The Original Exhaust System
The exhaust system consisted of two exhaust manifolds connected to the silencer by two downpipes ending with flex tubing. A dual tailpipe assembly was used exiting on the left rear of the vehicle.
Exhaust System Modifications
I replaced the standard exhaust system with a Phoenix Big Bore 2″ stainless steel exhaust pipe, silencer, and long branch headers. The headers were Jet-Hot ceramic thermal coated to keep them looking good and to reduce heat.
Jet-Hot Headers
Phoenix Headers
Phoenix Headers Installed
I used flexible stainless pipe to link the headers to the silencer.
Flex Pipes
2″ Big Bore Stainless Pipes
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Lin,
I just been perusing your website… not the first time. And found this helpful for my current headers project.
Thanks!
I also noted that there wasn’t any mention of engine direction on the MKII plans.
Cheers,
Steve
Steve,
I will going with the original 3.8 Jag engine.
Lin
Maybe some warm-ups?….like efi?
I had hoped that a vendor might have a ready made EFI kit for the XK engine – seems a natural given that it is ubiquitous across models – but I have not come across anything yet. People who desire EFI just pull the original motor and then install a later variant that had EFI. I dont want to do that. I will keep looking. Rick is just too far away to ask him to consider it.
Lin