Was wanting to know what 5 & 6 speed manual trans will bolt up to the Jag XJS V12?

 

do a search there are a couple different options.


I myself have a bw t5 with a bellhousing from the driven man. and a billet flywheel. but there are several others. and www.5speeds.com
sells a bellhousing and there is a flywheel available on jegs from fidanza

 

what 6 speed manuals will work on it?

 

Google:

Jaguar XJS 6 speed conversion

 

I have a Richmond ROD 6-speed in mine.

The thing I see as an advantage of the Richmond over the more popular Tremec, is that it is a single overdrive transmission, compared to the Tremecs being dual overdives. That means that on the Tremec 6-speeds, both 5th and 6th gears are overdiven, and 4th gear is 1:1. That's fine if you want to cruise the interstate at lower RPMs, but, you'll have to downshift to 3rd or 4th to get any performance out of the car.

I don't see the logic in that. I put a manual in to have some fun, and boost the performance of the car over the anemic slushbox automatic.

With the Richmond, only 6th gear is overdriven, with 5th gear being 1:1. That gives me 5 gears to have fun with, and one for cruising.

The Richmond is also a much stronger transmission, with hardened, race-cut gears and synchros, as it was developed as a racing transmission first and foremost. The Tremec was designed for OEM use in Camaros, and Mustangs.

http://www.richmondgear.com/pdf/RG21.pdf

Just my 2¢

 

ok thanks yea just looking for a XJS V12 convertible from a dealership an finance it an get it as soon as i can. Trying to find one close to Charleston WV so I can just drive down an get it vs having it shipped in.

 

Two manual trans XJS's on ebay right now...


Jaguar XJ Excelcond 1 of 44 5 Speedmanual 54K Original 6CYL | eBay


Jaguar XJS 2 Door Coupe | eBay

 

Wow. That convertible sure has a lot of....red.

 

Looks like someone went to town on the "sport' look.

 

I have a 92 XJS V-12 convertible that I've been debating selling. Don't have any recent photos, and it's in the shop right now because I've been too busy to replace a window motor that needed to be removed to tell which one to order.

Flamenco Red, camel interior & top, needs new headliner but the exterior roof was replaced a few years ago. 98,000-some odd miles, original 3-speed auto that will do 62 in 1st gear and 120+ in 2nd.

The car is in Huntington, but I'm out of town for work. That's about as close to Charleston as you'll find. I recommend a credit union for financing, try Universal Federal on 31st Street in Huntington.

 

ok might be interested looking for something with in the 500 mile radius.

 

The cheaper way out of this is a m21 4 speed and the 5speeds bell housing. With a 2.88 rear gear it will be just fine . Picked mine up for 500 $ it perfect condition having it juiced a little too handle my led foot.

 

Is the snout length correct? On the m21

 

Not exactly sure I was going too have a new drive shaft made . Place in my state is relativly cheap

 

I was talking about the depth of the input shaft. I am not saying it wont work but it may need some modification.

 

From memory the correct input shaft length should be 176 or 186mm? which is found on the T5 also using the T5 puts the shifter in the correct position with the console.
Personally the T5 is the pick of them its small light and in a street car will handle anything the v12 puts at it, in a race car different story.
The only thing is to use internal clutch thruster not the push rod from the outside.