We got our first pictures of the Jeep Wrangler JL at SEMA last year. It only got officially unveiled at the L.A. Auto Show, and the first ads went up for Super Bowl 52. Ok, all of that is fair and fine…it’s a new Jeep, one that people have been waiting on with baited breath since the JL program was announced. A new Jeep Wrangler is like a completely new Mustang: the faithful are nervous that everything they love and hold dear will be erased, the nostalgists will worry about the whole essence of the vehicle vaporizing in the name of modern needs, and those who crave the latest and greatest worry that the other two groups will win the war and that nothing will really change and they will still have a vehicle that reminds them too much of classic tech. Luckily, the JL so far has managed to balance on an Exacto-Knife’s razor blade tip and has found solid ground for everybody…except for that niche group that can’t stomach the thought of anything less than eight cylinders under the engine bay. Sorry, but FCA hasn’t seen fit to Hellcat the Jeep…or even send in the 5.7L for a top-tier model.
You know what’s coming. You knew it was coming. That’s right, somehow everything you need to LS-swap your JL Wrangler exists. A company called Bruiser Conversions has figured out how to cram the GM LS3 powertrain into the Wrangler. You keep all of the safety, comfort, diagnostic functions, cruise control, hill descent mode, manual shifting modes, instruments…all of it. You even keep the TorqueFlite 8 automatic transmission. It’ll stand up to 561 ft/lbs of torque no problem. All Bruiser does is yank out the Pentastar and swap in the LS3…after that, the torque is yours.
Just one question: have JL Wranglers even started shipping out to dealerships yet?!?!
I bet this will raise a few eyebrows over at FCA. And where’s CHMG?
in the pub, crying drinking.
After seeing this, probably in a hospital room or a holding cell.
A Hemi conversion might have made more sense, and what does it do to the warranty?
But who doesn’t love the words Corvette LS3 under the hood? Well except for that guy?
So why don’t FCA slap a lawsuit on them?
But take solace in the fact that brain dead mouth breathing morons will buy these kits and then crash them into the nearest tree as they can’t chew gum an drive at the same time…..
Geordie even even though you are a bat shit wacko fucking nut job I have to admire your consistentcy. Never has there been an LS swap no matter how sweet have you not unleashed a tirade that made me think you’ve gone off your meds. If I ever hit the lotto I will pay to bring you to LS Fest just to watch the cops taser you till you shit your pants.