Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product V-12 Jaguar
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SPECIFICA TIONS Engine: 7.3-liter , 450-cubic-inch V -12, alloy block and head, six 44mm Weber IDF carburetors, 11.6:1 compression ratio Horsepower: 600 @ 6,043 rpm T orque: 578-lbs.ft. @ 3,922 rpm Gearbox: Five-speed Getrag 265 Ratios 1st: 3.822:1 2nd: 2.
HEMMINGS SPORT S & EXOTIC C AR • october 2007 hemmings.com 26 ENGINE As fitted to a Serie s III E-T ype, the sto ck 5.3 - lite r V -12 is only 86 pound s hea vier than its 4.2- liter straigh t-six predec esso r , and use s four Zenith -Strom berg 175 CD 2SE carbur e - tors .
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