The Small Block Ford "Windsor" V8 can be installed in many Jeeps. The Ford Windors are the 260, 289, 302 and 351W. This engine is longer than the Chevy V8, which is an installation challenge CJ's up through 1971. Ford enthusiasts who know these motors and their parts interchange information well, swear by them and install them with good success. They are most popular in the 1972-1995 CJ Universals and YJ Wranglers, and for good reasons. The general lack of OBD-II versions of this motor have discouraged their swaps into TJ & JK Wranglers.

In 1997, Ford left the Windsor behind (in production vehicles, anyway) for its new family of Modular engines, which have not caught on for Jeep conversions.

- The Novak Guide to Installing the Ford Windsor V8 into Jeep Vehicles