Yeah Ive got a question - How hard was it to build that?
that is a loaded question.
5.3L/4L60E
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That IS a loaded question... there were many parts that were easy, there were many parts that were a real pain. Nothing that can't be worked through if you want to do it though.
Definately not a weekend project, like projectTK said... plan it as a winter project. I did mine from March to September this year. It could have been faster, but I have a life and I like to do things with cash not credit![]()
This is a good start considering the truck engines are cast iron VS alum. (can take more abuse/boost).I would go with the 5.3 truck option, find a wrecker and you can get more ponies for less dough
Where I live if you have a pre OBD-II computer, they just put the sniffer in your tailpipe. You can pass with a carbed V8 as long as it's running efficiently enough to pass and you have a cat installed, which isn't hard these days.
I recently got an address outside the emissions boundry here and my first project is to remove all the emissions crap from my vehicles.
Most of the country does not live in an emissions controlled area.He said it was in an '01, OBD-II is '96 up. The carbed V8 is going to have a very difficult time if not be impossible to be emission legal in an OBD-II car.
No, the emissions crap on my Jeep, and especially my old trucks, is crap. It is poorly designed, old, and worn out. If I remove all this crap the engine will run more efficiently and get better gas mileage. I'd be willing to bet I could still pass a sniffer test too. I'm not stressing about anything, like I said, I don't have an emissions test.Emissions aren't crap, they're a good thing. If you can figure out how to work with them you will be better off. Besides not stressing every year about your sniff test... remember its you and your friends/family that are slowly crawling down the trail sucking in all the bad air coming out of your Jeep.
like projectTK said... plan it as a winter project.
this is where someone is supposed to chime in and say that it is a federal offense to remove regulatory emissions control components from an application that was designed to utilize them...
because, you know, it is.
this is where someone is supposed to chime in and say that it is a federal offense to remove regulatory emissions control components from an application that was designed to utilize them...
because, you know, it is.
So I guess it's a federal offense then to put a V8 in an XJ, period. But then again, I don't care in the slightest...
(if someone calls the feds and says I took off my cat, I doubt they are going to come investigate)
I have, for example, a 1979 Chevy truck with the 350, and a RIDICULOUS emissions system. Even the manufacturer, and the EPA, would both agree that it is a horrible design today. It uses a ridiculous smog pump, using extra HP/gas to pump air into the exhaust stream, even though I don't have a cat. (from the factory)I will point out that unless you are an expert in thermodynamics and vehicle emissions designs, the chances of you knowing more than the designers is pretty small.
yes but how do you know? I can stand around all day and spout stuff off about how it "should" work. Reality may be something entirely different. For example, I agree with you on the smog pump issue. Running a properly tuned truck on the right grade of quality gas, through a functioning system is worlds better than running a badly adjusted carb on craptastic gas. But how do you know that the system's emissions efficiency could not be improved with a modern designed High flow converter?
Then end scenario, is that you are going to be spending a grand or two in order to get any sort of swap in a functioning well. What is another hundred bucks for 2 magnaflow bullets? Their effect on performance is going to be marginal, and it helps to give our sport a better image. It also smells much better.