Something exciting in the works!

 

STROKER!!!

 

You got it man! Some cleaning up to be done and final few adjustments. Full update coming soon...

 

Did you buy it together or build it?

Looking good!!!

 

Mmmm stroker. Looks damn good. Great pics, I love AZ. I spent a lot of time in Prescott flying Mingus

 

Thanks! It is a complete custom build which I pieced together with the help of Russ Pottenger at Bishop Buehl Racing Engines. So far I am pretty happy with all the performance upgrades. It's a 4.6l, so it has been bored over .030", micro polished 232 crank, forged piston rods and a Harland Sharp rolling valve train.

 

With the new 4.6, I was having some slight cooling concerns. It was running around 225, which was slightly high for my liking. This was with a Flowkooler water pump, Mishimoto aluminum radiator with silicone hoses and a high flow thermostat with a Hesco high flow housing. In an attempt to bring temps down, I decided to use a Mishimoto heavy duty trans cooler. This way I could completely minimize the factory trans lines which run through the radiator. I already have a 12" electric fan next to the stock mechanical fan. I hooked up both the electric fan and trans cooler fan (which sucks air in) to a Mishimoto fan controller which kicks on around 180 degrees. This has drastically reduced my temps to an operating temp of 210-215. This is in Phoenix, with the outside temps being around a 100 and very dry. I am pleased with how everything has turned out! I will need to trim the front of grill in order to clear the fan atop of the cooler.

Here you can see the bigger trans cooler and attached fan


My buddys XJ

New JCR rear bumper and KC HiLite cubes with amber covers

 

Had scrolled this thread before. Good looking jeep and glad to see you've kept it going over the years.

 

I have been looking forward to your progress and now its complete. Too bad for your engine running hot though, I guess its an issue all inline 6's have to worry about, especially that "WE" live here in the valley of the sun. Great build and awesome Jeep along with your buddies. Do you have any more upgrades planned?

 

Any new updates?

 

Been working quite a bit dialing in the XJ the last few months. Have a whole list of stuff I need to update on later...

 

Its still looking good. All the upgrades make it look like you wont have many more to do. Maybe 1 ton axle swap? Unibody stiffeners?

 

Wow! Very nice, been working on my roof rack, I like the way yours looks. Hope mine turns out as nice.

 

Any updates? This is one of my favorite builds on here.

 

Sweet build and stroker.

Sorry it runs hot. Running hot has nothing to do with being a inline 6