the 2.5 in the Gen III's is a AMC/JEEP engine derived from the 4L 6 Cyl
engine, thats why I thought it might bolt up with few problems... and should
be easy to find too!
Tony.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Durling <jdurling@directvinternet.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:49 PM
Subject: DML: Re: 4L JEEP ENGINE INTO A GEN III to replace a 2.5L?
>
> Just thinking about this a little more. The 4.0 is barnstormer of power
> either but does have decent torque. If you are looking for a little more
> umph to just get going and don't need tons of torque you can also try
> getting a turbo off the late eighties early ninties 2.2. If I remember
right
> the 2.5 is mostly the same engine just beefed up more. there were and
still
> are alot of buildup parts available for that engine.
>
> Jeff Durling
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Durling" <jdurling@directvinternet.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 10:47 AM
> Subject: DML: Re: 4L JEEP ENGINE INTO A GEN III to replace a 2.5L?
>
>
> >
> > Motor mounts are totally different. When you do the swap on a jeep you
> have
> > to cut the existing ones oof and weld the ones for the 4.0 on. Not fun
to
> do
> > because it can be hard to get it lined up right, at least on the jeep
> frame.
> > Not sure about length but if you look under the hood of a Jeep it's not
> too
> > long either. BTW, most guys when they do the swap on a Jeep replace the
> > tranny with the one that comes with the 4.0
> >
> > Jeff Durling
>
>
>
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