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I couldn't have told you whether my car had the rear anti-roll bar. But when you kindly replied to my questions about Sport Pack details, I thought I'd better have a look. I measured the roll bars as F 22mm and R 16mm using an adjustable wrench and ruler, so the measurements are approximate.
The grey dampers do seem odd. All six are the same grey.
I couldn't have told you whether my car had the rear anti-roll bar. But when you kindly replied to my questions about Sport Pack details, I thought I'd better have a look. I measured the roll bars as F 22mm and R 16mm using an adjustable wrench and ruler, so the measurements are approximate.
The grey dampers do seem odd. All six are the same grey.
Interesting, I wonder if there was a difference in setup between coupe and convertible? I shall have to look at mine and make sure
vee makes a good point, imagine an old lady shifting gears, be more comical than practical.
some women do buy Jaguars, but probably none with manual trans.
like the type of person who buys a 12 cylinder car, they are not concerned with price of vehicle,or costs of maintenence, they do it for the knowledge that they are in an exclusive car, a step above the others(wether they are or not).
V12 are extremely smooth driving,and not really hi-performance, we all know a 6cyl. with supercharger is performance oriented, BUT some of todays 4 cyl. turbocharged are very fast also.
what im saying is nobody needs 12-8-or 6 cylinders when a good direct injected turbocharged 4 pot will run just fine on todays hiways, and get mid 30s MPG.
and seems as tho the new XF are setting the bar high in the performance area.
and i'm sure that TATA is thinking about a supercharged V12 car, for the people who can afford it!
Can you share the archivist's email address with the forum or could you send it by private message please?
I did not want to post her contact information without her consent, which Ms. McLeod has now kindly given. If you have any (non-technical) questions about your XJS such as production or appearance information, feel free to contact her.
Ms. Faye McLeod
Archivist
Jaguar Heritage Archive
Heritage Motor Centre
Banbury Road
Gaydon
Warwickshire
CV35 0BJ
1992 Coupe - 33 Canada only
1993 Coupe - 37 US and 4 Can
1993 Convertible - 62 US and 4 Can
1993 2+2 - 2 US and 4 Can
1994 Coupe - 19 US only
1994 2+2 - 56 US and 2 Can
Back in Nov 1999, I was trying to find out similar info (with an interest in the manual AJ16 variant in the US). I received an e-mail from Andrea Gruber at Jaguar Cars US which broke down the total manual gearbox XJS Model Year sales in the US:
1993...101
1994... 71
1995... 4
Those total numbers from 1999 are reasonably consistent with the more detailed break out that you received recently. I always was intrigued by the claimed 4 MY95 sales in the 1999 reply, thinking that those might be manual AJ16 cars. Over the years I have kept my eye out for one of these in the US, but never saw one advertised. From your data, it looks like these 4 may just have been 1994 hold-overs, and hence AJ6-engined.
what would be a marvelous combination,engine trans, in an XJS,
6.0L with 6L80E automatic,with sport mode shift, YES a 6 speed auto matic that could be held in gears for going up or down gears.
the flat torque curve of the 12 would be wonderous to drive in a quick moving situation,in and out of traffic,passing at any speed,and top end runs without a limiter.
No, for MY94 on cars the only transmission offered was the 4L80E. Prior to that it was a 3 speed for the 5.3 and 6.0 XJR-S
I imagine fitting of the 6L80E might be difficult mechanically (is there room?) and electronically getting it to communicate with engine management controller. I don't know of anyone who has tried but you are right it would be a good combo
One day, someone will invent a decent battery. Then, if I'm ever faced with an engine rebuild, I'll consider converting to electric instead.
I love Jaguar cars. I love the straight-six engines, all of them. But the electric option was a factor in my decision to purchase a manual XJS. I don't have enough money to look at cars as investments. For me, it's all about the driving experience.
The 6L80E idea seems like it would improve acceleration and probably mpg for the V12 cars. I get the impression (from other threads on this forum) that trying to improve performance by modifying the V12 itself is not very cost effective. Therefore swapping the old auto trans for a better one makes sense.
In my experience, installing a diesel engine where a gasoline one used to be is done to lower running costs, and as ronbros noted, at the same time decreasing performance.
I would never try to convince anyone that converting an XJS to electric would make the car more desirable to anyone--I don't believe it would. But when I imagine some future day when my car's engine is tired and premium gas is over $2 a litre, going electric could offer a reasonable solution for keeping my Jag on the road while at the same time potentially increasing performance.
Hoping this thread is still active. I’ve found one of the four 1993 Canadian XJS 5 speed convertibles. Any further info on options and colours of the other three.
That is why I am doing a conversion. As soon as I save up $5K. :-)
on this site is how to DIY one for something like $1700. I responded how I saved money over that.
Decades ago I did a 4 speed for a little over hundred dollars using junk series111 XKE parts.
My point is if you can do it very much on the cheap if you don’t mind doing a little scrounging.
To add to the manual stack here. I just bought a brand new OEM pedal box casting as I will eventually convert to a 6 speed tremec. For those of you that have not seen one.
I just have to find a clutch pedal or make one. This is for a late model XJS. I have been trying to find a outfit to make a few sand casting copies. No one wants to make just a couple. They all want to make 100. Might need to find a home shop caster.
Last edited by lasstss; Feb 18, 2020 at 12:46 PM.
Reason: added info
Instead of a sand casting copy, what about 3D printing (additive manufacturing)? This looks like a fairly simple geometric object that might be feasible to just 3D-copy several replicants. There are several companies out there (google'em) that offer such services.
