New 2009 H3 CE

[Inzax]

Had the CE for the last year and a half. Love it. 79k right now. Picked it up for a song since the Ford dealer had no idea it was a CE. As it sits now, my current set up is all stock with the exception of some oversized tires. It does well for the wheeling I do (Colorado moderate trails around Idaho Springs).

Looking for some upgrade options for the H3 (engine swap, lift, etc...) and found this web site.

Thanks for keeping the the site up and going.

 

[alrock]

Welcome! Engine swap? Hmm, I'll take your 5.3

 

[Penagos33]

Me to! Welcome


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[Inzax]

Heh.... I am talking to a installer who will install/tune a purchased and delivered 6.2 for free if he gets to keep the 5.3. Got to admit. It gave me pause. Right now I am trying to figure out if I should just go with bolt on performance. The 5.3 aluminum block is a damn fine engine. I keep bouncing around on it. I am also concerned about the transmission's ability to hold up to the increased horsepower. Research, research, research.

 

[alrock]

You should also review the emissions laws in your area. I don't think I could get away with a 6.2 in my H3, though I've not dived that far into the laws here since a swap like that is not on my horizon.

 

[Bigunit]

Nice CE and welcome to the forum. You could always regear the 4.10 diffs to 4:56 to get a little more get up and go out of the CE. I am really glad and very happy with the regear on my 5.3 T.

 

[3Hummers]

Welcome

 

[Renagade132]

Welcome from New Jersey!

 

[RazorbackH3]

Welcome from Michigan!

 

[scoreh3]

Welcome from SoCal .

 

[CaddyStrophic]

From my (limited) understanding, a 6.2 will drop right into our (Alpha) engine bay. I plan on doing more research in a few years, when my miles get way higher and dropping one in.

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[amrg]

Drop in, plug & play, will only need a stock 6.2 tune to be loaded into the pcm. Possibly a custom intake pipe (the throttle body location might be lower depending on what intake manifold you use - this depends on which vehicle you got the 6.2 from)
I have details on another thread.

 

[CaddyStrophic]

Drop in, plug & play, will only need a stock 6.2 tune to be loaded into the pcm. Possibly a custom intake pipe (the throttle body location might be lower depending on what intake manifold you use - this depends on which vehicle you got the 6.2 from)
I have details on another thread.

This gets me giddy. I can't wait to do SAS and drop in a 6.2. Now, off to count my pennies.

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[Stoic Bluejay]

Welcome, The ILL