i also put in or helped put in... mopar engines.....every common ford engine.... pontiac engines...cummins......volvo...isuzu and some various other shit.
the engine in my truck is a detroit diesel. an actual...made at detroit diesel...detroit diesel.
sure it went in chevy trucks. boats. every fawking hummvee. and about 20 applications total i know of.
i own a 4.0 bronco. i have owned several 2.9-350-302 broncos.
pj's 2.9 is absolutely wicked bad ass.
i have seen it in person. but it is not for the uninitiated. your not going to find one like it ready to go.
I'll try to speak my best Detroit:
you ok mang
This is what I have read. Thank you for the clarity.
I give the 4.0 shit because it's lazy. You can make more torque on a 4.0 because of the long stroke, but more hp on a 2.9 because of revs. a little bit of work on balance and mains and a 2.9 will readily hold 7000 rpm. 4.0 can't see more than 5000.
Revs are fun to drive. Torque moves barges. Your decision.
But
Engine swapping to a bolt in is for p*ssies. Be a man. Put a real engine in. 302 is easy.
Grow a set and put a 460 in
Grow a 3rd ball and put a hemi in.
Grow a total of 8 balls and drop a Maserati F136 in.
Bmw M60 V12 fits
Shit throw a rotrax Cessna engine for all I care.
Plug and play is for p*ssies.
I built a 2.9 because others didn't. Not because it made sense. Because it would be insanely difficult. I like to learn, though. You may not. Idc. I did this because I was told it couldn't be done. FFS, I built and freehand programmed my own ECU to beat the factory fuel curve. I'm 10x the wrench I am now vs when I started.
Any idiot with a smartphone can engine swap to a bolt in.
It's an accomplishment to put something else in.
Be a man. Do math. Learn.