Is the AJP8 any relation to the AJV8
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As above, absolutely nothing whatsoever.
The AJ in Jaguar engines is a naming convention used since the XK engine, starting I think with the AJ6 engine used in early XJ-S and XJ models.
The AJ in AJP8 were the first initials of 2 of 3 men involved in its conception, namely Al Melling and John Ravenscroft. The P was Peter Wheeler.
So in short, Jaguar engines have been called AJsomething for decades and the AJP8 was designed from the ground up for TVR.
The AJ in Jaguar engines is a naming convention used since the XK engine, starting I think with the AJ6 engine used in early XJ-S and XJ models.
The AJ in AJP8 were the first initials of 2 of 3 men involved in its conception, namely Al Melling and John Ravenscroft. The P was Peter Wheeler.
So in short, Jaguar engines have been called AJsomething for decades and the AJP8 was designed from the ground up for TVR.
jamieduff1981 said:
As above, absolutely nothing whatsoever.
The AJ in Jaguar engines is a naming convention used since the XK engine, starting I think with the AJ6 engine used in early XJ-S and XJ models.
The AJ in AJP8 were the first initials of 2 of 3 men involved in its conception, namely Al Melling and John Ravenscroft. The P was Peter Wheeler.
So in short, Jaguar engines have been called AJsomething for decades and the AJP8 was designed from the ground up for TVR.
Ok thanks for that The AJ in Jaguar engines is a naming convention used since the XK engine, starting I think with the AJ6 engine used in early XJ-S and XJ models.
The AJ in AJP8 were the first initials of 2 of 3 men involved in its conception, namely Al Melling and John Ravenscroft. The P was Peter Wheeler.
So in short, Jaguar engines have been called AJsomething for decades and the AJP8 was designed from the ground up for TVR.
No obvious direct link as per the answers above, however....
Melling was involved with several Jaguar engines and designed or part designed the Turbo V6 in the Le-Mans cars, I wouldn't be surprised if there are similar measurements and design 'carry overs' from that or newer engines. I know some Jaguar parts are almost perfect fits for TVR engines designed by Melling.
Melling was involved with several Jaguar engines and designed or part designed the Turbo V6 in the Le-Mans cars, I wouldn't be surprised if there are similar measurements and design 'carry overs' from that or newer engines. I know some Jaguar parts are almost perfect fits for TVR engines designed by Melling.
V8 GRF said:
No obvious direct link as per the answers above, however....
Melling was involved with several Jaguar engines and designed or part designed the Turbo V6 in the Le-Mans cars, I wouldn't be surprised if there are similar measurements and design 'carry overs' from that or newer engines. I know some Jaguar parts are almost perfect fits for TVR engines designed by Melling.
oh ok, sounds very interesting. Im very intregued by british marques as some (read TVR) are a bit mental and I want to try and bring back some of that to modern cars. Such as the 2.0 supercharged V8 they made for the italian market, which made the power of a 4.0 rover V8. A turbo V6 sounds good, maybe a cross between the 2.7TTD and the AJV6Melling was involved with several Jaguar engines and designed or part designed the Turbo V6 in the Le-Mans cars, I wouldn't be surprised if there are similar measurements and design 'carry overs' from that or newer engines. I know some Jaguar parts are almost perfect fits for TVR engines designed by Melling.
jamieduff1981 said:
Noble more-or-less did the latter with the M12. The AJ-V6 was derived from the Ford Durated. Noble stripped the Duratec 25 and replaced the conrods with shorter ones to lower the compression ratio and fitted a turbo charger to each bank.
Yeah, I heard that's what they did, sounds simple but I would struggle to find a gearbox rated high enough that would fit Gassing Station | Cerbera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff