And whether you want to admit or not, you and Bubba have both implied in this thread that people (like Eddie) who claim to have had a good experience with their swaps are either not being honest with the masses or they are financially unable to admit they made a bad decision. I have a problem with that and I happen to know for a fact that neither is true with respect to Eddie or Brute (although Brute’s swaps are not Motech LS swaps).
Sharing your experience and frustrations is great; generically claiming that all swaps (and all swaps from Motech) are riddled with problems is not.
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I think I have named dropped Motech before regarding swap issues, around the time he started having issues with his swap, but since then I’ve had issues with RPM Extreme as well. Ever since then I’ve refrained from characterizing one company as having issues, and just refer to LS swaps in JK’s as a whole with having issues.
I should be fair and say that ANY engine swap, particularly when mixing electronics, will have some kind of quirks. What’s not cool is when we continually have the same issues and it seems nothing is being done to correct those issues. That’s super frustrating for a shop like us to tell our customer that their Jeep will be better than before with the LS, and it turns out having dumb issues like the battery going dead in 2 days. It’s a real thing and happens more than it should. That’s just one of the issues that seems to come up often, but I can assure you there is more.
If I only did 1 swap, then yes it would be difficult to make an argument that LS swaps are kind of a pain in the ass. However I have done a lot of these swaps with different vendors and I’ve had my share of issues that just can’t be resolved for some reason. I also think it’s only fair that people here the other side of the story. If at times it comes across like I’m picking on Motech, it’s only out of the frustration of having to deal with so many of the issues associated with the parts that are particular to their kit.
All in all, V8 swaps in Jeeps are fun. They’re expensive and can have issues, and people should know that going into it. I’m not here to trash Motech or any other vendor that specializes in V8 swaps in JK’s, but provide honest feedback. If at times it comes across hyper critical, that’s most definitely my emotions getting the best of me. I really do appreciate Robbie and the help he has provided over the years. I hope at some point he is able to get all the kinks worked out of all his setups.
On a side note, I do know a few people that have done the DIY swaps that haven’t had any issues, and I find that interesting. Not really sure what to think of that.
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