{"id":7991,"date":"2015-10-26T20:09:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T00:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7991"},"modified":"2015-10-26T21:44:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T01:44:52","slug":"jeep-cj-7-with-a-supercharged-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7991","title":{"rendered":"Jeep CJ-7 with a Supercharged V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=7992\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jeep CJ-7 with a supercharged 408 ci V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1980 Jeep CJ-7 with a supercharged 408 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1980 Jeep CJ-7 with a supercharged 408 ci V8\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-01.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jeep CJ-7 came with several different engines but none of them compare to what is currently in Greg Zoetmulder&#8217;s 1980 Jeep. The Jeep is powered by an AES Racing built 408 ci V8 and a ProCharger F2. The engine runs Dart 245 heads, Crower billet rods, CP 9.5 pistons, and Steve Morris cam. With the supercharger producing 25-26 psi of boost the engine makes around 780 horsepower and 750 lb-ft of torque. The Jeep runs a Turbo 400 transmission and Strange 9&#8243; rear. This is the first time the Jeep has been out since 2010 and the combo was good for a 8.64 sec quarter-mile at 154.33 mph.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rV1BjNC3KPE\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=8001\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-02.jpg?fit=528%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"528,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jeep CJ-7 with a supercharged 408 ci V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jeep CJ-7 with a supercharged 408 ci V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-02.jpg?fit=528%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C1091&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jeep CJ-7 with a supercharged 408 ci V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-02.jpg?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Jeep-CJ-7-with-a-supercharged-408-ci-V8-02.jpg?resize=165%2C300&amp;ssl=1 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrZYtEiBIuCHc-FFcOGtNXw\">Victoryredcolorado Youtube channel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AESEngines\/\">AES Racing FB page<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialamsperformance\/posts\/10153326282872881\">AMS Performance FB post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jeep CJ-7 came with several different engines but none of them compare to what is currently in Greg Zoetmulder&#8217;s 1980 Jeep. The Jeep is powered by an AES Racing built 408 ci V8 and a ProCharger F2. The engine runs Dart 245 heads, Crower billet rods, CP 9.5 pistons, and Steve Morris cam. With&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=7991\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jeep CJ-7 with a Supercharged V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cj"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":140432,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=140432","url_meta":{"origin":7991,"position":0},"title":"Jeep CJ-7 with a Supercharged Hellcat V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"While searching for Hemi swap projects we stumbled across this unique 1983 Jeep CJ-7 on Mecum. 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