Originally Posted by
Matt86
The 2.7 is only good for scrap. It's a terrible motor, soo fragile. I've replaced over a dozen in both LH's and clouds. If it's not the timing chain, it's the weak head gaskets, or the sludge, or the weak bottom ends.....like I said...these motors are crap.
I bought a 2002 Intrepid SE that has a knocking 2.7. One of these days I'm going to stick a 3.5 V6 in it and be done with the crap 2.7. I originally bought it for the wheels, but the car is in too good of shape to scrap.
In your case, I'd stick a 2.4 in there. Just get the transmission, wiring, and PCM. You'll loose a few horses but gain excellent reliablity.