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2002-05 Owners. As of August 2022 there is now an entire suspension kit for sale! Scroll down to the bottom of the first post click here.
I hope all goes well for you.. Yes, keep us informed.. Just a quick question, why the Jag engine. Would a 5.0 Mustang GT engine fit? I always wanted to see that on Fantom Works or one of those Motortrend Network shows.., Ha, I could only imagine the bill from Dan aft the end of the show.. Something I could never afford..
Jag drops in 5.0 is Ford T Bird is jaguar platform
The reason mark said. Discussed swapping with a remanufactured engine or a coyote but the Jaguar engine was by far the quickest/cheapest option. $3,652 for the swap and $1,096 for the brake kit.
I'd love to eventually. Sounds like big project. Do you know if there’s any info on doing a manual swap?
They didn't even make a manual transmission for the Lincoln or Ford, so obviously this is not feasible or practical.
That's what I was wondering. If there is a jaguar manual trans that would bolt on to the engine that you put in ?
I would love to know the exact PowerStop set you are using if you don't mind. I just got done upgrading mine.
I believe it’s the Z26 Street Warrior kit
I've had the Power Stops installed for a couple years. They work great.
I also upgraded my brakes on my first 04 years ago. And loved it so much I did it to two other birds I’ve had. The reason I did it to the first one was the OE brakes would fade on hills around the PCH north of SF. My brother who is a Master Mechanic for Nissan suggested Power Stop kit to help with the Brake Fade problem. And it worked. Good luck with the swap. One question is: what are you doing about the Jag engines computer?
Thank you!! It made exactly 300hp in the S-Type R we’ll see.
It was months ago that it blew but I believe a little over 120k. For sure blown. Originally was going to have the mechanic see if he could rebuild it but it wasn’t worth it. They said they’re going to deal with the issue when they get to it but they’re going to try to make the Jag computer control everything but I’m going up today for an update so I’ll let you know.
