Hi,

Racing Green Cars in the UK used to propose a GB sequential shifting kit for X100s (+ and - buttons on the steering wheel + dash mounted speed indicator). See here if you don’t know this already :

RACING GREEN CARS | Jaguar XK8/XKR 1996-2006

Unfortunately, the have stopped producing that kit, and as the guy who was in charge of it left the company, they’re making clear that this is not likely to come up again from them.

Has anybody heard about another similar conversion provider ? I enquired from several racing shops that are routinely proposing shifting control kits for 5HP24s but only in a racing context, with a stand alone engine management. None of them would venture into the GB + engine combined management that’s required of a proper smooth street use.

In the same vein, any recent endeavors on the manual GB conversion front ?

Many thanks !

 

there is a 6 speed manual gerabox that will bolt up to your engine

 

Hi DaimlerMK2, could you be more specific please ? I know the thing has been done at least twice (with a T56), but I'm not aware of anybody offering a conversion as of today.

 

I don't think anybody offers it,
I have a 4.2,and I am fitting a 6 speed manual gearbox to it,
its going in a mk2 jag.

 

Yes, but how?

Which specific gearbox and which bellhousing?

 

Have a look here
TL Drivetrain Upgrades - Tom Lenthall Ltd - Jaguar Land Rover Specialist

 

no no no,
its a jag gearbox from a 2.7 diesel ,
buy them for peanuts,
you may find a flywheel or do what I did and make one,

 

Hi,
Thanks for the answers. Angus, great to know that a kit is now available for a manual GB. But it isn't cheap (which I can understand). And getting the car road legal might be tough here in France.
DaimlerMK2, doing a little bit of research on the forum I saw your project. Wonderful and much more involved than what I would embark in ! Again, if you have more specific info or point to where on the forum you may have already discussed the matter, that would be nice. What about the bell housing for example ?

Back to my first question which was more modestly to update the existing ZF to sequential capability, nobody's having a more or less "off the shelf" solution nowadays ?

 

the gearbox comes as a unit,and you just bolt it to your v8 engine,
as I said you may find a flywheel,but I made mine,

 

£7500 seems like an absolute fortune for a 6 spd conversion just a thought but i would be more inclined to bolt up the 8 spd zf gearbox out of the F-Type

 

Did you manage to complete the manual swap with the gearbox from the 2.7d onto the 4.2? I was thinking about whether this would be possible with a custom flywheel and adapter on my STR .

 

unrun as yet.