Darky
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MPG would likely go up with a V8.
So you think your stroker motor is cool?
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LazersGoPEWPEW
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Man this V8 swap is looking better and better. Now if I hadn't crawled under my Jeep today and saw my floorboards rusting I'd feel better about pursuing such expensive ideas.
John D
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That's what I said...
except, the only problem is its a LOT more fun to drive when your getting 10 MPG!
Dr. Dyno
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That depends on the weight of the brick that's resting on the go pedal. A very heavy brick could send the mpg tumbling into single figures.
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Yeah my heavy right foot wearing steel toes gets it into the single digits with a 4.0 on 31's. I did manage to get 19.5 MPG on the way to the Cherokee Crawl.
LazersGoPEWPEW
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I drive pretty conservative. I suppose when the 4.0 decides to die I'll throw a V8 in it. I don't really have a lead foot anymore. But I did when I was younger and drove around a Bronco. Mmmm V-8 power.
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I really had a lead foot when I had my 87VW, Unfortunately i had to have a lead foot just to go anywhere, that 8 valve was a TURD!
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Stock 4.0, and i didnt have to hit the bottom at that kind of speed got it on the first try
maybe i know how to drive
John D
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Stock 4.0, and i didnt have to hit the bottom at that kind of speed got it on the first try
maybe i know how to drive
The sand looks wet there, I could get a car up that hill on wet sand :moon:
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John D
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im on the top and that's all that matters damnit
It wouldn't be all that matters if you ever rode in something that can get you there at 60 mph instead of 15 mph...
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Im not knocking the fact that a v8 in an XJ is cool i was just giving ya cht on the stock 4.0 comment 
after the one trip to silver lake i realized that i dont like driving in sand much if at all, the 4.0 will be just fine in the nice tight wooded trails
like mentioned in here already A v8 swap takes a lot of skill, time, and money so does a stroker though, your XJ is done up right to say the least all its missing to hang out on top of test hill is some truck nutz :dunno:
after the one trip to silver lake i realized that i dont like driving in sand much if at all, the 4.0 will be just fine in the nice tight wooded trails like mentioned in here already A v8 swap takes a lot of skill, time, and money so does a stroker though, your XJ is done up right to say the least all its missing to hang out on top of test hill is some truck nutz :dunno:
John D
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Im not knocking the fact that a v8 in an XJ is cool i was just giving ya cht on the stock 4.0 comment
like mentioned in here already A v8 swap takes a lot of skill, time, and money so does a stroker though, your XJ is done up right to say the least all its missing to hang out on top of test hill is some truck nutz :dunno:
I know, I'm just playing back. I would never seriously knock anyone's ride. If it works for them that's great. It's just not as great as mine!
Your opinion about sand might really change if you had something that would scoot though. Whole different perspective out there.
I have the truck nutz ready, I'm just trying to build a skid for them before I install them
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That and if the suspension could handle the whoops (not sure if thats spelled rihgt) nothing like hitting them with a short arm lift and AAL in the rear
Team Willys
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For the really engine savvy guys... look into an LS swap (aluminum block). While the general design of the engines are the same the LS series (again, not the LQ series truck engines) weigh 130 lbs lighter than a 4.0, and with something such as the LS2, you are literally doubling your horsepower and get better fuel mileage. The LS2 XJ that I built runs great, drives great, and is very reliable because it is a bone stock engine. That's another benefit over the strokers. Reliability. Not that strokers aren't reliable... I have built plenty that get driven every day, but in the end, without spending a tone of cash on the engine, you still have an iron headed, iron blocked, flat tappet cammed engine that has a lot of restrictions.
Im not knocking strokers... like I said, I have built several and will continue to do so for anybody who wants one, but you simply cannot get the power, torque, and sound out of a N/A Jeep stroker that you can get out of an LS series Chevy.
Im not knocking strokers... like I said, I have built several and will continue to do so for anybody who wants one, but you simply cannot get the power, torque, and sound out of a N/A Jeep stroker that you can get out of an LS series Chevy.
seanyb505
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Whats the average cost of admission for a LS swap?
John D
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I don't think this can be answered. The cost is going vary dramatically based on what you have for a donor (year, miles, size, type, connections to said donor, etc.) and if you do the work or have someone do it for you.
LazersGoPEWPEW
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I can't wait til I buy a daily driver car. That way I can actually rationalize doing this stuff to my Jeep.
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