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« Last post by Charleyv on January 26, 2020, 12:49:35 PM »Hi I joined a few months ago but finally decided to share my project. I have a 1980 CJ5 that I put together about 4-5 years ago. Throttle Down Kustoms galvanized frame, new Omix tub, overhauled 258 with Howell fuel injection. I wanted to have this thing for a long time so I spent a little money on it. I did a few road trips over the years and had lots of fun with it. The last year I really got the urge to do something different. I sold the 258 and 4 speed for a nice bit of money to get started. I really wanted an overdrive and settled on an AX15 out of a Cherokee. I won’t bore you with all the engines I considered but since I’m here obviously I went with a Jeep 2.5; specifically out of a 93 YJ.
Why the hell would I swap out for smaller engine? I’m glad you asked, first, I can now fit a practically bulletproof 5 speed in my CJ5, second, I’ve been wanting to put lower gears (4.88s are the plan) for a while now and this provides a good reason to do so, third, a world war was fought (rather successfully) with 4 cylinder Jeeps, fourth LS swaps are boring and not as cheap as the magazines would have you believe, finally I like bucking the trend. I haven’t even touched on the benefits of the engine since y’all already know those but the brute simplicity while still being fuel injected was big for me. Right now I’m in the process of fabricating the transmission mount. The two engine mounts are done so hopefully will be on and off the road this spring!
Why the hell would I swap out for smaller engine? I’m glad you asked, first, I can now fit a practically bulletproof 5 speed in my CJ5, second, I’ve been wanting to put lower gears (4.88s are the plan) for a while now and this provides a good reason to do so, third, a world war was fought (rather successfully) with 4 cylinder Jeeps, fourth LS swaps are boring and not as cheap as the magazines would have you believe, finally I like bucking the trend. I haven’t even touched on the benefits of the engine since y’all already know those but the brute simplicity while still being fuel injected was big for me. Right now I’m in the process of fabricating the transmission mount. The two engine mounts are done so hopefully will be on and off the road this spring!