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Old 10-29-2012, 10:54 AM
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Once you go mopar...
Your **** breaks...

See what I did there? I finished that for you.
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Originally Posted by Boost Happy
Your **** breaks...

See what I did there? I finished that for you.

There IS a reason that the LS series of engines is currently used in everything from drag Hondas to drift cars to buggys etc. despite anyone's personal views on GM in general, the LS is a friggin beast!
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LQ9 is were its at
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Originally Posted by Boost Happy
LQ9 is were its at
Mmmmmm. HELL yeah, thats the 6.0L (stock) right?

For those who don't know, these dudes build some SICK LS's. They also do a couple nice I6 strokers for the Jeep purists

http://www.golenengineservice.com/
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Originally Posted by Boost Happy
The XJs started out with gm engines..
Um when?
AMC>Chrysler I don't remember Gm being in there.

Edit: Oh you meant the V6 LOL

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Originally Posted by Boost Happy

Your **** breaks...

See what I did there? I finished that for you.
Ha ha nice man
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this is a great build thread haha
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Any v8 you put in a jeep is nice but I know the ins and outs of a hemi. And being I work a dodge, jeep, chrysler and ram dealer if I get stuck ill email the enginers and see if they have any input
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Any v8 you put in a jeep is nice but I know the ins and outs of a hemi. And being I work a dodge, jeep, chrysler and ram dealer if I get stuck ill email the enginers and see if they have any input
have fun.
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Originally Posted by moparnj
Any v8 you put in a jeep is nice but I know the ins and outs of a hemi. And being I work a dodge, jeep, chrysler and ram dealer if I get stuck ill email the enginers and see if they have any input
Sir if you do it, please make a video, I'm not asking you to trash your tires with burnouts, just an overview of your setup. Thinks man!
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The only thing keeping me from doing it is that there is over a month of work involved and my 98 gas getter isn't too fond of snow. But there will be a tire shreading video...... you know, to test the... drivetrain haha
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The only thing keeping me from doing it is that there is over a month of work involved and my 98 gas getter isn't too fond of snow. But there will be a tire shreading video...... you know, to test the... drivetrain haha
Sweet man!!! I'm excited man!!
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Will be watching this one closely. I have plans of eventually putting a 5.7 hemi in my 01 also.
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making a harness is the easiest part imo.... just take a picture of the old harness and new one, and you draw how the wires connect, and it its easy once you have written down...
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making a harness is the easiest part imo.... just take a picture of the old harness and new one, and you draw how the wires connect, and it its easy once you have written down...

That is the most difficult part. Unless your going to make a garbage setup, the wiring is the most complex part when mating two completely different computer systems


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