craig gardner

Is it possible to throw a v8 Cherokee motor in a straight6 jeep or is it more technical than it sounds ? I know people replace em with 350s or Ford engines but I like jeep lol jeep jeep jeep

Hoooper

Please update all of us when you find this prototype v8 Cherokee and grab a picture of the vin, I'm sure were all excited to find out where to find a stock v8 cherokee.

dev_daddy

X2!

outkast

Umm I think he is talking a V8 out of a Grand Cherokee. I think he means he wants to keep it a Jeep V8 rather than swapping in a Ford or Chevy motor.

cdawall

which V8 is that? jeep never built a V8 DC did that will probably fit 5.2L dodge motor comes in the GC and about every dodge truck

outkast

Sooo the 360 AMC and the 401 AMC motors were not Jeep? How about the 5.4L Vigilante motor? And yes some of these motors share components with Chrysler engines of the era but are far from the same.

cdawall

Its still an amc motor...used in amc vehicles and jeep. Not specifically and only used in jeep ie the javalin ran the amc 401.

outkast

[QUOTE=cdawall;1065574]Its still an amc motor...used in amc vehicles and jeep. Not specifically and only used in jeep ie the javalin ran the amc 401.[/QUOTE

Ok well my "Jeep" specifically says AMC on both the title and on the firewall. Anyways AMC, Jeep is the same thing for that era. I totally understand what you mean though.

craig gardner

Ya i wS mistaken coulda sworn i seen. V8 xj but maybe maybe i was just lifted more than my jeep at the time owell i know they put 350 in em carbed n stuff less wiring would b nice

BigC9164

lots of people have fit chevey 350s in XJs. and a lot of chevey 5.3 vortecs.

But if it were me i would opt for the cummins 4tb. not as much power as V8s but it has way more torque! and it is easy to get 30mpg out of them in a vehicle like a cherokee. and they have adapter bell housings to fit the ax15 to them

dev_daddy

Only problem with those that I see in an XJ is they weigh more than an all iron big block. It'd take some major reinforcement to ensure it'd hold secure between the rails on an XJ.

BigC9164

they are only 200 pounds more than our 4.0s! around 680 pounds to be exact. so just about as much as a big block.
the six cylinder cummins are the ones that weigh so much.