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Old 12-15-2011, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by no rdplz
neon injectors increasing gas mileage. The injectors themselves did not increase your mpg's. You saw an increase because you stared using CLEAN injectors. Pull the factories, clean them out, and put them back in you'll see an increase in mpg's to some degree. Neon injectors do 2 things and 2 things only -
1. due to better fuel atomization they give you a smoother idle
2. due to a slightly higher flow rating you get better throttle response
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Originally Posted by xjsnake
Just because some people don't get flashed or pulled over for running HID's in improper housings: ebay, ecode, dot housings, doesn't mean it's a good idea to half *** HID's...
Rumor:
Throwing HID's in h4 housings is fine as long as you aim them.
FALSE .....Illegal and stupid.

Rumor:
Rear upper shock bolts are easy to tap out after they break.
FALSE

Rumor:
Fram oil filters will destroy your engine minutes after they are installed.
FALSE
Old 12-15-2011, 10:20 PM
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The motor clatters so it must need to be rebuilt or replaced. False! It is an i6 that is just its nature. Lol
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The motor clatters so it must need to be rebuilt or replaced. False! It is an i6 that is just its nature. lol
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Sorry for the double post...stinking phone app is acting up lol
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Originally Posted by jmm0122
But you have to also realize that 90% of the xj's out there have already shot rear leafs, so 90% of the time adding AAL to rear leafs will be bad. In my book the only way AAL is worth it is if the rear packs are brand new, or have been replaced in the past few years, which 90% of the xj's out there are not.
That's like finding a Jeep with a cracked head, high-temp glueing the crack, and then blaming it on the glue when you run into more problems.
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Originally Posted by ivantheigor
Rumor:
Throwing HID's in h4 housings is fine as long as you aim them.
FALSE .....Illegal and stupid.

Rumor:
Rear upper shock bolts are easy to tap out after they break.
FALSE

Rumor:
Fram oil filters will destroy your engine minutes after they are installed.
FALSE
I have seen for myself 3 different cars using a fram oil filter have no oil pressure at start up and didn't have any tell after 2 mins avg.Will it kill your engine not on the spot but it will shorten its life span.
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Originally Posted by ivantheigor
Rumor:
Throwing HID's in h4 housings is fine as long as you aim them.
FALSE .....Illegal and stupid.

Rumor:
Rear upper shock bolts are easy to tap out after they break.
FALSE

Rumor:
Fram oil filters will destroy your engine minutes after they are installed.
FALSE
I had a Fram in my stroker when the cam was wiped out due to some metal from the piston circulating in the oil. Would another oil filter have made a difference? Who knows. I know that I will never use Fram again as a result of it though.
Until the same thing happens with my K&N, I will continue to use it only.
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I had little to no issue drilling and tapping my rear shock bolts, I broke 3 of 4.



okay I'm tired of this rumor.

Front swaybar, without it your jeep can only go straight, if you even think of a corner you will roll twohundred and fifty four times.

False, You don't need it unless you are unable to drive a lifted vehicle properly, and space yourself from other traffic properly and legally. The brakes are alot worse than the steering, so you should count on being able to slow down enough so you don't have to swerve at 70

thats another rumor, jeeps going 70 lol. Maybe little guys.
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Originally Posted by blue_on_blackXJ
Oh I've got another one:
In spite of common belief, it's pronounced "wInch" not "wEnch."

Winch: Recovery device.

Wench: Your mother.
Thank you, that one drives me nuts.
Originally Posted by Gionet
okay I'm tired of this rumor.

Front swaybar, without it your jeep can only go straight, if you even think of a corner you will roll twohundred and fifty four times.

False, You don't need it unless you are unable to drive a lifted vehicle properly, and space yourself from other traffic properly and legally. The brakes are alot worse than the steering, so you should count on being able to slow down enough so you don't have to swerve at 70

thats another rumor, jeeps going 70 lol. Maybe little guys.
That's what I was getting at.



Throttle body spacers a good performance part.
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Updated.
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Originally Posted by gionet
i had little to no issue drilling and tapping my rear shock bolts, i broke 3 of 4.



Okay i'm tired of this rumor.

Front swaybar, without it your jeep can only go straight, if you even think of a corner you will roll twohundred and fifty four times.

False, you don't need it unless you are unable to drive a lifted vehicle properly, and space yourself from other traffic properly and legally. The brakes are alot worse than the steering, so you should count on being able to slow down enough so you don't have to swerve at 70

thats another rumor, jeeps going 70 lol. Maybe little guys.


got 35`s stock gears and speedo says 85 before i cant go any faster i know its at least 10 slow at 45 im doing 55 had my buddy clock me why cant yours go over 70?
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Originally Posted by xjbeans
got 35`s stock gears and speedo says 85 before i cant go any faster i know its at least 10 slow at 45 im doing 55 had my buddy clock me why cant yours go over 70?

Because I drive like an adult and don't beat on something not built for it?
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Originally Posted by andrewmp6
I have seen for myself 3 different cars using a fram oil filter have no oil pressure at start up and didn't have any tell after 2 mins avg.Will it kill your engine not on the spot but it will shorten its life span.
And I've seen 4.0's run Frams for 350k miles with no issues... Damn thing threw a rod that had been knocking for 4 months. Must have been the FRAM.


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