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  1. mnkyboy
    Well, i ordered a cool guy copper gasket, i was surprised that anybody even offered one for it. Hopefully it fits.
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    Stroker would be fun, probably not right now though. I do have some spare engines I could eventually build one with. For now I will throw another gasket in it, I'm looking to see if I have any options beyond another stock replacement.
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    I took the MJ for a quick drive today, everything was great until out of nowhere the Jeep started missing and sounding like a modular Ford that just spit out a spark plug. Turns out I pushed the head gasket out on the #1 cylinder, I guess I got another project.
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    The late model 2.5l XJs came with the same radiator as the 4.0ls used. On 87 and up it basically drops in, I didn't even need to swap the core support on my 89 because it already had the mounting holes.
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    I run a wrapped header on my MJ, first one lived around 10 years before it cracked at one of the tubes, when i put the new one on a couple years ago I wrapped it too. The wrap will hold in heat, overheating the metal making it more brittle and causing the header to fail faster, but it lowers temps under my hood and keeps heat away from my supercharger and intercooler, so the possibly shorter life span is worth it to me.
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    5th gear might not be very useful but otherwise it will drive ok, your effective ratio will be similar to a stock 4spd truck.
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    Here's the one Ben had, he posted a couple frame pics.
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    They pretty much just lengthened and built off of the existing unit frame, unitized frame construction like MJ has is pretty commonly used in motorhomes,busses, and delivery trucks. They are very gutless with the 4.0l and did it's best just to pull itself, when Ben had his he talked about pulling his MJ behind it but soon realized that it wasn't going to be able to without a bunch of work.
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    The head porting is the same on the 2.5l, only real difference in the head is that that yours has an extra tapped hole for a temp sender, the spot is there on the later head but it's not drilled/tapped. The long block is nearly identical but the front accessories are all a little different, you will want to swap everything from the timing cover on out so everything lines up correctly. There is also a small difference in crank length so you may have to address that as well to get the crank pulley to line up right with your accessories. I went with 95 parts onto my 89 long block but going the opposite way shouldn't be much different.
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    No pics but I finally installed the SPA turbo adjustable FMU that I bought ages ago. Now I'm waiting on a new O2 sensor for my wide band to show up so I can play with adjusting it. If I can make everything happy at 9psi, I might just leave it as it is and use the standalone on something else.
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    2019 Crosstrek
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    I haven't seen new ones and used ones can be tricky to remove in one piece so be careful is you do try to pull one. That's actually not a seal, the window is glued in with urethane like the windshield, that piece is cosmetic. You might be able to just reseal the window then clean up the one you have and reinstall it.
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    Nice, I knew Pete could get it sorted out. That thing should rip with the turbo on it.
  14. mnkyboy
    I was hoping the ground had dried out a bit more, it sunk pretty quick. My XJ couldn't budge it so 4banger MJ to the rescue.
  15. mnkyboy
    It is a handy tool to have around the house, i wish I had bought one that could leave the pavement though, I might have to get a second one to keep in the backyard.
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    I usually toss this on when I park it outside for long periods, I would probably get some crazy looks if I tried driving around with it like that though.
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    Visibility isn't too bad, even on trails. Worst thing is all the steam after the engine gets wet, wouldn't be so bad but I live in the PNW where it rains all the time.
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    I kinda wish I had put in the extra work to keep the supercharger under the hood or at least lower than it is, otherwise I'm pretty happy with my build.
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    33s would be the safest without cutting, with enough bump stopping you could get away with 35s. Depending on the wheels you go with, the full widths may not end up much wider bulge to bulge than stock axles with the same size tires since you typically run a back spaced wheel to push the tires outward on the stock width axles. My MJ is around 7" of lift with 37s and full width axles, but I did a little trimming.
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    Last few days I've been working on reassembling this.
  21. mnkyboy
    I got the MJ out and swapped in a high volume oil pump, put a new O2 sensor in the wideband and cleaned the truck up a bit, just need some new tags and I can drive it again. I also put a new exhaust system on my F350,and I've been working on getting the paint work done on my MGB. I think I'm gonna start putting myself in quarantine every year.
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    Finally got the MJ out, rinsed it off, and swapped oil pumps. I had to use the original 2.5l pick up on the high volume pump, other than needing a spacer and a longer bolt for the pick up tube the larger pump fit perfectly with no oil pan clearance problems. I got it all back together and did an oil change, the truck has great oil pressure.
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    When my 89 had the Renix system I had to adjust the tach, when I converted the truck over to the Chrysler MPFI system I used a 4.0l HO cluster and it was just plug and play.
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    Personally I only use 3/16" on builds, the stiffeners/unit frame are the foundation that you will build your Jeep off of.
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    I've never had a problem swapping pumps between years. I ran a 4.0l HO pump on my Renix 2.5l for a long time, and even that was a bolt on.
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