Who can do a hemi swap into a tj

AEV was doing a convertion in the past...
If you can afford it, they are probably the best bet for a turn key convertion

http://www.aev-conversions.com/

to be honest with you it is not worth the money. you can buy a another car with what you will pay in shipping your rig to them and the cost of them installing it plus parts, and then shipping it back. I would personally just do a supercharger before i did all that. Plus how bad can it be i mean you do drive a jeep not a race car, i mean hell my trail rig is a 4 banger(yes my street rig has the 4.7 but that doesnt count)

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to be honest with you it is not worth the money. you can buy a another car with what you will pay in shipping your rig to them and the cost of them installing it plus parts, and then shipping it back. I would personally just do a supercharger before i did all that. Plus how bad can it be i mean you do drive a jeep not a race car, i mean hell my trail rig is a 4 banger(yes my street rig has the 4.7 but that doesnt count)

I would consider the SC or a stroker before the Hemi replacement. Hemi sounds like a great idea but bang for the buck really isn't there in terms of need.

But, if you really need to do it, AEV and Burnsvill seem to be the places to go.

http://www.burnsvilleoffroad.com/default.aspx

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I have a 4 banger and want to make it a daily driver with a 4.7 I wanna just drop it off and have it done not 2 worried about it being a hemi

not too worried about money either appartently

AEV has done it. Local shops im sure could handle it

"The Jeep Shop" can do the swap... http://thejeepshop.net no idea of how long or $$$ it'll take, just know that they do them.

Coming from someone that has a couple non-factory forced induction vehicles and that has installed various 'kits' for people (including roots and centrifugal style blowers and turbos) I'd be hesitant to put something like that on my Jeep which I expect to be reliable and run well in a variety of conditions. When you supercharge or turbocharge a vehicle they tend to become finicky beasts and there is alot more expense than the initial outlay to get one running "correctly" (read: optimally or factory-like) AND keep it like that. Remember that as you're pushing the motor closer to its 'limit' detonation becomes something you need to be VERY cautious of...bad fuel, poor tune (fuel and/or ignition), and a myriad of other causes can reduce your engine to a very expensive door stop for the garage. Most systems employ some type of piggyback device to compensate for the lack of boost maps or a RRFPR in combination with a device (either electronic or mechanical) to block the factory ECU from seeing manifold pressure. Both of these are a bandaid IMHO and not a very good solution...they're ways to get a 'good' increase in power and not cost the consumer big $$$$. Unfortunately they also come at the expense of efficiency, both in power and in mileage, and tend to be less-than-effective at safeguarding against damage. Now this isn't to say that they don't work, just that it's in no way perfect. Now if you're going to swap out and run a standalone engine management setup, correctly sized injectors, an adequate fuel system (lines, pump, regulator, etc), WBO2 and other gauges to monitor essentials then go for it but by then you're into (or in some cases past) the $$$ of a swap.

Strokers are another interesting subject...when executed correctly they make good power and are a good solution but from what I've seen you need to be careful selecting components and get a workable CR as there are a number of people out there with setups that have been less-than-reliable. I looked into these a bit but again when it came down to $$$ I seemed to end up in the range of a swap.

I'm no expert but if it were my Jeep it'd be between a v8 and a stroker, keeping both NA. Instead of the 'bling' hemi look towards the 5.2 and 5.9's...they're very common (read: cheap) and if you get one from a similar year they're almost bolt-in. Ford and Chevy v8's are also swappable (I've got a 351 for Jen's TJ) but require alot more than the mopar engines. I'm keeping a look out for a 5.9 to put into my TJ when my 100K 4.0 finally takes a dump (it's had a sticky lifter for awhile and I'm really starting to hate swapping cracked exhaust mani's)...

EDIT: It should also be noted that if someone is going to pay to have a swap done (doesn't have the knowledge and/or the time/space/tools to do it) they would likely also have a shop do a FI setup or stroker so the 'cost' for each of those would need labor added...this can drastically effect the cost of both.

--Ian

Sounds like the prices for the AEV converted vehicles may not be that bad after all.

Jbates can do it. He did his...of course he also did the three transmission swaps after he blew one transmission after another. Good luck!

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Parts are a joke, you walk into pep boys, auto zone, ford, or gm dealerships and ask them for a part, they start asking for your vin number and make and model of the vehicle you are working on....you may as well pull up a chair and ask the guy to take a lunch break, cause your gonna be there for a while.

I have the same problem with MY Jeep.

how many VINs are on your Jeep, John? hehe

All my vehicles are a PITA when it comes to that...my TJ has parts from all kinds of stuff. Try explaining to the parts guy that you've got Chevy 3/4 ton front brakes in the rear and that your TJ really does need 32 9/16 lugnuts.

I usually just play their game (not telling them what it's really for) and order parts for a '79 F350, or a '88 F350, or a '79 wagoneer, or a '87 K2500, or a....

--Ian