The Outlaw Motorsports Garage tunes
Jensen, Interceptor MKIII '74 "GT500 Six Pack"
When talking about "Muscle Cars" most people will think of the American cars like the Mustang, Camaro, and Challenger and not an English car. English cars are typically thought of as either small sports cars Like the Lotuses, MG's and Triumphs or Luxury Grand Tourers like the Aston Martins and Jaguars. Jensen Motors was a small English manufacture that started building luxury GT cars in 1950. In 1962 Jensen Motors who were leaders in building beautiful GT cars with fiberglass bodys decided to switch motors for their new model the CV8 which derived its name from the 6.3litre Chrysler V8 engine that was chosen to power it. In 1966 Jensen introduced a new model to replace the CV8 and revived the name of their first GT calling it the Interceptor. The body was designed by the Italian coachbuilder, Carrozzeria Touring, and in a switch was done in steel instead of fiberglass. Much of the rest of the car was a carryover from the CV8 although they moved to the larger 7.2litre Wedge Head engine that was so famed for its potency in such cars as the Dodge Challenger 440 R/T. The top of the power pile for this motor from the factory was what was known amongst "Muscle Car" fans as the "Six Pack" which featured 3 two barrel carburetors to insure maximum fuel delivery to this monster, and Jensen offered this option in their top line Interceptor as part of the SP package. Sadly Jensen Motors ceased production in 1976 and they were never a large volume manufacturer so many are unaware of this gorgeous English car that combined the beauty and luxury of the finest English and Italian Grand Tourers with the heart and soul of an American Muscle Car. There have been several attempts to revive Jensen Motors and the Interceptor in the years since and now Harvey Wallbanger and the Outlaw Motorsports Garage proudly presents its own revival of this timeless classic naming it the "GT500 Six Pack". While the intake and exhaust have been tuned for better flow and 100 extra HP the biggest change is with the updated suspension package that enables this civilized monster to handle the curves like sports cars that are half its size. Now ole Harvey invites you to climb in and listen to the wonderful music of nearly 500 Horsepower as you cruise the roads of Monaco, London, Rome and Madrid in style!
Source and Parts list:
Buy from: Used Car Dealership
Paintjob: California Sage Metallic
Wheels: Enkei RP03
Aerodynamic Kit: None
Weight Reduction: None
Window Weight Reduction: No
Carbon Hood: No
Chassis reinforcement: No
ECU Tuning: Yes
Engine Tuning: None
Intake Manifold: Sports
Air Filter: Sports
Exhaust Manifold: Stock
Catalytic Converter: Sports
Exhaust: Titanium Racing
Turbo Kit: None
Transmission: Fully Customizable
Clutch: Twin-Plate
Flywheel: Semi-Racing
LSD: Adjustable
Suspension: Fully Customizable
Tires: Sports Soft
The Tune
Aerodynamics: N/A
Ballast: 18kg @ +50
Power Limiter: 100%
Transmission - process as follows;
1) Set to default
2) Set Top speed all the way left to 112mph
3) Set gears as follows;
1st=4.075,
2nd=3.155,
3rd=2.525,
4th=2.075,
5th=1.755,
6th=1.515
4) Set Final gear to 2.300
Should display an indicated top speed of 137mph in upper right corner.
LSD Initial 12, Acceleration 12, Braking 6
Suspension
Camber Angle Front 2.0, Rear 1.8
Toe Angle Front 0.00, Rear 0.00
Ride Height Front -5, Rear -25
Spring Rate Front 14.8, Rear 7.7
Dampers (Extension) Front 7, Rear 2
Dampers (Compression) Front 6, Rear 1
Anti-Roll Bars Front 6, Rear 7
Brakes Front 5, Rear 9
The car has 500PP, weighs 1832Kg with a 50/50 front/rear weight distribution, has 497HP and produces 566ft-lb torque@3,600rpm with a 6,100rpm redline.
Note: The cars power curve drops off sharply past peak making it better suited to driving with a manual transmission.
Note 2: Since this car was tuned for Côte D'Azur adjust the transmission Final Drive when using the car on tracks where higher top speeds are attainable.
Note 3: Handling remains good with any tire selection from Sports Hard to Racing Soft making this a good choice for the B-Spec Online Seasonals as well as the A-Spec Seasonals.
Note 4: For the European Hot Hatch Seasonal remove the ECU, all Intake and all Exhaust upgrades and set the Power Limiter to 98% to reach 470PP. You'll also want to adjust the transmission Final Drive to 2.000.
Enjoy the ride and as Harvey Wallbanger always says...
Drive hard and have fun!
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