v12 jag engine in a capri...

[CapriBoy]

Could this work?

 

And is there much stuff out there to tune up v12 jag engines?

 

or are they just poo.

 

Opinions plz.

[Copey]

if you could fit it in, go for it, and you probably wouldnt need to do too much tuning to it, and ford own jag, so might not ba too hard to fit

[CapriBoy]

im talkin bout the old skool XJS V12s, back in the day before ford owned jag

[Copey]

aahhh ok then

[Popuptoaster]

TWR used to take them out to 7.4 litre and 750bhp so the stuff must be out there, the V12 is alloy but i suspect it will still be heavier, way longer and more expensive to tune, maintain and buy than an american V8.

[BIGKEV]

www.jagracing.co.uk - go there for links

them engines are proper mental

 

 

 

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[Rick]

if you can afford the petrol go for it

 

theres actually a doris at my work nicknamed Jag or 'high milage jag' cuz she gobbles a lot of juice

[Gibson]

i almost went for it... i lined one up again my capri and it will physically fit. but it would need a fook load of fabrication for engine mounts. repositionint the Rad. etc

[ann_capri]

hi their mate think you would have to flip front poss? ive seen one in a herald a few years back so if it will go in their than y not but herald as got a flip front

[capriaddict]

There used to be a cologne arched MK1 in wales that had a jag engine in it, I think it was a straight six though. So it should be possible but it would mean a lot of fabrication work in the engine bay

[CapriBoy]

true, no1s ever done it as far as i know, so all the fabricatin could well be worth it

[Gonzo]

I'd go for it, but then I'm a bit mad for odd conversions like that. At least you'd be the only bloke who's got one.

[sparkycapri]

a mate if mine is in the process of fitting one in his vauxhall VX490 estate he tried to make it fit his PC cresta (very big car bit like mk 4 zodiac) but it wouldnt fit!! if you wanted to stuff one in a capri i think there would be a lot of body mods as it is a very large & wide engine. good luck! if you are serious i can find out what he had to do.

[Popuptoaster]

I think you'll be cutting a large hole in the bulkhead for the back 4 cylinders and mahoosive gearbox.

[pierce]

the HE v12 produces 300 bhp. the engine can be bored to a 10ltr. i'l get the website for AJ6 engineering from work but tunning is expensive

[FBF]

you already said it in your post,

 

they are poo.

 

get a yank V8 to do the job properly, bulletproof and tunable. you either want a 350 small block chevy or a 302 ford small block they are the easist to tune and parts are in massive supply even in the UK. i have a 345 IH V8 if you wanted something with grunt? yours for 300 quid

[CapriBoy]

thanks for all your help guys!

[JAY PS]

Wasnt the guy who built the slightly stretched firbeglass mk1 that was built back in 80s running a v12 ,i saw the car at rushmoor on good friday ,still doing the show circuit after all these years

 

I thought that to get the engine in hed added a foot to the front wings !

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i bought a capri of a bloke once whoa had a v12 jag and was planning to put the v12 in but then just ended up selling both seperatly

 

he said hed measured up and it should fit

 

go for it

[Mart]

it'll sound awesome and go like stink DO IT!!!

[60ftman]

you already said it in your post,

 

they are poo.

 

get a yank V8 to do the job properly, bulletproof and tunable. you either want a 350 small block chevy or a 302 ford small block they are the easist to tune and parts are in massive supply even in the UK. i have a 345 IH V8 if you wanted something with grunt? yours for 300 quid

 

Absolutely.

Buy a Jag engine for 50 quid and then spend a zillion quid on it for tuning and every time it goes wrong.

 

OR

 

Buy a big old Yank V8 for a few hundred quid, a decent set of pistons for a couple of hundred, a nutty cam for 90 quid etc etc.

You'll be upping 500 brake before you know it, and (£ for £) blow the jag engine into the weeds!

 

 

But don't use a Chevy 'cos they aint Fords!!!!!

[RSvan]

there you go a v12 capri

[FBF]

But don't use a Chevy 'cos they aint Fords!!!!!

 

hahaha id rather push my chevy than drive a ford... oh hang on this may not be the best forum to admit that.. what with ,me owning a ford too..

[brettp]

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[Slik 50]

This is a turbo'ed Jag engine fitted to a mk2 granny, it runs 10 seconds and has around 500 BHP apparently