Thread: TJ Hemi swap
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Old 11-07-2009, 03:09 PM
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Re: TJ Hemi swap

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Originally Posted by jps4jeep View Post
I am just asking cause my wife drives a 06 hemi durango with the MDS and if it ever gets totaled and is still drivable, I want to swap the motor into something..


Actually.. If you use a LS series chevy motor froma pick up, 4.8 or 5.3, you will actually improve millage over the stock 6 cyl drive train. not sure about the 4cyl. A friend has qualified for KOH and we are taking out the TPI 350 from his buggy and swapping in a LQ9.. he is estimating that it will get better milage.
I understand.. Don't get me wrong, it is a swappable engine and if you want it to function as it was intended to, then the best thing to do is swap all the electronics with it. From what i was told, the instrument cluster will also have to be swapped over due to it's communications thru the PCM inputs.That in itself made every aspect of a simple swap go really complicated. Just not worth the hassle in my opinion. I turned down a deal with a 4X4 durango Hemi for only $800.00 with under 30,000 miles on it for that reason.
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