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- From: esprit@netcom.com (Alan F. Perry)
- Subject: Re: '57 TR3 no engine go jap?
- Message-ID: <p95mmy.esprit@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 23:46:10 GMT
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Aug10.231238.420@gtephx.UUCP> <1992Aug12.063427.9552@mr.med.ge.com> <1992Aug13.200647.934@btree.uucp>
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- In article <1992Aug13.200647.934@btree.uucp> hale@btree.uucp (Bob Hale) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug12.063427.9552@mr.med.ge.com> hinz@bonfire (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987) writes:
- >>On a lighter note, there was some guy from South Africa posting here a week or
- >>so ago about putting Chevy v-8's in Jaguars....perhaps he can help you out with
- >>info...I personally feel that he is trying to 'improve' the Mona Lisa with
- >>a crayon, however.
- >
- >Swapping a small block Chevy into Jauguar XJ's has been popular for
- >at least 30 years. The Chevy engine doesn't have the oil fouling
- >or the unreliability of the Jag engine and it runs better, at least
- >at typical U.S. speeds.
- >
-
- A couple of years ago I was at a British Car Meet in Atlanta and there
- was a mid-70s Monte Carlo (or some other GM beast) on the field. It
- didn't look very British to me. Then I looked under the hood and saw
- the Jaguar V12. It was pretty funny since you usually see it the other
- way around.
-
- alan
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