99 a bad year
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Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0l I6
Originally Posted by JeepCoMJ
I'm running an early '99.
it had 254xxx miles on the original motor, trans, tcase, and clutch. minimal rust (for the salt belt), and the only thing wrong with it was the motor had a bad wrist pin.
I put a '95 mopar remanufactured block with .030 pistons in it with a '95 head, the '99 intake, borla, bored TB, srt4 injectors, etc.
it rips. the old motor is being bored and rebuilt as a stroker. and it had an 0630 head casting, not 0331. I'm still putting the spare '95 head that I have on it, as the exhaust ports are bigger, and it has a higher nickel content in the casting.
so, long way around, it's perfectly fine. I wouldn't want the distributorless setup...too much PITA to deal with.
it had 254xxx miles on the original motor, trans, tcase, and clutch. minimal rust (for the salt belt), and the only thing wrong with it was the motor had a bad wrist pin.
I put a '95 mopar remanufactured block with .030 pistons in it with a '95 head, the '99 intake, borla, bored TB, srt4 injectors, etc.
it rips. the old motor is being bored and rebuilt as a stroker. and it had an 0630 head casting, not 0331. I'm still putting the spare '95 head that I have on it, as the exhaust ports are bigger, and it has a higher nickel content in the casting.
so, long way around, it's perfectly fine. I wouldn't want the distributorless setup...too much PITA to deal with.
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From: Waterford, PA
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
Originally Posted by vic21234
I recently bought a 99 Classic. How can I tell the build date?
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