Elva's new jeep

She says I can touch it so how would you upgrade it with the understanding it will never leave the street?

upgraded rear axle and more horsepower ....i think they do have a supercharged kit for them engines, or maybee a twin turbo......unless you go another route

That stuff is too dangerous for a grocery getter on 33" mud terrains

thinking 2" budget boost and 33" mud terrains

Rockn93YJ wrote:

thinking 2" budget boost and 33" mud terrains

x2

THAT SOUNDS GOOD

thinga'ma'rig wrote:

upgraded rear axle and more horsepower ....i think they do have a supercharged kit for them engines, or maybee a twin turbo......unless you go another route

Yeah stock motor is boring shit. This is Bill we are talking about and Elva has give him the okay. I would watch out for this could get interesting.

Randy had a RE 2" lift with shocks in stock so I'll be picking that up soon.

Found the rims I like, Dick Cepek DC-1

Sweet...
Will she be bringing it down to the beach???

Tires 275/70/18
1 Mickey Thompson Baja Radial MTZ
2. Goodyear Wrangler MTR/Kevlar

or

285/70/17
1. BFG Mud Terrain KM2
2. Goodyear Wrangler MTR/Kevlar

I was just telling somebody the other day if I didnt need to tow that a JK would be my Daily Driver.

Very nice Bill can't wait to see what you do to it...

oh yeah it will be nice.
ordered the 18" rims and Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ tires today, set of 5.

Jeep was trailered down to AOI today for the "upgrades". it will be a new jeep when we get back.

Rockn93YJ wrote:

Jeep was trailered down to AOI today for the "upgrades". it will be a new jeep when we get back.

Oh yeah.

OK I need to as who is AOI

Appalacian OffRoad in Westminster, MD

Finally found some time to update this thread. Let me start by saying AEV has done their homework and definately put out a top notch product. The tech support they provide is great and the install directions are well thought out. It would have been a little easier had they provided a few more detailed pictures but everything went together smoothly.

Stock Engine bay



First step in installing the Hemi is to remove the old motor/trans and to do that the body is removed from the chassis. Jeep builds the chassis with the drivetrain seperate from the body and mates them toward the end of the production line, so the procedure is fairly simple. Once the body is removed it is easy to remove the old drivetrain. I removed the old motor mounts and welded in the new ones in the recommended location. The new motor/trans is then installed along with a Dodge Ram trans-transfercase adapter.

Body removed new drivetrain in



Once the drivetrain was in place all of the correct accessories were installed this again was made simple with no body in the way. AEV gives you a new engine harness which is installed along with all of the new plumbing (fuel/evap/ps/ac/heater/rad/vents). This took some time routing everything correctly to ensure years of reliable service. The new aluminum radiator was installed along with the trans-cooler provided. The battery must be moved with the supplied battery tray. The steering shaft is then relocated to provide coilpack clearance.

Once all of this was completed the exhaust was installed and everything was triple checked. The body was reinstalled and the tedious job of hooking the remainder of the hoses and electrical began. All of the fluids were filled and bleed which brings me to were I am now. I plan to fire it up first thing Monday morning. I will post some more pics Mon as well.

Well Jeep is pretty much finished and the owner will be getting a phone call this morning.

The Jeep turned out great and the engine looks factory. I am sure you could take it to the dealer and convince them you bought this new from a different dealer. The power from the engine is unbelievable and very easily controlled. I would imagine a 2 door JK to handle differently with the same drivetrain. The exhaust is a little louder than I would like for everyday driving, but when you get on it everyone knows something is different about the Jeep. However there are 2 things I wasnt fond of on the swap. First being the drive-by-wire. I dont believe you get the instant throttle response like you would in a cable controlled throttle body. Second being the way the transmission shifts all of the time. It feels to me as if it has to many gears. I found myself manually shifting the auto most of the time to get the full thrill of the engine. These are minor complaints and could see myself driving this Jeep daily with a big grin everytime it starts up.

Finally I want to thank the owner for giving AOI the opportunity to do an install of this magnitude. I also appreciate his patience throughout the process, there were a few delays in recieving some necessary parts that held the project up. I am sure once he pulled the trigger on this project he wanted it finished yesterday.


Mike

WARNING!!!!! SHE WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL 9 A.M. THURSDAY.

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So that is bad ass on so many levels. She is going to love it. Who needs a hot rod car when your lifted 4 door JK has a fuckin HEMI.

Fukn Sweet cant wait to here it run

"You've officially been pimped"

Now where is Xzibit and the rest of the west coast customs???

That looks pretty badass A simple programmer could take care of that shifting problem

GLAD TO SEE THIS ON OUR BOARD!!!! I couldn't wait for this to be done and find out her reaction!!!!!!!