Just want to know if it hasbeen done or what i have a paper weight in my garage and all i can see is my nice 350 sitting in it.

 

Please explain what you mean! You want to put which in which?

 

Translation: He has a Chebby 350 cu. inch engine he wants to put it into his Jag.
Might as well use it as a paper weight or boat anchor

(I'm an Olds guy and will refrain from further comment)

 

Here you go:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...-engine-33719/

Lots of work involved.

 

You may want to contact jagsthatrun or suncoastconversions to see if they have an S-Type kit available. If not, as Rick said, you have a huge project ahead of you. The major headache will be the electronics and systems integrations issues.

 

Ahh, thanks. Put it in something else

 

Go to the member section and search for member Tijoe.
He has a thread about dropping a LS6 in a 00-01 Stype.
It has been a huge project for him but I think he is still plugging along slowly on it.

He just bought an STR which has taken a bit of his attention away from the transplant.

He is only a couple of hours south of you in Austin so maybe a great chance to put your heads together and make it work.

I would love to see someone pull this off just because......These old Jags minus the plastic and other electronic junk might be fun cars for years to come, especially where rusted bodies are not a factor.
Sorry, see Rick's link above. Will take you to Tijoe's thread
Good luck.

 

If you're talking about a Gen 1 SBC, I can think of hundreds of great uses for one, but an S-type is not on that list. Huge amount of work for no gain.

 

Or just click on the link provided in post #4.

 

Rick.... read my WHOLE post...lol

 

Hello. I am still slowly plugging away at my 2000 S-type with an LS3 and 6-speed trans in it. The project has been stalled for the most part because I've spent the last 1-1/2 years working 300 miles away from home, not because of its level of difficulty.

The mechanical installation was straight forward, but I became bogged down on the electrical conversion after I started spending so much time away from home. It is difficult to get back up to speed on the project because I forget what I've been doing electrically after several months pass. Electrically It's all mapped out on paper, but I need the time to build the harnesses and interface them into the car's electrical.

Instead, I have been plugging away on a major suspension upgrade. Calipers, rotors, custom hubs, 19 x 10 front rims with 305/30/19 tires and 19 x 12 rear rims with 345/30/19 tires, and with the start of matching fender flares. I can keep mechanical things moving forward over time because I can see the progress, versus numerous harnesses that still look like colored spaghetti ***** in plastic totes.

Words for consideration to anyone considering doing an engine swap in modern CAN based cars:
The first thing you need to do is make a plan on how you want the swap to electrically interface into the rest of the car.
(For example, GM and Ford/Jaguar electrical control systems don't talk or work with each other.)
Do you want to rewire the complete car? Or use a stand alone engine harness and keep the systems separate? - then perhaps not have any dashboard functionality/integration.
Or perhaps learn all about CAN systems, ECMs, BCM, and all the other sub modules in the car, and build a CAN converter to make GM talk Jaguar. Lots and lots of backwards engineering.
Or perhaps do a swap into an older car that is not CAN based.

- I chose to rewire a high percentage of the car base on a blend of 2010 Camaro and 2009 Pontiac g8 GXP harnesses and using the G8's CAN system.

Enjoy

 

This is the Detroit side of me coming out I grew up with folks who had Chevys in everything. The motor is gone(Stype) so I had thought about doing the swap but all my engineer friends who love racing are in Motown . So with that being the truth I will think again and try to find a 3.0 to put back in it! Thanks for the choice words from all! I will keep you all posted.

 

Tijoe , it would be a stand alone I'm not worried to much on electronics. This cAr if I build it will be a cruiser and track car it will not have no luxury things at all. The ride will have a big gas sucking, emission test failing,11:1 comp,neighbor waking MOTOWN MUSCLE SBC! Yes we (Motown) throw the horses at it ,worry about stopping later ... I'm still thinking fellas this would make a nice WOODWARD CRUISE car.youtube it!

 

Hey just a follow up, I scrapped the ideal of the chevy motor,I now have a new 3.0 $3,200 bucks later so I am about to gather up some o2 sensors and get this kitty going....