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Can a 4.0l XK8 be supercharged ?

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Old 09-12-2012, 08:50 AM
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Exclamation Can a 4.0l XK8 be supercharged ?
What would it take to Supercharge a 97 normally aspirated 4.0l Engine, is it possible?
 
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Old 09-12-2012, 09:07 AM
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in a word no, if you want to go that route it's major work. Best to sell the XK8 and buy an XKR...but I see you have one??
 
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Lots of work, marginal result:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...d-works-49685/
 
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yeah im eventually gonna swap out the 4 L V8 and put in a twin turbo v8 ls1 5.7 l
 
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