i have an 02 qc with a 3.9l. im thinking of puting a 360 in it. i dont know what trans it has. will the auto trans hold up to the 360's torque?

 

ummm...........no.

alot of people wanna drop V8's into their V6 truck. and almost all of them either buy a truck with a V8 already in it or just put up with the V6. its not worth it to put a V8 in your truck, it will be alot cheaper to sell your truck and buy one with a V8.


also do a search on here, this has been covered lots of times. and you can get some more info on it.

you can do a couple bolt on mods to your V6 if you want abit more power, but I wouldnt put too much into it.

 

I know you can buy a 360 used at a junkyard for about 600 around here. Car-parts.com is pretty usefull for finding used parts.

 

On the later model vehilcles, isn't it a law that you have to keep the stock engine in the vehicle. Sure you can add all kinds of bolt on mods, but i think you have to keep the stock size motor in the vehicle. I could be wrong....

But i completely agree with jonny....buy a truck with a V8.

 

Last summer, I was wondering the same thing when I was in the build-up of the 540 ci for my older Corvette. I ran out of money and couldn't afford the new tranny at that time. Didn't matter. What I realized pretty quickly when I drove the new motor for the first time is that as long as I keep the street radials on the car, it's all good. Burnouts are your transmission and rear-ends best friend.

 

Man, my wife brings this argument up all the time about me wasting money on cars.

It's not about practicality, it's about passion.

 

You are right about that! Some people just dont get it

 

depends tho, if ur truck is paid and you have the cash, and the motor around for cheap...but yea like has been said id jsut get one with the v-8..

 

I can see on an older truck, I'm dumping a 318 in my 88 this summer, but come on..... yours is an 02 J/K

but if you like your truck that much and you want the power of the V8 and you can pick one up cheap, I would go for it. dont let people tell you what you cant do.

 

Don't quote me on this, but iirc you're allowed to put a same model year or newer motor in a vehicle as long as you put all associated emissions control crap in with it from the year of the motor.

$600 for a magnum 360? Sounds like it'll probably need a rebuild sometime down the road, if not already. Then you need the tranny, rear end, driveshaft, ECU, wiring harness, radiator (?), etc. etc. etc.