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Old 07-03-2013, 09:44 PM
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what is there to do to my 99 xj to make it faster
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V8 swap
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Sell it and get a corvette is one way. Easy upgrade
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Bbk throttle body.good air filter.fresh tune . Good free flowing exhuast.annnd that's about it.well if ur good u can put a cam in it and u could go full blown retard anf turbo that bish.
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Twin turbo LS1
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If you have oversized tires Regear. Then add a 4.6 stroker kit , supercharger , and N2O
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jet engine. sorry what are you wanting it fast for?
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Cut a hole in the floor so you can push the gas pedal further.

You don't buy an XJ to go nowhere fast, you buy an XJ to go everywhere slow.
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Just out of curiosity, whats the most power and torque someones gotten out of a 4.0 and then stroked? Figured it wasn't worth its own thread, just curious.
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Sell it and get a corvette is one way. Easy upgrade
this only applies if you have a small *****.

I argee with the v8 swap suggestion.
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Originally Posted by s346k
this only applies if you have a small *****.

I argee with the v8 swap suggestion.

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you will snap an axle to grip before you make it FAST.
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In a recent thread I saw that a 96' Cherokee 4.0 could do 0-60 in 8.2, beating a 2013 dodge dart which runs 0-60 in 9.8.

Pretty fast if you ask me.
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Nitrous. Turbo. Supercharger. I've see all 3 in a few cars.
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only drive down steep hills
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