[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine for a Jag

[James Hansen]

Right now available in North America, not much.
A duramax (Isuzu) diesel is about your best bet so far for power to weight.
It's going to be tough to swap that in without significant suspension work,
unless of course it had a giant engine in it before.  My familiarity with
Jags is nothing beyond picking one out in a crowd.
Notpriced out of range... LOL!
Any light diesel that has power will cost enough.  much moreso than a
comparable gasser.

You can do a comfortable 130-150hp with a tdi dependig on the year you
source, but that would be pretty slow with the 3500lb car. My Dad's Duramax
is at 370hp.  it would be a fun time in that Jag, I'll tell you. :-)
-James

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From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of harchris
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:13 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine for a Jag


What would you folks recommend as a possible engine swap for a Jaguar sedan?

I have an '88 Jaguar XJ6 (normally about 175 hp) and would like to use it as
a
daily driver with good power and a lot better mileage. I will be using
veggie
oil as a partial replacement for dino diesel. The Jag with engine weighs
about
3500 lb.

I would like an engine with at least as much power as the original 3.6 L
straight 6, and would like it to be common enough that parts would be
available and not priced out of range.

Thanks for any and all help.

Cheers
George
--------------------------------
George and Dot Harris
harchris at smokesignal.net

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