Mike,

I believe he can put the grill or front clip from an 87+ model on it, to fit
a 4.0 engine. This might make enough room for a V8. It seems like a lot of
work though. There is a lot of information on the Advance Adapters web
site, including the 3.8 GM V6 conversion, but it doesn't look as if they
have actually done one. http://advanceadapters.com. This engine comes
supercharged in some vehicles. A guy in Littleton, CO put a GM V8 diesel in
one, after finding out all the fixes to get decent service life out of the
engine. He bolted it up to a stock AX5 transmission though, which he had to
rebuild every 40,000 miles or so.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:45af8dfc$0$6546$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
> Well, you have the wrong vehicle to modify. You cannot go any bigger
> than a V6 or a 4 banger, it won't even fit a straight six 4.0 engine.
>
> They changed the design in 87 so the larger engine will fit.
>
> I have heard of a 3.2 or maybe a 3.8 fitting in. You have a GM
> bellhousing I believe on it.
>
> As far as a lift goes, unless you want to get into the thousands, you
> are limited to 2" or so. A 2" spacer kit isn't too expensive or hard to
> put in depending on your local rust levels. Getting the shocks off is
> the hardest part...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> j_is_for_jeep via CarKB.com wrote:
> > Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
> >> WOW THAT JUST GAVE ME AN ANEURISM.
> >> What kind of vehicle do you have?
> >>
> >>> OK PEOPLE IM TRYING TO FIND OUT SOME INFO I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU
THINK IS
> >>> THE BEST - EASYEST-COOLEST ENGINE SWAP WOULD BEALL MY FRENDS HAVE TOLD
ME SO
> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> >>> Message posted via CarKB.com
> >>> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200701/1
> >
> > I have an 86 Jeep XJ do you have any in info
> >

 

I believe it is a firewall issue more than a front clip issue. The
front clips are the same length as far as I remember about them.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I believe he can put the grill or front clip from an 87+ model on it, to fit
> a 4.0 engine. This might make enough room for a V8. It seems like a lot of
> work though. There is a lot of information on the Advance Adapters web
> site, including the 3.8 GM V6 conversion, but it doesn't look as if they
> have actually done one. http://advanceadapters.com. This engine comes
> supercharged in some vehicles. A guy in Littleton, CO put a GM V8 diesel in
> one, after finding out all the fixes to get decent service life out of the
> engine. He bolted it up to a stock AX5 transmission though, which he had to
> rebuild every 40,000 miles or so.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:45af8dfc$0$6546$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>> Well, you have the wrong vehicle to modify. You cannot go any bigger
>> than a V6 or a 4 banger, it won't even fit a straight six 4.0 engine.
>>
>> They changed the design in 87 so the larger engine will fit.
>>
>> I have heard of a 3.2 or maybe a 3.8 fitting in. You have a GM
>> bellhousing I believe on it.
>>
>> As far as a lift goes, unless you want to get into the thousands, you
>> are limited to 2" or so. A 2" spacer kit isn't too expensive or hard to
>> put in depending on your local rust levels. Getting the shocks off is
>> the hardest part...
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>> j_is_for_jeep via CarKB.com wrote:
>>> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> WOW THAT JUST GAVE ME AN ANEURISM.
>>>> What kind of vehicle do you have?
>>>>
>>>>> OK PEOPLE IM TRYING TO FIND OUT SOME INFO I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU
> THINK IS
>>>>> THE BEST - EASYEST-COOLEST ENGINE SWAP WOULD BEALL MY FRENDS HAVE TOLD
> ME SO
>>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>>>> Message posted via CarKB.com
>>>>> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200701/1
>>> I have an 86 Jeep XJ do you have any in info
>>>
>
>

 

I believe it is a firewall issue more than a front clip issue. The
front clips are the same length as far as I remember about them.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I believe he can put the grill or front clip from an 87+ model on it, to fit
> a 4.0 engine. This might make enough room for a V8. It seems like a lot of
> work though. There is a lot of information on the Advance Adapters web
> site, including the 3.8 GM V6 conversion, but it doesn't look as if they
> have actually done one. http://advanceadapters.com. This engine comes
> supercharged in some vehicles. A guy in Littleton, CO put a GM V8 diesel in
> one, after finding out all the fixes to get decent service life out of the
> engine. He bolted it up to a stock AX5 transmission though, which he had to
> rebuild every 40,000 miles or so.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:45af8dfc$0$6546$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>> Well, you have the wrong vehicle to modify. You cannot go any bigger
>> than a V6 or a 4 banger, it won't even fit a straight six 4.0 engine.
>>
>> They changed the design in 87 so the larger engine will fit.
>>
>> I have heard of a 3.2 or maybe a 3.8 fitting in. You have a GM
>> bellhousing I believe on it.
>>
>> As far as a lift goes, unless you want to get into the thousands, you
>> are limited to 2" or so. A 2" spacer kit isn't too expensive or hard to
>> put in depending on your local rust levels. Getting the shocks off is
>> the hardest part...
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>> j_is_for_jeep via CarKB.com wrote:
>>> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> WOW THAT JUST GAVE ME AN ANEURISM.
>>>> What kind of vehicle do you have?
>>>>
>>>>> OK PEOPLE IM TRYING TO FIND OUT SOME INFO I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU
> THINK IS
>>>>> THE BEST - EASYEST-COOLEST ENGINE SWAP WOULD BEALL MY FRENDS HAVE TOLD
> ME SO
>>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>>>> Message posted via CarKB.com
>>>>> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200701/1
>>> I have an 86 Jeep XJ do you have any in info
>>>
>
>

 

I believe it is a firewall issue more than a front clip issue. The
front clips are the same length as far as I remember about them.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I believe he can put the grill or front clip from an 87+ model on it, to fit
> a 4.0 engine. This might make enough room for a V8. It seems like a lot of
> work though. There is a lot of information on the Advance Adapters web
> site, including the 3.8 GM V6 conversion, but it doesn't look as if they
> have actually done one. http://advanceadapters.com. This engine comes
> supercharged in some vehicles. A guy in Littleton, CO put a GM V8 diesel in
> one, after finding out all the fixes to get decent service life out of the
> engine. He bolted it up to a stock AX5 transmission though, which he had to
> rebuild every 40,000 miles or so.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:45af8dfc$0$6546$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>> Well, you have the wrong vehicle to modify. You cannot go any bigger
>> than a V6 or a 4 banger, it won't even fit a straight six 4.0 engine.
>>
>> They changed the design in 87 so the larger engine will fit.
>>
>> I have heard of a 3.2 or maybe a 3.8 fitting in. You have a GM
>> bellhousing I believe on it.
>>
>> As far as a lift goes, unless you want to get into the thousands, you
>> are limited to 2" or so. A 2" spacer kit isn't too expensive or hard to
>> put in depending on your local rust levels. Getting the shocks off is
>> the hardest part...
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>> j_is_for_jeep via CarKB.com wrote:
>>> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> WOW THAT JUST GAVE ME AN ANEURISM.
>>>> What kind of vehicle do you have?
>>>>
>>>>> OK PEOPLE IM TRYING TO FIND OUT SOME INFO I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU
> THINK IS
>>>>> THE BEST - EASYEST-COOLEST ENGINE SWAP WOULD BEALL MY FRENDS HAVE TOLD
> ME SO
>>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>>>> Message posted via CarKB.com
>>>>> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200701/1
>>> I have an 86 Jeep XJ do you have any in info
>>>
>
>

 

I believe it is a firewall issue more than a front clip issue. The
front clips are the same length as far as I remember about them.

Mike

Earle Horton wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I believe he can put the grill or front clip from an 87+ model on it, to fit
> a 4.0 engine. This might make enough room for a V8. It seems like a lot of
> work though. There is a lot of information on the Advance Adapters web
> site, including the 3.8 GM V6 conversion, but it doesn't look as if they
> have actually done one. http://advanceadapters.com. This engine comes
> supercharged in some vehicles. A guy in Littleton, CO put a GM V8 diesel in
> one, after finding out all the fixes to get decent service life out of the
> engine. He bolted it up to a stock AX5 transmission though, which he had to
> rebuild every 40,000 miles or so.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:45af8dfc$0$6546$9a6e19ea@unlimited.newshostin g.com...
>> Well, you have the wrong vehicle to modify. You cannot go any bigger
>> than a V6 or a 4 banger, it won't even fit a straight six 4.0 engine.
>>
>> They changed the design in 87 so the larger engine will fit.
>>
>> I have heard of a 3.2 or maybe a 3.8 fitting in. You have a GM
>> bellhousing I believe on it.
>>
>> As far as a lift goes, unless you want to get into the thousands, you
>> are limited to 2" or so. A 2" spacer kit isn't too expensive or hard to
>> put in depending on your local rust levels. Getting the shocks off is
>> the hardest part...
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>> j_is_for_jeep via CarKB.com wrote:
>>> Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> WOW THAT JUST GAVE ME AN ANEURISM.
>>>> What kind of vehicle do you have?
>>>>
>>>>> OK PEOPLE IM TRYING TO FIND OUT SOME INFO I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU
> THINK IS
>>>>> THE BEST - EASYEST-COOLEST ENGINE SWAP WOULD BEALL MY FRENDS HAVE TOLD
> ME SO
>>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>>>> Message posted via CarKB.com
>>>>> http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/jeep-cars/200701/1
>>> I have an 86 Jeep XJ do you have any in info
>>>
>
>