Frankenstein’s E-Type: 2JZ-Powered Jaguar Is Sure To Horrify Purists And Delight Drifters

With some Halloween and SEMA approaching, it’s the cleanable clip for a monstrous creation, and that’s precisely what Eneos Motor Oil asked for from drift racer Faruk Kugay. And helium truly delivered with the Jaguar E-Type 2JZ.

Sure to horrify purists, this physique really takes a batch of inspiration from Jaguar’s past. For example, the wheels and rear fender flares were inspired by those recovered connected the mill Lightweight racer that was produced by Jaguar starting successful 1963.

Naturally, the customized designed 17-inch Rotiform wheels are larger than the ones recovered connected the existent Lightweight racer. The instrumentality wells were besides finished with c fiber, a exertion Jaguar wasn’t utilizing successful the ’60s.

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Those large wheels and beardown flares were indispensable to relationship for the insane magnitude of powerfulness that the Toyota Supra-sourced 2JZ-GTE inline-six motor would produce. Even the motor was chosen to respect the car, which primitively came equipped with a 4.2-liter straight-six.

Kugay really has a batch of acquisition with the 2JZ-GTE engine, which presently powerfulness his Formula Drift Nissan S14. So helium is assured that successful operation with a Borg Warner EFR 8474 turbocharger, a Vibrant Performance intercooler, and a Link G4 fury ECU, it tin marque up to 750 hp (559 kW/760 PS).

To grip that power, the car gets the ZF five-speed manual transmission from an E36 BMW M3. And there’s much BMW farther back. The rear subframe, suspension, and differential were each borrowed from an E60 5-Series. Meanwhile, the beforehand brakes travel from a 2003 Chevrolet Corvette. Truly, the car lives up to the plan brief.

One of a trio of “Frankenstein builds” commissioned by Eneos for SEMA 2023, the Jaguar E-Type 2JZ volition beryllium connected show connected the amusement level adjacent to a twin-engine Nissan 350Z and 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup. The amusement runs from October 31 to November 3.