What kinda gas mileage you getting in it now?

 

Clean set up! This is exactly what I have been wanting to do. When I got my XJ it had a 4.3 out of an s10 and have been wanting to swap in a LS1 from minute one.

 

I'm curious to see more on that sway bar disco setup you put together.

 

I love the argument people bring up about the weight of a small block over the I6. "it'll fold like a taco" is what i hear a lot. Novak's website shows the weights of the I6, the early cast iron SBC are the only ones heavier and only by 35 lbs. The LS1 is over 100lbs lighter. Just makes me laugh everytime i hear somone uninformed talk about that part of the swap.

 

Not to sound like a jackass, but honest question - if you had an LS1, why waste it on a Cherokee?

I mean seriously I could list tons of other cars I'd rather put it in. Could find a roller E30 for ~$1000 with little rust....bam.

I mean it looks really sick, but I just can't wrap my head around putting one in a Cherokee.

 

cuz.....Drive one.
Yes I have been there and done that.

 

cant wait to have mine, ive got the mounts headers and radiator sitting in the living room of my apartment already, just need a garage, but thatll have to wait till my dumb lease is up

 

My project is going slow.....until you knuckleheads start buying stuff damnit!

 

Maybe you should produce some of those adapter rings to put a GM fuel pump in the XJ tank

I plan on buying the first few parts for my swap soon

 

The LS motors are very easy to build, very available and cheap and make whatever power you want for little money. They're easy to modify, easy to tune and efficient. Putting one in an XJ isn't a waste of an LS1. You can get another one for under a grand for your other project. I think they should be in everything. BTW, I street tune chevy's on the side around here.

 

Fair enough. I'd for sure put one in a Cherokee before building a stroker.

My whole thing is not needing all that extra power for a utility/offroad vehicle. I just don't really see the point, except in the rare cases like hill climb racers and stuff like that. I see engines like LS1's being more for racing, especially when dropped in tiny little cars for power/weight ratio.

 

hence why ill be running the lm7 truck motor, that and its cheeper

 

That's what I'll do to but I think I'll try to find car accessory brackets and intake. I think it fits a lot better than truck accessories. I can get a good 5.3 with harness for $600 around here.

 

ive thought a lot on this subject, ultimately i just dont want the added cost. i can build a cowl hood a lot cheeper.

 

That's a good point. I will be mostly concerned with trying to keep the ac working.