Chubrolet three fiddy powerd Jaagggssss?? Why??

RoughandReady wrote: The question isn't "Why would someone want to put a 350 in a Jag?" The question is "Why would someone want a Jag?"

Yeah, I'm looking at the time and money requirements, and the end result, and I think I have a better yet equally crazy idea.

Step 1: Find an E39 chassis 528i

Step 2: Just drive the thing and feed it maintenance as required

RoughandReady wrote:

Adrian_Thompson wrote:

RoughandReady wrote: The question isn't "Why would someone want to put a 350 in a Jag?" The question is "Why would someone want a Jag?"

You drive a diesel Benz, all your arguments are invalid

I have a buddy who is in love with English rides. I'm in love with never fixing things.

Zing!

In reply to Adrian_Thompson:

Here's a nice flat black Chevy powered Jag for your viewing pleasure

Still would rather have a Datsun Z than an E-type, if I have to live in the real world.

On a related note, why do people put 350s into S30s? They're already pretty damn reliable (especially compared to a jag).

Wally wrote: In reply to Adrian_Thompson: Here's a nice flat black Chevy powered Jag for your viewing pleasure

That's the second car that you've posted today that I've seen in person. I saw this one parked at a diner.

Wally wrote: In reply to Adrian_Thompson: Here's a nice flat black Chevy powered Jag for your viewing pleasure

Ha! Two of his pet peeves in one picture!

Tom_Spangler wrote:

Wally wrote: In reply to Adrian_Thompson: Here's a nice flat black Chevy powered Jag for your viewing pleasure

Ha! Two of his pet peeves in one picture!

Yes, but still an awesome ride.

I like the V12, but you'd have to build a Mega-squirt system, add DIS, and pitch the emmisions to make it run good for a long time.

Don't watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfQ4jzUEwU

Gearheadotaku wrote: I like the V12, but you'd have to build a Mega-squirt system, add DIS, and pitch the emmisions to make it run good for a long time. Don't watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfQ4jzUEwU

Roadkill, seen every one love it.

All, please note, I didn't come in here saying I hated Chubby V8 conversions, it was an honest question to why people felt it was necessary when the same cars seem to run forever in the UK. I got that answer. 1. US cars were saddled with extra emissions crap that made them run poorly and unreliably. 2) Americans weren't familiar with how they worked, didn't want to learn and find it easier to swap in a Chebby that they are familiar with.

That flat black ex V12 +2 could be a million times cooler in any colour (correct spelling ) other than flat back.

Edit. P.S. that black car keeps popping up in various threads over the last few years. Is there a build site or more info on it out there?

Adrian_Thompson wrote: P.S. that black car keeps popping up in various threads over the last few years. Is there a build site or more info on it out there?

Here's the Hot Rod article on it.

stuart in mn wrote:

dculberson wrote: BMW uses the fuel cooled by AC lines on the 750il. I wonder if it's a v12 thing - too much heat for regular stuff to deal with?

Some e28 5 series cars had this feature as well, it was more common in BMWs sold in warm climates.

My 1987 325i had this setup as well. I deleted it along with a/c during the 24v swap.

Adrian_Thompson wrote: All, please note, I didn't come in here saying I hated Chubby V8 conversions, it was an honest question to why people felt it was necessary when the same cars seem to run forever in the UK. I got that answer. 1. US cars were saddled with extra emissions crap that made them run poorly and unreliably. 2) Americans weren't familiar with how they worked, didn't want to learn and find it easier to swap in a Chebby that they are familiar with.

You forgot 3) we drive a lot more than Brits. Over here, the cars have to work for long periods of time and over longer distances than they do at home.

Curmudgeon wrote: Yeah, local availability is a big thing. There's a bunch more SBC's than Jag V12's laying around. But that in itself is not a good reason to do such a swap. Honestly, the garden variety SBC (the pre-LS) is not even faintly exciting to me . Ho hum. Yeah, I know they are everywhere and there's a metric E36 M3 ton of aftermarket for them yada yada but damn they are just so... pedestrian. The LS is an improvement (a BIG one!) but still doesn't fire my imagination like a DOHC V8. Or a rotary.

This. ^

In the US it's a good idea to swap Honda stuff into pretty much anything that's small and Chevy stuff into pretty much anything that's big because those engines are common, cheap and easy to source. I thought this was the way of the world. Then I moved to South Korea.

I would almost rather swap a Jaguar's emissions system into my car than attempt to source SBC or Honda parts here. I'm sure England is the same, which is why there are approximately 9 trillion times more Rover K series engines swapped into things in the UK than there are anywhere else on earth.

Which brings me to another thing tuning Daewoos taught me, when somebody said Car X is a "good base" for a racecar, he is really saying that Car X is easy to source performance parts for.

Rob_Mopar wrote:

Adrian_Thompson wrote: P.S. that black car keeps popping up in various threads over the last few years. Is there a build site or more info on it out there?

Here's the Hot Rod article on it.

Such a cool car, but that steering wheel? WTF?