where do you guys stand on this idea?

Neat idea, I think before I spent too much time on it I'd get the dimensions on the 4.0 to make sure it would even fit vertically. 4.0 only translates to 244 cubic inches, so its not all that much bigger than a 225.

If it can fit, then it'd be a pretty cool set up. Only thing will be that you'll be fabricating all of your parts- engine mounts, transmission mounts, etc. There won't be any vehicle specific parts for you, so even the aftermarket 4.0 stuff may not fit because its in an A-body and not a jeep.

There are a decent amount of turbocharged /6's out there already, so lots of info on how to do that.

Really just comes down to what you want to take on. Turbocharging and fuel injection on a /6 has been done, you'd be adapting aftermarket stuff onto the /6. Putting a 4.0 Jeep 6 cylinder into an A-body would pretty much put you out on your own, with the possibility of needing some pretty serious fabrication work.

By chance i found a short lived thread on this topic a few minutes ago on slantsix.org. It looks like the engine has similar dimensions as the old hemi-6 from Australia. So i guess in theory size wise it fits.

No clue on engine mounts *yet*. I'll just have to find some slant six engine mount pics/k-frame pics and see how it looks compared to the 6cyl jeep my dad has.

And yeah its not a huge diff. size wise. i think the biggest slant is a 3.5, but just the notion of the modern engine(no crap cast pistons/70s era tolerances) would be nice. Even if the power difference is likely minimal, there's a case to be made for drivability

tranny mount good be very easy. Just get an AMC 904/999.

Of course this is all in what if land. I'm gonna ask this local guy about what looks like a mopar in his backyard. Which could turn out to be nothing or a V8 car.