89 MJ Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I do like that hood. How does this MJ compare in performance to your stroked MJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 It is much faster. The torque is insane. You literally never need first gear. It is also so tunable with HP tuners unlike the Jeep. I never really got any of the strokers I built dialed in perfectly. 315hp in a drive train that is 150lbs lighter than the 4.0 guarantees a pretty fun ride. Just need to quieten down the interior. Next project!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Been struggling with getting enough front DS clearance for the exhaust. Think I have finally cracked it. Took her on her first run today to the Ultra 4 racing event at Cross bar Ranch, Davis, OK. What a fun event. Cross Bar Ranch is huge and a lot of fun. Got to give the Comanche a bit of a shakedown. The LS motor is insanely torquey for doing trails. Did a couple of trails. Nothing too crazy but enough to shake out the suspension and make sure the wiring all held together Went to support DKA Motorsports who run a Comanche in Ultra Racing Replaced the Springs. I had the OME 2931. Way too soft. Went with the OME 2930. Much better. Fixed the castor angle and toe in, she was quite and handful driving to Davis.. This also helped with the front DS hitting the exhaust. Still not totally happy with the outcome, but at least for now it isn't hitting everytime I go over a big bump. Might have to redo the downpipe section and try and tuck in higher. Now working on wrapping the harness and finishing the interior. Matched the bottom of the door cards with the seat fabric. Turned out pretty good I think. Next project will be wind noise. Not sure what is going on but the wind noise is insane. Might be the rubber windshield surround. Used 97 + door seals to try and help. They made a decent difference. Might get better when I put the headliner and trim pieces in. Also need to get the firewall fully sealed, and add some more heat shield. It gets hot in the cab!!. Bought a nifety electric heater valve which I think will work much better than the stock factory one. It is controlled by a knob in the cab, so you can control the hot coolant flow much better. Not cheap but good quality and beats the stupid leaky vacuum factory one. I am thinking by end of December this baby will be pretty much done.......for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: Went to support DKA Motorsports who run a Comanche in Ultra Racing been trying to get them to swing by our little MJ website for years now. that truck is just insane! shakedown runs always make me super nervous. but then my shakedowns have historically either been just-round-the-block, or drive-3000-miles-to-moab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblankss Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Unbelievable build. Subbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manche757 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 1/26/2019 at 3:04 PM, Limeyjeeper said: ... I fell in love with the new Corvette Sebring Orange. So that is the color or choice. It looks fantastic in the light and against any black. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Have you done any more work on the truck lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Well, I am getting 17mpg. I am in the process of wrapping the harness. Been really busy with work. I will get a full update out later this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 10:04 PM, Limeyjeeper said: Well, I am getting 17mpg. I am in the process of wrapping the harness. Been really busy with work. I will get a full update out later this weekend. To be honest, I expected better mileage out of the swap. On the other hand, this much power is probably a ton of fun and it is hard to keep your foot out of the pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 I don't have any kind of tuning done yet and I need to get the IAT down a lot. 160f is way too hot!! I think I will get it to around 20 with a good tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 Had to deal with a leaking injector seal. Got that fixed. Finally got the Engine harness wrapped and finished. Next I will be pulling the dash because I have this beauty. Scored a reasonable deal. Once I get the dash back in. I am left with interior panels and carpet. Hoping to get her finished by Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Starting to get the interior back in. Test fitting as some of this will have to come out for the carpet. Inverter and sub woofer in place. Next I need to install the interior lights. Next weekend the dash comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 8:13 PM, Limeyjeeper said: Next I will be pulling the dash because I have this beauty. Scored a reasonable deal. Once I get the dash back in. I am left with interior panels and carpet. Hoping to get her finished by Christmas. Did you decide not to use the re-covered dash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 8 hours ago, A-man930 said: Did you decide not to use the re-covered dash? Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Dash is back in. All the dash harness is wrapped and secured. Sealed the Bulkhead connector and made sure the harness routed properly. Next up getting the interior lights fully working. Adding headliner, interior trim and carpet, and she still starts and runs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 tweet tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Mistress Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Good gosh, all that wiring gonna give me nightmares:) unbelievable that you got Jeep & Chebby to work together. congratulations 🎊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Red Mistress said: Good gosh, all that wiring gonna give me nightmares:) unbelievable that you got Jeep & Chebby to work together. congratulations 🎊 Thank you sir. I will run her down to see you after Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 12/9/2020 at 1:02 AM, Limeyjeeper said: Info on these tweeters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 22 hours ago, A-man930 said: Info on these tweeters? I think someone on Facebook 3D prints them. Probably in the All Things Jeep Comanche group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 2:46 PM, A-man930 said: Info on these tweeters? https://www.crutchfield.com/p_210MAXIM52/Morel-Maximo-5.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Managed to get the carpet in today. That is not a fun job. Got the carpet from stock interiors. Fit was pretty poor. But I made it work. Why do they give you so much excess carpet!! Next on the list headliner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 11 hours ago, Limeyjeeper said: Managed to get the carpet in today. That is not a fun job. Got the carpet from stock interiors. Fit was pretty poor. But I made it work. Why do they give you so much excess carpet!! Next on the list headliner. I ordered a new vinyl floor for my MJ from ACC. I hate it. It is ablsolute garbage. I've had it in my truck for over a year, and it still doesn't fit how I want it to. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodemonk Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Headliner makes a HUGE difference (I added some dynamat under mine too). Putting it in made the interior feel "together" for me and sort of made it feel bigger, even though it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 So the interior is done. 2 gauges AF and Engine/Trans oil temp Headliner is also in Also got the wheel well liners in. Fitted pretty well. One of the last jobs to do is relocating the intake to behind the radiator. To do this I need to swap out the 2001 Corvette pump for a 2008. That has a much smaller pulley so it will give me the opportunity to drop the intake directly down. Where it is now there is no airflow and I am running IAT of around 180 consistently which is way too high. At the same time I will install the electric heater cut off valve. New pump Existing pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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