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Bill3753:
While I do agree that nothing beats the sound of a V8, I also think there are better alternatives out there. I have the supercharger and it is great. One day I would love to stoke it and bump it up to somewhere around 10 lbs of boost. That would be a blast and more power then I would ever need.
Now, if I was going to swap the engine I too would do a diesel swap. I just don't agree about which engine to use. The 4BT Cummins diesel is a 4 cylinder turbo diesel that will run forever and has tons of torque. The engine is built like a tank too. The VW diesels use powder metal connecting rods and you can only turn the boost so high before the whole thing goes boom. The cummins is built much stronger and offer a more usable torque curve for a trail rig. After all, were talking about a diesel that was meant to power a VW Golf compaired to one that was meant to power a Bread Truck. The 4BT even shares common GM or Ford bell patterns for use with common SM465 or T18 transmissions. There is a world of fun you could have with one.
Just a quick site I found about the swap. I didn't read it all the way, but I know people make and sell kits to make the 4BT and 6BT Cummins a direct swap into Ford trucks and Broncos. I am sure someone makes the same for a YJ/TJ/XJ maybe even a JK?
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?3147-4bt-swap-into-a-TJ
Good reading and fun all the same.
GreenGrandV8:
i perfer the v8 too it sounds good and good power. both the zj's ive had i made sure and got the one with the v8. thay all have AWD but i swapped the t-case to the np231.
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