Jackrabbit41 Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 So I've been wanting to do something with my motor this summer. I was tossing the idea of a SBC swap but I don't think I'll do that anytime soon. I'm now wanting to do a stroker but to be honest I really don't know much about what's involved. Other then the rebuild and stroker kit I'm totally capable of doing all this though. What is involved? can I do this to a renix? I'd love to also clean up my engine bay and make it pretty. It just sounds fun to do all this I'm also planning on getting my ax15 rebuilt cuadr my reverse synchro is complete shot. Maybe throw in a short throw shorter too.
Jackrabbit41 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Posted March 23, 2016 There website isn't working for me. Can anyone give me any insight here?
Zebvance Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 You need to research ALOT. That is the best place to do it....
Jackrabbit41 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Posted March 23, 2016 You need to research ALOT. That is the best place to do it.... The activation email isn't sending do it's hard to ask any questions because I can't get into my account but I'll keep trying
yxmj Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 And FYI on that site like this one and many others....you do not have to log in or even be a member to read the site....that site has a large FAQ pinned to the top as well as every question and answer you can possibly need....you would have to put the effort in to read it for it to work for you.. . :MJ 1: . . :MJ 1: .
Jackrabbit41 Posted March 23, 2016 Author Posted March 23, 2016 check your spam folders in your email. Ah, that was it, thanks!
johnj92131 Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Jackrabbit41 - spend a whole bunch of time reading the information on jeepstrokers.com BEFORE you start asking questions. Any question you will have has been asked and answered many, many times.
Marine1Texas Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 A forum to ask questions and you always have the ones who says read and it is other there. What is a forum for? I am sure almost every question has been asked about a MJ since last one made in 24 years ago. lol Some times I just read these things to bring back info and maybe another easy way found to do something. Stuff like that make people not ask any questions....
johnj92131 Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 A forum to ask questions and you always have the ones who says read and it is other there. What is a forum for? I am sure almost every question has been asked about a MJ since last one made in 24 years ago. lol Some times I just read these things to bring back info and maybe another easy way found to do something. Stuff like that make people not ask any questions.... Fair enough. But the search function on Jeepstrokers seems to work better than on some other forums.
Marine1Texas Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 yep , google seems to give the most overall!
Blue XJ Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 I have a stroker in my 88 MJ. It's using the Renix wiring and sensors still, even though I built it from a different year. What do you need to know? Take out the old crank and rods, put in new for a basic one. Take everything out of the block, get the machining done and put in all new for a high dollar one. I assembled mine myself, with parts and machine work I had about $3500 into it, obviously not a cheap one, but it can be done cheaper. I replaced just about everything with quality parts, including the ridiculously expensive fuel pressure regulator from Hesco. With 35's and 4.56 gears I could roast the crap out of my tires if I tried. And my mileage stayed about the same as when it was a stock motor.
64 Cheyenne Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 A forum to ask questions and you always have the ones who says read and it is other there. What is a forum for? I am sure almost every question has been asked about a MJ since last one made in 24 years ago. lol Some times I just read these things to bring back info and maybe another easy way found to do something. Stuff like that make people not ask any questions.... This is true, but.... when you have people askin things like "what size tire can I fit on my MJ" well you get the idea. I'm all for helping, but I'm not going to tie your shoes for you.......(inside joke).
Jackrabbit41 Posted March 25, 2016 Author Posted March 25, 2016 I have a stroker in my 88 MJ. It's using the Renix wiring and sensors still, even though I built it from a different year. What do you need to know? Take out the old crank and rods, put in new for a basic one. Take everything out of the block, get the machining done and put in all new for a high dollar one. I assembled mine myself, with parts and machine work I had about $3500 into it, obviously not a cheap one, but it can be done cheaper. I replaced just about everything with quality parts, including the ridiculously expensive fuel pressure regulator from Hesco. With 35's and 4.56 gears I could roast the crap out of my tires if I tried. And my mileage stayed about the same as when it was a stock motor. Thanks that was exactly what I wanted
Limeyjeeper Posted April 2, 2016 Posted April 2, 2016 This is also a great site for stroker info http://www.jeep4.0performance.4mg.com/
johnj92131 Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 This is also a great site for stroker info http://www.jeep4.0performance.4mg.com/ Dino is a regular poster on the Jeepstrokers forum, he is there just about every day.
Eagle Posted April 3, 2016 Posted April 3, 2016 Dino has been the "go to guy" for stroker info for at least ten years, probably closer to fifteen. It's virtually impossible to cover everything you need to know in one post or one thread. You get into permutations and combinations, such as do you use stock pistons with 258 rods, or do you use custom pistons with 4.0L rods? Do you deck the head or not? Do you enlarge the combustion chambers to correct for compression? Do you worry about quench height or not? And that's just for starters. My advice to anyone contemplating building a stroker is to allow at least six months (yes, I said "months") for research and study before even starting to firm up your plans.
johnj92131 Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 258 rods? No Way! 4.0 rods - YES Quench is very important! I will post a link to a David Vizard article later (need to find it again). Speaks about compression and quench. Here it is: http://www.hotrod.com/events/coverage/0311em-power-squeeze/ Custom pistons to get correct compression height (proper quench) and custom bowl size for correct compression.
Jackrabbit41 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Posted April 5, 2016 So would something like this work? I'm wanting to get almost all new parts but then some stuff I'll just swap over from my motor like the intake manifold and such. All I need is the block and heads and another then that I'm pretty good right? This is probably a stupid question but I just saw this ad so I thought I'd ask haha http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/5491065393.html
Eagle Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 So would something like this work? I'm wanting to get almost all new parts but then some stuff I'll just swap over from my motor like the intake manifold and such. All I need is the block and heads and another then that I'm pretty good right? This is probably a stupid question but I just saw this ad so I thought I'd ask haha http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/5491065393.html Would it work? Depends on what you mean by "work." You'd be buying a block for $100. Seller says it has "supposedly" been gone through, which means somebody sprayed it with degreaser and a quick shot of ugly yellow Wal-Mart spray paint.
yxmj Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 To be accurate....I believe it is Ugly green paint ....For the original poster to be accurate the main purchase for a Stroker would be a crank.....In theory if you added the correct crank to your existing motor....it would be a stroker....
Eagle Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 To be accurate....I believe it is Ugly green paint ....For the original poster to be accurate the main purchase for a Stroker would be a crank.....In theory if you added the correct crank to your existing motor....it would be a stroker.... No. The link is to an ad for a Renix 4.0L block. To make that into a stoker, he'll still need to source a 258 crank, plus rods and pistons.
Jackrabbit41 Posted April 6, 2016 Author Posted April 6, 2016 To be accurate....I believe it is Ugly green paint ....For the original poster to be accurate the main purchase for a Stroker would be a crank.....In theory if you added the correct crank to your existing motor....it would be a stroker....No. The link is to an ad for a Renix 4.0L block. To make that into a stoker, he'll still need to source a 258 crank, plus rods and pistons. That's kinda what I want to do. I'm gonna go through everything and slowly over a year or so build this thing. I just thought this might be a good pace to start. I want to do everything right and go all new on this bad boy. If I do do that, would something like this be a good idea to get? Or should I go pull a motor from a junkyard or something? Thanks for the help!
Jackrabbit41 Posted April 6, 2016 Author Posted April 6, 2016 It's kinda hard for me to think about everything at once so if I got this block it would hold me over until the next thing haha
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