So, engine swap a Jag?

[67Dart273]

Seen some tempting prices on late model Jags with various problems. Thoughts on dropping something into them? I'm thinking a cheap yet somewhat elegant driver, maybe even a sleeper LOL

 

[RustyRatRod]

There's an old guy out here in our county that's been doing small block Chevy conversions for many years on Jags. He does a good job too. Looks factory.

 

[omahamoparguy]

... www.jagsthatrun.com ....Check into it. They got it all covered.

 

[dust-u]

yup... people have been dropping small block chevys into them for years

 

[diymirage]

so what, you end up with a chebby engine in a ford product?
yeah, theres a real "elegant" ride

 

[BrianT]

My buddy has a two owner XJ6 that has been pampered it's whole life. It's pretty "elegant" if you're into that manufacturer. Would I love to stick a V8 in it? You bet.

 

[moparmat2000]

Theres a swap book for this. Not sure who the author was. It gave part numbers and everything.

How about a viper V10 jag, now thats elegant.

 

[goldduster318]

I'm not entirely sure what year you'd be talking about, but once you get deep into the 2000's, there's really a lot of electronics that you'd have to deal with.

A great candidate for a V8 swap is any 90's BMW, especially the E36 3-series. I'd guess the 5-series would be easier even.

 

[67Dart273]

so what, you end up with a chebby engine in a ford product?
yeah, theres a real "elegant" ride

Well, I was thinkin more like Mopar so.............

And I don't HAVE to tell everybody the truth. I could just LIE and CLAIM it was a chebby!!!! LMAO

 

[plymman]

My brother had a new jag,10-15 years ago. Had a tranny problem and was told to take it to a chebby dealer as that's what it had in it. That tranny would help a lot in a swap. Too bad they didn't come with torqueflites.

 

[limegreen70]

[ame]https://youtu.be/-gfQ4jzUEwU[/ame]

 

[SSVDP]

I was thinking a V12 Jag engine as a replacement for a slant six.

 

[67Dart273]

https://youtu.be/-gfQ4jzUEwU

Well THAT seemed like an overall......................fail LOL

 

[limegreen70]

Well THAT seemed like an overall......................fail LOL

yea they Blew the engine in it and replaced it with a 383.