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Old 12-07-09, 09:21 PM
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Jeep Cherokee

Now before I even start im going to put my flame suit on.




there all better. Anywho. I have an 88 jeep cherokee with at LEAST 300k miles on it. The engine was rebuilt but i dont know how long that will last.

I did some research but could not come up with anything.

For the lulz id like to drop a 13b in it when the i6 bites the dust finally. Anyone herd of this being done?

I am starting to build up a fab shop so I can make mounts and such.
Old 12-10-09, 07:06 AM
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Id like to see this done! A while back a buddy use to go rock climbing with his jeep and he asked me about swaping in a ported rotary turbo engine, he said he had heard of it being done before.
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Common swap on the Suzuki Samurai and Sidekicks because they're so small.
Cherokee is larger. I think you'll need torque.

The 4.0L I6 is damn near bulletproof, a nice torquey engine, and has loads of aftermarket.
Or you can go V8.

The rotary is not recommended for this though.
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Torque can be exchanged for speed with gears. and in 4x4 low you have all the torque you'll need.

I was thinking if it were to be done you'd need a ported 13bt with a super instead

or if i were determined enough i saw someone bolt two 13b together. no not a 26b but a coupler that attached the front of one to the back.
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yea you can bolt together 2 FD engines and link the throttles n ****

The possibilities are endless

2 fd engines tho bolted together probably would wanna make sure it's a strong link, you wont have double the power i dont think
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Originally Posted by drakesword
For the lulz id like to drop a 13b in it when the i6 bites the dust finally. Anyone herd of this being done?
Only in tube frame stuff.

I would start with trany and build from that. Adapting a 13b to a Jeep trany would be a crazy amount of work. Figure out what chevy trany the V8 guy swap in and find an adapter from the 13b to the chevy trans ( I think there are adapter for the turbo 350, and 400) Honestly back engineering a V8 swap kit would be the way to go. Then again you could away just stick with the V8
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300k WITH a rebuild? You shouldnt have to think about it going out anytime soon, those things can actually do 300k without a rebuild...........
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