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Old May 27, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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so i have a 96 grand cherokee.i need somthin else other than the i6. iv been talking to a guy that did a 5.3 in a nother grand cherokee. he said he did his for complete swap it was 1500.$ but stock motor just isnt gonna cut it. i can get tuning done for a good price. was thinkin a used super charger, cam, and supporting stuff.is there anything else i should get to max the performance of the the cam and super charger. and he said if done right a supercharger would get me to about 600hp.
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Old May 27, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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Youre going to spend a lot more than 1500 for a lsx swap with a cam and a tune, add another 4k er so for the blower, if you keep a stock bottom end you might run 6 psi without tearing up too much, then youll have to do something for fuel, and then figure out a drivetrain that will hold that much power

You could buy 2 or 3 more jeeps for what you would spend
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Old May 27, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mkvamso
Youre going to spend a lot more than 1500 for a lsx swap with a cam and a tune, add another 4k er so for the blower, if you keep a stock bottom end you might run 6 psi without tearing up too much, then youll have to do something for fuel, and then figure out a drivetrain that will hold that much power

You could buy 2 or 3 more jeeps for what you would spend
i was probably gonna keep it stock for a while. and my buddy that i was gonna have tune it. said 350 should be easy with just a tune. thats gonna be better than the 4.0, and i could have fun with it and i was gonna put a 4l80e behind it. not sure on the tcase yet.
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yeah...i would definitely suggest to just get it running and then have some fun with it near stock. dont want to burn out on a project.
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yeah...i would definitely suggest to just get it running and then have some fun with it near stock. dont want to burn out on a project.
near stock it should still beat everyone in town and there diesel that there parents paid for.haha
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