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[GT@50]

Pete what’s your thoughts on putting in 5 speed ?

There are kits to do it.

 

[spartan]

I have owned a series 1, 2 & 3. Kept the 3 because it’s the only one I fit in.

 

[TO AWSUM]

Congratulations Ron. Beautiful car. Don't forget to change your signature as it's missing a few cars.

 

[w.a.nelson]

Wow! What a beauty. One of my all time favorites. Congratulations.

Quite a restoration. Never seen the underside before. Pretty neat packaging of the essentials.

You need to check. I believe that you have another bucket somewhere.

 

[roketman]

I have owned a series 1, 2 & 3. Kept the 3 because it’s the only one I fit in.

At 5ft4and a half I have no size issues!

 

[roketman]

Wow! What a beauty. One of my all time favorites. Congratulations.

Quite a restoration. Never seen the underside before. Pretty neat packaging of the essentials.

You need to check. I believe that you have another bucket somewhere.

Hahaha

 

[THamonGT]

Beautiful and in British Racing Green! Congratulations my Man! Designed like no other!

 

[PeteK]

By all means do so if you’re not a stickler for originality.

Advantages: you can use a much stronger unit than OE, you can get overdrive ratios, whereas the OE 4th was direct 1:1, which revs pretty high at highway speed. I don’t think overdrive units were available in Jags, although they were available options on other British cars. So a 5-speed makes a lot of sense. I took a quick look around the internet and it appears that several vendors offer bolt-on kit conversions using Tremec T-5 trannies and others. The shifter even ends up in the OE location. You’ll never wear out or break a Tremec with the Jag 3.8 engine. Others I know with E-types have said it’s a pretty popular upgrade.

Join the jag club and look at their info about the conversions.

 

[dr914]

congratulations! Every car collector needs an xke. I always say that my jag will be the last car I will sell

 

[roketman]

By all means do so if you’re not a stickler for originality.

Advantages: you can use a much stronger unit than OE, you can get overdrive ratios, whereas the OE 4th was direct 1:1, which revs pretty high at highway speed. I don’t think overdrive units were available in Jags, although they were available options on other British cars. So a 5-speed makes a lot of sense. I took a quick look around the internet and it appears that several vendors offer bolt-on kit conversions using Tremec T-5 trannies and others. The shifter even ends up in the OE location. You’ll never wear out or break a Tremec with the Jag 3.8 engine. Others I know with E-types have said it’s a pretty popular upgrade.

Join the jag club and look at their info about the conversions.

Cool thanks! I’m gonna drive and see how it is before I make a decision. It actually has a 4.2 L motor in it.

 

[roketman]

congratulations! Every car collector needs an xke. I always say that my jag will be the last car I will sellView attachment 66986

What year is your E Type and how long have you owned it?

 

[roketman]

By all means do so if you’re not a stickler for originality.

Advantages: you can use a much stronger unit than OE, you can get overdrive ratios, whereas the OE 4th was direct 1:1, which revs pretty high at highway speed. I don’t think overdrive units were available in Jags, although they were available options on other British cars. So a 5-speed makes a lot of sense. I took a quick look around the internet and it appears that several vendors offer bolt-on kit conversions using Tremec T-5 trannies and others. The shifter even ends up in the OE location. You’ll never wear out or break a Tremec with the Jag 3.8 engine. Others I know with E-types have said it’s a pretty popular upgrade.

Join the jag club and look at their info about the conversions.

Pete,
I took your advice and joined the Jag club. I’m gonna look around for that five speed transmission. But I’m curious,in today’s world. Is it safe to call a transmission a tranny?

 

[texas mongrel]

I planned on putting in a five-speed when I bought mine, but they don’t need it; four speeds are enough. The only question is what gearbox is in it now? It’s an early car so you should have the terrible Moss gearbox with no synchro on first but.....you say it’s got a 4.2 motor, so maybe they put in the matching all-synchro box with it? If it’s still the Moss then I’d say change it out - originality doesn’t matter because of all the other modifications on the car. If it’s the later box, drive it for a bit and you’ll probably find (like I did) that the four speed is just fine.

 

[dr914]

What year is your E Type and how long have you owned it?

Mine is the last of the series two, a late 71. I think that when they stretched it into the v12, it lost a lot of its looks. I have had mine since about 1996, had always wanted one since I was 14. My across the street neighbor let me drive a freshly off lease xke in 1969, and as I was flying up an unopened interstate with my high school chum and the top down, that was it for me. Has only 31,000 original miles on it

 

[dr914]

The xkes really need five speeds or overdrive here in the states, as they changed the rear end ratio to give it more off the line (the later year dual stromberg carbs and reduced compression had to be compensated for. So although the later cars are really great off the line (of course no where near our Fords!!!! LOL) they have no top end without the rpms screaming.

 

[GT@50]

I did a couple diffs and a tranny for a guy, 64 and 67 XKEs. He did a Tremec in one too. He brought in pics of one that's completed, purdy!!

 

[PeteK]

Pete,
I took your advice and joined the Jag club. I’m gonna look around for that five speed transmission. But I’m curious,in today’s world. Is it safe to call a transmission a tranny?

Better than “trans” I suppose.

Try these links:

5Speeds Transmission Home Page

Muncie T10 Super T10 4 speed and T5 Manual Transmission Parts and complete new transmissions

www.5speeds.com

1965-71 E-Type 5 speed kit 4.2L - The Driven Man

Kit Contents: • Patented: 100% new custom built gearbox based on the Tremec Z Spec T5 • New cast aluminum bell housing • Chrome shift lever • Jaguar style shift knob • Gearbox mount • Gearbox support bracket • Reverse lamp harness • Installation hardware • Jaguar specification output flange...

drivenman.com

Transmission Conversions

We offer adapter plates, parts and conversion kits to install a standard shift transmission in your Jaguar.

www.vintagejag.com

https://jag-lovers.org/e-type/5speed.html

 

[roketman]

Better than “trans” I suppose.

Try these links:

5Speeds Transmission Home Page

Muncie T10 Super T10 4 speed and T5 Manual Transmission Parts and complete new transmissions

www.5speeds.com

1965-71 E-Type 5 speed kit 4.2L - The Driven Man

Kit Contents: • Patented: 100% new custom built gearbox based on the Tremec Z Spec T5 • New cast aluminum bell housing • Chrome shift lever • Jaguar style shift knob • Gearbox mount • Gearbox support bracket • Reverse lamp harness • Installation hardware • Jaguar specification output flange...

drivenman.com

Transmission Conversions

We offer adapter plates, parts and conversion kits to install a standard shift transmission in your Jaguar.

www.vintagejag.com

https://jag-lovers.org/e-type/5speed.html

Thank you

 

[roketman]

I planned on putting in a five-speed when I bought mine, but they don’t need it; four speeds are enough. The only question is what gearbox is in it now? It’s an early car so you should have the terrible Moss gearbox with no synchro on first but.....you say it’s got a 4.2 motor, so maybe they put in the matching all-synchro box with it? If it’s still the Moss then I’d say change it out - originality doesn’t matter because of all the other modifications on the car. If it’s the later box, drive it for a bit and you’ll probably find (like I did) that the four speed is just fine.

David
It a series 1 with a 4.2 with the Synchro gearbox. I’m going to take your advice and try it obviously with the four-speed.

 

[roketman]

Better than “trans” I suppose.

Try these links:

5Speeds Transmission Home Page

Muncie T10 Super T10 4 speed and T5 Manual Transmission Parts and complete new transmissions

www.5speeds.com

1965-71 E-Type 5 speed kit 4.2L - The Driven Man

Kit Contents: • Patented: 100% new custom built gearbox based on the Tremec Z Spec T5 • New cast aluminum bell housing • Chrome shift lever • Jaguar style shift knob • Gearbox mount • Gearbox support bracket • Reverse lamp harness • Installation hardware • Jaguar specification output flange...

drivenman.com

Transmission Conversions

We offer adapter plates, parts and conversion kits to install a standard shift transmission in your Jaguar.

www.vintagejag.com

https://jag-lovers.org/e-type/5speed.html

Pete
Any idea which is best?