Do your extractors and exhaust. Remove some of the mufflers leaving just the rear pair of mufflers. You should be able to get bolt on replacement extractors from England. Dyno-Tune her.
Hi again. I am def getting this but am also debating the Mina air filter vs the K&N filter. Mina says the plastic filter box itself is the biggest problem for airflow. Thoughts?
Hi Richard. The Jag pulls really nice and smooth hard to say if it has improved performance. I do get really good fuel consumption now. No noticeable noise increase, even under hard acceleration.
I was seriously considering this but on another forum, someone raised the point that as it is aluminium it may suffer form heat transfer from the engine bay. The plastic one has a lower coefficient of heat transfer so may be better. Thoughts? I welcome any opinions.
I tend to disagree with that comment as cold air is flowing through the manifold while you are driving. Some conversions I have seen have a open airbox in the engine bay those do not work. I no longer join forums too many opinions and key board warriors.
@@amartosresearch1934 thank you for watching. Fuel consumption I am getting is 9 liters/100km. Highway driving at a decent speed. Seems more responsive when I floor it. Very pleased with the conversion.
What a great video and what a great modification! I shall go and search for one right now. Cheers and many thanks from the U.K. Cheers Nick
on my XJR-100 and XKR I put a Cobrahead elbow in place of the Mina supplied one, much lower profile, same air flow
Thank you for sharing that modification it is worth a look at.
Hi. Did you have to cut the Cobrahead or the Mina air intake pipe to make it fit? Ihave 1998 XK8
Love the video Geoff
I will be interested in how you get on with bonnet clearance. As you said, it’s going to be tight. Looks much better though 👍👍
Looks fab Geoff. Shouldn’t have watched series out of order!
Do your extractors and exhaust. Remove some of the mufflers leaving just the rear pair of mufflers. You should be able to get bolt on replacement extractors from England. Dyno-Tune her.
Nice, easy little mod. I will be interested to hear what sort of performance gains it gives.
Thanks for the video. Would you recommend it after having it on for a year?
That is a good question. The answer is yes but I would get a different Lower profile elbow at the throttle body end.
Geoff, what is your assessment of the intake? Would you do it again? Can you feel a difference in performance?
Good question. K & N air filter for sure. Ask me again later in the year if I would do it again.
I want it too.Did your car lose low speed torque by installing this pipe?
None at all. I also fitted a K & N air filter to help it breath better as well. I think it a good option to get a little bit more power.
Hi again. I am def getting this but am also debating the Mina air filter vs the K&N filter. Mina says the plastic filter box itself is the biggest problem for airflow. Thoughts?
Stick with the original air box it gets cold air forced into it
@@gsminors And the Mina open cone filter doesn't?
Geoff: once it was fully installed, did you see any change in performance? How about intake sound?
Hi Richard. The Jag pulls really nice and smooth hard to say if it has improved performance. I do get really good fuel consumption now. No noticeable noise increase, even under hard acceleration.
I was seriously considering this but on another forum, someone raised the point that as it is aluminium it may suffer form heat transfer from the engine bay. The plastic one has a lower coefficient of heat transfer so may be better. Thoughts? I welcome any opinions.
I tend to disagree with that comment as cold air is flowing through the manifold while you are driving. Some conversions I have seen have a open airbox in the engine bay those do not work. I no longer join forums too many opinions and key board warriors.
@@gsminors fair point and I'm inclined to agree, the air doesn't exactly stay in there for long
So it’s been a few months now. Was the mod worthwhile? Looks nice...
So far no problems with the install. Engine seems to breath easier and I am getting good fuel consumption.
@@gsminors Hi! Thanks for posting this. Can you share any numbers on fuel consumption improvement?
@@amartosresearch1934 thank you for watching. Fuel consumption I am getting is 9 liters/100km. Highway driving at a decent speed. Seems more responsive when I floor it. Very pleased with the conversion.
Yes very pleased with the conversion.
Yes very pleased with the conversion. No issues to report.
Where can I get this unit for my XK8??
www.minagallery.com/jaguar-xk8-xkr-performance-air-intake-tube-pkg/
Does your dash get any codes over that mod? I have to be careful in my state with smog inspection.
No. Been driving it a while now with no problems.
I put a different unit on my XK8 and found no difference....How about you? richard in Ontario
I found the engine breathed more easy after the install. Slight improvement on pick up and fuel consumption.
Did yours come with installation instructions?
No but it is very easy to install.
Hi. How did the hood clearance issue work out?
It is a tight fit but no issues. There is available a lower profile fitting which I am looking into
I just installed my mina intake tube and now my car wont start any help ?? Or suggestion
Installing this should have no effect on how it starts. Make sure you did not disconnect anything during the install
@@gsminors yea i figured it out this morning had flooded my engine by cleaning my throttle body
Geoff....DID IT DO ANYTHING??????
yes it did along with a K & N air filter. Pulls better at a higher RPM
hello geoff, did you use a universal K&N filter for the intake or does it need a specific size?
Hi. I used a standard K&N from Amazon. K&N 33-2190 High Performance Replacement Air Filter
Put that badge on the back end of the car
Maybe on my model XK8 Box