Jensen Interceptor Diesel

[EggsBenedict]

SV8Predator said:

A man of your obvious taste will like this beauty then:



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-JENSEN-INTERCEPTOR-...

There you go Yertis old chap, a lovely classic car for you!

Jeez. 27 Grand? You're avin' a giraffe aintcha? I'd say that was pretty well worthless!

Diesel in an interceptor? I think this thread should have ended on the second post with a plain 'No'.

Seriously - get an Interceptor if you like them, look after it and don't bastidise it, and buy a shed/barge for everyday use, diesel if you must.

[mph]

roscobbc said:

Yes agreed but you can "have your cake" and "eat it" too. Just because the engine is large capacity with a relatively low rpm torque peak doesn't mean the engine won't rev if you want it to. Two choices - sail along on peak torque - or - have some fun with some cog swapping and let the engine rev. Nothing more exhilarating than a V8 at 6 or 7000 rpm.

Agreed, but we're talking about an Interceptor with a three-speed slush box, cog swapping is not really an option.

I'd love another V8 Jensen but the mpg is a step too far for me. I like to use my classics as they were originally intended. The Jensen is a grand tourer and if I owned one that's what I'd want to use it for, not driving back and forth to car shows.

I would never fit a diesel but I wouldn't have any issues with fitting a more modern lock-up type auto or a manual gearbox. Perhaps even fuel injection. That combination should drastically improve the fuel consumption.

[plasticpig]

Why not just fit LPG to one? A decent installation will be under body so no cylinder in the boot. Plenty of room is you take the 20 gallon tank out and fit a smaller one.

[Morf]

SV8Predator said:

A man of your obvious taste will like this beauty then:



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-JENSEN-INTERCEPTOR-...

There you go Yertis old chap, a lovely classic car for you!

ebay said:

The Body has been professionally extended to accommodate the longer BMW Chassis.

I never knew "professionally extended" meant "hit with the ugly stick".

The window lines are awful. It looks bent in the middle!

[BGarside]

Isn't there a place that fits Chevy LS V8s and modern gearboxes to Interceptors? Would probably double the mpg.

Else fit Megasquirt and a 4- or 5-speed autobox with lock-up gears.

[aeropilot]

BGarside said:

Else fit Megasquirt and a 4- or 5-speed autobox with lock-up gears.

I suspect a custom one-off Megaquirt install on a Mopar RB won't cheap.
Easier to go with an American EFI system such as the Edelbrock, which has been designed for a Mopar 440.
And as has been said already, fitting a overdrive autobox to a RB isn't straight forward either.

Hence the LS and 700R4(or similar) combo that is already offered by some places.

Edited by aeropilot on Thursday 1st May 13:15

[NomduJour]

aeropilot said:

And as has been said already, fitting a overdrive autobox to a RB isn't straight forward either

It's about £300 for a big-block A518 bellhousing adaptor. Or pay more and get a TCI 6X. Or a Gear Vendors overdrive, as per the S4s. Otherwise, modern Hemi with a W5A580. Plenty of options, same for injection (e.g. a few Interceptors done with FAST over here).

[solo2]

Ubendum said:

This is a perfect Jensen engine...(referring to the Mopar 440 dynosheet on side 6)

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

By the way, its normally apsirated, and no giggle gas (before anyone suggests anything else). Just a plain ol' 440 running on unleaded..

Edited by Ubendum on Friday 25th April 13:20

If you are who I think you are, then 666ft lbs is not the best you have obtained from a carburetted Mopar RB Engine is it?

[renorti]

A long time ago a mate owned one{20plus years ago}, the engine went and being poor{ish} he put a 1980's toyota celica 2.0 {petrol} engine and gearbox into one.it was't a great conversion but kept it on the road.
sadly the car rusted away a few years later.He now has 2 of these in much better condition than the one we used to cruise about in back then,and both run original V8'S.

[roscobbc]

Showing my age a bit here but back in late 60's I had a buddy who was then an apprentice motor mechanic for a dealership (Gidea Park Motors) that held franchises for Jaguar/Daimer and Jensen. The warranty repairs on Jensens were quite significant, not usually mechanical - mainly body, trim and q/c issues - unlike Jaguar who had just released the XJ6 where warranty repairs were mainly engines in the underpowered 2.8 version.