V8 swap questions

Michael Saylor

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picked this 2004 wrangler up in Alaska to drive back to pa ...now I want to do a v6..or v8 swap I see that the Camaro 2010 2 2014 of 325 horsepower and there's plenty to be bought for cheap has anyone else done this swap? A brand new to all this so I hope I'm doing it right somebody please let me know thank you

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It already has an inline 6 in it, so doing a V6 swap would be pointless and a complete waste of money.

There's a few members on here with V8 swaps, notably @Stinger.

If you want to do this swap you'll need time, patience and money (it won't be cheap).

Virtually everything you want to know about the V8 swap can be found here:
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/engines/swap-guides/chevy-buick-gm/tj-swap

In addition to that, those guys also sell the majority of the parts you need for the conversion as well.
 
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Study on this a bunch! Go to Pirate and the LS sites. Pick my brain. Really understand what you are in for. I am happy with mine but it is a hobby for me and something I have wanted to do since I owned a 1953 Willys pickup a million years ago. Time and energy I have. Like Chris said: this shit ain't cheap, be prepared!
 
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AK to PA, damn thats like 4,000 miles! Thats gonna be one hell of a road trip.

Love the Green by the way, is that Kelly Green?
 
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Thank you guys for your feedback I appreciate it ..the reason I was asking about the Camaro V6 is because now they're putting out 300-plus horsepower my motor is only a 4 cylinder ...I ended up buying at 5.3 from a gentleman who bought it for himself and his son as a father and son project but the son bailed out and he's too old to do it alone..70.000. Miles on it I have owned 2 of them the Yukon xl my ex got in the divorce she sold it with 460000 miles on it no that's not a typo and I bought it with 3000 miles on it so I know the longevity of these motors are awesome I'm sure I'm going to have some questions throughout this and if anybody needs a good 4-cylinder motor and transmission let me know
 
You all will appreciate this...if you look closely at the hood you will notice a dent ...it was made bye a grizzly bear!! I won't be fixing that ..lolo

A grizzly bear? Did you come outside and find one on your hood?

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Thank you guys for your feedback I appreciate it ..the reason I was asking about the Camaro V6 is because now they're putting out 300-plus horsepower my motor is only a 4 cylinder ...I ended up buying at 5.3 from a gentleman who bought it for himself and his son as a father and son project but the son bailed out and he's too old to do it alone..70.000. Miles on it I have owned 2 of them the Yukon xl my ex got in the divorce she sold it with 460000 miles on it no that's not a typo and I bought it with 3000 miles on it so I know the longevity of these motors are awesome I'm sure I'm going to have some questions throughout this and if anybody needs a good 4-cylinder motor and transmission let me know

just curious, is that a manual tranny and how many miles on them?