dvd_fuller

alright so im already planning on making my own cai, although i dont know what type of tubeing to use, aluminum, exhaust pipe, or some kind of ceramic?

also i say this thing called a GF performance chip, it claims up to 60hp gain, 4-7mpg gain and only cost $70, heres the website
http://www.gfchips.com/jeepcherokee.aspx

i know i wont get 60 more hp but wondering if you think its worth getting at all?

jeepxj19

Those chips are a complete waste of money. for a cai, anything would work, auto stores sell cai tubing that u can use.

jeepxj19

Heres a pic of mine

dvd_fuller

i didnt think it would be any good, thanks for confirming

and thats pretty much exactly what im gonna do, except im gonna get some dryer heat shield and try to attach that somehow

dvd_fuller

also how do you keep you engine so clean, i have 184000 miles and it wont be shiny but mine is really dirty.... plus i got in sum mud once to see what stock could do

jeepxj19

I have 184k on mine too, mine actually needs a cleaning. Get some engine degreaser and follow the instructions on the can.

DIRTDOGXJ

I just turned 187kish.....about 60k with the stroker. Mines semi-clean.

dvd_fuller

alright will do.
oh and real good job on your xj, i think i might do my rims like you did and back bumper.

also dirtdog, what is the thing that says msd on it, in the top right?

DIRTDOGXJ

My ignition control box......

dvd_fuller

o hah, just didnt recognize it

Bustedknuckle

That "chip" is a $0.15 resistor that causes more harm then good.

dvd_fuller

thanks, know of any other cheap easy upgrades?

jeepxj19

What type of upgrades u looking for?

dvd_fuller

something to up the hp or torque. maybe an inch or two lift, im not sure about lift though, i want to but my parents for some reason dont like me messing with my jeep. oh and if theres a way to make the exhaust better, although im sure that cant happen very cheap.

i would mostly like to up the power

jeepxj19

Well there arent really alot to do to get more hp from an xj, but u can get about 20 more hp, by going with a high performance ignition, cai, bored throttle body, headers, cat back exhaust, injectors, and a programmer such as a jet chip, or for a lot more a stroker or boost it. Getting hp isnt the cheapest thing to do to an xj. But u can make a simple cai, and if u just want a bit louder exhuast cut out the old muffler and clamp on a cherry bomb or something, injectors are also pretty cheap and easy