Supercahrgingthe LS..By Jag

[danmangt40]

damnit, I thought someone would have figured out a supercharger kit for it by now. No one? shoot.
time to swap for a jag.

[Audi Ryder]

Originally Posted by danmangt40

damnit, I thought someone would have figured out a supercharger kit for it by now. No one? shoot.
time to swap for a jag.

Since you're getting a Euro

Eurotuning

[danmangt40]

audi ryder...can you help me at all? I love my LS and I would love to get more HP but apparently there is no suitable supercharger/turbo package...

[Audi Ryder]

Sure I can help you...I specialize in custom performance solutions. Just tell me how you drive (driving habits), what kind of performance gains you're looking for, and how much money your looking to spend to attain your goals and we'll definately work something out. Send me some contact information to my direct email, [email protected] and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

[Standard_User]

Hey dude.. Forget about the LS and dropping serious CA$H into it. Best thing you can do is pull the positive from the battery overnight and connect it back in the morning, then drive it like a bat out of hell. The transmission shift points will tune and give you a crisper car. I'm a 2001 LS sport package owner.. and a speed freak and an X-airplane mechanic. I've done plenty of mods on other cars, but leave this one alone. The LS uses a de-rated Jaguar AJ8 motor. The only thing de-rated about it is the absents of variable valve timing, (that gives a slight top end kick on the high side on the Jag motor). The lower end torque is on par with the Jag motor. Run with 91+ gas and maybe K&N if you feel like washing air filters, ditch the spare tire and that's it about it. Check out Jaguar's site. The S type is the same chassis as the LS as is the Thunderbird. The Jag s type weighs in a little more on the scales, but the new 4.2L supercharged Jag S type runs 0-60 in 5.3, (according to Jaguar's web site.) The big XKR with the same 4.2L supercharged motor runs it in 5.0 seconds flat. Even if you got all the power you wanted out of a custom motor in your LS, the suspension isn't set up for the best of launches and the limited slip differential is weak on bringing all the torque of a supercharged motor to both rear wheels. The larger XKR blows the smaller S type out of the water on 60 foot, 0-60 and 1/4 mile times - because it can hook up.

Check out Car & Drivers test results after their XJR was broken in durring a long term test. They measure 0-60 in 4.7 Seconds.. Good bye to most! And that was on last years 390 HP motor… This year it’s been boosted to 400 HP even.. ouch! Talk about a hook up!
http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=17&article_id=9014&page_num ber=2

By the way, what Car & Driver experienced with the worn in Jag motor is the same for my LS with it’s de-rated Jag AJ8 motor. It’s way quicker broken in with 93,000 miles, (with plenty of miles over 4000 RPM J ) than when I bought it new in 2001. Top speed indicated = 142 MPH on a motor supposedly rated at only 252 HP. (4th gear in sport shift mode, forces lockup on the torque converter Hello 1:1, take me to 142 please). No modifications on my LS – all stock, even stock OEM air filter from CarX. No speed limiter on the 2001 LS V8-Sport. Not sure about the other LS V8 models

My next ride is a 2006 Jag XJR with 400 HP, but next in year in 07, after Divorce season... Hello eBay!