Proformance Upgrades
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Year: 2001
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There are a number of upgrades that give you a little bit of gain but none of them give you OMFG!!!! gains. Maybe a supercharger would but those are worth more than most xj's out there.
I would say the combination of taking more air and spitting it out. Bigger exhaust, bigger intake. Best start right there.
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Year: 1990XJ/1989MJ
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0L Renix
Keep in mind when doing any performance upgrade on any motor. More air in and more air out. It is just a complicated air pump.
What ever accomplishes the above is the solution to getting more performance from any motor from a lawnmower to a F-16 Jet.
What ever accomplishes the above is the solution to getting more performance from any motor from a lawnmower to a F-16 Jet.
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Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
junk the 4.0 and throw a 4bt diesel in it.. seriously the 4.0 has plenty of torque, you can do little things like exhaust, maybe an intake, gears for more torque and some hp. but the 4.0 in these jeeps is built to put out as much as it can in stock form. you change the cam, lifters, internals yea you will put some bigger numbers out. but a stock 4.0, you will be squeezing small gains out of it.
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Year: 1992, 2- 1998 (All 3, 4 Doors)
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L in all
Get new pushrods too. After that, you can always get new rocker arms if you want.
Hesco is reportedly working on an aluminum head for ALL 4.0L's and an upgrade for the 4.2L's. Don't know when its coming out though.
^ Scratch reportedly, it right on their main page now!
Check with your local go-fast shop, a lot of those guys will be able to help you w/ advice And think it's pretty cool ordering stuff for an oddball engine. Hell some might even install it for you, I have one here that will.
Here's some links to help you get started:
http://www.hescosc.com
http://www.summitracing.com
http://www.winnerscircle.com
http://www.compcams.com
http://www.whitespitstop.com
http://www.cranecams.com
http://www.lunaticams.com
http://www.cranecams.com
http://www.ersoncams.com
That should keep you busy for a lil while. I LOVE go-fast parts!!! (If you couldn't tell! )
Last edited by BowtieGuy3; 11-20-2008 at 10:40 AM.
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With looking for performance upgrades, check out this posting..
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showthread.php?t=6347
It's about alot of the upgrades you can do to the 4.0L and what they help...
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/showthread.php?t=6347
It's about alot of the upgrades you can do to the 4.0L and what they help...
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Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
i wouldnt go with a supercharger on these for sure. They cost way to much. at that point you might as well take that 4.0 and stroke it if you really want some gain out of it.