Pics of the 5.3 in a Jeep CJ7

Have it all finished, running great and CA smog legal.

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Thats so sick

Thanks, hopefully in the next year or so, as money allows, it will have a lift, wide track D44 axles and 33" tires. Then it will be a pretty solid offroad vehicle.

I wanted to do this swap on my jeep before I sold it. Seemed fairly simple.

It's simple except we had some issues when we started a few years ago because people rarely retained the factory stick shift, most people went with the 4L60E

I'd have to have gone with 80e

factory stick shift FTW! me likey, get rid of the stock intake tube.

An automatic in a Jeep is a sin. The T18 is a dump truck tranny so it will take the power like a champ.

Intake tube will be gone soon. Wanted to keep it looking as factory as possible for the smog nazi

Good job! Cali is bad with motor swaps but I know they can be done. Did you have to get an adapter for the trans?

Yeah I got all the adapters from Novak and I used an old chevy Manual tranny bell housing. Also got the kit from novak adapters to convert to a hydraulic clutch...well worth the money.

Very nice. What kind of gauge set up are you using?

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Originally Posted by PitchBlackC3

Very nice. What kind of gauge set up are you using?

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It was one of those autometer kits from Summit. I'll have to check to see which one I got.

Looks good!! I had a '79 CJ7 with a 350 carb swap. You could put these 5.3's in a mini cooper if you wanted....so versatile