| Author | Message | ||
     Damien Vrontisis (Dvrontisis) Member Username: Dvrontisis Post Number: 110 Registered: 04-2003 |
how can i increase horsepower and make my truck have more "balls" faster, more towing power, climbing power, etc. it's a 4.0l V8 but it's wimpy | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 224 Registered: 02-2003 |
here goes. | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 427 Registered: 11-2002 |
put a bigger engine in there. It is not made to be fast, just get used to it. Its fast enough for most. but oh boy, hahaha | ||
| Brad Russell (Bradnc) Senior Member Username: Bradnc Post Number: 291 Registered: 03-2002 |
Not Possible so quit trying. Go buy a car with power if that's what you want. | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 161 Registered: 02-2003 |
It is possible. Add a supercharger or do it right and go to a 4.6. You can have whatever you want if you're willing to throw enough $ at it. ~Art Vigil '97 D90 (supercharged) | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 770 Registered: 09-2002 |
Buy a jeep, Damien. '98 JGC Limited with a 360 Dodge in it. You'll be stylin' like a brotha. | ||
| RVR OVR (Tom) Senior Member Username: Tom Post Number: 771 Registered: 07-2001 |
Damien, you need some of these...  | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 430 Registered: 11-2002 |
LOL...Oh yea can't forget about those balls!!! | ||
| Roland Kutasi (Disco1) Member Username: Disco1 Post Number: 199 Registered: 10-2002 |
Or something like this.....  | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 630 Registered: 03-2002 |
www.powerchipgroup.com | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 45 Registered: 02-2003 |
If your car hasn't had a tune-up in awhile, go do one. Otherwise, consider an upgrade to a 4.6L engine or some kind of Tdi diesel conversion. East Coast Rover seems to do a fair number of these swaps. http://www.eastcoastrover.com/Tdiconversions.html If you don't spend much time off-road and are looking for strict on-road performance, a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.9L V8, BMW X5 4.4i, Mercedes ML55, or Infiniti FX45 should have some serious balls. The Jeep GC could probably serve double-duty as a trail rig. Please don't take offense to the suggestions listed above. They are merely an opinion. -e | ||
| Greg Bright (Gregd2) Member Username: Gregd2 Post Number: 61 Registered: 06-2002 |
Come on Eugene, You don't want to make a trail rig out of a GC. They're unibody and they flex way too much. I just sold a 93 GC that my wife drove. I took it off road once and had it flexed on a big rock. I hopped out to take a picture and couldn't get the door to shut right until I backed it off the rock onto more level ground. That GC was a POS from day one. It didn't hold up very well to daily driving. I can't imagine how bad it would have been pulling double duty as a trail rig. | ||
| Eugene (Eugene) Member Username: Eugene Post Number: 46 Registered: 02-2003 |
Greg, I agree that the Jeep GC is a POS. My '95 spent so much time in the shop for warranty work that I quickly sold it at 40,000 miles. It spent one summer without working AC because of evap/condensor problems. I won't even go into the number of engine, suspension and transmission parts that had to be replaced. Part of my Jeep's issues were caused by dealer incompetence (a Five-Star Chrysler dealer), but that car was not built well. That being said, I know that some people feel that the Jeep GC is suitable for off-road use. So I was trying not to piss of the Jeep contingent. -e | ||
| Daniel Covaciu (Danielcovaciu) Member Username: Danielcovaciu Post Number: 206 Registered: 10-2002 |
Damien, If you aint sprayin, you aint playin! Give the disco a 100hp first kit and 75hp second. That should give you well over 300 wheel hp and at least 450ft/lbs. As master Ho would say, just do it! | ||
| Norm Orschnorschki (Norm) Member Username: Norm Post Number: 48 Registered: 02-2003 |
I believe the 4.0 and 4.6 blocks are identical, so you may be able to just swap your crank, rods & pistons for 4.6 parts and get your ECU reprogrammed so it won't run too lean and burn up. |
