I didn't know about that but I do know that the mounts are different. Have
thought about doing the same in my Jeep but have decided that with the work
involved I might as well just drop a V8 in there.
Jeff Durling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Troidl" <ttroidl@bluefrognet.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 4:42 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: 4L JEEP ENGINE INTO A GEN III to replace a 2.5L?
>
> 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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