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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by salad

I agree regarding the electric fan, but be careful comparing modern foreign cars to a Jeep. You can't do most of the crap to them as our ol beasts. The AMC inline-six basically goes back fifty years with only slight modifications... try running across the desert with 500 pounds of armor, a trailer, 15W40 conventional, and a FRAM on a 2013 Mazda 3 and tell me how that works out for you lol.
I would never compare my Jeep to a foreign car that's why my BMW sits a lot till summer and that's only if it's nice as hell and thats mainly my wife's car but the Jeep my friend is my daily driver I can beat on him and he'll take every bit of punishment and I never had overheating issues ever
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jtm01xj

I would never compare my Jeep to a foreign car that's why my BMW sits a lot till summer and that's only if it's nice as hell and thats mainly my wife's car but the Jeep my friend is my daily driver I can beat on him and he'll take every bit of punishment and I never had overheating issues ever
That was a very informative and irrelevant post

His point is these new cars are designed to run on an e-fan. Our 4.0Ls are not. It can be done, but it isn't how they were designed.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:07 PM
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Ok ok ok. We bogged this thread down enough. Lets try and stay back on topic. Even just a lil bit
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Ok ok ok. We bogged this thread down enough. Lets try and stay back on topic. Even just a lil bit
Oops. I always do that here, thinking I'm in Ask A Question.

I drove the 'Manche to Walter Reed for an MRI this morning. Still running like ****, but at least she's reliable.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

Oops. I always do that here, thinking I'm in Ask A Question.

I drove the 'Manche to Walter Reed for an MRI this morning. Still running like ****, but at least she's reliable.
Lol. Rather not have a head mod make an issue from a normal convo. That and you know this type of convo will blow up in here with opinions
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:14 PM
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Got my trxus mts and my spare rim in!!!
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bretts2000XJ
Spraying shock mount hardware with PB and tinkering with torque trying to get a close calculation of mpg

Pretty darn accurate. And so is the instant mpg.
I've never had luck with the MPG on torque. It randomly goes form 17 to 255
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jtm01xj
I hate to tell you man but mechanical fans are becoming obsolete in new vehicles they are thing of the past just take a look at all front wheel drive cars they don't have any mechanical fans same thing with foreign cars a lot of them don't have any mechanical fans I know my BMW don't and it an 03
There's one VERY good reason for that...

The engine is sideways on FWD cars lol
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:38 PM
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But bimmers are rwd. Why use mechanical power when a Lil 12v pulls harder. And takes way less space.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564

There's one VERY good reason for that...

The engine is sideways on FWD cars lol
Yup i know
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564

There's one VERY good reason for that...

The engine is sideways on FWD cars lol
Hey you still making saybar discos
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jtm01xj
Hey you still making saybar discos
yea. Just finishing a batch and probably not going to do another until fall though
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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Ordered the Rough Country winch bumper I wanted with the stinger bar and d-rings.
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dukie564
yea. Just finishing a batch and probably not going to do another until fall though
So hard to find good help now days. Should outsource it overseas, lol
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bretts2000XJ
A screen shot from torque . Current readings from sensors and the ecu
Thank you sir!

...never even thought to see if there was a 'Droid app like this lol. Much obliged.
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