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Old 01-25-16, 10:08 AM
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Here's a little project I've been helping a friend with the past few months. We swapped a 1990 1UZ V8 out of an LS400 into a Jeep XJ Cherokee. This was made possible because the Jeep's Aisin-Warner AW4 automatic is more or less the same thing as the Toyota A340E used in the LS400.

Anyways, here's the video of its first drive the other day:
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that looks awesome
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A little more reliable than the Hemi
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Man sounds like NASCAR with those open headers and the throttle pinned.
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
A little more reliable than the Hemi
A "little"?

Very unique build.
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Originally Posted by Aron9000
Man sounds like NASCAR with those open headers and the throttle pinned.
Runs a little rough with the O2s plugged in though! The O2 sensors sit a little too close to open air with no exhaust on the manifolds
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That is awesome. I want to do a swap so bad but here in CA, It's such a hassle; the engine would have to be from a newer car and all emissions equipment from that newer engine would have to be intact.
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