found him on greatlakes4x4.com

my bud has had transactions with him before, he was selling the two motors for a friend

 

yes, they do mount.

I put xj mounts on a 2001 TJ motor. there are no notable differences in the bosses and/or mounting points on 4.0 blocks.

 

But they re designed... This 2003 has different mounting points, doesn't matter anymore I picked up a stroker, but I'll snap some pics and show the difference

 

Glad to hear you went with the stroker. $1200 for a stroker with zero miles is a deal and a half.

 

ive seen this before...was that motor ever hydrolocked?

 

No, there's a story behind these two motors and why there new, to keep it short- owner kept them for plans, passed away , wife is liquidating


I'm starting the install today ! Hopefully she will be breathing tonight

 

I think he means: was your original motor ever hydrolocked...

 

ah my bad, the original was never hydrolocked to my knowledge.

Updates: got the stroker in tonight, almost done, got the mount the ac,alternator and steering pump! 2moro is keyturning time!

 

for the sake of knowledgeable argument, IIRC they have the same bosses, and the only difference is that the xj ones are not drilled out, whereas the TJ ones are. simple to fix that issue.

 

got the stroker in today, WOW what a difference, just went out and set the piston rings, full throttle 30-50mph, what a difference! feels great, lifts the front end a couple inches, F**kin awesome !
i'll take some pics once i get the shop cleaned up

 

when my dad got a reman'ed motor put into his XJ the oil pan had handfulls of metal shavings in it!!! no wonder the thing kept stalling!

 

SET THE PISTON RINGS?



go easy on it dude...you rev it, you'll blow it. drive it for around 5k miles, and THEN beat on it.

 

got this info Directly from the jeep cherokee 4.0 manual.
this is not word for word writting

-start the motor, let in idle tell it reaches normal temp, shut it down, check fluid level

-take it out to a low traffic area, slowly bring it up to 30, then full throttle 30-50 then closed throttle, idle back down to 30, repeat 10-12 times.
this properly seats the piston rings. shutdown, recheck fluid levels.

-for the next 500-600 miles do not hold a constant high speed.
change oil and filter.

-for the next 2000 miles, don't pamper it or drive aggressively. drive normal
change oil and filter.

-consider your motor broken -in


Read your Manual!

 

I never said to hold speed. I said not to beat on it.


and break-in on a stroker needs to be a bit more gentle than on a regular 4.0...