How much did that set-up set you back if I may ask? Have plans in the future for a stroker, trying to find out whats more cost effective...

 

mine was 3,300 all said and done. thats with the odds and ends of installation and new accessory parts.

you can do a 4.5L stroker for much less if you go the economy route.

mines also all forged so if i want to put nitrous to it i can. and its set up for propane.

but right now im fighting it soooo much trying to get my bellhousing bolts to line up. im frustrated so im takin a break.

 

in wright city MO right now at my parents workin on it. I NEED HELP!!! my buddy had to leave. we were blazing through it but its hard doin it by myself.

 

I can be there Tuesday earliest. If it wasn't for this pesky work getting in the way i could be there sooner.

 

Make sure that torque converter is in ALL the way. If it came out. If it didn't then you have nothing to worry about.

I spent 3 hours struggling with it before I realized the TC wasn't in there 100%. D:

 

ill let ya know if i still need help come tuesday lol thanks

the torque converter never came out but i guess ill check it today.

im starting to not like working on my XJ so much. dumbass engineers at chrysler...

 

Hmmm, was looking at Golen's crate.

 

??

 

I was trying to decide wether to have a local shop rebuild mine to specs similar to these or purchase Golen's crate 4.7L stroker. That's why I was asking costs.

 

AHH. I just had him do the engine work and assemble the shortblock. i also had to have my head repaired. Mine is all custom though. you can do a regular 4.7 for under 2k

 

ive put about 1000 miles on it.

since i took out the a/c condenser it runs at 205
that takes care of the 4.7 running hotter issue.

love this engine. im getting great gas mileage, cant tell you exact because my odometer is off due too 33's but its about 70 miles more than i used to get from a tank.

 

You have no reason to complain with the engineering on the XJ. Try working on a Ford Probe, designed by Mazda. I don't have huge hands by any means and it requires some skills in contortioning just to get at the harmonic balancer. Putting headers on it require two of us struggling for 2 hours, and one of us had done it before numerous times. Good thing he had a spare block in the yard. We ended up putting the headers on there so we could bend the EGR tube to be out of the way.

 

lol i just hate doing somethin for two days that should take 2 hrs. its not the jeeps fault, its mine. i later read a chiltons and they said to remove motor mounts from block to help align the two lol i already had em on... DOH!

still they couldve made things better...

 

Installed pics... please.

 

tomorrow... its too dark lol

it doesnt look too pretty. the block does atleast lol