best year for cherokee.
12-25-2010, 08:51 PM
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Year: 1990
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0 I6
Been asked a million times... mechanical and style wise the 99 wins... already has the intake manifold and better exhaust manifold... interiors as good as 00-01 but doesn't share the 0331 head... find it in a 2 door 5 speed black and you'll have my favorit prime Cherokee...
12-25-2010, 08:52 PM
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Year: 1990
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by N20jeep
i would just love to see a true dyno test with before and after runs, where the ONLY variable is the intake manifold.
12-26-2010, 10:55 AM
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Year: 1990
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0 I6
Not 26% horsepower... think it was air volume... so no... they did it because of the emissions changes that killed power starting that year... the intake was to make back up some of it...
12-26-2010, 01:06 PM
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Year: 1990
Model: Comanche
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if you add all the other stuff to it that was gained in 99 i guess.... 99 had more interior upgrades and stuff like that from what i understand...
12-26-2010, 01:41 PM
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I love my 92. Anything 92 and newer should be good. 92 was the first year of HO and Non-disco D30. I like the older ones mainly cause they don't have all the complications of obdII. Sure the newer ones have a little more power, and the fancy interior. Guess thats fine if your a mall crawler. Me I like to wheel mine, just as much mud on the inside as the outside. But to be honest everybody is gonna say the best years are within the range of the years they own.
I have had a '88, '89, and '99 and everything is by far better with the newer model. And I agree with the '97-99 being the best range and 1999 being the best year. And that is from personal experience, not just because it's the within the range I own.
12-26-2010, 02:33 PM
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Year: 1990
Model: Comanche
Engine: 4.0 I6
Originally Posted by djb383
Always seeing posts saying want more power ('01 down), never see a post saying want more interior upgrades.
This is why I say 99 is the more desirable... for more reasons then power...
This is not my opinion this is everyone's opinions I have read over the long time I have been here... I myself just bought a 95 and is my only xj... but some of these mods I may do myself if I get a deal on parts... the intake... 703 injectors and bored throttlebody will happen for sure though... made a huge difference on my 89 with a 96 hybrid motor swap I had...