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datsun engine in a 164? 140-160

posted by  matt b on  Tue Sep 30 05:53 CST 2003
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$200 for a valve adjustment? In a Jag V12? Geez, I wonder if he'd do a six for half the price...? Last I heard, the going rate for a proper valve adjustment in teh 6cyl XK unit was about $600 give or take... Gotta measure, then pull the cams and lifters. Add or remove the appropriate shims. Put it back together, and measure again in hopes that you got it right the first time...which is unlikely so you gotta do it all over again. And again...

I wouldnt' touch a Jag V12 personally... though I doubt they weigh more than the XK engine (V12 all aluminum). But the V12 in the production cars produced zero more power or torque than the best of the XK units (mid-late '60s gold head 4.2 triple carbs as found in the Etypes). Teh 12s are just smoother...

-Matt






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