SSS's V8 swap project ... THE THUNDER is alive

[MalteJK]

Novak has a Gen 3 LS1 kit which is BOLT ON (completely) ... the kit is NOT on their website

Oh that's great, didn't know they have another kit as well. I only saw the kit on their website ..

hehe i smell some nice v8, too

[MalteJK]

Nice

Thanks Mate, but remember I gotta try and follow all the swb lifted, jeeps on steriods

still i'll have also a LWB
But it seems as slowly slowly we need a V8 corner

[SSS]

still i'll have also a LWB
But it seems as slowly slowly we need a V8 corner

uhhmmm ... we HAVE that corner ... ad4x4
Hey ... the best thing about your LQ9 is : it has some more ponies for your fullsize Jeep ... the ONLY 4 door convertible 4x4 out there.
(Hey with a LQ9 ... the unlimited becomes attractive again ... the second hand prices were dropping below the normal JKs ... only because of the sucky power/weight ratio!)

[MalteJK]

uhhmmm ... we HAVE that corner ... ad4x4
Hey ... the best thing about your LQ9 is : it has some more ponies for your fullsize Jeep ... the ONLY 4 door convertible 4x4 out there.
(Hey with a LQ9 ... the unlimited becomes attractive again ... the second hand prices were dropping below the normal JKs ... only because of the sucky power/weight ratio!)

ahm i'm getting a LS3 / L92 ... 6.2l not a Lq9 - 6.0 ... it's a Gen4 engine not Gen3 ...
And then still the only with a 6-speed tiptronic 6L80e ... yes! with that engine indeed, this is the engine the should have from the start .

Actually I'm also very excited about the gearbox - this alone will make a huge difference.

[SSS]

uhhmmm ... we HAVE that corner ... ad4x4
Hey ... the best thing about your LQ9 is : it has some more ponies for your fullsize Jeep ... the ONLY 4 door convertible 4x4 out there.
(Hey with a LQ9 ... the unlimited becomes attractive again ... the second hand prices were dropping below the normal JKs ... only because of the sucky power/weight ratio!)

ahm i'm getting a LS3 / L92 ... 6.2l not a Lq9 - 6.0 ... it's a Gen4 engine not Gen3 ...
And then still the only with a 6-speed tiptronic 6L80e ... yes! with that engine indeed, this is the engine the should have from the start .

Actually I'm also very excited about the gearbox - this alone will make a huge difference.

oops ... sorry! (even better )

[ossme]

Thanks Mate, but remember I gotta try and follow all the swb lifted, jeeps on steriods

Here is Sean's H3 after the V8:



nice and all, very well built and balanced .. but when you Compare to SSS & Malte's Jeeps:
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Those guys are freaks ! Just look at those Dana 60 axles and 40" tires !!



and finally, when you compare them to Rust Bucket after having a stroke ...
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Well, I guess that there are things that doesn't work for old people ..

... and I'm supposed to fallow the monsters above during trips !

[MalteJK]

@ossme good one
We will talk about that, when you're doing your engine upgrade...

[Xof]

[SSS]

ossme ... dear ...
you are very smart trying to do some understatement ... just waiting for us to finish and then strike back, right?
btw ... steroids are not good anyway

[ossme]

ossme ... dear ...
you are very smart trying to do some understatement ... just waiting for us to finish and then strike back, right?
btw ... steroids are not good anyway

SHESHESHESHEE !!

I just want to get your feed back and experience before I start mine !!

[MalteJK]

you will get it

[SSS]

UPDATE:

pulled the trigger and ordered part 1 of the needed parts


# MMTJ-G6; Kit
MMTJ-G6, engine
mounts, GM Gen III
engines to TJ & LJ
Jeeps, bolt-in,
replacing the I6
1 $172.00 1.5% $169.42

# 4L61; Kit 4L61,
adapting the GM
4L60E, 4L65, 4L70
transmissions to the
Jeep NP 207, 231,
241, 241OR, 242 and
249 transfer cases
Includes the adapter, output shaft, seal spacer,
seal, fastening hardware, gasket, o-ring, speed
sensor, reluctor ring, instructions ***23 SPLINE
1 $612.37 2.53% $596.90

# CCLS1C; Headers,
exhaust, GM Gen III
V8 in Jeeps, short,
blockhugging, nearcenter
dump, silverceramic
finish
1 $435.00 1.5% $428.47

# 177-1; Shifter
700R4 & 4L60E
Standard
Floor mount, Cable, 12" 1 $244.61 1.5% $240.94

# E-TX62; Module,
crank position
emulator for CAN Bus
Jeep tachometers
with GM engine
conversions, 2005-
2006 Jeep TJ when
replacing the 4.0L I6
engine
1 $148.00 1.5% $145.78

# SK2XC; Shifter kit,
cable, 231 & 242
transfer cases
1 $167.00 1.5% $164.49

# RMU; Mount, rear,
transmission,
polyurethane Chevy,
Jeep, Novak style
1 $29.61 $29.61

the only parts still on hold from Novak are radiator/fan and AC relocation kit.
and I still have to order my hpTuner pro stuff and the muffler/exhaust parts from summit.

ok ... now I am beyond point of no return
stuff expected to be here next week.

before modding my stock engine mount horns to fit the novak mounts I am going to take the stuff to muroor to let them check BEFORE
if they tell me those "bolt on" mounts are still NOT ok I will let Hisham do some magic creation ...

oh ... and btw ... my orfab tire/can carrier is here as well (will be busy Eid holydays )

[MalteJK]

Wow thats great news!

Welcome then soon to the V8 World !! ...
I hope you will have your car back before the next year ...

[Sean]

Nice one Chafiq....sounds good...

@Malte, he'll probably do it in his living room and be on the road before either of us...

inshalla another day or 2, finalising tuning.....taking longer than expected twin exhaust looks good though

[SSS]

guys ... I am trying to phase out the costs by ordering the needed parts in batches ... after I spent some money on my donor vehicle.
so ... so god will (inshallah) I will have all needed parts and tuned my GM pcm myself(!) , maybe even dismantled the donor and modded the harness by end of december ... and THEN (and only then) I will hand over the jeep and the donor to 7p to do a concentrated "mounting" only job! The plan is to have my TJ with V8 running in January after a max 2 weeks clinic surgery by 7p.

I am still unsure about the front brakes : either vanco 15" kit or centric premium rotors + blackmagic pads ... I have some yellowstuff pads which I might try with new rotors first, since my front brakes will soon need maintenace anyway.