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What do you want to do with it, Matt?
The X300 6 cylinders seem to be redlined at 5500
A v12 is redlined at 6500; it is a derivative of the 60s race engine
I don’t know about the V8 - I would imagine, like Lady Penelope, the V8s are higher-revving
So if you want lowest revving, go inline 6
The X300 6 cylinders seem to be redlined at 5500
A v12 is redlined at 6500; it is a derivative of the 60s race engine
I don’t know about the V8 - I would imagine, like Lady Penelope, the V8s are higher-revving
So if you want lowest revving, go inline 6
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Hi. Thanks for your answers. To be honest I'm not sure we're going to do down the Jaguar route now anyway. To cut a very long story short I have a 6.5 GMC diesel engine sitting in my workshop. As engines go it is not the best idea, but it is in very good condition and it sounds amazing! So over the years I keep thinking of a vehicle to put it in, the obvious choice for me is a Land Rover (I'm very involved with Land Rovers with my business), but that's boring and the Tdi engines in Land Rovers are so good it seems daft to take a perfectly good engine out and make the vehicle worse! Same for the V8 engine that are in some Land Rovers, they're fine, so why go to the trouble. So, then I keep trying to think of a cheap-ish car I could look for preferably with a clapped-out engine so we could fit this daft diesel V8 to it. So I was think that a low revving vehicle would be best then the gearing is going to be acceptable. BUT, in hind sight I think an auto Jag petrol gearbox is just simply not going to be nice to drive. So it's back to the drawing board.
Something like a rusty old Morris Minor, or Rover P5B or something like that might be neat. But even ones that are in really poor condition are too good to ruin!
So, thanks for your replies.
Very best regards, Matt Savage
Something like a rusty old Morris Minor, or Rover P5B or something like that might be neat. But even ones that are in really poor condition are too good to ruin!
So, thanks for your replies.
Very best regards, Matt Savage
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Im sorry to interrupt, but maybe you should sell that diesel engine or put it in some jeep or truck, because ruining an all classic limousine with some nasty coal burner just sounds like some redneck engineering to me.
I can understand that people are modifying their Jaguars to be more quicker and stuff, but putting a greasy tractor motor in a classic car is ruining all thats prestige about the Jaguar. Imagine if you`re wearing a nice, bespoke suit together with some Converse`s (Yes, I know that the douchebag hipsters are doing that, but thats not the case).
I know, that the S Types, X types and other modern Jaguars are equipped with diesels, but they left the factory with that motor, not the greasemonkey`s shed. I`m sorry, if I may sound rude, but thats just the way I feel about this topic.
I can understand that people are modifying their Jaguars to be more quicker and stuff, but putting a greasy tractor motor in a classic car is ruining all thats prestige about the Jaguar. Imagine if you`re wearing a nice, bespoke suit together with some Converse`s (Yes, I know that the douchebag hipsters are doing that, but thats not the case).
I know, that the S Types, X types and other modern Jaguars are equipped with diesels, but they left the factory with that motor, not the greasemonkey`s shed. I`m sorry, if I may sound rude, but thats just the way I feel about this topic.
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Hi. Yes, I don't disagree with you. There is no point ruining a perfectly good car. And like you say, something like a nice big old Jag was perfect when it came out of the factory.
My angle is that I have this daft engine here and I need to do something with it. If I came across an 'interesting' car with no engine that was cheap then it would be ideal.
My angle is that I have this daft engine here and I need to do something with it. If I came across an 'interesting' car with no engine that was cheap then it would be ideal.
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