anybody else think xj's have alot of unexpected power?

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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:34 PM
  #1  
So i raced one of my buddies 5.7l titan that has cai intake, after market exhaust and stage 2 chip, and i dusted him in 2wd? lol, i used to think his truck was pretty fast but psh. if i was in 4hi no telling how much distance i would of had on him... and my jeep is lifted with 31s. im liking this straight six motor.
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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:36 PM
  #2  
Pretty sure it's a 5.6 litre just FYI. My bad*
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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:37 PM
  #3  
ah yea i couldnt remember exactly , its the 8 they put in all those titans
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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:40 PM
  #4  
5.8, just saw one today. 4H wouldn't help you racing, but racing in 4H with a part time transfercase like a NP231 that your Jeep probably has is a great thing to do if you are in the market for a new transfer case.
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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:42 PM
  #5  
i doubt it would hurt the t case going in straight path, well if it breaks ill get another.
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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:48 PM
  #6  
1. XJs are light that helps a lot
2. titans were 5.6 for the longest time and they are dogs on the bottom end
3. titans have major traction issues so unless he's got a rear sway bar and traction bars you'd walk on him all day long until about 40 45 ish and they they are GONE.
4. the 4.0 is a tq monster for what it is and they will get up and go.
5. 4hi would help even more providing you don't turn. I know a lot of hemi guys run with 4 hi on the track and have better times then running in 2wd.

also with the nissan's you can't just throw an intake exhaust and a chip at it and think your making power. i spent a lot of time building nissan's and planing them out and 90% of the time off the shelf parts (aka K&N CAI) actually lose low end power. i spent a lot of time with the VK56 (titan motor) and VQ40 (frontier motor) so i know how to make power out of them
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Feb 8, 2011 | 09:51 PM
  #7  
Unless you're sitting there spinning your tires, then 4hi is not going to help you.

It's also asking for trouble with your transfer case
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:07 PM
  #8  
i own 2 xjs my 95 pos screws!!!...my 98 runs ok i even swapped tires to eliminate that variablb
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:13 PM
  #9  
Quote: i own 2 xjs my 95 pos screws!!!...my 98 runs ok i even swapped tires to eliminate that variablb
Huh?
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:20 PM
  #10  
I love the fact that when I rev the engine, the whole Jeep noticeably rocks side to side, saying, "Come at me, bro."
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:23 PM
  #11  
Quote: Unless you're sitting there spinning your tires, then 4hi is not going to help you.

It's also asking for trouble with your transfer case
Dude actually I know a guy who broke his rear drive line. Pulled it off to the side of the road took it off and drove a good 85 miles in 4hi to work, then more on the way home. At a maximum speed of Like 55 or 60mph. Not to say I would do it. But I wouldn't underestimate them.
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Dude actually I know a guy who broke his rear drive line. Pulled it off to the side of the road took it off and drove a good 85 miles in 4hi to work, then more on the way home. At a maximum speed of Like 55 or 60mph. Not to say I would do it. But I wouldn't underestimate them.
Yea, driving in 4hi WITHOUT a rear driveshaft won't damage the transfer case. In fact I have done it in the past after snapping a shaft. It doesn't bind with only one driveshaft

But It's not the same thing as driving with both
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:37 PM
  #13  
Quote: Huh?
i own 2 cherokees my 1995 rot box parts jeep will boil the tires (dana 35 is beat so it spins both lol)...while my 1998 runs good but it's no rocket i even swapped out the tires to make sure that wasn't the reason my 98 was so much slower...i have learned in owning 10+ jeeps they all run different...th OP got one of the random fast ones
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:38 PM
  #14  
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i own 2 cherokees my 1995 rot box parts jeep will boil the tires (dana 35 is beat so it spins both lol)...while my 1998 runs good but it's no rocket i even swapped out the tires to make sure that wasn't the reason my 98 was so much slower...i have learned in owning 10+ jeeps they all run different...th OP got one of the random fast ones
Ah, ok
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Feb 8, 2011 | 10:38 PM
  #15  
and as far as the 4hi debate...what t-case? the 242 will do it all day in full time
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