{"id":4873,"date":"2014-11-06T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2017-01-14T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T17:54:32","slug":"1966-jaguar-mark-x-with-a-modern-xjr-6-drivetrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4873","title":{"rendered":"1966 Jaguar Mark X with a Modern XJR-6 Powertrain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jaguar really designed an amazing looking car in the Mark X. Unfortunately its performance was never intended to match its looks. But someone corrected that with this Mark X by installing the complete powertrain from a 1996 Jaguar XJR-6. That means the fully independent suspension, high performance ABS brakes, four-speed automatic transmission and supercharged 4.0L inline-six with 322 horsepower and 378 ft-lbs of torque. The Aston Martin DB7 wheels really finishes off the upgrades.<\/p>\n

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Jaguar really designed an amazing looking car in the Mark X. Unfortunately its performance was never intended to match its looks. But someone corrected that with this Mark X by installing the complete powertrain from a 1996 Jaguar XJR-6. That means the fully independent suspension, high performance ABS brakes, four-speed automatic transmission and supercharged 4.0L… Read More »1966 Jaguar Mark X with a Modern XJR-6 Powertrain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[581],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mark-x"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":944,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=944","url_meta":{"origin":4873,"position":0},"title":"Jaguar XJ and XK GM V8 Swap Kit","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a beautiful 1997 XK8 with a LS1 out of a 2000 Corvette. 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