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kingernie 10-15-2006 07:20 PM

engine conversion
 
HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)


Lon 10-15-2006 08:23 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie proclaimed:

> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>

yeah you cud do that and drive around with a rilly kul jep butt b4 u do
perhaps you might want to do a bit of research and if u hav the 4.0 six
banngger maybe see whut happns if you drop in a 4.2 crank from the older
6 and maybe bigger pistons and make a 4.7 stroker out of it and then
mabe add a blower and go out hunting mucking fustangs.


Lon 10-15-2006 08:23 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie proclaimed:

> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>

yeah you cud do that and drive around with a rilly kul jep butt b4 u do
perhaps you might want to do a bit of research and if u hav the 4.0 six
banngger maybe see whut happns if you drop in a 4.2 crank from the older
6 and maybe bigger pistons and make a 4.7 stroker out of it and then
mabe add a blower and go out hunting mucking fustangs.


Lon 10-15-2006 08:23 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie proclaimed:

> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>

yeah you cud do that and drive around with a rilly kul jep butt b4 u do
perhaps you might want to do a bit of research and if u hav the 4.0 six
banngger maybe see whut happns if you drop in a 4.2 crank from the older
6 and maybe bigger pistons and make a 4.7 stroker out of it and then
mabe add a blower and go out hunting mucking fustangs.


Jeffrey DeWitt 10-15-2006 08:59 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie wrote:
> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>


Anything is possible with enough money and skill, but some things just
aren't worth doing.

If the Jeep has the 4.0 it's already got a better engine than that
Vortec, and as Lon pointed out there are things you can do to them to
make the Jeep a LOT faster.

No matter WHAT engine your putting in an engine swap is a big deal, you
have to deal with motor mounts, bell housing/transmission issues,
cooling, exhaust, linkages, electrical stuff, brackets ...if you haven't
done it you have NO idea what you are getting into. Plus it's a 98 so
you are probably going to have to deal with the emissions equipment too.

Jeff DeWitt

Jeffrey DeWitt 10-15-2006 08:59 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie wrote:
> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>


Anything is possible with enough money and skill, but some things just
aren't worth doing.

If the Jeep has the 4.0 it's already got a better engine than that
Vortec, and as Lon pointed out there are things you can do to them to
make the Jeep a LOT faster.

No matter WHAT engine your putting in an engine swap is a big deal, you
have to deal with motor mounts, bell housing/transmission issues,
cooling, exhaust, linkages, electrical stuff, brackets ...if you haven't
done it you have NO idea what you are getting into. Plus it's a 98 so
you are probably going to have to deal with the emissions equipment too.

Jeff DeWitt

Jeffrey DeWitt 10-15-2006 08:59 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie wrote:
> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>


Anything is possible with enough money and skill, but some things just
aren't worth doing.

If the Jeep has the 4.0 it's already got a better engine than that
Vortec, and as Lon pointed out there are things you can do to them to
make the Jeep a LOT faster.

No matter WHAT engine your putting in an engine swap is a big deal, you
have to deal with motor mounts, bell housing/transmission issues,
cooling, exhaust, linkages, electrical stuff, brackets ...if you haven't
done it you have NO idea what you are getting into. Plus it's a 98 so
you are probably going to have to deal with the emissions equipment too.

Jeff DeWitt

Simon Juncal 10-15-2006 10:43 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie wrote:
> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>


It would be a LOT cheaper to add power to the 4.0... (if you have a 4
banger maybe it's worth looking into) but the 4.0 with super or turbo
charging is going to give you WAY more bang for the buck. Stroking the
4.0 is going to give even more, especially if you add power on top of that.

If you're still not deterred or just a Chevy fan (My condolences, good
luck with that) then Advanced Adapters will have the bell housing's
motor mounts, T-case adapters etc. that you'll need...

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Simon Juncal 10-15-2006 10:43 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie wrote:
> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>


It would be a LOT cheaper to add power to the 4.0... (if you have a 4
banger maybe it's worth looking into) but the 4.0 with super or turbo
charging is going to give you WAY more bang for the buck. Stroking the
4.0 is going to give even more, especially if you add power on top of that.

If you're still not deterred or just a Chevy fan (My condolences, good
luck with that) then Advanced Adapters will have the bell housing's
motor mounts, T-case adapters etc. that you'll need...

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein

Simon Juncal 10-15-2006 10:43 PM

Re: engine conversion
 
kingernie wrote:
> HEY im new here and i had a question ive got a 98 wrangler and i was
> wondering do you guys think i could fit a cevy vortec i-6 4200 in there
> cause i was reading up on those things and there prety cool for a 4.2L
> 6 cyl. maybe somone knows from experience any input would help thanks :)
>


It would be a LOT cheaper to add power to the 4.0... (if you have a 4
banger maybe it's worth looking into) but the 4.0 with super or turbo
charging is going to give you WAY more bang for the buck. Stroking the
4.0 is going to give even more, especially if you add power on top of that.

If you're still not deterred or just a Chevy fan (My condolences, good
luck with that) then Advanced Adapters will have the bell housing's
motor mounts, T-case adapters etc. that you'll need...

--
Simon
"I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain." -- Robert A. Heinlein


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