ImaRacing 700

....anyone else got one or been in one?.....As most know i have one and still cant get over the performance of it ...370bhp 385ft lb torque 0-60 5 secs 155mph limited top speed....2 ton 5 speed auto......I will say its the best car i have ever owned....better than the F-Car too!!!!Turn traction off and swith to sport mode and the thing turns in to wheelspinning maniac that really feels like it shouldnt be that quick

What more could you want?..V8,a supercharger,4 doors,leather,climate,traction control,sport mode...Well done Jaguar

percybigun

i am seriously thinking about getting one. is it easy to get the rev limiter removed? if so how would it be done, something like a unichip?

whats the pro's and con's of the car, is yours the one with the nikasil piston bores which have probs?

how easy to put a din-size flip out screen head unit in there (i have one which cost loads which i would want to use) and maybe some other ice if its not too hard to take the interior apart!

would it be advisable to put a bigger crank pulley on to get more boost, and get a bigger intercooler or would it make it totally stupidly powerful.

and also is it possible to use the J-gate to drive it as a manual?

aduz

phil have u got any engine piccys of the rari?

dannyblackpool

top top cars love em m8s got 1 just feel like an old man in it

Anonymous

I agree completely with you Phil (blimey, that sounds weird, having to agree you are actually talking sense for once!)

I used to drive around a lot in a Daimler Super V8 and i must say its one of the most fantastic cars ive ever driven.

Effortlessly quick, handled ok for a big barge, nice comfy interior.


Only downsides are 15mpg (thats taking it fairly steady too!) and the fact the gearboxes cant really take it if you hammer them for long.

Oh and the auto box is SO slow to change gear, not much point having a supercharger for lagfree power and then having to wait for the box to engage, but thats only when trying to pull out and overtake not when you are already going briskly to begin with.

All in all though, awesome amount of car for the money if you buy a secondhand one a few years old.

ImaRacing 700

Percy....


No idea how to de limit them...but i guess if you could your looking at a 170 + mph top speed!!!!

Tuning..no idea...its quick enuff IMO..although the lastest has 390bhp so i guess its worth looking for superchip as the 0-60 goes down to 4.7 secs

I dont think it will be that easy to change the stereo...although TBH the std system is fantastic!

The J - Gate is 2 3 4 ...so 2 is 1/2 and 4 is 4/5 sort manual...not great...TBH in sport mode it changes right on the limit and kickdown is instant.


Aduz

rsnissan

iTrader: (9)

is it the same engine as the XKR as i use that alot at work and its a pretty nippy machine

Dragon

A lot of them were dealt with as was the XKR in regards to the liners - those that have been done carry a plate on the slam panel (if I remember correctly) to show it has been done.

5 speed box in the XKR is a Mercedes box and hilarious when launched in 1st gear - gets there really quickly. Doesn't handle very well though IMO.

aduz

very phil

percybigun

cheers for the info.

anyone know if the slightly older 6 cylinder version is any better on fuel? i know its not quite as quick but the 6-pot is pretty bulletproof and i can get one alot cheaper (plus i can get it in the turquoise colour i like with the older style wheels which are nicer IMHO)

Porkie

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Very very good cars, Awesome value now

Stealth Bomber

:gayflag:

ImaRacing 700

....mine is the darker variation of the turquoise...looks superb...although dont look as hard as the straight 6...my one comes std with 18's and 255's

I had the straight 6 XJR last year....lovely car....mpg is about the same cruising i reckon....22mpg i think the book says....I dont think its hugely thirsty...

Porkie

iTrader: (1)

God no! you mean the caribic blue kinda colour??? just how 1990's can you get!

The Jag will look very dated and pony in that colour, although when it was new thst was THE colour to get in my opinion

P.S I seemed to remember you had the 6 cylinder one Ima. How does it compare with the 8. Only ever driven the 8.

Mike Rainbird

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As far as Phil is concerned, this thread has turned to shit, as he wasn't expecting people to agree with him .

ImaRacing 700

...its a 98 so very suitable....a very modern colour imo its a bluey/green


It is noticably quicker than the 6,as this spins the wheels with TC off the 6 didnt....but my missus preferred the interior in that one...i prefer the v8 inside...more classy with the pod style instruments...Other than that handling feels the same TBH....both great cars...the v8 lump does look well cool