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Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body- Control set
On Jun 27, 10:34 pm, "Masnor" <Mas...@cox.net> wrote:
> I have a 2000 TJ Sahara manual transmission. Good shape, used mostly on the > road for daily driver. But for hunting and looks I got a 4 inch lift, front > and rear TrueTracs, and tires went up to 33s. It looks good, drives well on > road, and gets me in and out of the hunting area with ease. > > However, 5th gear lags too much to use on the road. Engine is the 4.0L. > > I know I can change the ring and pinion set front and rear, but I'd like > your thoughts on theEdgeSystem for a HP increase instead. > > One downside of theEdgeSystem is that my high lift jack is under the hood > and I think the intake will be in the way of the jack. I have a new Warn > tire carrier and bumper which can't accommodate the jack and I really don't > want to change it. So, I'll have to find some way to carry the jack. > > Mas...@cox.net THANKS TO YOU ALL I had trouble with my Outlook Express, and I didn't think my post had been sent. It was a happy surprise to see it and your respones when I looked through Google Groups. I really appreciate the advice. I'll save up for the ring and pinion sets. Thanks Again, Masnor |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body-Control set
> THANKS TO YOU ALL > > I had trouble with my Outlook Express, and I didn't think my post had > been sent. It was a happy surprise to see it and your respones when I > looked through Google Groups. > > I really appreciate the advice. I'll save up for the ring and pinion > sets. > > Thanks Again, > > Masnor > The best way to fix all the problems with outhouse express and internet explorer is www.mozilla.org Chris |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body-Control set
> THANKS TO YOU ALL > > I had trouble with my Outlook Express, and I didn't think my post had > been sent. It was a happy surprise to see it and your respones when I > looked through Google Groups. > > I really appreciate the advice. I'll save up for the ring and pinion > sets. > > Thanks Again, > > Masnor > The best way to fix all the problems with outhouse express and internet explorer is www.mozilla.org Chris |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body-Control set
> THANKS TO YOU ALL > > I had trouble with my Outlook Express, and I didn't think my post had > been sent. It was a happy surprise to see it and your respones when I > looked through Google Groups. > > I really appreciate the advice. I'll save up for the ring and pinion > sets. > > Thanks Again, > > Masnor > The best way to fix all the problems with outhouse express and internet explorer is www.mozilla.org Chris |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body-Control set
> THANKS TO YOU ALL > > I had trouble with my Outlook Express, and I didn't think my post had > been sent. It was a happy surprise to see it and your respones when I > looked through Google Groups. > > I really appreciate the advice. I'll save up for the ring and pinion > sets. > > Thanks Again, > > Masnor > The best way to fix all the problems with outhouse express and internet explorer is www.mozilla.org Chris |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body- Control set
Thanks.
<Marc.Masnor@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1183491354.071340.118300@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com... > On Jun 29, 1:12 am, "Carl S" <carlsai...@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote: >> Gears are the only way to properly fix it and restore the peformance you >> remember. I'd like to see a picture of the hi-lift mounted under the >> hood, >> if you dont mind. >> >> HTH >> >> Carl >> >> "Masnor" <Mas...@cox.net> wrote in message >> >> news:3%Fgi.652288$2Q1.204381@newsfe16.lga... >> >> >> >> >I have a 2000 TJ Sahara manual transmission. Good shape, used mostly on >> >the road for daily driver. But for hunting and looks I got a 4 inch >> >lift, >> >front and rear TrueTracs, and tires went up to 33s. It looks good, >> >drives >> >well on road, and gets me in and out of the hunting area with ease. >> >> > However, 5th gear lags too much to use on the road. Engine is the >> > 4.0L. >> >> > I know I can change the ring and pinion set front and rear, but I'd >> > like >> > your thoughts on theEdgeSystem for a HP increase instead. >> >> > One downside of theEdgeSystem is that my high lift jack is under the >> > hood and I think the intake will be in the way of the jack. I have a >> > new >> > Warn tire carrier and bumper which can't accommodate the jack and I >> > really >> > don't want to change it. So, I'll have to find some way to carry the >> > jack. >> >> > Mas...@cox.net- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > You asked about the under the hood mount. > This is the link http://www.mapgear.net/on_products_TJliftmount.htm. > > There is a bit of con discussion on the forums, but I like the mount. > Contrary to the forum discussion a little over one half of the weight > rests on a roughly U-shaped bracket that is 99 percent of what you > buy. The rest is a bit of rubber tube to protect one support rod and > a spring tie-down. The U-shaped bracket goes over the battery (which > concerned me, but I've replaced the battery with little extra effort. > The bracket is supported by three points - two on the firewall and one > under the back of the fuse box on the inner fender. The fire wall > supports use existing bolts that you loosen and the bracket slides > down into slots. The third support point under the fuse box uses a > longer replacement "bolt" which I didn't really need. > > Access to the battery for jump starts is no problem. If you even > think you will need to replace the battery on the trail, BE SURE to > take the right tools. Getting to the two firewall bolts is not easy, > but is possible from the ground. It is one of those times when you > only turn a bolt about 1/16 of a turn at a time. But, you will only > do this every few years when you replace a battery. In between those > times you will have your jack, it will be clean, and having it warm > and dry in the winter is a really good thing. > > The base of the jack is over the battery. There is a rubber shield > flap (more for piece of mind than any potential for shorting out). > The base is held securely in place by a bolt pointing up from the > bracket that goes through one of the holes in the jack upright. A > nut, modified to be hand tightened by the application of a plastic > fitting, holts the jack down. The "plastic" part is not cheap. The > hand tighten nut looks vaguely like a water faucet handle. I have to > tighten it when I change the oil, but it is secure. And, it has a > tether. The top of the jack rests on top of the driver side support > bar which you have to turn upside down for hood clearance. The top of > the jack can just touch the power steering fluid cap on occasion. You > have some horizontal adjustment as to where the top of the jack rests. > > If you wash off the mud and dust from time to time under the hood the > jack will stay relatively clean. What does collect on it is often > slightly oily which only serves to keep the jack from rusting. It is > out of sight and I think less likely to be stolen. It has been very > warm when I've used it in the summer, but it has not been too hot to > touch - as suggested in one of the forum comments. > > Also for me, it has always been convenient to get to. The forum > suggests the jeep will be in a precarious condition and that the hood > will be a bad place to access. Maybe, but I'd rather be on the side > of the jeep than in front or behind it. > > BTW, I have no relationship with mapgear.net or the On_Product > inventor, other than being a customer. > |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body- Control set
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<Marc.Masnor@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1183491354.071340.118300@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com... > On Jun 29, 1:12 am, "Carl S" <carlsai...@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote: >> Gears are the only way to properly fix it and restore the peformance you >> remember. I'd like to see a picture of the hi-lift mounted under the >> hood, >> if you dont mind. >> >> HTH >> >> Carl >> >> "Masnor" <Mas...@cox.net> wrote in message >> >> news:3%Fgi.652288$2Q1.204381@newsfe16.lga... >> >> >> >> >I have a 2000 TJ Sahara manual transmission. Good shape, used mostly on >> >the road for daily driver. But for hunting and looks I got a 4 inch >> >lift, >> >front and rear TrueTracs, and tires went up to 33s. It looks good, >> >drives >> >well on road, and gets me in and out of the hunting area with ease. >> >> > However, 5th gear lags too much to use on the road. Engine is the >> > 4.0L. >> >> > I know I can change the ring and pinion set front and rear, but I'd >> > like >> > your thoughts on theEdgeSystem for a HP increase instead. >> >> > One downside of theEdgeSystem is that my high lift jack is under the >> > hood and I think the intake will be in the way of the jack. I have a >> > new >> > Warn tire carrier and bumper which can't accommodate the jack and I >> > really >> > don't want to change it. So, I'll have to find some way to carry the >> > jack. >> >> > Mas...@cox.net- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > You asked about the under the hood mount. > This is the link http://www.mapgear.net/on_products_TJliftmount.htm. > > There is a bit of con discussion on the forums, but I like the mount. > Contrary to the forum discussion a little over one half of the weight > rests on a roughly U-shaped bracket that is 99 percent of what you > buy. The rest is a bit of rubber tube to protect one support rod and > a spring tie-down. The U-shaped bracket goes over the battery (which > concerned me, but I've replaced the battery with little extra effort. > The bracket is supported by three points - two on the firewall and one > under the back of the fuse box on the inner fender. The fire wall > supports use existing bolts that you loosen and the bracket slides > down into slots. The third support point under the fuse box uses a > longer replacement "bolt" which I didn't really need. > > Access to the battery for jump starts is no problem. If you even > think you will need to replace the battery on the trail, BE SURE to > take the right tools. Getting to the two firewall bolts is not easy, > but is possible from the ground. It is one of those times when you > only turn a bolt about 1/16 of a turn at a time. But, you will only > do this every few years when you replace a battery. In between those > times you will have your jack, it will be clean, and having it warm > and dry in the winter is a really good thing. > > The base of the jack is over the battery. There is a rubber shield > flap (more for piece of mind than any potential for shorting out). > The base is held securely in place by a bolt pointing up from the > bracket that goes through one of the holes in the jack upright. A > nut, modified to be hand tightened by the application of a plastic > fitting, holts the jack down. The "plastic" part is not cheap. The > hand tighten nut looks vaguely like a water faucet handle. I have to > tighten it when I change the oil, but it is secure. And, it has a > tether. The top of the jack rests on top of the driver side support > bar which you have to turn upside down for hood clearance. The top of > the jack can just touch the power steering fluid cap on occasion. You > have some horizontal adjustment as to where the top of the jack rests. > > If you wash off the mud and dust from time to time under the hood the > jack will stay relatively clean. What does collect on it is often > slightly oily which only serves to keep the jack from rusting. It is > out of sight and I think less likely to be stolen. It has been very > warm when I've used it in the summer, but it has not been too hot to > touch - as suggested in one of the forum comments. > > Also for me, it has always been convenient to get to. The forum > suggests the jeep will be in a precarious condition and that the hood > will be a bad place to access. Maybe, but I'd rather be on the side > of the jeep than in front or behind it. > > BTW, I have no relationship with mapgear.net or the On_Product > inventor, other than being a customer. > |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body- Control set
Thanks.
<Marc.Masnor@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1183491354.071340.118300@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com... > On Jun 29, 1:12 am, "Carl S" <carlsai...@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote: >> Gears are the only way to properly fix it and restore the peformance you >> remember. I'd like to see a picture of the hi-lift mounted under the >> hood, >> if you dont mind. >> >> HTH >> >> Carl >> >> "Masnor" <Mas...@cox.net> wrote in message >> >> news:3%Fgi.652288$2Q1.204381@newsfe16.lga... >> >> >> >> >I have a 2000 TJ Sahara manual transmission. Good shape, used mostly on >> >the road for daily driver. But for hunting and looks I got a 4 inch >> >lift, >> >front and rear TrueTracs, and tires went up to 33s. It looks good, >> >drives >> >well on road, and gets me in and out of the hunting area with ease. >> >> > However, 5th gear lags too much to use on the road. Engine is the >> > 4.0L. >> >> > I know I can change the ring and pinion set front and rear, but I'd >> > like >> > your thoughts on theEdgeSystem for a HP increase instead. >> >> > One downside of theEdgeSystem is that my high lift jack is under the >> > hood and I think the intake will be in the way of the jack. I have a >> > new >> > Warn tire carrier and bumper which can't accommodate the jack and I >> > really >> > don't want to change it. So, I'll have to find some way to carry the >> > jack. >> >> > Mas...@cox.net- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > You asked about the under the hood mount. > This is the link http://www.mapgear.net/on_products_TJliftmount.htm. > > There is a bit of con discussion on the forums, but I like the mount. > Contrary to the forum discussion a little over one half of the weight > rests on a roughly U-shaped bracket that is 99 percent of what you > buy. The rest is a bit of rubber tube to protect one support rod and > a spring tie-down. The U-shaped bracket goes over the battery (which > concerned me, but I've replaced the battery with little extra effort. > The bracket is supported by three points - two on the firewall and one > under the back of the fuse box on the inner fender. The fire wall > supports use existing bolts that you loosen and the bracket slides > down into slots. The third support point under the fuse box uses a > longer replacement "bolt" which I didn't really need. > > Access to the battery for jump starts is no problem. If you even > think you will need to replace the battery on the trail, BE SURE to > take the right tools. Getting to the two firewall bolts is not easy, > but is possible from the ground. It is one of those times when you > only turn a bolt about 1/16 of a turn at a time. But, you will only > do this every few years when you replace a battery. In between those > times you will have your jack, it will be clean, and having it warm > and dry in the winter is a really good thing. > > The base of the jack is over the battery. There is a rubber shield > flap (more for piece of mind than any potential for shorting out). > The base is held securely in place by a bolt pointing up from the > bracket that goes through one of the holes in the jack upright. A > nut, modified to be hand tightened by the application of a plastic > fitting, holts the jack down. The "plastic" part is not cheap. The > hand tighten nut looks vaguely like a water faucet handle. I have to > tighten it when I change the oil, but it is secure. And, it has a > tether. The top of the jack rests on top of the driver side support > bar which you have to turn upside down for hood clearance. The top of > the jack can just touch the power steering fluid cap on occasion. You > have some horizontal adjustment as to where the top of the jack rests. > > If you wash off the mud and dust from time to time under the hood the > jack will stay relatively clean. What does collect on it is often > slightly oily which only serves to keep the jack from rusting. It is > out of sight and I think less likely to be stolen. It has been very > warm when I've used it in the summer, but it has not been too hot to > touch - as suggested in one of the forum comments. > > Also for me, it has always been convenient to get to. The forum > suggests the jeep will be in a precarious condition and that the hood > will be a bad place to access. Maybe, but I'd rather be on the side > of the jeep than in front or behind it. > > BTW, I have no relationship with mapgear.net or the On_Product > inventor, other than being a customer. > |
Re: New Ring and Pinion Set OR Edge System Intake-Throttle Body- Control set
Thanks.
<Marc.Masnor@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1183491354.071340.118300@g4g2000hsf.googlegro ups.com... > On Jun 29, 1:12 am, "Carl S" <carlsai...@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote: >> Gears are the only way to properly fix it and restore the peformance you >> remember. I'd like to see a picture of the hi-lift mounted under the >> hood, >> if you dont mind. >> >> HTH >> >> Carl >> >> "Masnor" <Mas...@cox.net> wrote in message >> >> news:3%Fgi.652288$2Q1.204381@newsfe16.lga... >> >> >> >> >I have a 2000 TJ Sahara manual transmission. Good shape, used mostly on >> >the road for daily driver. But for hunting and looks I got a 4 inch >> >lift, >> >front and rear TrueTracs, and tires went up to 33s. It looks good, >> >drives >> >well on road, and gets me in and out of the hunting area with ease. >> >> > However, 5th gear lags too much to use on the road. Engine is the >> > 4.0L. >> >> > I know I can change the ring and pinion set front and rear, but I'd >> > like >> > your thoughts on theEdgeSystem for a HP increase instead. >> >> > One downside of theEdgeSystem is that my high lift jack is under the >> > hood and I think the intake will be in the way of the jack. I have a >> > new >> > Warn tire carrier and bumper which can't accommodate the jack and I >> > really >> > don't want to change it. So, I'll have to find some way to carry the >> > jack. >> >> > Mas...@cox.net- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > You asked about the under the hood mount. > This is the link http://www.mapgear.net/on_products_TJliftmount.htm. > > There is a bit of con discussion on the forums, but I like the mount. > Contrary to the forum discussion a little over one half of the weight > rests on a roughly U-shaped bracket that is 99 percent of what you > buy. The rest is a bit of rubber tube to protect one support rod and > a spring tie-down. The U-shaped bracket goes over the battery (which > concerned me, but I've replaced the battery with little extra effort. > The bracket is supported by three points - two on the firewall and one > under the back of the fuse box on the inner fender. The fire wall > supports use existing bolts that you loosen and the bracket slides > down into slots. The third support point under the fuse box uses a > longer replacement "bolt" which I didn't really need. > > Access to the battery for jump starts is no problem. If you even > think you will need to replace the battery on the trail, BE SURE to > take the right tools. Getting to the two firewall bolts is not easy, > but is possible from the ground. It is one of those times when you > only turn a bolt about 1/16 of a turn at a time. But, you will only > do this every few years when you replace a battery. In between those > times you will have your jack, it will be clean, and having it warm > and dry in the winter is a really good thing. > > The base of the jack is over the battery. There is a rubber shield > flap (more for piece of mind than any potential for shorting out). > The base is held securely in place by a bolt pointing up from the > bracket that goes through one of the holes in the jack upright. A > nut, modified to be hand tightened by the application of a plastic > fitting, holts the jack down. The "plastic" part is not cheap. The > hand tighten nut looks vaguely like a water faucet handle. I have to > tighten it when I change the oil, but it is secure. And, it has a > tether. The top of the jack rests on top of the driver side support > bar which you have to turn upside down for hood clearance. The top of > the jack can just touch the power steering fluid cap on occasion. You > have some horizontal adjustment as to where the top of the jack rests. > > If you wash off the mud and dust from time to time under the hood the > jack will stay relatively clean. What does collect on it is often > slightly oily which only serves to keep the jack from rusting. It is > out of sight and I think less likely to be stolen. It has been very > warm when I've used it in the summer, but it has not been too hot to > touch - as suggested in one of the forum comments. > > Also for me, it has always been convenient to get to. The forum > suggests the jeep will be in a precarious condition and that the hood > will be a bad place to access. Maybe, but I'd rather be on the side > of the jeep than in front or behind it. > > BTW, I have no relationship with mapgear.net or the On_Product > inventor, other than being a customer. > |
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