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Old 05-08-2015, 02:32 PM
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My son has a 99 Cherokee sport 4.0. We were thinking about putting in a 318? wondering if anyone out there has done it.
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not bolt in.

Doable, but you'll need a compatible auto trans, new drive shafts, new motor mounts, and a complete rewire for any engine management. and probably other things I'm not thinking about.
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My son has a 99 Cherokee sport 4.0. We were thinking about putting in a 318? wondering if anyone out there has done it.
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It'll fold like a taco.....
















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It'll fold like a taco.....
















if only this forum had a like button
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There is kits to bolt in a chevy small block or the more modern ls motors anything else your on your own to make motor mounts on.
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This is a somewhat decent thread on the subject.
The OP is brilliant and quite handsome too..........

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1007477
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You give yourself too much credit.
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No....ask anyone with bad eyesight...I look good from distance, in soft focus.





At night...





After a few beers.

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Frank, did you just compare yourself to a butterface? LMAO!!!
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Only if that's good thing......
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Only if that's good thing......
I need to drink a few more beers...I'll get back to you...LMAO
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Well my LS powered XJ hasnt folded like a taco yet ive got about 6000 hard miles on it so far and the only issue i have is trying to keep my foot out of it. It is not something for a novice to undertake. The LS1 is a 100lbs lighter than the 4.0 and puts down just shy of 400hp
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Power and weight of the ls depends which one it is.The car ones are all aluminum the truck ones have a iron block.
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