My New To Me Toy

[cheesy]

50K miles, 4.0L inline six, six speed manual trans, two tops, a/c, cruise, tilt, etc, etc.


It doesn't have power windows and I almost forgot how to roll them down. :oops:

[Cal25]

I like those old inline six's.
Hard tops are great especially with A/C and I would imagine harsh winters.

[cheesy]

The inline 6 was what I was looking for. Gobs of low end torque. The engine had been around in one form or another from AMC for years. The old 1960s 232 with a two barrel had a surprising amount of grunt.

[alkamp]

nice! what year? I miss our jeep.
My son has 242k on his 88 4.0 and still running strong

[mizke]

straight 6's are very strong motors

toyota supra 94.5 -98 twin turbo 2jz-gte motors use a straight 6 motor and those can run a 1000whp easy with very minor internal work.. i think they can handle 750whp with out any bottem work..

dodge turbo cummings desiels run a straight 6..

some friends of mine last year got the new style jeep sahara hard top, id have a jeep if it was not for the fact that i dont like the short wheel base or how narrow they are


but none the less it looks good and looks like its a good solid stock jeep.. let the mod's begin..

lift it 3inches, widen the stance by 2 inchs on each side
run wider rims, rims should be tiny with big ol fat off road tires..do not put "street rims on it" like how you see lifted trucks running low profile tires.. it looks stupid, trucks and jeeps and any other off road truck or jeep should have tiny rims with big tires..

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by alkamp

nice! what year? I miss our jeep.
My son has 242k on his 88 4.0 and still running strong

It's a 2005 Unlimited. I hope it lasts as long as my 95 F150, 352K miles and still going.

Mike-My son-in-law is already trying to sell me stuff. He has an 07 Unlimited 4 door that he is running off road. I may do a winch and a receiver hitch and leave it at that.

I like the narrowness. It'll make parking at O'hare Airports' "E" lot a breeze.

[mizke]

if you want a better mpg order your self a 70 dollar intake off ebay, and get a flowmaster welded on it

intakes are good for 2 to 4 % better mpg
exhaust are good for 3 to 5 % better mpg

also run royal purple oil and gear lube in the rear diff..

royal purple is 35 bucks for a 5 quart jug, its pricey i know but it was designed for lemans, top fuel, pretty much hardcore racing and for the first few years after it was invented, you could only get it by going through companies that deal in parts for those.. you can also go 15k between oil changes all tho i dont do that i do go 5k.. royal purple is the best motor oil you can run and the best gear lube you can run..

[FastDoc]

Great vehicle.

I'm also a fan of that particular Six. Also like the removable hardtop. Glad you got a manual trans, I had no idea they had six speeds.

Enjoy!

[davidsonsgccc]

jeeps are cool. the closest thing to the feel of a motorcycle is a jeep with no top or doors. in my opinion anyways.

[mizke]

Originally Posted by davidsonsgccc

jeeps are cool. the closest thing to the feel of a motorcycle is a jeep with no top or doors. in my opinion anyways.

never could talk my friends into taking their doors off, wished they would have..

i myself never run a ac in my cars, never ever.. windows down all the time..

[cheesy]

Originally Posted by mizke

i myself never run a ac in my cars, never ever.. windows down all the time..

95F and 63% humidity in the Chicago area today. :( The AC is cranked. :wink:

[mizke]

102 yesterday, never touched the ac.. if you turned mine on i bet a cloud of dust would come out of it.. i dont drive during rush hour, and thats the only time i sit still longer to make me want to turn it on.