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- From: hhelanto@vipunen.hut.fi (Henri R Helanto)
- Subject: Re: Jaguar XJ-12 is a Dog?
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- Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
- References: <2335@shaman.wv.tek.com>
- Date: 17 Dec 92 02:54:38 GMT
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- In <2335@shaman.wv.tek.com> harmons@.WV.TEK.COM (Harmon Sommer) writes:
-
- >Given that those who vote with their tool kits, or wallets, have pulled
- >more Jag engines and replaced them with chev, suggests that Jag V12
- >powered Corvettes are a distinct rarity.
-
- The big problems with Jag V12 are:
- 1. Non-existent reliability. My mother has had a XJS V12 for
- 18 months now and they have already changed the whole
- ignition system and most of the fuel injection system.
- TWICE! (isn't really a problem with old Jags without
- computer or EFI).
- 2. Absence of _good_ tune-up parts. There isn't factory
- made cylinder heads (well, outrageously expensive
- XJR-S Cosworth heads), decent intake plenum, complete
- bolt-on blower kits, headers or just about anything.
-
- ...But I still love that V12 and asking Vette drivers
- where they have lost four cylinders... ;-)
- (Yep, my mother bitches me about it all the time :-( ).
-
- -Henri
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