Biggest engine in a Cherokee?

[mission-inc]

I'm just curious...

But anywho, what's the largest engine you've ever seen dropped into a cherokee? I once saw in a wheelin' mag awhile back a big block v8 if I can remeber correctly, it was acouple years ago.

[Ramsey]

i saw one that was entered into top truck challenge that had a 454 with two radiators

[xjrugger]

that one with the 454 sounded awesome, does anyone have specs on that vehicle and how did he fit that motor?

[old_man]

Its simple your build a tube frame. Install the motor and running gear, cut a unibody apart and reassemble it around the motor and tube frame throught the liberal use of a sawzall, BFH, plasma cutter, and duct tape.

[90whitexj]

sounds simple...lol

[MuddinXJ]

the one you are reffering to is white. there are two of them actually one has a 454(white one w/ blue exo cage and like 49" iroks) and the other has a smaller BB i think(correct me if im wrong). both have 1 ton axles. both have tires bigger than 44".

here are some pics that were borrowed from www.xjdb.com

http://www.xjdb.com/albums/xjs/new_0241151.jpg

http://www.xjdb.com/albums/xjs/new_0254159.jpg

[mission-inc]

Not sure what engine this is but I'm pretty positive it's not a strait 6:
http://www.xjdb.com/albums/outtakes/xj0086.jpg

:shiver:

ahahhaa another one:
http://www.xjdb.com/albums/outtakes/Ridiclous.jpg

[MuddinXJ]

that one w/ the blower looks like its chopped

[Starboard M]

that one w/ the blower looks like its chopped
If it is, that's a good chop. The XJ ( if we can call it that still) with the blue exo looks sweet!

[ZachMan]

both have 1 ton axles.


I know one runs 2.5 ton Rockwells (white w/ blue cage).

[GSequoia]

The blown one looks SCARY, check out that steering and shit.

The black one looks like something out of Mad Max.

[Ramsey]

the one i saw with the 454 was not one of the ones your talking about, it was smaller. i can try and dig through my old magazines if i still have them and try and find it. i do remember that he was running dana 44 front and rear :wow:

[xj_punk]

they both run deuce and a halfs... not one tons (that would be scary)

[woody431]

The one under the one with Iroks is running Michelins of some size......those things are crazy..the blown one is ugly imo

[xjrugger]

i would take the white one wit the blue exo, the blower one's steering geometry is way crazy and with those ugly mickey t's i think it's garbo. He does have the c/o upfront but it must not drive down the highway without putting the fear of God in all who ride inside. BTW the TTC applicant owned either a black or dark blue with a 454 and 35 x like 15 swampers or boggers. Again, kudos to the white xj.

[xjrugger]

actually now i look at it and those are 2 diff. white cherokees, both look great

[MuddinXJ]

they both run deuce and a halfs... not one tons (that would be scary)

yes i realized what i typed. meant to put 2.5 tons because of the rockwells. my mistake

[Nihil]

and doesn't that rear longarm look like its mounted to the sidestep? yikes!

the blower one's steering geometry is way crazy

[RichP]

Not in an XJ but one of those big name ball players had a V-10 viper motor put in a TJ back in 98....

[GPRSDLYT]

Not in an XJ but one of those big name ball players had a V-10 viper motor put in a TJ back in 98....

i heard about that a while back.
if i remember correctly he was a center for the new orleans saints. he said that he loved to pull up next to f-bodys and pulling the front end up! he had 35's i think, also.
-g

[xjrugger]

was it kyle turley?

[GPRSDLYT]

was it kyle turley?

not sure
-g

[Big Red]

They sure now how to build there Jeep in Oklahoma. The guy with the white cherokee with the blue exo cage/frame is from Wagonner Machine Shop. He is the only 1 I have seen with a cherokee from there, must people there built yj's/cj's/cj-8's with 44" tires and 1 ton or bigger axles. I guess those waterfalls/cliffs in Disney, OK are pretty extreme enough to make a person build such a monster jeep. Rock crawling is different here in California where xj's don't really need a tire bigger than a 35". Axle articulation, picking a good line, etc are much more important than 44" tires would be.
Troy

[mission-inc]

Here's an 8L viper engine in a wrangler:
http://www.off-road.com/4x4web/features/1999/03/

:loveu:

[ladywolf]

saw the white xj w/ the blue exo in an article of JP mag i think....dont remember, but it is an awesome looking jeep!

Kris