89 jeep cherokee XJ with l98 corvette motor

[da7nesman]

yeah! I love XJ's cause you can buy em manual gear box!

[MoparDodge1]

How well does the nv4500 fit in that thing? Stock transfer case? That is one cool ride.

[jeeperscreepers78]

See that engine under the hood is so cool! clean job, very nice.

[JadedRockStar84]

Beautiful!

[emiliogto1]

you jeep is nasty i,ve been lookin into the v 8 swaps for jeeps its good to see one that came out that good



[ThePodpie]

are those axles out of a wagoneer??

[f44life]

@ThePodpie i bought currie axles

[Mr420Gilbert]

are you runing an electric fan or what? :O

[IROCwarriorAMC88]

LS1 is old news. L98 motors are strong motors and will last along time if you take care of them. Nothing like older motors and raw torque power.

[f44life]

@Vettes4lyfe your an idiot...seriously

I bought it like you see for 5grand...beat the shit out of it offroading it and sold it 2years later for the same money i bought it for....your an idiot

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

Good Built Now Imagine u had the 350 LS1

[f44life]

@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN  ls6 swap

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

@f44life Ur gana throw and LS6?

[f44life]

@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN

no, i sold the jeep awhile ago, if i did that the frame would need a ton of strengthning to hold that power....but boy would it be fun

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

@f44life Oh well U should start a new project starting with a Crate Engine and fuk it Y not go with the 572 lol

[enduroman400]

nice tits in the window... Better motor swap tho... hum. 31" is a little light on the tire size. I have drifted and wheeled my old navy project comanchee with 33 x 12.5 motivated by a mild built 73 - 350 - 4 bolt - 7 cfm something quadrapuke (but perfectly tuned by a perfectionist... me). all torque for an chev sm motor ( non hot rod equip) apx. 350hp 300tq I could pull the left front tire air born in a heart beat... and drift a corner with a bit of brake motivation.

have fun with the beast

[MikeOrkid]

Soooooo clean....

[StrainingDingelberry]

yeah i would like to have a cummins in mine so i can blow smoke but thats a badass xj man good job

[whankerNJ]

YES YES  YES

[thatxjguy7191]

Heck YES! Im dying to shove a 5.9 cummins in mine, i haven't figured it all out yet but i will eventually.... how much did you pay for the axles? and is that a high pinion 44 front? im trying to find a front axle for mine without breaking the bank and i want a high pinion. Mine's a 24 / 7 / 365 daily driver and im running 33's on 3.55's so 31's on 3.55's isnt bad..... and i get about the same mileage with the 4.0 and the AW4

[f44life]

@thatxjguy7191 about 9gran and sum change total of both, currie enterprise built axles. You could just do axle shaft upgrade to the front for now.

[thatxjguy7191]

@f44life well the problem im having is my dana 30 is turning into a banana on me, if i had a fresh one i could probably just truss it but i want to get rid of the vacuum disco and the vacuum disco housing all together as well and since i know ill probably have gear or shaft problems eventually i just want to upgrade...

[f44life]

@thatxjguy7191 i daily drove it, i doubt you drove your jeep everyday

[thatxjguy7191]

@f44life ... practically 365 Days a year, I put over 20,000 a year on my Xj thats in my videos... it just has some small engine mods and it certainly keeps up...

[f44life]

@thatxjguy7191 yes, all year, that was my only vehicle i owned at the time...it is sold i drove it for over a year everyday

[aries24796]

hi what radiator did you use? i am habing heating problems

[f44life]

@aries24796 ron davis with electric radiator

[capricelt11996]

i own a 1990 commanche that i,m planning to swap in a 350 lt1 from my caprice 95 cop car,i,m wondering what diffs to use,stock wont last,and i got to keep it manual of course,but they are differences as the body and frame union between the two,so i expect fitment problems,any advice would help,thanks,and you got a bad ass xj man see ya

[f44life]

@capricelt11996 no the stock axles will not last, atleast a dana 44 or chry8.25 with the 29spline,  advance adapters website can help you out with parts

[bootht99]

wow, i really wanna do this to my 90 xj!

[JKryanX]

what is wrong with trailering a jeep to go off roading?? i dont get how that is a put down. usually means its a bad ass jeep

[f44life]

nothing...just defeats the purpose of having it... just like owning a drag car and it only comes off the trailer for the track or the garage...it pointless having it for only one use

[koolvideos123456789]

did you buy a wiring harness adapter? or just wire it up yourself?

[f44life]

howell automotive out of northern michigan has an adapter

[f44life]

5000firm this is jeep is for sale come and get it

[f44life]

to get in silver lake or any state park you need to buy one

[redkawe]

I'm doin a v8 swap in my 96 xj but was wondering how you went about DMV bullshit or is it not a big deal

[f44life]

dmv? what are you talkin bout?

[jowen034]

i think id be sucking a lot of crap in the intake other than that sweet jeep (consider a custom snorkle)

[f44life]

nah, i dont scuba dive this jeep. I will be building a custom plexi glass guard to keep the dirt out.

[ZackXJ]

Amen man! wernt you in a magazine? im saving for an ls1 for mine.

[Charger3091]

Thats a pretty sick jeep man, Ive been thinking about dropping a 360 V8 in my jeep, im getting some noise from the engine and im starting to question if its a rod or not....How well did it fit under the hood and what was the estimated cost? I dont have alot of money but if im out and engine id really consider dropping in a V8, and how much did the Dana-60 set you back?

[f44life]

its fits nice perfect, 2 grand or so on the dana 60 its from currie enterprise, more then a pretty penny on the swap, it was close to 20grand i have all the reciepts. Theres alot more expensive parts then you can see.

[Charger3091]

Thats a pretty exspensive swap....for the price i could just get a new liberity

[jimcantplay]

those wrangler mirrors are pretty trick but can you see out of them?

[f44life]

of all things you ask about my jeep and you ask about the mirrors? Yep they work just fine.

[jimcantplay]

@f44life

ive seen the corvette thing before but the mirrors stick out at me. nice jeep by the way, very clean

[harryscrotem69]

Your Jeep Is Fuckin Awsome ive got a stock 87 cherokee cheif i want to do a v8 swap did you have to do any thing to the engine bay to fit that vette motor?

[f44life]

redo the fender wells different motor mounts thats about it.

[MrJourdanheady]

MAn i would love to do that to my 1989 cherokee how much did that cost you to do that whole swap?

[f44life]

almost 20gran for all that you see including the cost of the jeep itself

[MrJourdanheady]

how much did you pay for your cherokee?

[f44life]

i think 5grand its originally from cali

[Timothayyy]

Why dident you go with a newer LS or a Vortec engine? Much more power, and better fuel economy.

[f44life]

true. But more money and bulshit to make it work.

[Timothayyy]

Bullshit? Wiring would have been a tad more, but for the power, its worth it. Spending 20,000$ on an old Jeep is, no offense, but its hardly low budget.

Still an awesome car, not hating, just wondering.

[Tury2801]

Congratulations you have one of the coolest XJ's. I use to have a 1990 XJ Limited with the stock 4.0L I never thought that a Corvette engine would fit under it's hood.

Keep us updated on future modifications.

[lemontwelve]

did you do a complete repaint? I see the engine bay looks clean and was wondering if you did that too? Looks real good.

[f44life]

it was repainted 5years ago. N the guy before me barely drove it. The engine bay is rhino lined.

[hmd100100]

What's the minimum lift you need for a Chevy v8 engine (LT1) swap?

[f44life]

u dont need a lift to stuff a v8 in. Just springs to handle the extra weight of the v8.

[hmd100100]

Thanks for replying. From what I read about v8 swaps is that the v8 engine oil pan can be too close to the front axle. Tha's why I'm asking about the minimum lift that I need. Is 3 inch lift enough to clear the fron axle comfortably with a 96 LT1 Caprice engine?

[CowboyTroy1991]

can you tell me why you used a d60 rear with 31"s? You lose ground clearance over stock when you do that because of how big that diff is. The minimum size you want to run with that is 35 and thats pushing it. I like the swap but the tires are way to small for the rig.

[f44life]

thats true. But i dont have any money to regear. And u loss hp and mpg when u add big ass tires and you have parasitic drivetrain loss. Then the v8 will be pointless. And with 31's maybe 33's down the road my drivetrain is bulletproof.

[vfIskullangel]

Im not a Jeep guy but damn thats awesome!.

[Schmoozer3348]

I'm a Jeep guy and damn that's awesome.

[f44life]

do it all has a different definition to everybody mine is pull trailer, decent gas mileage, easy to medium trails. Not climbing huge rocks or going scuba diving in mud puddles. Not that extreme.

[pyrotyro09]

can you really do it all on 31" tires??

[f44life]

advance adapters

[Roboshow08]

Badass Jeep man. Looks like a good bit of work. Did you make the engine and tranny mounts or did you buy them from somewhere?