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'80 i4 swap to '97 4.2 flywheel???

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 9:01 pm
by asemitch
I'm doing a body off resto on a '80 CJ5 Replacing the 4 cylinder with a 4.0 I'm using a '76 304 Bell housing to mate the T176 4spd & a custom external slave cylinder. The 4.0 is from an '97 Grand Cherokee Larado with an automatic trans. I'm using a FI wrangler fuel tank and have a confident harness guy. I need advice on what flywheel to use???
Mitch

Re: '80 i4 swap to '97 4.2 flywheel???

Posted: August 18th, 2010, 9:38 pm
by amcinstaller
there is a difference between the renix ones and obd1 ones, but i forget right now if there is a difference between the obd1 and obd2. id grab one from a 97+ though, just to be sure, or use the harmonic balancer trigger wheel adapter and whatever flywheel you want.

oh, and if you do use the balancer adapter and a 4.2 flywheel, grab the starter too, theyre different 4.0 to 4.2, and need to be matched

Re: '80 i4 swap to '97 4.2 flywheel???

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 7:21 pm
by IH 392
You'll need to modify the new bellhousing to accept the CPS, cut the hole and figure some way to mount the sensor too.
Scroll down to "Flywheels and Bellhousings "
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/amc_i6.htm