My 3.8 is coming out, what are good options...
03-31-2011, 07:07 AM
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Bob, the is a company in Edmonton called Bear Trax that does the Hemi conversion using the AEV kits iirc. They do have a facebook page and many adds on the Edmonton Jeep Community forum. May be a little steep, but would be cheaper than travelling to the Southern US to have it done. I have a line on several 4BTs for reasonable prices if you wanted to go that route as well. I am leaning to the diesel or LS swap when/if the time comes.
03-31-2011, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by samsquanch
Bob, the is a company in Edmonton called Bear Trax that does the Hemi conversion using the AEV kits iirc. They do have a facebook page and many adds on the Edmonton Jeep Community forum. May be a little steep, but would be cheaper than travelling to the Southern US to have it done. I have a line on several 4BTs for reasonable prices if you wanted to go that route as well. I am leaning to the diesel or LS swap when/if the time comes.
03-31-2011, 11:11 AM
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04-03-2011, 06:21 PM
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Bob, the is a company in Edmonton called Bear Trax that does the Hemi conversion using the AEV kits iirc. They do have a facebook page and many adds on the Edmonton Jeep Community forum. May be a little steep, but would be cheaper than travelling to the Southern US to have it done. I have a line on several 4BTs for reasonable prices if you wanted to go that route as well. I am leaning to the diesel or LS swap when/if the time comes.
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04-03-2011, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by samsquanch
My apologies, I thought for sure I read somewhere on the EJC forum that they had been done there.
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We just signed Bear-Trax as a new dealer - they just placed an order for a kit... They sound very knowledgeable and hope its a beginning of a fruitful relationship.
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04-03-2011, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ludski
but also like doubling the gas mileage with a diesel. and WAY more tunable than a gasoline engine.
04-04-2011, 12:41 PM
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I have been considering the 5.7L VVT HEMI swap too. There is a boneyard here in Shreveport where I am almost sure I could find the engine. My question is WHAT TRANSMISSION and XFER CASE to use. Would it be best to just grab the engine/trans/xfer case from the donor vehicle all at the same time?
I am not new to engine swaps. This could very well be an option for me as well.
I am not new to engine swaps. This could very well be an option for me as well.
04-04-2011, 04:48 PM
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Canada really opened up over the last month at least 7 kits shipped in March. 
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