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Posted by Justin on May 27, 2002 at 08:59:51:

In Reply to: XKR Tuning posted by XKR Performance on May 24, 2002 at 17:47:39:

... but the ease of attaining the performance figures you quoted is directly related to the size of your wallet. To get Vette Z06 performance numbers out of a Xk, would be less cost efficient than to just go buy yourself a '01 Z06 for the sport driving and an aging Xk8 for touring.

IMHO, if you were going to build a supercar out of the Xk, you would start with an Xk8, not R. Custom turbo manifold with hybrid T4's. 3" downpipes, cat, & exhaust. Stand-alone FMI. Front-mount intercooler. Performance core radiotr. Foglight oil cooler. Knife-edged, stroker crank. Shot-peened, stress-releived, and cryo'ed rods. Titanium, low-compression pistons. Maybe a 75-shot NOS system to get those turbos going. Done and done.

I think Hennessy can do this for you. Of course, you might have to use a sledge hammer to shake the money tree hard enough to front the bill. ;-)

Justin

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