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Replacing 4 Cylinder with 6 Cylinder Engine

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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Default Replacing 4 Cylinder with 6 Cylinder Engine

Can a 4 cylinder engine be easily replaced by a 6 cylinder one in a 1999 Jeep Cherokee 4x4?
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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If it is mated to a ax5 tranny you need to find also a Ax15 or Aw4 for the 6cil.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Make sure you get the wiring harness for the 6 cylinder,you will need it.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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And the PCM and TCU (if you get the AW4).
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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basically a donor vehicle, pcm ,tcm, wiring,mounts, etc
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