v8 swap

Will add pictures, typed this on my computer and all my photos are on my phone so ill go back and edit them in. I will also be adding info as subjects come up and I do more of these. So you want to go to the dark side discombobulate your TJ and throw a LS motor in your rig? Well its not that...

Alright guys. Getting ready to start a new project. A rhd 5.9 swap. I have a few things I can’t wrap my head around as of yet.. Backstory. I have a full running working (daily driver) donor vehicle 1999 Durango slt. With a 5.9 Planning on putting the entire drivetrain minus tcase into my...

Wrapping up my Magnum V8 swap finally and starting to look at what I want to do for an exhaust. From reading and watching things around on the internet a lot of people say a 3” exhaust does the Magnums well, but didn’t know if that would make much of a difference with the TJ’s shorter wheelbase...

Okay with all the talking about V-8 swaps I know the Dodge magnum V-8 was discussed but Dodge dropped the Magnum V-8 line in 2003 with 2002 really being the -last year to find the 5.2 or 5.9 engines. So if you own a 2003-06 TJ and want to keep it emissions legal by Federal Standards you either...

Hello! I recently came across a Jeep I found very interesting and took for a test drive. It was a 1999 Wrangler SE with a V8 Hemi motor. The thing that concerns me is that it still has the original axels that came with the 2.5L, the Dana 30 and 35s. Will this be a significant problem? Will those...

Greetings TJ community! First time posting here, but I've been using the forum as a reference for a while now. So here's the run down for me, I picked up a TJ back in early Sept with roughly 130k on the 2.5L with 5 speed manual. About 5 weeks after having it and starting to address the various...

what are everybody's thoughts and opinions on v8 swaps in a tj using either the small block mopars or small block chevy's of the late 90's/early 2000's? which is more difficult? which is more cost effective? power per dollar? for those of us using our tj's as daily drivers and wheelers which...