Jeep - 6 cyl or 8 cyl - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

dwlandis · 02-23-2004, 12:07 PM

I'm thinkin' about pickin' up a jeep, and I've seen a lot of jeeps with the 6 and 8. Any opinions/pros/cons on these two motors, how they hold up, power, reccomendations, etc

Thanks!

- DW

Myanarchy · 02-23-2004, 12:16 PM

The Jeep 4.2(258) is a good bullet proof motor with pretty decent power, however if your into power then the AMC v-8 motors are a better choice. The are all pretty decent motors, but if your going offroad you might as well have the v-8.

jpcj · 02-23-2004, 05:51 PM

like said, there both good engines, with their good and bad. If you really can't decide v-8 or I6, get the jeep with the better body...

I think you will be happy with either engine though.

jpcj · 02-23-2004, 05:57 PM

like said, there both good engines, with their good and bad. If you really can't decide v-8 or I6, get the jeep with the better body...

I think you will be happy with either engine though.

Beat95YJ · 02-25-2004, 09:39 PM

Figure out what Jeep you want (CJ,YJ,TJ or Whatever) and get the biggest available motor. That said I currently have a V8 CJ7, and a 4.0L TJ and they are both great motors.

donjr5 · 02-27-2004, 06:50 AM

Guess you could look at it this way...if you roll an inline 6 cyl Jeep on the driver's side, you get oil in the cylinders. Passenger side, no oil in the cylinders. Roll a V8, doesn't matter which side, you get oil in some cylinders!

KCjeeper · 02-27-2004, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by supernatural
.....5.2, only the ZJ's. I'm pretty sure the WJ's come with the 5.9??

You're wrong...

5.9 (360) was only available on the 98 ZJ. The WJ's came with either the 4.0 or the 4.7.

Hard Rock Holley · 02-27-2004, 02:30 PM

401 V8 is the only real Jeep motor.

02-23-2004, 12:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
dwlandis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 25867 Posts: 22	Jeep - 6 cyl or 8 cyl I'm thinkin' about pickin' up a jeep, and I've seen a lot of jeeps with the 6 and 8. Any opinions/pros/cons on these two motors, how they hold up, power, reccomendations, etc Thanks! - DW

02-23-2004, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Myanarchy Pirate4x4 Addict! Join Date: Oct 2002 Member # 14059 Location: Memphrica Posts: 5,526	The Jeep 4.2(258) is a good bullet proof motor with pretty decent power, however if your into power then the AMC v-8 motors are a better choice. The are all pretty decent motors, but if your going offroad you might as well have the v-8. __________________ Jeeper89 is a bitch

02-25-2004, 09:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Beat95YJ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Member # 22176 Location: Redondo Beach Posts: 8,746	Figure out what Jeep you want (CJ,YJ,TJ or Whatever) and get the biggest available motor. That said I currently have a V8 CJ7, and a 4.0L TJ and they are both great motors. __________________ I can break a steel ball in a rubber room!

02-27-2004, 06:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
donjr5 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 17445 Location: Pilot Point, TX Posts: 160	Guess you could look at it this way...if you roll an inline 6 cyl Jeep on the driver's side, you get oil in the cylinders. Passenger side, no oil in the cylinders. Roll a V8, doesn't matter which side, you get oil in some cylinders! __________________ [url="http://mysite.verizon.net/dchurch1/jeep/CJ5"]'73 CJ5[/url].

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02-23-2004, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
jpcj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Member # 25470 Posts: 121	like said, there both good engines, with their good and bad. If you really can't decide v-8 or I6, get the jeep with the better body... I think you will be happy with either engine though.

02-23-2004, 05:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
jpcj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Member # 25470 Posts: 121	like said, there both good engines, with their good and bad. If you really can't decide v-8 or I6, get the jeep with the better body... I think you will be happy with either engine though.

02-27-2004, 02:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hard Rock Holley Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Member # 26542 Location: Birmingham, AL. Posts: 148	401 V8 is the only real Jeep motor.