Holy ****. That is on fast Xj!

 

Hehehee. And I still have to put the smaller pulley on, get a 2.5" mandrel bent crossover pipe with a 2.5" high-flow cat made with a 2.5" electric cutout and a straight down dump (right after the header). Probably another 2-3psi more boost to come and maybe 30-50ish more horsepower?? Idk. It's gunna be sick come summertime.

Not much of an update, but... At least I did some stuff.
Tightened my belt. So much easier to do with a ratchet (instead of a ratcheting wrench) and with the e-fan out of the way.


Yupp... That's a low enough tension to cause belt slip.


Mmmmuuuuuucccccchhhhhh better.


Got annoyed with the fender liners constantly doing this...


So... I ziptied it to the horn bracket. And used a green ziptie for extra MAAAAAD jdm driftcar bonus points. (actually... i couldn't find the black zipties.. )


Did the other side to match.


All the junk I have in the back of my XJ..


Snagged some horns while I was at the junkyard last weekend..


My plan is to put them where they are in this pic (but a little higher up and behind the grille) with the trumpets pointing forward. And then wire them straight to the battery using a relay and trigger them with the stock horns. (yes. i like to use my horn a lot...)

 

I was gonna go the super route but a turbo fell into my lap today for free so I cant say no.

 

Can't argue with that. Put it on (get some sort of extra fueling and timing management) and CRANK THE BOOST UP!!!

 

I work near a hot rod shop so im picking up a FMU cheap from them. I will do a mega squirt when I can And that is the plan.

33s and then a trip to the dyno

 

COTM.

 

Hahaha. Thanks! That would make my day/week/month/year for my XJ to be COTM.

 

i think you would win hands down. you have COTY in my opinion!

 

...... I like this guy!!
Maybe I'll enter COTM during the summer when I can go off-roading and take some good pictures...


And just a general FYI.. Looks like this place has the bullbars back in stock. (so lucky my jeep came with one)
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...EPJ075301.html

 

nice build

 

AW-4 SHIFT CONTROLLER/GEAR INDICATOR MOD

So with some fancy electronic control boxes we built this device. What does it do?

Current version-
Gear Indicator- LED display showing what gear the trans in currently in. Right now it will display a number when the trans lever is in any location, even P,R,N,D,3,1-2. It shows gear 1-4 and then when the Torque Converter locks, like on the highway at/over 50mph, it shows 5.

Shift Controller- we wanted to be able to manually control the trans and 'shift' it like a manual but also have the automatic feature. Montana Fab has a control kit that lets you pick 1st, 2nd, or Drive(normal operation) but it uses a rotary switch which is kind of weird. We bought a RADesign rail shifter which is a great little device. It looks like a mini-shifter but it is needs to be 'stand alone' with no TCU and no automatic trans function/control or it requires additional switches to turn it 'on and off' and toggle between manual and automatic. We wanted something more integrated. With our 'control box' we reconfigured how the RADesign shifter controlls the AW-4. With the RAD shifter in '4th' gear position the AW-4 functions just as normal. Like it (the control box) is off. Then you can move the shifter into any of the other 3 positions and control/hold it in that gear and shift thru the gears at whatever rpm you want(not at 4800rpm like the TCU shifts at under WOT). So stopped or at a stoplight, move the RAD into 1st gear position and the trans shifts/is in 1st. Accerlerate and then shift the RAD into 2nd gear position and the trans shifts and stays in 2nd. Accelerate more and shift the RAD into 3rd gear position and the trans shifts into 3rd and holds it there. Accelerate more and shift the RAD into 4th gear position and the 'controller turns off' and the TCU takes over and shifts into 4th gear and over 50mph the torque converter will lock up as normal.

 

Lets Trade Jeep! Mines Red Yours is Red. You wouldnt Know!!!!!

 

Thanks!
Hahaha. If you lived closer, I'd take you for a ride in mine and maybe take ya wheeling..

 

You going to Naxja's NAC fest?

 

It's in June, so if I can lift my Jeep a bit more and sort out my bumpstops by then... I will most likely be there.


Okay.. I've been trying to think of a way to put a winch on the front of my XJ for a loooonnnnngggg time...
Here's what I came up with at 3am when I was having trouble falling asleep.. Kinda hit me like a lead brick. (please ignore my horrible drawing skills..)


Now that I look at it, my design would have to be changed slightly because of the LED bar.. Basically putting the winch like an inch (or maybe closer) in front of the LED bar (sticking slightly past the end of the bullbar) and mounting slightly differently to how I drew it and make it sit as low to the top of the 2" receiver as possible... I'm probably going to try and play around with my winch this weekend and see how I can set it in there (to see how it looks).


And I was looking at some old pics.. My springs have definitely sagged.....
summertime lift height...

Lift height as of a few weeks ago... Looks about an inch, or so, lower to me..