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- From: zrol01@trc.amoco.com (Richard O. Lindsay)
- Subject: Engine swap in Jaguar
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- Organization: Amoco Production Company, Tulsa Research
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:34:56 GMT
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- Has anyone out there done an engine conversion on a Jaguar
- XJ-S? I'm rebuilding a 1976 Jaguar XJ-S Coupe'. If the
- fuel injection computer is defective the replacement item
- is over US$1000! Same with the fuel injectors. If one or
- two are bad, at US$129 each I can stand it but if I need
- to do a wholesale replacement of 12 injectors, I need an
- alternative. Before the purists get upset, this is not
- like restoring an XK-120 or and E-type where the value of
- the restoration is based on the authenticity of the job.
- I have an authentic 1984 XJ-S. What I want to do is take
- this '76 XJ-S, that I got for a song, and make it a pretty,
- running car for sale to someone who wants a dependable, fuel
- efficient(ish) sporty car. I'll use the '84 if I want to
- drive 150 mph! So again, any advice on conversion to, say,
- a Chevy 350?
-
- Rick
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