Jeep Liberty V8 Swap Megathread

[renegade 04]

I think that we should actually put v8 threads in there own category.

 

[jeeptorino68]

it might almost fit in the 'how to' section...

 

[ivantate]

Congratulations on getting it finished.

 

[wheeee32]

Awesome. Glad it all finally came to fruition for you.

 

[pc06er]

Congratulations on this Build….!!!

 

[Stampede]

Could someone swap in the 5.7 Hemi into a Liberty?

Thanks.

 

[CobraNutt]

Could someone swap in the 5.7 Hemi into a Liberty?

Thanks.

With enough money, you could swap a BMW V-12 into a liberty...

 

[hamrtime]

what did you do for ****** and crank

 

[renegade 04]

He had the 45RFE already in the liberty because it is a 2002. 45RFE is a beefy transmission I wish I had that transmission, it is also ment to hand the power and torque of the 4.7 and the 4.7 HO.

 

[cplchris]

if i ever do a swap it would only be for one of those high tech spark plug free engines if you catch my drift.

 

[hamrtime]

i got a 2001 durango 4.7L to go in my jeep liberty but wondering what to about the drive shaft if it has to slid ****** back 1 inch

 

[Honduras]

i got a 2001 durango 4.7L to go in my jeep liberty but wondering what to about the drive shaft if it has to slid ****** back 1 inch

The front drive shaft will have to be lengthened to make up for the difference. No way around it unless you'd rather replace your fan with an electric slim and keep the engine position where it would be without moving it back. The mounts will have to be fabricated after you've decided how far back the motor is going to sit.

There's more than one way to skin this chicken.

 

[Kasmir Jones]

Any updates, how's it running?



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[tommudd]

haven't heard anything on any of the forums from him in a long time now. Haven't even seen him on Facebook

 

[Kasmir Jones]

Same here...

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[dude1116]

Really too bad. I had high hopes for this one.

 

[Honduras]

I'm still around guys and the V8 KJ is still on the road. I don't drive it very much since the original intent was to do a full SAS which unfortunately never happened since the person that I bought the kit from took my money and never delivered on anything. It's too powerful to take off-road with the stock IFS is way too impractical to use as a daily driver with the amount of gas it guzzles.

Sorry for disappearing. Let me know if anyone has any questions regarding the build. I'll check in to answer.

 

[renegade 04]

It is great to see your kj is doing well and that it has enough power to make it to powerful for the stock IFS.

 

[CactusJacked]

...is way too impractical to use as a daily driver with the amount of gas it guzzles.

How come it guzzles gas, not tuned right? The 4.7 should get at least as good as the Grand Cherokee it came out of, which is rated at 15/20.

 

[Honduras]

I'd say the mileage with 4.56 gearing works out to a little over 12 mpg. Pretty bad and, no, it hasn't been tuned.