Jeep JK Corvette LS1 swap w/ pics....
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Jeep JK Corvette LS1 swap w/ pics.... 2007 Jeep Wrangler JK LS1 swap. Started about 30 days ago.
Tore the LS1 down to about long block stage -
New Melling HP/HV oil pump
New LS2 water pump with modified pulley
F-Body pulley depth/crank pulley
Alternator relo to pass head
PS pump relo to driver's head
SS block hugger headers
LS6 PCV mod installed with custom steam lines and catch can
Centerforce DF clutch - T56 6spd trans
Custom dual-core 500hp radiator and fab'd bracketry
RCI Fuel cell
Synergy 6pt custom roll cage
Waiting on parts but need to finalize fuel, intake, cooling, harness...etc
Tore the LS1 down to about long block stage -
New Melling HP/HV oil pump
New LS2 water pump with modified pulley
F-Body pulley depth/crank pulley
Alternator relo to pass head
PS pump relo to driver's head
SS block hugger headers
LS6 PCV mod installed with custom steam lines and catch can
Centerforce DF clutch - T56 6spd trans
Custom dual-core 500hp radiator and fab'd bracketry
RCI Fuel cell
Synergy 6pt custom roll cage
Waiting on parts but need to finalize fuel, intake, cooling, harness...etc
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You are welcome to your opinion. I mainly build Jeeps, 4x4's & Rockcrawlers... but I love the LSX engine architecture and I'm not a coupe/car guy. I've owned and mod'd all sorts of vehicles and I love open top Jeeps. I needed a vehicle for down in Florida to cruise the beach, throw surf gear..etc into and have fun with so I figure why not. So many people buy 4x4's and never even engage 4wd... This jeep has a detroit truetrac (torsen-type) LSD and will be an absolute blast to drive. I may put a trophy truck type IFS with long travel coilovers for pahse II or I can swap in D60's front and rear with a zf 4x4 6spd... I f I relocate the Jeep back to Maine... I firmly believe in building what you want and what you'll use. Also with gas going to $4.00/gal - I think I can achieve 20mpg with JK... fun to blow the doors off Accords and get close to as good mileage.
Recent - TJ build, Fox coilovers, custom 4x2x3/16 tube chassis...locked front/rear
1991 Toyota LandCruiser I built - Cummins B3.3T swap ~28MPG!
Recent - TJ build, Fox coilovers, custom 4x2x3/16 tube chassis...locked front/rear
1991 Toyota LandCruiser I built - Cummins B3.3T swap ~28MPG!
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Love the cummins LandCruiser, I wanted to do a 4bt TJ so bad but ended up with a new JK instead, but I dont have the stones to pull out the 3.8 that I am still making payments on to pu an LS in there. Even with 5.13 gears she is awfully slow with the 35's ang gets about 14mpg
You are welcome to your opinion. I mainly build Jeeps, 4x4's & Rockcrawlers... but I love the LSX engine architecture and I'm not a coupe/car guy. I've owned and mod'd all sorts of vehicles and I love open top Jeeps. I needed a vehicle for down in Florida to cruise the beach, throw surf gear..etc into and have fun with so I figure why not. So many people buy 4x4's and never even engage 4wd... This jeep has a detroit truetrac (torsen-type) LSD and will be an absolute blast to drive. I may put a trophy truck type IFS with long travel coilovers for pahse II or I can swap in D60's front and rear with a zf 4x4 6spd... I f I relocate the Jeep back to Maine... I firmly believe in building what you want and what you'll use. Also with gas going to $4.00/gal - I think I can achieve 20mpg with JK... fun to blow the doors off Accords and get close to as good mileage.
Recent - TJ build, Fox coilovers, custom 4x2x3/16 tube chassis...locked front/rear
1991 Toyota LandCruiser I built - Cummins B3.3T swap ~28MPG!
Recent - TJ build, Fox coilovers, custom 4x2x3/16 tube chassis...locked front/rear
1991 Toyota LandCruiser I built - Cummins B3.3T swap ~28MPG!
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Nice. I have done a few 4bt swaps (as well as 6bt) - the 4bt is bullet proof but very loud and tremendous vibrations - just FYI. Be damn sure you can live with it before putting it into a daily driver as you can buy a lot of gas/fuel for what conversions cost.
B3.3T is more refined but less hp/trq - prolly OK in a TJ or JK but it was a dog in the 6,000lb FJ80 - customer loved it though - Guy out of Texas commissioned me to do the swap...
Here's a 4BT (with ultra rare P-Pump) and HY35 I recently built for a customer:
B3.3T is more refined but less hp/trq - prolly OK in a TJ or JK but it was a dog in the 6,000lb FJ80 - customer loved it though - Guy out of Texas commissioned me to do the swap...
Here's a 4BT (with ultra rare P-Pump) and HY35 I recently built for a customer:
cool as hell, I love the diesel swaps and will do one when I finish the LS/mustang one day. What did you mate the 3.3 upto, tranny wise? I would actually prefer the 3.3 for the TJ but they are kind of rare compared to the 3.9 and hard to find. 3.3 mated to the ax-15 would be perfect for me on some 33's in a TJ. So is this LS 2door JK for you or a customer setup? Where are you located? PM me if you want, dont want to **** of the fellow LS'ers
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cool as hell, I love the diesel swaps and will do one when I finish the LS/mustang one day. What did you mate the 3.3 upto, tranny wise? I would actually prefer the 3.3 for the TJ but they are kind of rare compared to the 3.9 and hard to find. 3.3 mated to the ax-15 would be perfect for me on some 33's in a TJ. So is this LS 2door JK for you or a customer setup? Where are you located? PM me if you want, dont want to **** of the fellow LS'ers
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That will be pretty sweet! Any estimation on the total cost of the conversion, minus the engine and tranny? I just bought my JK almost two weeks ago and going from an LS1 Camaro to a JK is not going to satisfy my lust for horsepower. I've look at superchargers for the 3.8L, but for that price, I could buy an LS1 and tranny! I also noticed that they sell conversion kits for the Hemi, but I have not seen many people swapping for a Hemi, and for the price of the conversion alone, I could again buy an LS1 and tranny. If I do an engine swap, it would be a long way down the road due to my warranty, but I have plenty of time to gather parts for a conversion.
