I'm not sure if I'll be at Gilmers or not. Winter is my time to snowmobile so I spend all my free time out West.

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your my hero! not only are you doing a damn fine job on that hemi swap ..but you have the right liquid inspiration! this whole time i thought I was the only Lonestar Light drinker.. cheers to ya bud

I'll bring ya a cold one to hidden falls!

Ya gotta keep the troops hydrated!

Hey there I was wondering how much did it cost for the engine? trying to compare price between supercharger or hemi.... not gonna be doing this for a while but figured I should atleast have a goal!! i figure the swap is quit a bit more pricey in the long run....

thanks

Brian,

If you do it yourself, figure about 10K. It really depends on the cost of the powerplant and which swap kit you use. You can do it for less than that if you are patient and acquire the parts as you find good deals.

The superchargers are getting better but I'm still partial to the V8.

Tim

ya im torn between the 2 options v8 is by far the best in my eyes , unlimited mods etc.... thanks for the info and great write up. Were you able to sell your v6? also were did you find your donor engine? I know theres a great site car-parts.com, but like you said patience and smart shopping could save me lots!

Brian,

I have a longer writeup on JKO. I just never got around to doing two threads in depth. I looked at all avenues when I was set on doing some serious power improvements.

To make a long story short, the hemi made the most sense to me. I sold my donor engine and got a good price out of it. That helped put some cash back in my pocket. Actually no, it went to other mods! Car-part is where I got mine. It was an 08 Commander powertrain with 7,100 miles with a 2 year parts warranty. You can find non VVT powertrains like that if you watch religiously. I scanned car-part about eight times a day for over three months. Finally, the right one showed up.

Here's some food for thought...if you don't think the hemi has enough ooompf, you can always supercharge that engine. What will you do if the supercharger isn't enough? Sell it and do a v8? Water injection? NOS? The v8 makes consistent power reliably for a long period of time otherwise they wouldn't use it in all the Chrysler/Dodge lineup. Plus, the V8 just sounds cool!

There's so much I learned from my swap that will make the next swap go so much more easy. Yes, I said the NEXT swap. I will do another one.

awesome ill check your other right up as well . And like you said the V8 sounds great and skys the limit with mods for it. Again I appreciate the info and thanks again