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Old 04-17-2012, 09:11 PM
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expensive? install is...for dumbies or slightly difficult?
Around $20 for guage, pretty easy to install....
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Old 04-17-2012, 09:12 PM
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Around $20 for guage, pretty easy to install....
next m & g. jake...get ready for some electrical crap.
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Over 300 hp and torque
I like torque
so your looking for around 4.7L???
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Old 04-17-2012, 09:14 PM
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i guess my PO had done reg maintenance ...and nowhres, i know, nut i deserve it. lol.
Best way to tell, pop your valve cover off and take a look at your rockers. If the PO maintained the jeep well they should look pretty good. If not they'll be covered in gunk and sludge
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so your looking for around 4.7L???
4.9L
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Old 04-17-2012, 09:16 PM
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http://titanengines.com/jeep-stroker...of-torque.html

315hp/345ft/lbs 300ci
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Best way to tell, pop your valve cover off and take a look at your rockers. If the PO maintained the jeep well they should look pretty good. If not they'll be covered in gunk and sludge
i wanna paint it anyway...like scott, only red.
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4.9L
Smokin
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Smokin
Yea, that's down the road a little bit but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna do it. Not buying a complete engine from them but I'll get their stroker kit with the nice Keith Black forged pistons and scat crank and high flow head.
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well im wondering if rebuilding soon is smart or just wait and see what happens. im at 216k+ encounting.
Im at 400k... still goin...

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but my oil pressure is weird. its high. like 60 (i assume psi). it gets higher when i accelerate.
Normal. Oil pump spins faster, more flow, more pressure.

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next m & g. jake...get ready for some electrical crap.
Dammit... im gonna start charging...

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Yea, that's down the road a little bit but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna do it. Not buying a complete engine from them but I'll get their stroker kit with the nice Keith Black forged pistons and scat crank and high flow head.
If your gonna do it, might as well go big
Not a bad price either...It's got me to thinkin
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If your gonna do it, might as well go big
Not a bad price either...It's got me to thinkin
I've read a lot of good reviews on their engines, and look at the parts list. 2 grand aint bad at all for what you get
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Dammit... im gonna start charging...

Wait, what? "Start"? Huh? lol
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Im at 400k... still goin...

Normal. Oil pump spins faster, more flow, more pressure.

Dammit... im gonna start charging...

:drool:
i paid in supplies that youre still using....
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i paid in supplies that youre still using....
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