I have a '98 Cherokee with the 4.0 and that sucker is HUGE!! I'd be
REALLY surprised if it could be made to fit between the frame rails at
the bellhousing, much less in the engine bay.
Would it realy fit???
John
Mike Welch wrote:
>
> I've put some thoughts into using a Jeep 4 liter engine and drivetrain. The
> 200hp, 260ft-lb output from the straight six is a bit more than peppy, and
> very reliable (I've put over 140k with only routine maintenance). I
> superimposed the engine/4wd manual schematic over a schematic of the Spit,
> and everything looks like it would fit (using a shorter rwd driveshaft, the
> front driveshaft matches up). The block is a bit taller than the stock Spit
> hood/bonnet, so a little modification would be needed there (I don't think
> the GT6 bulge would clear either). I think I still have the AutoCAD drawing
> around somewhere if you are interested.
>
> Mike Welch (TurboPower Software)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com [mailto:Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:41 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Engine Swaps Again
>
> Hello all. I was just thinking about this one day - regarding all the talk
> about engine swaps a couple of months ago.
>
> Had anyone considered replacing the engine and tranny with some light
> pick-up
> truck powerplants? Seems to me, this is the most common rear-wheel drive
> config
> these days. I remember test-driving a 154 horsepower 4-cylinder Nissan PU
> truck
> in 1991 or so that was extremely peppy. Seems like there'd be lots of
> rusted
> away trucks with good engines around, no?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -John
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