So who went from an older 6 cyl Jeep to the new JK and was the older motor more powerful, I've spoken to a few guys at work who had 2 door Jeeps and said that they could actually beat a few vehicles off the line, not that I'm looking to do that but really was the older motor more powerful and so why did DC switch it over??..any comments will be appreciated as I wonder if buying a 2 door '06 would make any sense for those looking for a second or third beater...

 

i have a belief that new jeeps have more hp and torque then any of the older ones correct me if im wrong please

 

Thanks for the response, after watching Coal Miner's Daughter and watching Tommy Lee Jones do the dirt hill ....I was beginning to wonder...

 

Because nothing else used the 4.0, so it didn't make economic sense to keep building it.

 

was the 4.0 the same engine used by the Ford Mustangs?....seriously, wasn't that one of Ford's most powerful engines??....just curious...?:confused:

 

??? No, the 4.0 is a decendant of the 4.2 (258 cid), which was earlier a 232 cid (i think that's right). All of these motors were in-line 6 cylinders. I don't know of Ford using an in-line 6 in a Mustang. Are you thinking of the Ford 5.0? It was a 302 cid v-8. Now I'm confused.

 

I think someone in HEK's household is using his ID... he's smarter than this. Now, little boy or little girl, go tell Daddy that you've been naughty have have been posting under his username...

 

lmao...........I'm the one to blame, trust me I go by memory and that sometimes doesn't work ....the mind is a terrible thing.....but you're right the 5.0 is the Rustangs engine............I was just wondering as I wathed on the Spike TV channel th swap of an inline 6 with an 8 cyl....so I asked..... , damn Budwiesers.....

 

Wonder why they bothered making a 3.7 and a 3.8 , two different engines...but so close ........:confused:

 

You meant 4.6, right? I'm not aware of a 4.0 in a Mustang, although they did use a 4.0 V6 in the Ford Ranger.