Swapping A Wrangler's 3.8L V6 For A Hemi V8 - Truck Tech S1, E14
Vložit
- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- How-to man-up a Jeep Wrangler by plucking out the anemic 3.8L V6 and replacing it with a late model Hemi V8. #wrangler #jeep #hemi
Follow POWERNATION Everywhere:
www.powernationtv.com
/ powernationtv
/
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Optima: Battery Charger, Digital 1200, 12 V, 12 Amps, Each
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_723
Royal Purple: Fuel System Additive, Max-Clean Fuel System Cleaner & Stabilizer, Unscented, Oxygen Sensor Safe, 20 oz., Each
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_722
Brothers Truck Parts: 63-72 "Ultimate" Suspension Kit
Hotwire Auto: Jeep JK Hemi Conversion Engine Harness w/ original reprogrammed ECM
Matco Tools: SE4125-Silver Eagle 4-1/2" Angle Grinder
The Industrial Depot: The Industrial Depot - Fasteners, Hardware and Shop Supplies - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Wish I had a shop, top of the line tools, a lift, and endless budget
@Leo Coffy oh you fancy people with 1/2 a garage. I have a shade tree, a hammer with a broken handle, 2 screwdrivers/chisels/prybars, 3 bricks and a busted cinderblock, and funds borrowed from neighbors, which I halve to walk 2 miles to get to, uphill, both ways.
Honestly I know people who have done more complex swaps in their driveway with no lift.
You can do anything if you work hard enough
I have a hard time changing my oil to!!
Ha. What car guy wouldn't lol 😆
They don't get to keep them
there is no such thing as overkill when your protecting your eyes
I have this exact Jeep and the only thing still stock is the engine and transmission, it's got the 3.8l and standard auto transmission pushing around big armor and big tires. Running 37/12.50/R20s, the stock engine does fairly decently with the extra large tires. Minus fuel economy around 7-8mpg, but you're not building a Prius! If my engine ever goes I'll think about following this video as a guide and replace it with a V8 Hemi instead of the stock replacement!
I'm glad you included links to the other sellers as well so I can also buy these parts easily if the time comes to swap!
Hey guys awesome build! I also want to complement the proper evacuation of the A/C refrigerant and use of a face shield when grinding. It’s possible to enjoy auto sports while also taking reasonable actions to protect yourself and the environment.
Bro Ima just gonna take out the valve core for to evacuate A/C and squint my eyes instead of wearing safety glasses
@@InvictusOffRoading lol
@@InvictusOffRoadingsafety squints
Funny how Jeep is finally doing that this year
For 70k
@@coolHandLuke5150 can you imagine the Jeep you could build for 70g
@J B Jr it would be lol I’ve owned 6 jeeps and never built one other than lift kits and lockers , winches ,, bolt on’s .. My Jeep day’s are done more focused on retirement and fishing but still like to look .. looking ok as long as you got a good pair of sunglasses 😎
@Leo Coffy the Bronco is horrible. It's probably a Focus in a fat suit.
@@jcl1201 I agree with you but sometimes the engine choices for power is cuz they got to meet the government Cafe standards so they can't give us a powerful engine that we want cuz it won't make the mileage requirements. You can blame the government for that one
What a project! Have always wished I could do this!
I always enjoy watching you guys. Thanks for posting.
Good Job! One man engine swap!👍🤙
Thanks very educational & I enjoyed the build as I'm gong with a hemi v8 soon!
This Jeep is going to be a blast!!!
i wish you would add ALL links to the WHOLE build .
Here you go !
czcams.com/video/XzCT9NH6PO0/video.html
czcams.com/video/JudMKb-N1v8/video.html
czcams.com/video/t0c0bOEDkFc/video.html
czcams.com/video/AbN1PJAQOMA/video.html
My first car was a 69 Jeepster Commando with a 225 c.i. v-6...simple,easy access to anything,lotsa room to work on, these newer ones are just too complicated!
Cool, really enjoyed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent swap. Wow.
I'm just happy it's not an LS. It really is an engine that realistically could have come in the Wrangler, and while I don't care about Jeeps at all, I'm appreciative of it not being an LS.
No. It realistically could not have come in the Wrangler. The only JK engine "option" is the 3.8 V6, "real" Jeeps have never had engines larger than 304 cubic inches and only the "Jeep" SUVs "based" on the Dodge Durango "platform" have ever had or been able to practically, reliably and durably use more than 200 horsepower and the vast majority of those are 4.7 Hemi powered.
Only SRT "Jeeps" have ever been "developed" to "harness" 5.7-liter multi-port EFI high-compression engine output.
And if you think an "upgrade" like that is going to turn a Wrangler into a "truck" and enable real "towing" and even light-duty 1/2-ton pickup "payload" capacity you're smoking crack.
"Handling" will also suffer significantly and the "upgraded" Jeep will be a clumsy, nosediving, oversteering, rear end swinging nightmare during "spirited driving".
"Burning in" parts like engine mounts also instantly "totals" the vehicle for KBB purposes and it'll have a "salvage title" if - not when since there is no vehicle harder to "flip" than an "upgraded" Jeep - it has a new "caretaker". Or as soon as its in a "fender bender" and an insurance adjuster OR collision repair professional lays eyes on those "upgrades" after an accident during "appraisal".
And since there is no way to "replace" and/or "rebuild" an "upgraded" vehicle to make the owner "whole" again, it's guaranteed "totalled" and the payout will be "blue book" MINUS whatever "quote" the collision professional comes up with to repair a "stocker" with similar damage AND actual residual value to justify "fixing" it.
If you want a Hemi-powered "Jeep" AND a way more capable, comfortable and practical "off roader" and "daily driver" you don't a "real" Jeep and "upgrade" it.
Finally an engine a wrangler deserves
I own a jk with a 6.4 hemi. It’s great fun
I’d love to see this type of engine swap with a new Jeep Gladiator equipped with a 6-speed manual. Modern Hemi power coupled with a 6-speed manual would be the ultimate combination for the Gladiator. Also I might be getting a 2010 Dodge Charger with a V-6 that I would love to Hemi swap.
Nice video, thanks.
Makes me wanna get my 79 CJ5 out for some work and fun!
Realy a good episode
Love automotive Chris Evans.
nice work
Mike is back
I've got a 2014 Grand Cherokee that I'd love to see how to swap out the engine and trans. Eventually I'd like to make it an off road rig for high alpine off road out here in Colorado. Love you guys! Keep up the good work.
engine and trans need to be changed? or can it be just the engine?
Bruh got that low profile jack for a jeep😂 love it
What was my dumbA$$ thinking when I made this comment
I can attest to the weak power of the v6 in those jeeps . Had to deliver a few to local dealerships and they were quite weak , even with the standard transmission .
Ok, I came back here hoped to find a link for the face shield. Had rust ground out of my eyes a few times also... Looking for fog resistant!
Teraflex makes CV ends for stock driveshafts that have wider flanges and heavier boots for lifted Jeeps. They’re $150 a piece. Much cheaper than new shafts, and they stand up to heavy wheeling.
The flanges and boots have nothing to do with how "heavy duty" a CV joint is and there is essentially no way to make a CV joint more "heavy duty" without making it larger. And "heavy duty" CV joints will be no more reliable than stockers if other "upgrades" increasing lift and/or "horsepower" and/or drivetrain load - larger tires do it automatically - are installed.
There is nowhere an "upgraded" but still "street legal" Jeep on DOT tires can go that a stocker on good "all terrain" tires cannot WITH a competent "driver" AND there are tons of places the stocker will go because it FITS that the "upgraded" Jeep can't go no matter what.
Decades ago one of the main 4WD mags - either Four Wheeler or 4 Wheel & Off-Road put a bone stock "flatfender" Jeep CJ3A on the "grandaddy" of all off-road trails - the Rubicon which is a dry riverbed "littered" end-to-end with REAL granite rocks from Pet Rock size to Jeep size in the Sierra Nevadas - for REAL rockcrawling and "conquered" the trail with zero damage, zero drama, "grave digger" military non-directional tires and a bone-stock 4-cylinder flathead "Go Devil" engine making all of about 55 horsepower under the hood.
HUNDREDS of purpose-built "rockcrawlers" built from and into Jeeps of ALL CJ "generations" with every imaginable "upgrade" have been broken by the Rubicon and usually in the "mildest" sections that involve only finding the right "line" because they won't FIT in the right "line" between boulders and in "chutes".
Putting light-duty pickup truck powertrain and drivetrain "upgrades" in a 1/4-ton Jeep with "marginal" driveline angles and nowhere near enough wheelbase to "straddle" obstacles two at a time has always been a recipe for disaster and the same parts that are "bulletproof" in a light truck as long as it's not "upgraded" grenade with regularity in Jeeps because they have such short rigid frames and crappy "articulation" as well as insufficient weight and a practical center of gravity and track width to "stick" off-road. One or more tires is always "airborne", lockers are a must in the axles, no obstacle can be "negotiated" in 4WD high much less 2WD - GOOD "off road" vehicles only need 4WD "occasionally" to get OUT of trouble they drive into "effortlessly" in 2WD and - and a ridiculous "crawl ratio" is required with the stupid tall tires, automatic trans or "highway" manual trans and there is NO "upgrade" for driveline angles in ANY "upgraded" live-axle 4WD least of all Jeeps AND most "upgrades" to powertrains - such as transmission and transfer case "swaps" AND axle "swaps" that put a "beefier" axle WITH a longer "nose" on the differential housing result in even worse driveline angles because the shafts have to get shorter even in situations where they should be longer "on paper".
Most "builders" that ever "upgrade" live-axle trucks with "heavy duty" axles and lift kits simultaneously expect to have to lengthen driveshafts and are "shocked" to find the axle swap has shortened the "yoke to yoke" distance as much as the lift has lengthened it and then some.
And nobody makes driveshaft "stretchers" AND the slip yoke(s) is not there to "compensate" for "minor changes" to yoke to yoke distance during suspension "cycling". Damn near never does the driveshaft in a live-axle vehicle EVER need to "stretch" or "shrink" during suspension "cycling" and slip yokes are ONLY there so the driveshaft can "shrink" for installation and removal.
A new Nova in the early 70's was about 4 thousand dollars. And now a Jeep with a hundred thousand miles on it is fifteen thousand dollars.
Doesn’t account for inflation and also (older) Jeep’s are bulletproof. The new Chrysler-made heels no so much.
You think these cheap prices are insane, you should try and find a used cargo van.
$4,000 in the early 70s is almost $30k today
COUNT INFLATION IS $27,654.29
Build back better, hurray!!! I still feeling robbed everyday
1983 6.2 diesel in a Chevy van. 140 hp. Now that couldn't get out of its own way. It can now though.
I had a 3.0L Ranger. That was slow.
Good 👍
yes ford jeep chevy gmc brochure small vehicle big engine what works but I still like small 2-3-4 cylinder or diesel engines for economical purposes
Amazing you found a doner Hemi still running.
tons of them on the road, #1 selling truck
maximum troll
See if you can find a Sprintex kit for the 3.8, and drop it in something like a mid-60's Valiant or Barracuda with the NVG3500 'box.
Something small and nimble would have been a better home for the V6 - a Barracuda badged Fiat 124 Rallye would be ideal, and better then the four pot.
Would the recommended Hemi and transmission for your build be the same for my 2011 manual transmission?
I did prototype powertrain assembly for the JKs. Always wondered why they never did a V8.
money is always the bottom line.
that and how much Gov. Regulation is going to cost you.
My brother has one of the long TJs with the 4.0L inline 6.
NEVER had a problem. nobody I know likes that V6
back in the day AMC put everything from 4 bangers to V8s in them.
Collins Bros. Jeep’s in Dallas has been doing this for years
They want stupid money for a conversion up wards of 30k
Im gonna be doing this swap to a 97 Cherokee soon. Yep putting some junkyard gold into a shitbox😅
Cen u make a 308 video
What exhaust manifolds did you use?
Quick question do you the same transmission? I have 2017 wrangler sahara unlimited and I wanna swap to hemi .what kind transmission if I can't used factory
How do you get a custom PCM like that, that has your vehicles information programed in
What about doing this kind of swap into a 1st gen Durango?
some video about cummins swap?
I can't believe I'm Just now seeing this
Would this work in a xj too?
Hey if you still have the y ground strap from the 3.8 I'll buy it from you
Okay,You DO REALIZE that this is NOT a "New" episode of Truck-Tech,RIGHT??? I mean,for pete-sake people..........NEITHER of those hosts,are even on the CURRENT "Truck-Tech" show right now!!! This episode is almost a DECADE OLD!!!
All of them are years old on here.
18:43 do you think that 5.7 hemi swap and transmission would work in a 67 Jeepster Commando? I have a 2008 Jeep Commander I could use as a donor engine and transmission.
You guys should fix up a thunderbird SC. 3.8l SC
finally a real man's build, tired of the lame-ass gm and ford crap.
@@bigboreracing356 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's the funniest shit i've heard all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@bigboreracing356 70 to 80mph going downhill spitting out parts left and right . . . gotta get to the repair shop one way or another.
What about manual shift can be swap it ?
Great video and I love your guy's skill at these things!
At 16:24, you say you're going to use the bottom through bolt. Why? How do you know that? What is the top one for, then?
I am guessing maybe they want the engine to sit a little higher while they work on it and then they will lower it on the the bottom through bolt when they're ready. Not really sure why though!
@@jakeccr I see. Thank you!
A 4.7 Hemi would be a way more balanced, reliable and durable option.
I planning on putting a votec 5.3 and a 4l80e in my 2004 trailblazer.
just go buy one with a 5.3 already in it or find an SS ur money will be better spent
@@360fanboy360 I just looked that up. $8,000 and up. It’s not going to cost that much going other way.
Tell me what year chrysler new yorker came with a 3.8
I have an 88 Yugo that is stock. I want to upgrade to 14" rims if possible.
I get lots of looks driving it. It's red. I wash it every weekend.
Where can I get this done to my jk?
Will these Jeep’s pass emissions?
Ooh
Can anyone please share link for the non VVT 5.7L hemi swap kit
4 BFD
I would love to get a 3 piston 7000hp Konnenzige crate motor
If you in GA I could use you for my upgrade.. Seems like a lot,
Uses all the protection. But removes the guard on the grinder.
This is my kinda project.
Two things. First, we are always told not to overtighten sheetmetal "furniture", aka valvecovers and oil pans, so as not to crush and ruin the gasket, and yet, where is the jack ALWAYS placed in build shows to support and/or raise/lower the engine and/or transmission???
Second, whats with V(ehicle) I(dentification) N(umber) number??? 😡🤯
Awesome I wish they would actually put the hemi in the wranglers from the factory instead of swapping you know it would make more since but its so cool in every single way 💯
They make them now thanks to the ford bronco
@@janeandjohndoe8458 thats ford for you.
There are and it only cost a metric million dollars... more than the Ram TRX
@@mattyallwood but its probably the best offroader now
Someone needs to do a full Trackhawk swap on a JK.
Search you tube they have and it’s awesome
13:29 pretty reasonably priced, doesnt mention the price.
Cool
Hey Power Nation, I have a 2007 Jeep Liberty, you want to do a lift make over for this old man?????????????????
What year is the Hemi motor that you put in the jeep?
2008
That 3.8 can be built to make over 300 hp for around $2000 (long tubes, open exhaust, cam, port heads)
Or u can get the 265 inline hemi from australia
And still be gutless
@@georgepacheco9983 or just hemi swap it. Who tf puts a inline in a 2010 jeep?
@@janeandjohndoe8458 to be honest I really loved the 4.0 but apparently in australia dodge made a hemi inline called the 265 or the hemi 6. Has like around 300 just rebuilt so modding it is not problem. I get it's easier and more worth to put a 5.7 or higher but I'm like doing things dat haven't been done yet
@@georgepacheco9983 but it doesn't make much sense to put a long engine in a short engine bay. Yes it would be cool, no it's not practical and hemis make even more power. Plus the V8 soundb
Did Kevin dump Eastwood?
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I would like to see what you should do with a 3.8
Just watch this video.
Rather see a LS 6.0 or LS3 in it as they do make they full swap kit.
Ooh. On a short wheel base that would be twitchy.
They say no replacement for displacement, but a supercharger increases displacement probably to more power than that Hemi V8!
Which puts more stress on your internals..so just go with a bigger engine for long term reliability.
Jeep is already adding the 392 Hemi V8 into they're Rubicon.
And the new jeep starts at 75k....
@J B Jr Exactly mate and not to mention add a 392 Stroker kit with a 30 over bore making it into a 397 Hemi (6.5L) with some CNC ported heads a J Green Cam, and a fully Ported 392 Intake manifold and make it a 392 killer while being wayyyyyyy cheaper than the 392 Rubicon Wrangler.
@J B Jr I wish you can a Coyote swap in the Wrangler like you can with the LS or the Hemi.
@@CJColvin the Coyote is just a humongous engine which makes packaging an issue. Plus the Hemi and LS have been around longer so more are available in the boneyard.
@@bmstylee Thats true.
you could throw ALL that in the back of my Ford pickup and my 300 straight six wouldn't even notice
Collins Brothers Jeeps has been doing this for years
What would you charge to do that to my jeep?
Do mine. Cash in hand. When and where do I drop it off.
15k for a 14yo truck with almost 100k miles affordable?
This episode's definitely not brand new it's definitely years old cuz you're right about the price on that
When is there going to be new content on Power Nation???
Its awesome that they are putting the old stuff up,
How much would something like that cost ? man i would love to swap my engine.
If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.
@@tomc8157 haha ok..
somewhat underpowered?
How old is this? I like these a lot, but it would be nice if they said when it was filmed.
I know right because $15000 for clean 07 with under 100k in 2021 seems absurd.
At the end it shows the copyright date. MMXIV = 2014
@@FaustoTheBoozehound I typically close out before the outro is over.
@@FaustoTheBoozehound Thanks
You could have made it much better with putting in Chevy LT engine and a 10sp
so few aftermarket parts for the hemi. LS/coyote swap it instead!
@J B Jr anything with the least HP per CUBE will be reliable. Reliability dont get them panties wet though. vibrations from POWER does!!!
should have put a Diesel in it.
14:08 how do you program a VIN? Or am I just not understanding something?
You don't program it. You tell the tuner your VIN and mileage and they program your new ECM so it will communicate with the body control module correctly.
@@ratfink9205 thanks, that makes a lot more sense.
@@TheAleutiansolution yw
COME ON FINISH THE CADI HERSE ..............
200 hp is plenty for that little jeep.
0-60 in 10 seconds would say otherwise. That is absolutely pathetic. My 5500 lb Silverado (which is about 1500 lbs heavier than the Wrangler)would beat that by several seconds without trying. Put a set of bigger tires, bumpers, winch, etc on it and it would struggle to get to highway speed without a mile run up.
@@bmstylee I little Jeep is not designed for speed, and unless you have owned one and driven it "dressed up," you have no idea what you're talking about.
@@bartgoins1782 I have driven one "dressed up". They're slow and crude on a good day. And frankly overpriced for what they are. A lot of cheap plastic inside. But hey they make a great girl's car. But enjoy not being able to keep up with traffic because not being built for speed is cool.
You paid $15k??? They saw you coming.
LOL Who wants to do this to my 2008 Jeep Wrangler X... I will let you do it for free... 😂😅
sad part you can pay for nice v8and transmission swap just buy sale other
What's the best HEMi 3.6 or 5.7
3.6 is NOT a Hemi.