i need advice
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From: el paso
Year: 1998
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Look OP, its not that we're trying to be jerks here, its just you're probably young and are making bad/unsafe choices with the "street racing" a Jeep. Don't do it. Ill admit, my 4.9L had double what a basic 4.0L had power wise but I wasn't dumb enough to race it except at the mud bog where it was legal. Many here have stated a true fact, you bought a Jeep, not a Ferrari. As for the "Bro Jeeps" (JK Wranglers), if you're trying to race them, don't because yes, the 3.8 and 3.6 can rev high but they're prone to breaking down and blowing up because they were not mean for it. You're 4.0L on the other hand will last over 300k miles where the JK motor will be lucky if it lives that long. Not to mention you have more pulling power in the 4.0 than the JK will ever have. Reliable and tough, yes. high revving and fast, no. Just cruise and enjoy where the road takes you instead of worrying about "street cred" bs. Besides, no one will remember any of that crap for long.
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From: Lantana, Fl
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.Slow
i need advice
The thing is you guys are assuming **** man, i would never put a life at risk specially mine i love my life so much lol i got 2 kids and a gorgeous wife lol theres sand drangs back at home and theres a lot of jeeps rams nitros ect. Back there so i want something to help me there. Lol damn amd you say im inmature. Instead of assuming ask me if i do street races. Theres also track drags were you could race. Damn 😂
Now on to business, if you have an H.O. model 4.0L, a supercharger or lower gears are going to be your best bet. You got to pay to play.
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From: Blunt, South Dakota
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.6 stroker
So, you mean to tell me you're doing a buck-fifteen in the sand? Vids please!
See below, but this is why you need to be as detailed as possible when posting on the forum. The number of idiots in the world far outweigh the rest of us...
Bingo. Any mod to make it go fast is high dollar. Hope you have a self-replenishing wallet...
The thing is you guys are assuming **** man, i would never put a life at risk specially mine i love my life so much lol i got 2 kids and a gorgeous wife lol theres sand drangs back at home and theres a lot of jeeps rams nitros ect. Back there so i want something to help me there. Lol damn amd you say im inmature. Instead of assuming ask me if i do street races. Theres also track drags were you could race. Damn 😂
1) Don't be an ***. 2) You should have stated sand dunes and not street. You'd be surprised how many young guns come here wanting to race on the street.
Now on to business, if you have an H.O. model 4.0L, a supercharger or lower gears are going to be your best bet. You got to pay to play.
Now on to business, if you have an H.O. model 4.0L, a supercharger or lower gears are going to be your best bet. You got to pay to play.
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Year: 97
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From: el paso
Year: 1998
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From: Lantana, Fl
Year: 1996
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i need advice
You said drags but weren't specific hence the mass confusion.
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From: Monett, MO.
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Dammed hood won't close without it but with the turbo setup it was close could have made it fit but couldn't find a stock fiberglass hood at the time.
When on the street they asked what I was running just said a V-8 not a 6 then they always ask how big told them the truth 381 ci., most thought just what I wanted, that I was dumb and it was a 383. Really a 400ci Dart block de-stroked for several reasons (SB/10.5 tire class & Drag Radial), loved those days not to long ago.
One of the easiest cars to make work on the street I ever had out of 3 G-Body's 2 cars and the wagon plus the fastest mph in the 1/4 148.53
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