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TEN36VX
11/28/2006, 12:02 PM
So, I was at the book shop yesterday flipping through the Jan '07 issue of 4 Wheel & Sport Utility mag...
A guy from TX shoe horned a 5.7l Hemi V8 mated to a 45RFE auto trans into his '04 Jeep Rubicon. He kept the Jeep T-case & had to fab new motor mounts of course. It looked like it fit nicely.

If one can stuff that in a Jeep, made me wonder what could be done to juice up the VX...
transio
11/28/2006, 02:51 PM
Coach's 350 LS-1 project. What ever happened to that anyway, AlaskaVX? :)
IndianaVX
11/28/2006, 02:59 PM
thats wild, cause i was wonderin about ole coach's project last night.hmmmm
VehiX
11/29/2006, 07:25 AM
Coach's 350 LS-1 project. What ever happened to that anyway, AlaskaVX? :)

I believe he bailed out on that project and sold the VX. I could be wrong but if memory serves me well, that was the demise of that project.
kpaske
11/30/2006, 09:45 AM
Didn't Alaska VX buy it from him with the intention of completing the project?

I'd like to see a diesel motor in the VX myself. More fuel efficient, lots of torque - perfect for the way I use my rig now - for hauling and driving places my car won't go.

How many known VX engine swaps are there anyways? I know there was at least one rally VX with a 5-Speed tranny, but I don't know if the engine was swapped. I expect it might become more common now that a lot of VX'es are hitting 100k+.
TEN36VX
12/02/2006, 04:51 AM
Ya, I too am planning on the diesel swap when mine blows.