V8 engine options

boxboy · Jun 10, 2009

How would the 5.2L Magnum V8 from like a 1995 or newer Cherokee work in a buggy?

and what a can be done with the transmissions I think those cam with like a 44RE/RH or a 46RE/RH auto can you put a manual valve body in them?

Boonie Buster · Jun 10, 2009

what are you running now? just curious. I will offer nothing of value to this thread, as most of my post do.:redneck:

boxboy · Jun 10, 2009

In my Jeep I am running a 1990 4.2L I6 with a Mopar IF kit modeled after I think the 1995 IF wrangler.

The V8 question is for some thing else in the works...

82toyomud · Jun 10, 2009

I really like the one in my WJ:awesomework:

boxboy · Jun 10, 2009

82toyomud said:
I really like the one in my WJ:awesomework:

do you know which transmission you have? and what year?

JayH · Jun 10, 2009

The 5.2 magnum is a little heavy for a buggy, isn't it? Cast iron block, heads...
The 46RH that came behind them in the ZJs is the offspring of the torqueflite 727 so, well supported.

82toyomud · Jun 11, 2009

boxboy said:
do you know which transmission you have? and what year?

I've got an 01, and i'll try to remember to look at which tranny i have after work.

Mog9buG · Jun 11, 2009

To build or buy a 727 can get expensive, especially when you use a reverse manual valve body. For me chevy trannys are great because it costs me about 500$ to rebuild them. I had a shot to buy a dodge truck V-10 motor, but could not find an adapter to TH 400

The V-10 is 488 cubes of small block snap, with big block torque:masturbanana[1]:that would have been cool.

boxboy · Jun 11, 2009

Mog9buG said:
To build or buy a 727 can get expensive, especially when you use a reverse manual valve body. For me chevy trannys are great because it costs me about 500$ to rebuild them. I had a shot to buy a dodge truck V-10 motor, but could not find an adapter to TH 400 The V-10 is 488 cubes of small block snap, with big block torque:masturbanana[1]:that would have been cool.

Are you saying some of the Mopar engines you can get an adaptor to run th400? that would be great it that is the case?