what year??... and WHY? Mike... :lildevil:
might call AEV maybe they have one laying around from a Hemi swap
might call AEV maybe they have one laying around from a Hemi swap
When I went through this (with my 4.0 Liter), I found Mopar was only offering remanufactured or rebuilt motors. I used a local motor builder instead.Okies said:Haven't had time to search or make any phone calls yet but what do you all think a new crate (long block) will cost me?
How would a person know what the build date on a motor is? Would hate to buy a new motor then have cam issues...
I looked long and hard at strokers. I chose not to go with a stroker because a stroker gives a ton of top end at the cost of low end torque (where I use power the most). Ended up with some custom porting, etc for torque, but avoided stroking due to $ cost and torque cost.rubitx said:Why not look at a stroker motor? Some additional upper end never hurts the dd but more torque on the low end for play. It's what I would do if mine failed.
Send the Jeep and the Motor to me. I'll swap itOkies said:I am looking at a Rubi with a chit load of miles and blowing a little smoke. We all know when someone says a little. More then likely it's going through a qt of oil every tank.. Dunno but assuming the worse..
I don't have the time nor the desires to monkey with a motor rebuild. I was hoping to price a new OEM motor so I can make an offer accordingly..
Didn't know Mopar was rebuilt/ remans. Uhm, I guess I'll offer pennies instead of dimes on the dollar on this rig. Guy will probably tell me to pound sand... :laugh:
I've thought about both stroker and V8 swaps but dayum I have way too many irons in the fire as it is. I was thinking along the lines of a dealer making me a sweet deal on a new OE motor and install the dang thing and call me a week later telling me come and get it.. So much for that ideal.
I don't know, back to the drawing board comes to mind..
That "mopar" stroker is made by ATK. If you are going to stroke it, you can do better than that.toolmantim said:"Mopar will also introduce a new 4.7-liter I-6 Stroker long block, a powerful
upgrade for the 4.0-liter I-6 made famous in Jeep vehicles built from
1991-2006. Because off-road enthusiasts appreciated the dependability and
performance of the previous 4.0-liter engine, Mopar developed a more powerful
engine that delivers an expected 265 hp and 290 lb.-ft of torque. The engine
will fit in any Jeep vehicle previously equipped with the 4.0-liter I-6
engine."
That's from a article from late last year. I looked on Mopar.com and started to download the catalog (pdf) but noticed it was dated for 2009. Don't think the newer stuff was in it.
Anyway if I was going to put another engine in my Jeep..a factory fresh stroker would be near the top of the list. :Military Jeeper:
JayDub said:I looked long and hard at strokers. I chose not to go with a stroker because a stroker gives a ton of top end at the cost of low end torque (where I use power the most). Ended up with some custom porting, etc for torque, but avoided stroking due to $ cost and torque cost.rubitx said:Why not look at a stroker motor? Some additional upper end never hurts the dd but more torque on the low end for play. It's what I would do if mine failed.
Jaydub-JayDub said:I looked long and hard at strokers. I chose not to go with a stroker because a stroker gives a ton of top end at the cost of low end torque (where I use power the most). Ended up with some custom porting, etc for torque, but avoided stroking due to $ cost and torque cost.rubitx said:Why not look at a stroker motor? Some additional upper end never hurts the dd but more torque on the low end for play. It's what I would do if mine failed.
Jaydub-JayDub said:I looked long and hard at strokers. I chose not to go with a stroker because a stroker gives a ton of top end at the cost of low end torque (where I use power the most). Ended up with some custom porting, etc for torque, but avoided stroking due to $ cost and torque cost.rubitx said:Why not look at a stroker motor? Some additional upper end never hurts the dd but more torque on the low end for play. It's what I would do if mine failed.
I have never seen a competently built stroker motor produce less torque than the base engine it's built on. Especially true of the 4.0L based variety. Quite a few of them make more torque at 1600 rpm than a stock 4.0L does anywhere in its torque curve.JayDub said:I looked long and hard at strokers. I chose not to go with a stroker because a stroker gives a ton of top end at the cost of low end torque (where I use power the most). Ended up with some custom porting, etc for torque, but avoided stroking due to $ cost and torque cost.rubitx said:Why not look at a stroker motor? Some additional upper end never hurts the dd but more torque on the low end for play. It's what I would do if mine failed.