Lawn Cher'
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Cool diesel swap
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LazarusMJ
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- New Hampshire
It's about time someone did this (other than the SEMA CRD TJ).
Now Jeep needs to do this as a factory option. I don't under stand the logic of putting the CRD in only the "Soccer Mom-mobile" and not in the most offroad capable factory produced vehicle.
Now Jeep needs to do this as a factory option. I don't under stand the logic of putting the CRD in only the "Soccer Mom-mobile" and not in the most offroad capable factory produced vehicle.
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Lawn Cher'
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- Westampton, NJ
Dirk Pitt said:
Believe me, if I find one when I've got extra cash and time available, it's going into the '01.
I keep coming back to the GM 6.2 for my MJ though.
Rev Den
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WOW! I'll bet LC is glad you stepped in on that and saved him from an making a big mistake.summitlt said:
:laugh3:
Rev
Lawn Cher'
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Rev Den said:
Gosh Rev, I sure am. The fact that I'm already intimately familiar with the similar 6.5 in my Suburban, it is plentiful and inexpensive, can be installed using Chevy smallblock conversion parts, and will fit in the engine bay must not mean anything compared to the opinion of some punk kid who regularly mistreats his MJ.
Lawn Cher'
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XTrmXJ said:
Jon! Where the fawk have you been? I missed you buddy! :kissyou:
0313
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Lawn Cher' said:
I would listen to him if I were you.
It sounds like he knows what he is talking about.
Almost expert like.
Lawn Cher'
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0313 said:
Wow, endorsement from 2 respected
members... maybe I outta reconsider.0313
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Lawn Cher' said:Wow, endorsement from 2 respected
I aint one of the respected ones here.
DrMoab
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thats fur damn sure0313 said:I aint one of the respected ones here.
Root Moose
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Lawn Cher' said:
You sure it will fit? I'm a 6.[2,5] fan and like the idea.
Lawn Cher'
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- Westampton, NJ
Root Moose said:
Not 100%, but based on rudimentary measurements between the 6.5 in my '97 K2500 Sub and the engine bay in my '87 MJ it seems feasible.
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- Foresthill, CA
I think the up-pipes for the turbo will kill you. If they route like my 6.9 (which the 6.5's do, IIRC), they'd be right on the firewall.
Be a heck of swap, may not be the best for rocks, but it would be fun.
Be a heck of swap, may not be the best for rocks, but it would be fun.
Lawn Cher'
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- Westampton, NJ
CRASH said:
That's why I was thinking of using the NA 6.2, less junk hanging off the block. Plus, I'm not planning on upgrading the D30 & D44 I have under the truck so I don't want too much power. But if I find there is room for a turbo, I can just swap the heads, exhaust manifolds and turbo stuff from a 6.5. Just want to do something different really. My XJ is for rocks anyway, this'll be more of a showoff rig. I appreciate your endorsement nonetheless, CRASH.
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Root Moose
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Lawn Cher' said:
Do the old Banks 6.2 turbo kits route the same way as the OEM 6.5 stuff?
I ask because the Banks kits seem to appear from time to time around here.
If it was a different routing that may be an option for turbo.
Just throwing some ideas out there.
Lawn Cher'
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Root Moose said:
Not sure, I haven't seen a Banks kit firsthand. I was gonna only pursue the turbo as an afterthought if there turned out to be room for it. From what I've read, the van and Hummer package the 6.5 turbo much more tightly than the truck/SUV version via different heads and manifolds.
