Originally Posted by
98formulaLS1
If you're going to spend all the money, time, and effort to do an engine swap, at least put in a better engine than a carbed 258. Drop in a FI 4.0L, and an AX-15 manual tranny. It's simple, lost cost conversion, and the parts are easily and quickly available.
The 4.2L is a great motor with the FI swap done on it. If I had the time I'd build a stroker with that. 4.6. I'll take a 4.6L motor with 269 HP and a whooping 339 ft/lbs @3200 RPM all day in a CJ-7
All for under $1200ish.