258 4.0 Head Swap Results
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Well mine would be better measured in "start cycles" <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> because I tow it to location then play so have not accumulated many miles, but it runs perfectly although will have to give much credit for that to the MPI system.<br />
As for negatives,the only one that comes to mind is the power steering pump bracket no longer bolts directly up as before but with slight modification your good.<br />
Positives, Mostly covered but one that gets left out to often is the loss of the oil leaking 4.2 valve cover.<img src="/community/smilies/beerchug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":chug:" title="Chug :chug:" data-shortname=":chug:" />
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Good point. I have to say the hardest part of the swap for me was having to cut a big chunk of the power steering bracket out so it would clear the "header style" stock 4.0 exhaust manifold. I haven't had any issues with the power steering belt after all of these miles, so it's all good. Of course, those that also swap the serpentine belt and brackets from a 4.0 while doing the head swap won't have this issue. I thought about going to the serpentine single belt, but since I haven't had any problems, I'm just sticking with the two V belts.</div>