I bought my 2003 S-Type R back last October and have been building her up since. I bought her with 50k+ miles, I am very happy with this car and I have owned some pretty cool cars!

I will begin with pics, and list my modifications in the bottom in case any of you are interested...



2003 Jaguar S-Type R

Performance Modifications:

-Mina Gallery 1.5 lbs (1.7lbs???) aluminum supercharger pulley

-Qwiketz Intake Elbow (wrapped in DEI Cool Tape)

-Magnaflow resonated X-Pipes

-Magnaflow High-Flow Catalytic Converters

-K&N panel air filter

Wheels/Tires/Suspension

-Forgestar CF5 staggered wheels in textured gunmetal finish
~Front: 19"x8.5" w/ 245/35/19 tires
~Rear: 19"x10" w/ 275/30/19 tires

-Hankook Ventus V12 evo tires (speed rating of "Y")

-H&R lowering springs

-Alignment done to Brutal specs

-Dorman tuner wheels locks

Electronics

-Pioneer AppRadio

-Audiobahn 12" subwoofer in Basswork ported box

-JL Audio HD900/5 amplifier (900 Watts)

-Alpine speakers throughout cabin (OEM)

Exterior

-Mina Gallery clear side marker lights

-body color painted side indicators

-2nd generation "R" logo on trunk and fenders (authentic Jaguar part)

Interior

-Tinted windows

 

Love it!!

 

Looking GREAT!!!!

Thanks for sharing!

 

Looking great! Perfect color combo with the gunmetal wheels.

 

Sick car! love it!!!

I love the STR in white, and the gunmetal wheels look sharp!!! Great combo man!

 

That's sick. Love the wheels and the rest of the mods as well. Thanks for posting!

 

Those wheels came out WAY better than I thought they would. Especially with that color combo. Very nice work!

 

Your STR looks great! The wheels were a perfect choice for the color combo.

 

I always loved white ones! Wish I could have found one.

 

Looks superb!

Especially as you don't have to have a 'front plate' spoiling the lines.

Graham

 

Thanks for all the compliments guys! The place I got my wheels was modbargains, and they said that Forgestar will custom color the wheels any was you want. I chose the textured gunmetal carefully as I thought it would compliment the gunmetal colored front lower air dam, as well as the smoked lights and tinted windows. It works perfectly all together, I suggest anyone getting these wheels to do the same!

Also, the Forgestar CF5 I feel pays a distant tribute to the factory Zeus wheels because it is also a concaved, staggered five-spoke design. I mean, they pretty much look nothing a like but at the same time share a distant theme. I think they look great on the STR!

 

Under Pressure, your car looks awesome. Definitely the epitome of how a lightly and tastefully modded STR should look. I really like how you took the extra effort to finely tune the exterior with minute details to make the already great looking aesthetics of the STR pop.

A few questions...

1) 1.5 lb pulley - What are your thoughts on this (you can send me a link to a previous post). I felt a huge different with the Qwiketz elbow so I am looking forward to the pulley this winter.
2) How much for the pulley install and who installed it if you do not mind me asking?
3) What is the Magnaflow part number of your center resonator?
4) We need videos, drivebye's, revs, etc....

Great job, you should be super proud.

 

Thanks for the kind words rasputin! I think the design of the S-Type R is gorgeous but I found the first generation "R" logo in a box to not radiate the same kind of excitement as the second generation one that's more animated so I switched them out. And I had to paint the indicator lights! They looked so out of place in their red and orange colors. So many cars these days have gotten rid of them as lights now all seem to wrap around so I don't think the police will ever notice (havent yet!)

To answer your questions:

1) The Mina Gallery 1.5 lb pulley was definitely noticeable and so far the best bang for the buck. It's high quality and less than $200.00 and it made noticeable power and my traction control light came on at times where it didn't used to at first (I later reset it). That kind of power gain for under $200 is one of those must get purchases that only people blessed with forced induction can do (the cheap raising of the boost). And the 15-20 hp gains will not require special tuning.

2) my pulley was installed by a local business called Jupiter Performance. They are known locally for their American muscle car drag racers and everyone from the shop does quarter mile racing themselves so I knew they would have the knowledge and equipment to work on a supercharger and what I wanted out of a smaller pulley. I can't remember the install price for the pulley itself but I recall my bill was around $360.00 and they had to do some other small thing that I asked them to do that I can not recall.

3) I will have to look for it tomorrow I think I still have the box in the garage

4) I am going to video it on the dyno soon and post the vid and results maybe within two weeks so stay tuned!

 

Really nice car, I am looking at buying an STR later in the year to play with. Love your look just how I will want mine to look to try and keep up with my wife's XK. Great job.

 

Underpressure that is a really nice "R"! Where did you get the second generation R badge. Is this just for the rear trunk or sides too? Keep up the great work.

 

I have the second generation "R" badges in the rear side of the trunk, as well as both sides on the front fenders (I have them in the same three spots as where the original first generation "R" badges were that came with the car).

I purchased them from jaguarforums.com sponser Nalley Jaguar. If you are interested in ordering them, email David Tapia of their parts department, and tell him you want the same new "R" logos that he sold me, and that are found on the Jagaur XFR. Specify you want the "R" logos off the XFR, not the ones that came with the STR even though they are going on an STR. His email address is DTapia@nalleycars.com. The reason I suggest working with him is that I did, and he initally sent me the wrong ones (first generation) and he and I worked it out so he now knows what people want when they ask for the newer "R" logos.

Good luck and if you order and install some, show us how they look!

 

Ok Under Pressure, first I copied you with the DEI Cool Tape on the Qwiketz Intake, next come the new style "R" badges. I just sent David an e-mail, so I should be getting some badges here soon - cant wait. I really like how you removed the "S-Type" badge from the back, looks very simple while making the new "R" pop and of course definitely going to replicate that as well. Well done sir.

 

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...outstanding

 

Car looks bitchin - love the wheel/color combo. Nice work!!!

 

Effective two weeks ago Nalley Jaguar is no more. I needed window trim and have been dealing with the company that purchased their inventory. They'll be introducing themselves to us shortly. Continue to deal with David. I'm away on vacation so will provide name and contact info.