Jeep Wrangler TJ - 5.3L LS Swap - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2020
- I am no expert at either video or wrenching but documented my journey and thought I would share my thoughts. I have the rest of the clips ready to be edited so shouldn't be long for me to post the entire series.
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If your planning on doing a swap,these are great videos to watch.very informative,easy to understand and heartfelt from a practical standpoint.thanks for taking the time to share your build!!
I have a 84' S10 back home with a SBC swap and had a good selection of tools to use but my workshop was a small carport that I would work out in the cold most of time on my own after work to fix stuff I would break or other big projects year round
Thanks for the info friend nice job
Very informative
Thankful that someone made a build series on this! I have an 04 TJ as well and about to start my build soon. Pulling the 5.3 out of my 08 Silverado.
Going automatic or staying manual?
Longhorn84 staying manual for sure. Just gonna freshen up the 5.3 and try to use the flex fuel system that was in the Silverado and make it work in the Jeep just for shits and giggles
@@BoostItUp31 Cool, keeping the manual should make the process easier for sure. I'm not sure anything fancy is needed for the flex fuel system although I'm not sure how the TJ tank will feel about it. Keep me posted on how it goes! Also, an 08 is a gen 4 right? That will be a bit different than what I showed, I would highly suggest picking Novak's brain on the swap before starting!
Longhorn84 yeah I just spent about an hour and a half on that website last week reading up on the swap. Definitely very informative. Hoping to start the swap sometime within the next couple months, just gotta pick up a new daily driver first since the Silverado is my daily right now.
Great video with really good informaiton, I am gathering information for my conversion... also a 5.3 from a '02 Tahoe in a -99 TJ. Question for you... what axle are you running?
I have the stock dana 35, no lockers, 4.56 gears. So far, so good but I don't do rock crawling at the moment, just mall crawling!
Not sure if any one has ask but I’m having trouble figuring out how to connect the TCC . Im running 5.3 with 4l60. Any pointers will help out a bunch. That’s the last piece of my puzzle thanks in advance
First of all thanks for such an informative video!! Just a few questions though how much money do you think you spent on the 1)engine & transmission and 2) for everything (adapters and such) else necessary to get it going? 3) how much time did it take you from when you started til you finished? I would love to do this to my TJ but need to save some money first!
I give some details on my thread but drivetrain was 2k, adapters was 5k, misc 1-2k, so 8-9k. wranglertjforum.com/threads/junior-my-04-tj-5-3-auto-swap-build-page.32150/page-2
Curious if anyone has ever tried putting in a 3.5 Honda j series motor in a jeep.
I had an 83 CJ with a Chevy 350 and it would always be overheating. Traded it off.
How much did the parts list add up to minus engine/trans? Great video very informative thanks 🤘
Here you go! ua-cam.com/video/2pLwCy7PS70/v-deo.html
Longhorn84 Awesome! Thank you
I want to do my right hand drive TJ
What size tires are you running? I believe you have 4.56 gears , so just curious on your tire size.
Ron Shelton 35”
Can anyone tell me if a grand Cherokee V8 fit in a 98 Wrangler? Will it bolt right in?
I haven't done much specific research on that but I seriously doubt it will just bolt right in and from what I understand they are pretty under powered.
What starter did you use that clears the Novak headers?
Stock GM starter
Thanks. Novak recommended starter on 6494 a stubby starter in order to clear their headers. How close is the stock starter? Any heat issues from headers to starter? BTW, thank you for taking the time and awesome video series.
Have you sold the engine I know it’s been so long ago just curious
You mean the old 4.0? Yes, I sold it
If you have a spreadsheet for this project it would be great to check that out! Even a template in Google Sheets would be hugely helpful.
In the works, I’ll share down the road, what are you most interested in?
Good Informative video! Plan on doing a 5.3 swap on my 03 Jeep TJ. Have several questions for you. By chance do you have a email I can email you questions. TIA
Issac Martinez ask them here in case the answers can help others in the future! Or you can ask on my forum page, wranglertjforum.com/threads/junior-my-04-tj-5-3-auto-swap-build-page.32150/page-3#post-547905
I am looking into doing this also. I have more questions and if I can email or contact you
You can hit me up here wranglertjforum.com/threads/junior-my-04-tj-5-3-auto-swap-build-page.32150/page-4#post-779417
what front axle are you running?
standard d30
@@longhorn8459 any upgraded steering? i watched the vids a while ago but i just don’t remember lol. i’m about to start my swap
@@alexpapadakis455 yes, i did a currie steering upgrade a few years ago separate from the engine swap process
What is your reasoning behind picking a gen 3 engine?
Price, after market support, novak resources, etc. what other engines are you considering?
Longhorn84 hoping to go the same route but most likely with an older drive by cable engine
Dylan Campbell definitely, then you can probably keep the Jeep pedal right where it is and use the existing throttle cable, I like the idea. Do you already have the engine or are you just wanting drive by cable?
Longhorn84 don’t have anything yet, just have a good deal coming up on a drive by cable donor vehicle from a friend
Dylan Campbell good luck!
What did it cost
I went expensive route so it was around $9k, it could be done for much cheaper
Longhorn84 what could you have done to male it cheaper?
Nick I run through all that here ua-cam.com/video/2pLwCy7PS70/v-deo.html