ back in the 70's and now in Oz but still have family in Auckland.

I have owned 3 v12's so far (84 XJS 5.3, 87 Sovereign 5.3, 94 XJ12 6.0 (still have)). They are the best engine ever made and will give years of enjoyment if looked after. I know there is the excitement of extracting more power from these engines and this can be easily done but first (IMO) you need to just keep it running in original peak condition if you can and work from there. If you don't do this be prepared to be eaten out of house and home just to drive it to the milk bar at Royal Oak.

cheers

Eddie

 

Hey, I just bought the XJ6. I understood the power thing. However, I used the "Sport" button on my car for the first time yesterday and was pleasantly surprised at the added power.
Have you posted pictures? Hows the car? Is it really clean or do you need to do any body work etc to it?
I need to do the back tire well, and I have a couple spots of clean coat that need to be touched up. Nothing major. Other than that mines pretty clean. I am going to be doing a tune up and stuff soon. I am trying to figure out what to do to make it purr a little more like the newer models. I love that European sound in the cats!

 

aw nice what year xj6? yea the v12 does have plenty of power but i am a male lol so am wanting a hole lot more =) my series 1 is pretty tidy. paint is beautifull and the interior is perfect apart from 2 cracks on the dash. ive tryed uploading pics but aparentley i havent posted enough comment or somethink. the only thing that i need to do is at the back under the exhaust is a tiny bit of rust that will need attending to but no major so should be cheap. i got it off a car dealer so it looks brand new. 1st thing im going to do is put some aftermarket exhaust on it. 1s on it now are so quiet and dusnt give it that v12 hum lol

 

I have a 96 XJ6. Yeah, the V12 is pretty sweet. I hear ya I am looking at a little more power and performance too. I've been looking at new exhaust for mine. I want that more European purr from the car. Hey, I found this site and they seem to have performance parts and stuff for the car a lot cheaper than everywhere else I've found. . . I'll post the link below.
Jaguar XJ12 Performance Parts and Accessories for Jaguar XJ12

This is the sound I'm looking to get out of my car. . . Just trying to figure out what I need? New exhaust? XJR exhaust? or what?!?!
YouTube - ‪Jaguar XJR X300 Crazy Exhaust Sound

 

aw nice is the xj6 a bit 2 quiet at the moment. when your cruising around in the v12 its so quiet with the original pipes on it unles u want to give it a few revs lol so yea im looking at putting some straight pipes on it. should get it sounding a bit chunky =) u thought about supercharging it lol

 

Hope you have a large well-filled wallet, as the early V12s with carburettors do about 10 mpg, (12 if you're lucky !).

 

well i am only 20 so yeah money is a problem lol but who cares you only live 1s. yeah shes shocking on juice round town but on open road she is good. i have thought about getting rid of those carbs and keep them stored away and go fuel injection. so many ideas for my v12 baby =)

 

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Live life & enjoy you're car. I'm 26 & live my XJ6. It doesn't have the best gas milage either.
Yeah, it is a bit quiet. In looking at putting the XJR spots exhaust on it. That and changing the air in take on it will help the gas milage. Have you thought about changing tht? Oh, and there are new plugs E something that will improve milage as well!

 

yea exactly if your gunna own it u may as well enjoy it ae and yeah i have. wonder what would be best suited for my xj12? any ideas and aw new plugs lol il have2 get a few of them =)

 

and thanks jimmy for upgrading my privledges =)