I MANUAL SWAPPED MY JAGUAR XJR 

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Tom is such a wealth of knowledge

Tom's a character. should have his own channel

The devastation on Alex’s face when he seen no bhp gains. Priceless.

Got to love a rapid old man barge. Even better with a manual box.

What a legend Tom is. Really enjoyed this episode Alex 👌🏻

By far the best workshop chemistry you've shown us so far, pls work more with them

I've just watched tom on Harry's garage and his wealth of knowledge was outstanding. And seems to be a good bloke.

Hopefully Tom can get Harry to come along to the jag show down 👍

I must say.. Tom comes across really well. Have just watched him over on Harrys Garage. Very impressive knowledge and appears approachable and friendly. Would happily watch a channel of his own.

Tom's a natural on camera. I'd watch if they had a YT channel

My BantöRgraph has blown up trying to measure the levels of top Bantz between you both. They say you can’t become a RU-vidr anymore because all the good ideas are done already, but this just proves if you get two legends in a room together with their passion, the entertainment is endless!

I watched Tom in the Harry’s Garage video and his jag at the beginning of this week, and he seemed “quite” 😉 serious in that, but he’s a different person in this video with Alex 😂😂. Another great onscreen partnership. Brilliant 👍👍

Hi Alex, I didn't see any suggestion in the video as to whether you changed the air cleaner assembly. This is a significant restriction on air flow and hence power of the supercharged AJ16 engine. I strongly recommend that you fit an aftermarket air filter but also ensure that it is supplied with cold air, not hot air off the cooling pack. Another useful modification is to fit an uprated Bosch intercooler water pump, which will improve the intercooler performance. I hope you are pleased with the driveability from the reprogrammed engine ECU that I provided for this project. I strongly recommend that you run the car on 99RON fuel if you want to get the most from the remapped ignition timing. Good luck with your forthcoming DRIVETRIBE showdown.

It's amazing to see how much Tom has gotten involved in the channel since. Absolute legend

Those engines can make big power. The restriction is the gen3 m90 supercharger. They are not very efficient at the top end so all the gains you can make are low-mid range. For more power you can port/polish them and coat the rotors like I’ve done which basically makes it a Gen5 and more efficient, I have 355bhp in mine I could get more with a bigger intercooler and twin pumps. Or fit an Eaton m112 kit for 400bhp or on the extreme end fit a TVS1800 and get 500bhp. Gets very expensive though unless you stick with the M90. The power and torque delivery from a well sorted M90 is more than enough IMO, the torque curve is crazy.

I did not expect a sudden Nicholson McLaren cameo. They’re a renowned aviation engine builder.

Top Bloke Alex!

Keep up the amazing work as always Alex and the team :)

IMO, the Jag 4.0, the 2jZ and the VR6 are about tied for the coolest sounding 6 cyl engines. they each have a strange and interesting rhythm that makes them better and different than the rest. ive never heard a V6 that sounded as good as those three. (and if anyone tries to jump in on the V in VR6, you dont understand why they sound like they do. yes, its a 10-15 degree V but the sounds is because it's still a single head with something else that gives it the "wookie" sound. and yes i know what it is and why it does it.)

I swear to god the Mike Brewer " 'old out yer 'and!" never gets old 😂😂

Great to see the wealth of talent that is still live and kicking with us in the UK. Really great video 👍

My favorite car of yours! Glad we're seeing more of it

Little did Tom know, what he was getting into. 😂 what a legend

Other car RU-vidrs try to be Funny. Alex genuinely is. I really enjoy these videos.

fantastic video. Love the banter you had with Tom

Awesome vid Alex, cant wait to see the race. Nice to see people doing some amazing stuff with Jags as well.

Really love the banter with Tom, would love to see him back on the channel in the future, great content as always Alex

You’ll need to change the channel name to ManualAlex cars

Fantastic Video Alex, Tom seems like a top bloke!

You and Tom bounced off eachother, effortless together! Feature him more on the channel what a guy he was!

Awesome content as always 👍🏻 Be nice to see the dyno sheets before and after to show the power gain across the rev range.

Awesome video, I've always looked at these and wondered what a manual one would be like! I think they'd definitely be a much more expensive and sort after car these days if they did have more manuals available

I’d rebuild the supercharger and put some new wiper seals in it…. Bet that would help for sure. If you’re not increasing on the top end, you have a air leak (air gap in compressor) and/or valve seat issues. If you got the balls… cam swap.

Great video again, love the energy !

Tom is an absolute joker and a proper wealth of knowledge top draw episode this one

This is exactly why I manual swapped my V8 Discovery! Everyone always asks me why. You just need to drive it to see, it is on a whole other level to an auto! Great work! Tom seems like a top bloke that knows his stuff! Will have to pay him a visit soon!

This has got to be one of my favourite videos on your channel so far - hope you do more stuff with Tom in the future!

We had a manual 4.2 fitted with an SDi 3.5 Rover gearbox back in the 80s as a Police Patrol Vehicle on the M23. It spent most of it's time in workshops having the Diff replaced. Good luck with your conversion.

I love that you did a manual swap👌 Can't wait for the Drivetribe video!!

Now this is content. Loved this video. Keep up the great work.

One of your best Alex, nice one. Tom is great.

Great bit of chemistry there in everyway possible love it.

Great video, sounds awesome 👌 Tom Lenthall is a proper nice guy!! 👍

This is awesome and that Quaife diff sounds like a really amazing bit of kit

Simply fantastic shop and Jags. Greetings from the US.

Wow loves Tom's enthusiasm, he defo knows his stuff , cracking chap

Keep up the amazing videos bro ❤️

Tom is an absolute natural on camera, and a wealth of know-how for Jag owners. Hope to see more of him on your channel

i want to see tom at goodwood!!

Brilliant video this Alex and pals.

Tom is perfect for this channel- more Jag stuff please!

Tom seems awesome, really enjoyed the vid!

Drove a manual XJR back in the day for travelling from work to visit Jaguar to test their paint process, was mental as a 21 yr old to be driving one 👍🏻

The jaguar is unbelievable what a car great content as usual.

Used to have a set those jag wheels on my e36 touring. Looked epic

Tom’s a right laugh 😂 loved this!

Bring on the Party 🎉 Pully! Cool car Alex! Great video as always. Thank you 😊

Great episode 👍👍👍

Just made my day dude! Was hoping to manual swap my X300 but, sadly, it got vandalized rather badly where I had it stored so not likely I will get to enjoy one. Stick some good suspension in it and you'll have a British Chaser on your hands. It's a really potent chasis if you look at the basics. This is coming from a pro drift driver.

Tom's awesome! Great episode

I'm working on the early XJ6 I recently acquired. Manual conversion of any XJ here in the USA is a whole different deal, as no 5-speed/manual XJ was ever brought here by the factory. I discovered a local (60 mi. away) tuning firm that makes a kit to adapt a Nissan 5-speed gearbox/flywheel as well as a third-pedal kit for the stock auto pedal box. Already found the gearbox for cheap, saving my sheckels for the rest which is about 4 times as much, plus the cost of them making me a custom driveshaft (sorry, propshaft).

I have one manual xjr and it is a pleasure to drive.

This is fantastic, the ultimate XJR.

Such a good video. Love a nerdy chat

Tom should have his own channel, looks like he gets into some really interesting stuff.

I like this guy! Would be nice to see more of him.

Tom and gang seem very knowledgeable and great fun guys to work with 👍👍 That McLaren Dyno room was sparklingly clean and a right top notch piece of kit. 110db 🤣🤣🤣 the poor neighbour's 😁. Great video 👍👍

Tom is an absolute gem. I'd love to see him on his own channel, but him and Taylor together would be magic!

Tom was awesome , good episode

DUDE! that oldskool racing jag is the best car in this video! WideBody it. I've never seen a WideBody on those.

Love those older jags .. Good Power house

Tom, 34 years !!! you're still an apprentice 😂... I've been in my job 46 years and still enjoy it...fell into it,didn't want to do it, but was offered a job before I left school, so thought I'll do that till find what I want to do... been lucky, crap money but you can't have everything

Wicked episode, Tom seems like a proper legend.

this is a lovely episode!

Great Video as always ❤

Taylor and Rory. The dream team.

Always loved them proper car.

Yeah I’m definitely doing this to my V12 XJS

Great chemistry between these two!

What a genuine legend Tom is! He is to Jags what Taylor will be in 35 years to BMW’s!!

That thing sounds spectacular

Loving the editing on this! Laughing my ass out :D

Tom , what a great chap 👍👍

Finally. Was waiting for this for a while

Loving the bants in that garage. If I had a Jag or Land Rover would be taking it to this place.

That is literally one of my dream cars, keep your Lamborghinis etc that is pure class.

Best evening when Autoalex Uploads i wish to see more of Phill plz : D

I’d love to see the race with the other guys it’s going to be great,

Love this, Tom should totally have his own channel.

Wow the interior of the XJR looks amazing

I love Alex's enthusiasm

I've had an XJR Manual, bought from a car auction, I didn't even know it was manual till I picked it up. I sold to a guy who moved to Australia and he still has it till this day.

This is very interesting, already started to gather parts. Is the gearbox support bracket the same for auto and manual?

00:58 - Lister XJS? Nice! 👍😎🇬🇧

Endlich wieder neues Video von dir 🎉🎉🎉🎉

I'm confused. Was the original power run done with the pulley and tune already in place? It kind of makes sense that the peak power didn't change because once the torque converter is locked its just an efficiency difference and thats not going to be much between gearboxes of the same age designed for similar powertrains. The big gain is while the converter is slipping and burning power on the original vs it being locked in a ratio all the time in the manual. That and the extra control is going to make it a very different (better) drive.

Watching that chap reminisce about his first experience with a manual XJR and grabbing with his left hand, messed with my head!

Tom is hilariously funny and a very knowledable mechanic. He has to be more often in your vids. All that beside i chocked on my coffee as he showed 108 dB INSIDE THE CAR!!!! holy shit Alex!!!

Great vid