AWD TURBO STROKER BUILD UP

tealcherokee said:

well, my street xj has begun, it has actually taken over all funding for the trail rig...

im going to be posting all my mods in this thread, from here on out....ill bump it when i update it.

Here she is, when i bought her, 1988 laredo, auto, 242...for $250

Home and cleaned up, next to my teal jeep, which whats left of the body hits the scrap yard in a few days *sigh* only to be replaced by a tube buggy sometime down the road

MARCH 28th 2006

Today, 3/28 the work began, i installed some f150 spring up front, or 250, i dont remember (what ever the guys use for the budget lifts)....i cut 2 coils off the springs, and got about 3/4" drop out of them, a surprisingly comfortable ride, and unreal handling. The uphill "S" turns by my house usually make me feel uneasy at 35mph, were now taken like it was a straight road at 45mph, the fastest the little renix could push the brick.

Ride height is looking like this for now, although the drivers side is still sitting a little high.

I also installed a cone filter just because i had one, seemed to make the engine run a little better, but no noticable power gains.

Thats it for now, more updates to come, engine work starts when i return from michigan

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tealcherokee said:

HEH...HEH...HEH......

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tealcherokee said:

here are the pics from today

April 2, 2006
All washed up, total lowering up front, about 1.5", looks a little more raked than it is, because of the driveway

Some angled views

Steering/bumpstop clearances

3/4 ton brakes and knuckles

Drive flanges

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tealcherokee said:

did a little under the hood cleaning/organization today

removed cruise control and some other stuff, evap system is going next, need all the room i can get

and a pic of my nasty hood

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tealcherokee said:

YAY NEW SHOES!!!

went down to pepboys and got a great deal on the tires I wanted. Had them order them today. Total was $339 and change, $80 each + tax

I also ordered some cregars from quadratec, $220 w/ shipping, so, around $550 for wheels and tires

Tires are 255/55-16 General Grabber UHP (not a great tire, but Ive heard REAL good things about them) They come out to 27", smaller than stock, but i opted for the 27's over the 29's (next size up in the 10" width)

Wheels are 16x8, 5" backspacing

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tealcherokee said:

still no wheels....they say monday now.....heres a few pics of the one i mounted up

Had to buy a locking lug nut set because they didnt have enough regular ones

This is the start of my shifter for the auto

And my girls turbo beetle

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tealcherokee said:

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tealcherokee said:

SICK!!! THANKS MAN

some more progress on the jeep, still running like *** first, some pics

Removing the manifolds

Welded in O2 bung...mmmm sexy

O2 installed

The air/fuel gauge is now working quite well, it jumps around a bit, but, gives me a very good idea of whats going on...

BUT!! it didnt fix my probs, as soon as it gets warm, she shuts off, looses spark to be exact. I think the crankshaft position sensor is getting hot still, so, im going to finally do something about an exhaust.

N2Ojeep, did you ever have an issue w/ the open header, or was your jeep HO, using the holofect sensor?

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tealcherokee said:

well i broke down, ordered some 30lb injectors, waiting for them...

did some other work today

Hood struts

Cold air intake....
still working on it, more to come

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tealcherokee said:

73mm throttle body went on today (its not quite done yet, have some more holes to plug and such)

the manifold hole had to be enlarged almost 10mm!

heres some pics

old TB fits in this one!!

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tealcherokee said:

Well i think page 25 needs some pics....

sooooooooooo....

Oil return line for the turbo

MSD Coil

HKS Blow off valve

Tial 38mm wastegate, 5.8psi spring

El cheapo manual boost controller (probably not going to use it)

Air/Fuel gauge

Another

1/2 shift switch

Another

Order form for the oil feed line parts.....not including the line

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tealcherokee said:

Here they are, sorry, some arent that great

Oil out from engine

Oil line

oil in/turbo in engine bay

oil in/turbo in engine bay

oil in/turbo in engine bay

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tealcherokee said:

NEW PARTS!!!

Today i happened to stumble upon a 2000+ style intake manifold. :thumbsup:

the freaking thing is HUGE i bolted it on quickly, it looks awesome

image c/o gojeep

my exhaust manifold didnt work, it hits the intake, so im making another, not as nice, but, simpler (did i say this already?)

hopefully running this week/weekend :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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streetpirate said:

with the turbo and pipes inder the hood, where is the intercooler going to go?

theres a good spot under the radiator, but the air is blocked by that pesky front
bumper.

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BBeach said:

How much has this costed you so far? Is the turbo used or did you buy it new. And do you have to weld your own flange on the header?

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MogifiedXJ said:

I did the same thing to my old cherokee that you are doing now. It's alot easier to mount the turbo on the otherside of your engine and just run the downpipe to it. As far as the intercooler, remove your ac condensor and place it there...I had one that was 36x12x3 or 4 mounted up there...

This isn't my setup but it is a good pic of what I'm talking about

Instead of running it directly into the intake I positioned the turbo a little differently and ran it into the intercooler...

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XJinCT said:

how would the exhaust get to the turbo that way?

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