Karmageddon

OK guys I gave up on the 95 with the trans issues..... lol

Found a 98 ZJ with the 5.2L in it with 130k on it. Runs great, shifts great hell the damn thing runs so good I barely touch the gas and it's doing 60 mph. One thing that kind of bothers me though not a real problem though. When I try to cold start it, it cranks forever before it fires. Not a real big issue since it is still warm here but when it gets colder not sure if it will be an issue with the battery.

Also since I live in northern NY there seems to be a bit of rust on the unibody frame of it. I was looking into getting a set of frame stiffeners for it to strengthen the frame up on it. I do plan on keeping it for a while and would like to do some slight mods to it. Can anybody recommend a good set for me to look at?

Forgot are there any cheap tricks to pull a few more horses out of the 5.2L? Not that it really needs it lol.

Bustedback

Cycle the key a few times before you start the engine. That should cut the long crank time down. Cheap mods and more power don't really happen. K&N filters, and a good tune up are about as cheap as they come.

CherokeeHoonigan

i put a spectre air intake on mine. its shiny haha it supposively adds 15 HP but i call BS but it looks cool haha. no real noticeable difference.

dave1123

Nitrous!

Karmageddon

LOL Dave not really thinking that would be good idea. JS

dave1123

Really? Don't tell me you're one of those guys who live in REALITY!!!

Bustedback

After merely watching Fast and Furious I gained 40 horsepower!

dave1123

LMAO!!!

Karmageddon

LMAO!!!! Which Fast and Furious? Or was it all of them?

Bustedback

The whole franchise will give about a 175 horsepower boost. Except 2Fast and 2Furious, you lose about 13 horsepower because Vin Diesel isn't in it.

94zj318

In terms of frame stiffeners I don't know because I've never had them.

But in terms of what I guess you'd call a "hard start", I'd say it's either your battery (check the gauge on the dash to make sure it's getting the appropriate voltage and the voltage doesn't spike up while you're driving or anything), or your battery terminals have corrosion on them (it happens)... you can, after disconnecting the terminals, pour some soda on them and it'll start to dissolve some of the corrosion, then you can use a wire brush to scrape the rest of the corrosion off... be sure to wear eye protection as you don't want dried-up battery acid flying up into your eyes as you are removing the corrosion with the brush. If you can't remove the corrosion, you should replace the terminals (they're not that hard to replace).

Karmageddon

OK 94zj the original post stated that it will crank forever before it starts. If it was a problem with the battery it would barely crank.

charliec

The exhaust on the 5.2 is very restricted. Any improvement will help performance and mileage. I gutted my cat and ran 2.5 inch straight threw muffler and tailpipe. With a K+N air cleaner and that it made a noticeable difference.