I have a 4-cyl. engine and a 5 speed manual trans. I have 32" wild country tires and the engine is not big enough for them. I need something that will give me more power but I would like to keep my transmission to save on cost.
2006-07-03 14:56:54 · 6 answers · asked by Casey 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Change the gears in the axles. Keep the good gas mileage and have a better all around rig. If you swap in a 4.0 you will have to change the lockers in the axles anyhow. If I were you I would just get some steep gears like 4.88's or 5.13's for it and a couple Detroit true track lockers for it. Then you can get a small lift for it and move up to 33's and still have power. With the price of gas now I would not suggest moving to a v8 unless you have money rolling out your a$$. Hope I have been helpful.
2006-07-03 15:17:18 · answer #1 · answered by king_davis13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A turbo will do what you wih without breaking the tranny. Swapping in the 4.0 will require a change in transmissions to deal with the extra torque. A Gear swap to 4.88 will get most of your power back without spending a lot of money.
2006-07-03 22:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by jimbobb1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some bigger engines will fit but you could damage trans or axels i would re-gear diffs or buy another jeep with bigger factory engine you need to check what your trans and axels will handle you can also get preformance parts for the 4 cyl a lower ratio transfer case would get you better preformance off road youstill need to check on what your jeep will handle
2006-07-03 22:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NoNo go with a V8 man. 318 340 360 or go with a big block
2006-07-03 22:06:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They also ran a 2.8 Chevy.
2006-07-03 23:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4.0 will hook right up to it
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2006-07-03 22:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋