Author Topic: Indulged my inner chav ... (Read 979 times)

yorkshirespud · « **on:** July 28, 2008, 12:47:44 pm »

... by immediately hopping up my new daily, the XJR!

It occured to me that I couldn't possibly own an entirely stock vehicle, so I have abused my freshly serviced Jag by replacing the crankshaft pulley with a slightly larger one:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150060833883

which effectively overclocks the supercharger with extra boost. I've done soem research and it seems to be very common mod for the XJR 6, with the ECU coping with the extra boost due to its MAF sensor.

Simply whipped out the radiator fans, untensioned the pulleys and removed the stock pulley and replaced. It definitely made a difference, so now I can pimp arounf sarf Larndan if my 350bhp living room.

You know it makes sense!

P.S. I also got round to painting the new dash for the truck, so I made some progress there too

EDGE · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2008, 12:56:26 pm »

F**KING COST OF THAT !!!!!!!!

yorkshirespud · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:02:34 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

F**KING COST OF THAT !!!!!!!!

I know what you mean, but the non-DIY version is even more expensive!

http://www.paramount-performance.com/acatalog/Jaguar_XJ8_and_XJR_Engine_Upgrades.html

They want the same - £310+VAT for the pulley, and £650 +VAT for fully fitted!!!

http://www.millennium-jag.co.uk/performance-upgrades/jaguar-xjr/

And they want £970!!!

So I still reckon I got it cheap

art b · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:36:42 pm »

good mod if it does wot it says on the tin...

still kin expensive for a pulley

yorkshirespud · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2008, 02:17:46 pm »

Quoting: art b

still kin expensive for a pulley

Welcome to Jaguar ownership ...

Should have seen my service bill *cough*

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2008, 02:49:25 pm »

Can't be as bad as Clarksons one for that Merc, 16 grand... LOL!

"What did they do, buy you a Golf?!" LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

F Body · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2008, 03:22:17 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

F**KING COST OF THAT !!!!!!!!

+£11.66 per BHP

yorkshirespud · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:32:02 pm »

Quoting: F Body

+£11.66 per BHP

Almost the same price / bhp that I originally paid for the car's stock performance, so that's abour right then?

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2008, 04:34:26 pm »

Quoting: yorkshirespud

Should have seen my service bill *cough*

you shoulda seen mine

Fieldy · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2008, 11:01:27 pm »

Quoting: philoldsmobile

you shoulda seen mine

It couldn't possibly have made that car look more upset, surely that's impossible!

yorkshirespud · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2008, 11:10:09 pm »

Finally got some pics of spannering ...

Radiator unplugged and lifted out, serpentine belt loosened and removed:

Old smaller pulley and new larger, and shiny! one:

And of course I forgot to take pictures of the new dash that I painted for the Chevy truck! I'll get some this week and hopefully post an American vehicle related thread!

Roadkill · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2008, 08:21:40 am »

I've just ordered me a new crank pulley, too.

Albeit mine's smaller than stock . . . But shiny, too.

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Roadkill