{"id":53243,"date":"2020-03-10T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53243"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:29:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:29:35","slug":"jaguar-xj-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=53243","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar XJ with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Retropower<\/a> built this Jaguar XJ Coupe for a lucky customer at their company in Wykin Village, UK. The coupe is powered by a 6.2 L LS3 V8 making 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. It’s mated to a GM four-speed automatic transmission controlled via factory Jaguar shifter. The car’s front suspension was upgraded with Eibach lowering springs, SuperPro bushings, and Fossway Performance six-piston brakes. The rear suspension was taken from a mid-90’s Jaguar XJS which includes a limited-slip differential and vented disc brakes. The car’s performance was paired with a subtly modified body featuring a custom rear valance, custom bumpers, custom grill, larger wheel openings, and Opalescent Gunmetal Grey paint.<\/p>\n

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Source: Retropower<\/a> via Retro Rides FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Retropower built this Jaguar XJ Coupe for a lucky customer at their company in Wykin Village, UK. The coupe is powered by a 6.2 L LS3 V8 making 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. It’s mated to a GM four-speed automatic transmission controlled via factory Jaguar shifter. The car’s front suspension was upgraded with… Read More »Jaguar XJ with a LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":53267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[661],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xj"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Jaguar-XJ-with-a-LS3-V8-02.jpg?fit=2048%2C1367&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106263,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106263","url_meta":{"origin":53243,"position":0},"title":"1987 Jaguar XJ6 with a BMW M60 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 18, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Shaun Barnes built his 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Series 3 at his co-owned company Keltec Performance in Leeds, England. 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