It'll be worth the wait.

 

I like the swap idea you have. Check out Naxja and the Street forum, there are a few lowered XJ's over there. How do you plan to lower it?

Everyone that does a turbo install said the fab work is a major pita! There really is not a whole lot of room on that side of the engine. Just food for thought.

 

thats sick man! good job on all the thinking and how to route it, im trying to find a 2wd for a street rig, get a little better mpg than my 4wd, and i wanna make it a sleeper, keep it looking stock but when i go the the track on wednesdays and fridays i can blow away all the stupid ricers haha

 

Can you post up in about a year and let us know how much of your headers are NOT rotted away? That heat wrap is about the worst thing you can do to them. The spray alone doesn't even do anything. If you seriously think that crap is going to give you ANY power you have a lot to learn. Race car drivers use it in there motors where they are doing 200+ MPH with a lot more engine heat than our little 4 liters create. They also replace their headers every year due to the heat wrap.

Run a 2.25" dual (for whateverr reason.....) with a CAT. Although dual wont help you any on your little power mod session.

 

WOW!!! He just wanted to run some duals with heat wrapped headers, seems he's done alot of homework on this and ignores the fact that his engine was 99.9% effective at stock. I'm a little late in giving you some advice, run 2.5" pipes with cat and just a straight pipe out the back with turn down. change out your intake to a cyclinder tractor air canister add a snorkel adjust your air flow sensor lift it 6.5" throw some 35" change the gears..... oh wait its your Jeep do what you will and be happy. Just don't complain when it takes a crap!

 

Not a prob.. ill let you know how they hold up.. And no need to come in here and say i have alot to learn.. not neccasry.. I do things to learn, you can read all you want but doesnt mean we know it all.. how many people do you know that have a true dual on the i6?? Very very few.. I brought this idea to the table and recieved alot of negative comments, saying theres no point, no added power, blady blah blah.. You dont think i know this already, buddy my specialty with jeeps is not on the trail.. I know the potential of the i6, and evryone else seems to think other wise, any engine can be built whether its a 4 banger or even a 2 stroke.. anything is possible as long as one has the passion and desire to complete somthing nobody expects.

I love how everybody compares a race engine to our "lil 4 litre".. ofcourse they have to change them out every year do to the amount of heat those engine produce.. were still talking about lil 4 litres remember.. I dont create that heat so why would mine deteriorate..? Seems like common sense dont it. Ceramic coated/wrapped/and sprayed.. isnt that the same procedure most "racers" do? Com'on dude you should know better..

And lol lil power mod session, that's clever.. you think of that all on your own.. Im sure you've done some lil power adding yourself.. its like the MPGs of the 4.0. Your not going to get much out of injectors, intake, exhaust mods, its more about engine response and helping out while you driving down the highway. ive done several mods to help reduce the restriction on the motor.. ive gained a couple mpgs and engine response is outstanding. Theres nothing holding back this engine. Free flowing just lil all the race cars have.. Lets just say i took out the restrictor plate to run in talladega..

So you have your opinion, that needs to be look down upon. BEfore you make a gesture about some ones knowledge you should work on getting you own facts straight.

 

I'll say it again, 98jeepsrt6, u 'da man, a mover/shaker, a git 'er done kinda guy........and Merry Xmas to u and yours.

 

Yea its as effective as the manufacture produced it. Restricted for emissions and so called better MPGS. Look buddy its a freaking jeep its not a prius.. Im not looking to save on gas but at least keep it equal if not slightly better.. I ran dual 2.25 i have cats that are ready to go in and they are also turn down tips.. So yeah i think ur a lil late on advice. Snorkel is on the list since it one of the only true cold air intakes available with out riggin it. My sensor cannot be adjusted even though ive seen the mod ur thinking of. and another thinkgthat is funny is that newbs coming into the thread without reading the other pages first and making suggestions on what one should do with is own jeep, then try an play it off "oh wait its your Jeep do what you will and be happy. Just don't complain when it takes a crap!"
Y complain gives me another reason to buy another and build the crap motor.. hmm have an imagination outside your tiny box.

No offense just had to let you know my opinion..

 

Thank you sir, Merry xmas to all and families, be safe!!


And please dont drink and try to drive, northern guys especially. Seen a few of you guys getting hit by others idiots out there.. so again be safe and if you have to.. hit the ditch.

 

Whatever dude. Have fun replacing your headers. BTW sounds no different than the 30-40 other 4.0's with flowmasters I have heard. Been building jeeps in the family for years and racing cars for more. If you really want to impress anyone enough to even put SRT in your username put a bigger more powerful motor in it or do something real for performance like supercharge it, then it would be an SRT. Just because you have nice plug wires and a 10,000 dollar exhaust doesn't make it fast

 

Buddy its xmas no need for the crap.. In time things will be done.. Im not rich to do it all at once. youll be seeing more of me on here and doing all the things you "know it alls" dont think can be done. Im an outsider when it comes to wheeling, so y dont you go tag along with the rest. And yes the point of srt is for future reference, hence i will be doing other performance upgrades later. And what builds have you done, if you dont mind me asking? Suspension and changing oem parts.. ooo your so skilled.. This isnt my first jeep neither buddy boy so back off and go wack off. My 93 had single in dual out FM 40s and no it did not sound anything like this.. your only hearing you side at a time not both. 10,000 haha..

I can bet you this though with my lil mods i AM faster than you. and these be fighten words so when you want let me know. Go to the track and post your time. take a vid while your at it..

 

i think you should spray the **** out of that motor...

the torque the 4.0's get from the juice is intense, more than ive felt from my SBC's and SBF's with a simlilar sized shot.

 

Yea ive thought about it but im somewat nervous of putting it there.. Ive seen you post pics of the bottle you got. It could be possible maybe a 50 shot. just incase im a half a car behind. lol

Will i blow the welds on the intake?? lol jk

this rig is going to be a temp baby rig so no more performance upgrades for now. 2 more months and twins!!

 

a 50 shot whould not be a problem for the 4.0 to handle.

i ran a 75 shot on a 93 4x4 for about 8 months before deciding to lift it. and i ran a 120 shot on a 90 2wd for over a year before running into a pretty serious fuel issue one night.

but a 50 shot you could get away without retarding the timing and just running a little higher octane fuel (93 would work)

congrats on the twins, i have a daughter due at the end of Feb.

 

ok, ill take into consideration.. How difficult is the setup??

Thanks, congrats to you as well. Boy and girl for me and the wife. shes due mid feb.