{"id":944,"date":"2015-03-03T15:26:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T19:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2020-05-06T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T19:49:00","slug":"jaguar-xj-and-xk-gm-v8-swap-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=944","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar XJ and XK GM V8 Swap Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5622\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5622\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5622\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5622\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C741&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,741\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1997 Jaguar XK8 with a LS1 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1997 Jaguar XK8 with a LS1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?resize=625%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1997 Jaguar XK8 with a LS1\" width=\"625\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?resize=600%2C371&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?resize=624%2C385&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a beautiful 1997 XK8 with a LS1 out of a 2000 Corvette. The swap was completed using a kit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguarspecialties.com\/v8_kit.asp\">Jaguar Specialties<\/a>. Their kits allow you to run any 1969 or newer Chevy V8 into multiple Jaguar models. All kits are bolt in and require no drilling or welding. This is nice feature in case you ever want to return your Jag to factory specs. The kits fit these Jag models<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1970-1987 XJ6, XJ6C, XJ12, XJ12C and Vanden Plas<\/li>\n<li>1976-1996 XJS, XJSC, and XJS convertible<\/li>\n<li>1988-1994 XJ6 Vanden Plas and Sovereign<\/li>\n<li>1998-2003 XJ8 XJR and Vanden Plas<\/li>\n<li>1997-2002 XK8 and XKR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5623\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5623\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5623\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5623\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1997 Jaguar XK8 with a LS1 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;LS1 from 2000 Corvette inside the engine bay of a 1997 Jaguar XK8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?resize=625%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"LS1 from 2000 Corvette inside the engine bay of a 1997 Jaguar XK8\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1997-Jaguar-XK8-with-a-LS1-02.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguarspecialties.com\">Jaguar Specialties<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a beautiful 1997 XK8 with a LS1 out of a 2000 Corvette. The swap was completed using a kit from Jaguar Specialties. Their kits allow you to run any 1969 or newer Chevy V8 into multiple Jaguar models. All kits are bolt in and require no drilling or welding. This is nice feature&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=944\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jaguar XJ and XK GM V8 Swap Kit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"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":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":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jaguar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106263,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=106263","url_meta":{"origin":944,"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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