Apr 12, 2016 · Jaguar Land Rover’s AJ126 engine is a more economical form of human ingenuity; it’s a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 made from the existing AJ133 5.0-liter V-8. Although this is not an original...

The Jaguar AJ-V8 is a compact DOHC V8 piston engine used in many Jaguar vehicles. It was the fourth new engine type in the history of the company. It was an in house design with work beginning before Ford's purchase of the company.

Feb 9, 2024 · When Jaguar needed a V6 engine, instead of completely returning to the drawing board, it instead made a V8 engine into a V6 with some clever engineering.

Dec 8, 2024 · Imagine you're an engineer at Jaguar, you're really proud of the latest V8 in the AJ line, and your boss tells you we need a six-cylinder engine for the new Jaguar F-Type. So, what do you do?

The AJ-V6 engine has an aluminium engine block and Jaguar Cars designed aluminium DOHC cylinder heads. It uses sequential fuel injection , has 4 valves per cylinder with VVT , features fracture-split forged powder metal connecting rods and a one-piece cast camshaft and has direct-acting mechanical bucket (DAMB) tappets, these design aspects ...

The bore is reduced on the V6 to 84.5 mm from the V8’s 92.5 mm, giving a displacement of just about 3 liters, compared to the V8’s five. The V6, with its supercharger nestled in the generous valley of that 90° vee, makes a respectable 380 horsepower.

Mar 3, 2024 · Overall the V6 is slightly more reliable than the V8. 2014 F-Type S coupe in Lunar Grey with Red Zone interior and almost all the options. VAP lowering springs, 15 mm spacers, Eurotoys crank pulley and VAP tune, Mina Gallery lower intakes, MPS4S tyres, upgraded rear brakes, disabled stop/start, disabled rear spoiler.

Dec 8, 2023 · We explore the inner workings of the V8-derived AJ-126 V6, first seen in the Jaguar F-Type

Most impressive was a 3.2 litre V6, lean burn, supercharged, two-stroke using the Orbital air-assisted injection process. It produced 350 b.h.p. but emissions and durability proved to be hurdles that were too difficult to overcome.

We uncover whether the dearly departed AJ126 engine is just a cut-down supercharged Jaguar V8