Hi I just picked up a 2010 xfr totally new to the jaguar world but definitely not new to modding my vehicles lol . Never thought I would own a jag but I got a crazy deal on it and damn this car is sick !!
Been checking out threads for hours every day since I bought this bad boy last week and you guys are very knowledgeable so thanks for everything I have learned so far.
First thing I had to address was the exhaust, I traded in a 2014 mustang gt premium performance package tuned with exhaust for this car so it was like night and day . The stealth smooth power is amazing but I wanna hear it when I'm into the throttle , so far I have just done a resonator delete x pipe, and it gave me a touch more exhaust note and I feel like it slightly improved performance but I want a bit more volume out of the exhaust, nothing crazy because this car doesn't need to sound like a muscle car , thoughts ? Advice ?

 

I put on a Mina system. It's not mustang, but not euro. More 6.3 AMG sounding.

 

How's the drone on the freeway with them Mina system ? Did you do resonator delete as well?

 

Zero drone ... I did not do the resonators or X. Others have done the X pipe and silencers. I believe they are on YouTube.

 

What else have you done to yours ? What year is it ?

 

Does anyone know how much boost these cars push from the factory? How much boost can they safely handle ? What's the most horsepower people make on the stock motor without damaging the motor, trans rear end, and drive line ?

 

Look for threads involving Velocity AP tune to answer your boost/tuning question. There are a few good ones in XF section and a TON of info in the F-type section.

 

Mine is a 2012 and I only did the exhaust , smaller pulley and k&n filters. It's my daily driver.

My toys are a 96'911 and a 07' 911 turbo.... they take all my money on upgrades.

I believe there is another exhaust brand that has more of a euro tone. Tons of different videos you can listen to on YouTube. Mina was the only thing out there when I got mine.

 

I made a couple videos of my Mina install (back box only). Essentially silent at a cruise. I have a slight drone at a very narrow rev range (just shy of 2k), but I am super fussy about drone. You can just hear the volume flare in the video if you listen with good headphones / speakers with a subwoofer


That was as fast as I could get away on a very cold and wet evening, haha. Even with Sottozeros.

I previously had an x-pipe as well replacing the middle section. I took it off because a) it was slightly louder (I don't really like volume so much as tone) b) the drone was slightly worse c) I didn't like the sound as much, being robbed of some of the V8 woofle.

 

check out the Eurocharged web sight....their tune and pull will put you up to 570 580 hp at the crank... that motor set up from jag is tuned up to 550 hp on the showroom floor.... the EC tune is amazing by the way...

 

I have seen on euro toys site they have a stage 2 pulley and tune combo for 1800 they claim 630 horse. Has anyone done this yet ?

 

Here are some pics of my XFR




Black chrome tips
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What's the deal with the paint finish. Hard to tell from photos but it looks quite dull. Has it been wrapped?

 

Yes it's a matte black wrap with gloss black accents on the hood and the jaguar on the side is gloss black as well. It's actually a dark silver under the wrap, the previous owner had it wrapped.
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you could wrap the window trim the trunk trim and the lower bumper chrome parts in a satin black....be pretty cool... it holds up quite well

 

The wrap is well, unique but nice..lol Welcome!

 

On you exhaust question, your coming from a modded Mustang so I don't think the Mina slip on will disappoint you in it's sound, and mine has no drone.
Stock max boost is 11.6 psi, most pulleys will add 1.5 lbs on that. The hottest factory tune is 575hp, and without getting into details, I would say that is our cars maximum RELIABLE limit. So a 630hp tune may be out there but just know Jag AJ133SC engines aint cheap, even if it does say FORD all over it .lol
But before you get into modding you should get your dealer to run a maintenance history for you, then you'll know whats been done or not service wise, because you want to address those items before you start modding.
MAKE SURE YOUR BATTERY IS GOOD!
That said a pulley and tune will REALLY wake these cars up, as does the exhaust mod you've already done. I went with a JAILBREAK/GSR Technik Tune as they are local to me, posted dyno runs from other XF's they've tuned and got great props from forum member, 2010 Kyanite XFR. I have not been disappointed.
Keep a good wheel straightening service on hand, our rims bend with ease at the mere sight of a pot hole..lol
And be ready to smile everytime you lay into it..

 

Ah - yes. I can see the jaguar on the side now. That's an elaborate wrap!

 

Thanks everyone for the compliments and advice, all scheduled maintenance was done meticulously at the jaguar dealership I have all the records , I currently have 66k miles on it . Is there a way to load the safe factory 575 horse tune and have it stick ? I've heard alot of reports of tunes losing potency after a period of time.

 

I know of no way to do the factory XFR to XFR-S, SVR tune, as the dealers are usually restricted by the cars VIN to its tune. I've not herd of anyone loosing or the car learning out a good tune, I've had my tune 3 years, through at least 3 dealer updates with no loss in performance.