I'm glad I found this thread.
The 2.5 engine in my 1998 TJ decided to implode 500 miles from home, so I'm looking for a remanufactured engine.
I've looked at Jasper, Frasier, SandJ, and now Titan. After comparing them all, I think I'm going to go with Titan (I'll call them tomorrow when they're open to see if they have one in stock, and if so, finalize the deal). I live in SW WA.
Engine and shipping:
Jasper was about $5000 but included an install kit:
https://www.jasperengines.com/installation-kit
SandJ was about $2800 (my first go-to, but they don't have any cores in stock to build),
https://www.sandjengines.com/cart/checkout
Fraiser was about $4000 but I wasn't getting a good feel from them.
https://fraserengineco.com/2-5-liter-jeep-engines/
and Titan looks like they're coming in at just under $2800 including an RV cam (I need to ask about that).
https://titanengines.com/remanufact...92.427557265.1674599647-1081137751.1674599646
The shop wants about $2300 to swap out the engine.
I still need to get things like a new water pump, hoses, belts, engine mounts (might as well while the engine's out), filters, cap, rotor, spark plugs, etc. Once I get the engine ordered, I'll go to Rock Auto and order everything else.
Pictures of my sadness:
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