Video: An LS-Powered, Road-Racing Jeep Cherokee

Video: An LS-Powered, Road-Racing Jeep Cherokee

Video: An LS-Powered, Road-Racing Jeep Cherokee

Team Petty Cash has been racing their mostly-stock Cherokee (painted a lovely shade of Petty blue) for several years, but finally had enough with the reliable-but-anemic AMC straight-six engine. So they did what any good gearhead would do; replace it with a 5.3 liter LM7 V8 engine.

Posted by Chris Demorro

CategoriesRoad Racing

TagsAMC straight-six Cherokee Chrysler Jeep Jeep Cherokee LeMons racer LM7 LS-engine LSx Straight-six engine

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