im about to buy another xj now. looking at a ??? 93 xj country. takes all 92 parts i guess??? but titles says 93. its got 210k on it. sitting on 90% tread 31x10.5 goodyear wrangler AT's in a Real aggressive cut. I6 4.0 High Output. <<<Anyone know why its branded H.O. or what the diff is between my 97 sport? Auto trans. brand new replaced two weeks ago by my dude radiator and fuel pump. I guess the brain is out, got water into it somehow, but motor tranny axles ect i checked and where clear. He says hes willing to buy the brains or main computer and possibly install if i pay $1350. That or he'll knock a couple hundred off. but the comp. or brain is 518.76 i guess. What do you guys think? anyone know more about RENIX? is this one? and how do i tell? THanks for the inputsss might be up poo creek without a paddle if it werent for all you good people!!!

 

also i figure the tires in the condition they are should be worth an easy 500 maybe 600 being about new and still having the hairs on them. and the jeep runs like A SCOLDED DOG so i figure 500 for tires 800 for xj= Big Win. Even though its not running now it was two weeks ago before the fuel pump fell off inside the tank and it spent two weeks in a field.

 

also what do you guys think about using floor heater vents for hood vents? standard or the open closed kind? ive seen a few builds this way with bedliner on them and it didnt look bad. just wanted to get another go ahead before i put them on my dear and beautiful 97'

 

87-90 were the Renix years, 91 and up use Chrysler electronics. 91 and newer 4.0 engines were all H.O. engines, they're rated 23 horespower more than the Renix 4.0. The cylinder heads and intake, along with a few other changes were the main difference between the Renix and H.O. engines. There is also no EGR valve on the H.O. engines, and onboard diagonstics were better and easier on the non-Renix engines. Buy it if it's rust free and runs. I'm not a fan of using floor vents for a home HVAC system for hood vents.

 

thanks man for clarifying. i just caught the XJ FEVER. and am trying to absorb all i can. Is renix freaking sweet or turd? anyone know what the actual difference was? were they just a engine co. or what?

 

Ah. some clarification. thanks a mil. always wonder about the bold H.O. stamps on the early to mid 90's years and it seemed to stop before it got around my 97. its not baged like this. thanks for teaching. And theres a little rust. just basic XJ symptoms though. and pretty easily treatable if there dealt with now.

 

you guys have been a great help. any more opinions on the 93? besides it lacking the ceiling console and cupholders

 

The overhead console was an option. So not all XJ's have them. The 93 xj country has a 1.5" factory lift. And came with 3 skid plates. '91 was the first year with HO. After several years they stopped putting the 4.0 HO. Badging on. Because they all where. The overhead consoles compass/temperature module changed in '93 (or right after) to a compass/temperature/MPG module. (They added the MPG) Although the wiring harness is there in the '97, It might have different connectors then the 93.

 

nice man. thanks for letting me know. now i know i can fit a console in her!

 

That explains why mine sat a little higher than my aunts 95 base model. I didn't know they had the lift from the factory or the skid plates but I never looked for those guess I'm gonna have to take a look.

 

still waiting for him to come down on price...