[Spridgets] Jag Inline 6

[Billy Zoom]

Very reliable, but a very expensive rebuild. Arguably one of the most
beautiful automobile engines ever built. V-12's are smogged and heavy and
complex. The 4.2 was where they started smogging and detuning. I think the
early 4.2 was still pure. Later ones started losing carbs and gaining air
pumps. The V-12's have more plumbing than engine, and the cars got bigger
and heavier. The 3.8 is also very fast, but the 4.2 had full synchro instead
of the Moss box.

>  have been told by Jag mechanics, and have also read, that the inline 6's
> are very strong engines - as reliable as a small block V8?
> 
> If they are maintained and taken care of they will last as long as a small
> block?
> 
> Possibly the greater issues with the E Type might have to do with the Lucas
> components?
> 
> Another question. .  I have also heard that the straight 6 (more likely the
> 4.3, not sure) is just about as fast as the Jag V-12? - that the differences
> in acceleration are minimal.  . and depending on the driver, the straight 6
> might even be faster?