Jaguar Tuning Tips and Modifications
Maximise your Jaguars driving pleasure
Jaguar car tuning tips and advice from classic models to the latest supercharged and turbocharged Jaguar models. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Jaguar from the older pre 1990 cars to the modern XF, XJ and XK ranges. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Please join the forum for model specific questions and answers and to meet other owners and see what modifications they have done.
TorqueCars started providing Jaguar styling pointers, car track day setup and car tuning help and suggestions back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many, Jaguar
owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest. In 2007 we also organised our first full car show.
Our Jaguar comprehensive modification articles on tuning and styling are kept upto date so for the very latest Jaguar styling,track day setup and tuning advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Jaguar forums and swap styling ideas with like minded Jaguar owners in the
styling forums.
If you have a Jaguar project underway we would love to hear about it, the Gallery section in the forum contains some interesting projects. Scroll down the page to see our latest tuning articles for your Jaguar.
The best spark plugs & HT leads improve performance.
"Lets spark up about engines"
An efficient engine needs a good supply of cold air laden with oxygen.
The correct mixture of fuel and a good spark to ignite the mixture.
The two main components of a plug are:-
1)The ceramic casing which is a good insulator and
2)The electrodes from the central tip and the negative pick up contact which is connected to the engine block.
Many tracks insist that cars are fitted with roll cages and or roll bars. In motor sport competitions you will see that most regulations also insist on a roll-cage. What is the job of a roll cage and are there any advantages to having one fitted? More and more Torquecars members cars are being fitted with roll cages, so is this just a new styling trend or is there something beneficial to the car tuner?
Roll cages offer protection to the driver and tighter body control. Read More...
Roll cages & Roll bars custom fitting kits Read More...
Both work on the same principle they blow air into the engine under pressure. Both have a turbine which spins up depending on the engine speed and the higher the revs the greater the volume of air is forced into the engine. But there are some major differences between the two and which is best for your project? Read More...
Comparison of Turbo’s and superchargers Read More...
Gearbox – Lower ratios give better acceleration times and lower fuel economy. Six or seven speed boxes are better matched to modern engines.
Most street applications are closer 1st and 2nd gear ratios for that off the line 0-60 boost or for the fast exec a lower 2nd and 3rd ratio give improved overtaking flexibility and 30 – 70 mph acceleration with a high 4th and 5th gear to give motorway fuel economy. Read More...
Low ratio sport gearbox setup and selection. Read More...Car Tuning
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