Jeep 5.2?

[fordbrian333]

Ok so heres the deal guys, few weeks ago i solf my sas'd v8 swapped 94, and ive regretted it everyday since then, so this sunday im picken up another ranger and starting another build, looking to build a mild prerunner set up (long travel front, cantilever rear exc.) i have a freind who is parting out one of his jeeps with a 5.2, so my question is has anyone swapped a 5.2 into there ranger?

 

[Hahnsb2]

Highly doubt it's ever been done.

It's a great engine, and the OBD1 wiring is pretty damn simple too.

 

[DFracing]

5.2's are great motors, i had a durango with the 5.9 and one downfall is chrysler never put hardened seats in the motors, so they pretty commonly pop heads. i had 2 cracked heads at 80,000 miles

 

[Hahnsb2]

The heads do crack, pretty much all of them will. But unlike the 2.9 and 4.0, they rarely ever cause any problems. I'm sure they're cracked on mine, and I'm pushing 8PSI at it like I don't care.

 

[DFracing]

dang how much power are you making on that? those engines have enormous power potential.

 

[dangerranger83]

I know somebody that had one and the only thing that it ended up doing over time was just burn a bit of oil but other then that they are great engines....for a dodge.

 

[Hahnsb2]

dang how much power are you making on that? those engines have enormous power potential.

Not that much, the turbo is really too small for the engine, on 7PSI with a dirty rich tune it made 290rwhp and 375rwtq, I've since turned it up another pound and leaned it out a bunch. So probably around 300rwhp and 400rwtq. The 5.2 really hasn't been pushed very far by very many people but the 5.9 will do 600+rwhp on a stock bottom end with boost, reliably. Mines been boosted with at least 6psi for 30,000 miles now.

I know somebody that had one and the only thing that it ended up doing over time was just burn a bit of oil but other then that they are great engines....for a dodge.

Probably just the plenum gasket, common and easy fix.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Highly doubt it's ever been done.

I haven't seen anything on here about somebody doing it, it is stupid common enough I imagine somebody has done it though.

The only one I have been around is the one in dad's '70 Dodge 3/4 truck. Very impressive engine for no bigger than it or the carb is (tiny 2bbl that looks like a single barrel)