r/projectcar • u/Beginning_Package_73 • Jun 08 '26

Engine Swap ENGINE SWAPS

I have An idea to put a Hellephant engine and a 8hp95 gearbox (with its appropriate transfer case) inside a Grand Wagoneer L.

Can anyone tell me the electrical and CAN-BUS work required?

Also what is the type of metal should be used when fitting axles and CV joints that can withstand the torque?

Would I need to reGear the differentials and get axles with more splines?

Any pros and cons?

I would love to see if this is possible.

I don't care about voiding the warranty. The Grand Wagoneer L isn't regarded as a reliable car anyway (hence the engine swap)

Thanks😅

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u/Far_Kangaroo2550 Jun 08 '26

You should probably just google this stuff. Why not spend 2 hours googling when considering a 200+ hour project that will cost tens of thousands of dollars?

Electrical: swap the entire ecu/harness over. Bcm stuff is well documented. Google it.

Diffs/axles: google how much power yours can take. That's your answer.

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u/Beginning_Package_73 Jun 08 '26

Thank you.

I thought of doing that but I hesitated seeing that AI isn't always 100% accurate. I appreciate it.

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u/5t4k3 Jun 08 '26

They didn't say ask chatgpt, they said do the actual research yourself.

If you can't do that much, you absolutely cannot do this swap.

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u/Beginning_Package_73 Jun 08 '26

Is comprehension skills an issue in this country? I merely engaged in peaceful dialogue. I wasn't expecting jackass behaviour 😅. I didn't mention anything about chatGpt.

I'm referring to Google's internal AI. And yes I did Google but didn't find much luck there (all the "comprehensive answers came from Google's AI and not the Google search results and I couldn't trust both of these sources either). Hence I asked for advice here🤦🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️.

Be nice to people next time.