Maryland Cherokee Club

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:40 PM

#15991

pulltabmike

CF Veteran

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 3,235

Likes: 2

From: Elkton, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakbob

Its not an exhaust leak... its your jeeps way of saying "im not loud enough" lol

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:41 PM

#15992

nowhres

CF Veteran

Joined: Feb 2012

Posts: 5,153

Likes: 0

From: Crofton, MD

Year: 1992

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical

Quote:

Originally Posted by pulltabmike

hmmmmmmm...$495 for crank and rods...... I see a stroker in the works

Yea, I was pricing it a couple weeks ago to do. Wanting a spare engine to do it then swap out.

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:42 PM

#15993

xjknut11

Senior Member

Joined: Mar 2011

Posts: 590

Likes: 0

From: Sykesville, MD

Year: 1990

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 L

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakbob

Its not an exhaust leak... its your jeeps way of saying "im not loud enough" lol

Oh it will be, just sent mandrel bending solutions an email on a price quote to get it all done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pulltabmike

Is that the downpipe???

Yepp, its the flange right after the crossmember and before the cat. oh well cats gonna get killed anyway.

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:42 PM

#15994

nowhres

CF Veteran

Joined: Feb 2012

Posts: 5,153

Likes: 0

From: Crofton, MD

Year: 1992

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical

Oh, and received my two awesome "Cherokee Forum" stickers today in the mail

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:47 PM

#15995

pulltabmike

CF Veteran

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 3,235

Likes: 2

From: Elkton, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by nowhres

Yea, I was pricing it a couple weeks ago to do. Wanting a spare engine to do it then swap out.

Just gonna do the "poor mans" stroker on this one. If I like it, off to the junkyard to get another 4.0 block and do it right

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:48 PM

#15996

jakbob

CF Veteran

Joined: Dec 2011

Posts: 4,006

Likes: 1

From: Pasadena, MD

Year: 1987

Model: Wagoneer

Engine: Renix 4.0

Little documentation.... forgive zwhiz... never fired an ak before

Name: photobucket-31136-1332210809339.jpg
Views: 12
Size: 87.2 KB

Then videos... this forum doesnt like photobucket videos so here are the links

Me

Zack

God stupid photo bucket... here are the directs

http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...2211127372.mp4

http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...2210919754.mp4

Last edited by jakbob; Mar 19, 2012 at 09:51 PM.

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:52 PM

#15997

nowhres

CF Veteran

Joined: Feb 2012

Posts: 5,153

Likes: 0

From: Crofton, MD

Year: 1992

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical

Quote:

Originally Posted by pulltabmike

Just gonna do the "poor mans" stroker on this one. If I like it, off to the junkyard to get another 4.0 block and do it right

If you end up doing it right, I'll try one with you. If not, I'll still try doing one.

Mar 19, 2012 | 09:58 PM

#15998

pulltabmike

CF Veteran

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 3,235

Likes: 2

From: Elkton, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by nowhres

If you end up doing it right, I'll try one with you. If not, I'll still try doing one.

I talk at ya when you come down to get your parts.....

Mar 19, 2012 | 10:01 PM

#15999

MASCOTT

Senior Member

Joined: Feb 2012

Posts: 698

Likes: 0

From: Annapolis,MD

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by nowhres

Oh, and received my two awesome "Cherokee Forum" stickers today in the mail

I still need to order Forum and Maryland so I can represent

Mar 19, 2012 | 10:09 PM

#16000

jakbob

CF Veteran

Joined: Dec 2011

Posts: 4,006

Likes: 1

From: Pasadena, MD

Year: 1987

Model: Wagoneer

Engine: Renix 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by MASCOTT

I still need to order Forum and Maryland so I can represent

I dont know if mine are in the mail or not... how do they know your address if you just used a card?

Mar 19, 2012 | 10:32 PM

#16001

1slo_camaro

Senior Member

Joined: Oct 2011

Posts: 729

Likes: 1

From: Cape May, NJ

Year: 1998

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by pulltabmike

Just gonna do the "poor mans" stroker on this one. If I like it, off to the junkyard to get another 4.0 block and do it right

can you ellaborate on a poor mans stroker??? lol

just the crank and rods for a little longer stroke? stock pistons and everything?

Mar 19, 2012 | 10:35 PM

#16002

pulltabmike

CF Veteran

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 3,235

Likes: 2

From: Elkton, Maryland

Year: 1998

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slo_camaro

can you ellaborate on a poor mans stroker??? lol

just the crank and rods for a little longer stroke? stock pistons and everything?

Exactly. Makes it a 4.5L

Mar 19, 2012 | 10:39 PM

#16003

Green2000

CF Veteran

Joined: Feb 2012

Posts: 2,961

Likes: 0

From: Sykesville, Md

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Quote:

Originally Posted by xjknut11

My phine died on the way down to passt's today after work and I had to stop in some plaza to ask for directions. Started my heep up to go and it sounded awful, ran to the bp right there threw 2 bottles of mobil 1 in just incase since the oil gauge was being screwy. Then checked to look at Green's weld from Friday night and came across this interesting little new detail to my exhaust...

it is not attatched at all now :-( . Time to email mandrel bending solutions. Frosty you said you know a guy there right?

Damn dude, it was brittle didn't think it was that brittle. I have some spare tubing laying around I could have temp patched it if I thought it was going to do that. Sorry