Almost. It'll bolt up ok. Problems that arise are fuel and ignition. With fuel, you'll have to swap out fuel parts. The 2.6 is fuel injected and will have a high pressure pump in the tank. The 2.3 is carb and can't be run with the 2.6 pump (at least as is). You'll have to switch that stuff around. And since the 2.6 is fuel injected, you'll have to rework the wiring harness to eliminate all the fuel injection related wiring.

Having been behind both engines before, I'd personally rebuild the 2.6 rather than put the 2.3 in. The 2.6 is anemic for this size vehicle as is and it puts out a considerable more power compared to the 2.3.

Richard <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />