{"id":9618,"date":"2016-03-31T07:15:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T11:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2016-04-18T18:22:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T22:22:01","slug":"jaguar-xj8l-with-a-ls3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9618","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar XJ8L with a LS3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Farah recently took Karl Muth’s amazing 1999 Jaguar XJ8L out for a spin. Karl originally purchased the Jag off eBay for $1,201 and since then has completely transformed it into the type of Jaguar he felt it should have been. Karl started by replacing the factory 4.0 L V8 with a 6.2 L LS376\/525 crate engine that received a Lingenfelter LS9 head conversion. This increased power to 575 horsepower at the crank or 488 horsepower to the wheels and give the car a better power-to-weight ratio than a F-Type. Another really cool upgrade was the open-gate T-56 Magnum six-speed transmission. Karl says there is about $38K in parts on this build. Watch below as Matt really enjoys himself.<\/p>\n