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 Motor swap
#977133
12/20/09 08:20 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 59
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Well after I put a ton of money into restoring my '87 dodge raider the oil pump went out and the carb still needs a rebuild. I'm just curious if there is an easy v6, 6 or v8 swap? Please let me know what you think. I would love something with more horse power off road but I love the SWB on the raider.
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: From_jeep_to_raider]
#977134
12/20/09 07:09 PM
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Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 8,557
Forum Moderator
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Nothing easy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
31's..Basically Stock
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: LandRaider]
#977135
12/20/09 09:11 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,458
Trail Leader
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Join the club...my sitting V8 Montero project, my sitting Chevy 1-ton project, my sitting service bed trailer project. Time, money and strategizing for me... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: From_jeep_to_raider]
#977136
12/21/09 06:37 PM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 59
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Haha damn economy is really messsing with my project plus I think the car it's self has it in for me. I used seafoam to fix the breather valve on the carb and worked for two days. It only desided to stop working about 300 ft from the smog shop lol.
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: From_jeep_to_raider]
#977137
12/21/09 08:10 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 11,727
Web Wheeler
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The most common is the chevy 4.3. What's your idea of a "ton of money" as there are many levels of pain $$$. Any motor swap in CA you have to go thru the referee smog process and the new motor has to have all the emissions functioning.
98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: LRJ4x4]
#977138
12/22/09 05:44 AM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,649
Web Wheeler
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Go look at the index of tech threads stickied at the top and read the turbo bible post, and I think if you use an 87-89 starion/conquest donor, you can get it to pass smog pretty easy, probably get it past the smog tech without a referee.
And I think there are an equal # of turbo and 4.3 conversions.
Not responsible for advice not taken...
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: LandRaider]
#977139
12/23/09 03:06 AM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 226
Wheeler
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Nothing easy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> ^^ this Haha damn economy is really messsing with my project ^^ and this. 4.3 TBI is probably the best bang for your buck. edit- don't recommend a dodge magnum 5.2 swap... not easy.
Last edited by FatTony; 12/23/09 03:07 AM.
88 Raider sas, doubler, boggers
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: LandRaider]
#977140
01/07/10 04:01 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 51
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I have to make a decision on which engine and trans to put into my '88 Raider. I saw you have a 4.3. Did you swap it out yourself? What Trans did you use? What did it cost you in parts? Are you happy with the result?
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Re: Motor swap
[Re: 88raider4morgan]
#977141
01/07/10 04:20 PM
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 7,356
Trail Leader
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The 4.3 swap is one to search. Lots of past threads and a few now running that drivetrain. LandRaider was an early one and yes, he most certainly did the work himself.
Search the past threads, then post up you specific questions and answers will abound. There is also an article in the Mitsu Tech area from when Bob Shaw did his a few years back now.
Big Truck: 00, 3.5, Endeavor, 5-Spd drive line in hand! Little Truck: 87, 2.6T I/C, MT, LSDs, Tonneau Top Her Truck: 03, 3.8, 20th Anniv, 65k Daughter's: 06 Eclipse, Keeping it Mitsu! FSMs: MitsubishiLinks.com
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