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Old 02-12-2016 | 12:21 PM
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Is it just me or does it look like the clutch fan is acting weird in the video?
I think that is from where Youtube stabilized the video.
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Old 02-12-2016 | 01:15 PM
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I do have a 97 ZJ with a 5.2 that runs and drives that I could always swap into the XJ.
Sell the ZJ and use the money to rebuild your 4.0.

I don't think the 5.2 would fit in the XJ.
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Old 02-12-2016 | 02:21 PM
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Sell the ZJ and use the money to rebuild your 4.0.

I don't think the 5.2 would fit in the XJ.
Bloose on NAXJA put one in his XJ.
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Old 02-12-2016 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BamaJosh
Bloose on NAXJA put one in his XJ.
Well, my Dad always said that with enough time and money, you can do anything to anything.
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Old 02-12-2016 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Firestorm500
Well, my Dad always said that with enough time and money, you can do anything to anything.
True that.
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Old 02-13-2016 | 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
80grand for a Wrangler? Maybe if it has a bunch of dealer added suspension and bumper upgrades, along with tires and wheels. The highest price I've seen was 65k. It was a total flat brimmer rig.
you could buy a small 2 seat aircraft for that price haha
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Old 02-13-2016 | 10:19 AM
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you could buy a small 2 seat aircraft for that price haha
No good trails in the sky.
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Old 02-13-2016 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by nakosd
you could buy a small 2 seat aircraft for that price haha
Wrangler will carry twice the passengers.
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Old 02-13-2016 | 06:35 PM
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Started pricing a stroker build. Yeah right. Looking at close to 1k before I even got to gaskets, bearings and machine work. Not worth the cost IMO.
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Old 02-13-2016 | 09:47 PM
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That LS is starting to look better.

Best one to use appears to be the 5.3L (327) V-8 from a Chevy/GMC truck.

Should be plenty of those available.
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Old 02-13-2016 | 11:15 PM
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Ain't nobody can say a stroker is worthwhile compared to a V8 swap. Especially for the cost.
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Originally Posted by BamaJosh
Ain't nobody can say a stroker is worthwhile compared to a V8 swap. Especially for the cost.
No replacement for displacement.
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Old 02-14-2016 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Firestorm500
No replacement for displacement.
If I had a wad of cash and a rust free XJ with a bad motor, a small block Chevy would be a no brainer swap. Awesome Frankenstein build.
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Originally Posted by Firestorm500
No replacement for displacement.
except positive manifold pressure.
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except positive manifold pressure.
Why not both?
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