I'd like to introduce "Brutus" ...

[KOWBOY]

that there means you aint got the potential power and torque from the newer motor in bonestock form.

So outta curiosity, what's the ratin's on the '07 5.7 Hemi that I got?

 

[66fj40x2]

There ya go.... tell 'im there's a bigger, badder motor and he ain't got it ...... That Jeep 'ill be in the north country 'nother 6 months while they find one and swap it in

I believe the Hemi installed in it will suffice.

BS flags comin' out here

So outta curiosity, what's the ratin's on the '07 5.7 Hemi that I got?

Here we go

 

[KOWBOY]

I assure you I ain't swappin' engines again.

I believe the one I got's 'round 345 hp. Which ... like I said ... should suffice.

 

[66fj40x2]

I heard ya.... just yankin' yur chain...........

 

[Fireman]

345/375

 

[Domek]

I assure you I ain't swappin' engines again.

I believe the one I got's 'round 345 hp. Which ... like I said ... should suffice.

Do you know how many ponies the old cruiser has?

345/375

Booo!

 

[CruisinFJ60]

There ya go.... tell 'im there's a bigger, badder motor and he ain't got it ...... That Jeep 'ill be in the north country 'nother 6 months while they find one and swap it in

hey, might as well do it right from the start!

So outta curiosity, what's the ratin's on the '07 5.7 Hemi that I got?

I thnk 340-345hp and prolly 375tq

I assure you I ain't swappin' engines again.

I believe the one I got's 'round 345 hp. Which ... like I said ... should suffice.

345/375

there it is, beat me to it.


I know the crew cab fully pimped out 09 hemi trucks with 390hp will out run the 09 charger R/T that carries 370hp (we had to test the products we sold...), probally the challenger as well as it is only a few hunderd pounds lighter. the 6 speed gets you a "free'er flowin exhaust with a more aggressive tone" which nets you 5 more hp and 6 more ftlbs of tq

 

[KOWBOY]

Do you know how many ponies the old cruiser has?

An excellent question my lil' Mes'kin friend ...

My buddy that I used to work with built that motor in Baltimore back in 1992 without even a torque wrench ... in a shipping container that had one light bulb hanging from the ceiling. He was drag racer back in California in the 60's and his claim to fame was a victory on a local SoCal track over a newcomer named Big Daddy Don Garlits. At the time, my buddy ran an un-sponsored, purple Willy's Coupe named "Pussy Galore". Big Daddy got a huge corporate sponsorship deal and ended up in the hall of fame. My buddy knocked up his girlfriend and got a job digging mud to support her.

A dyno shop in San Diego had that motor up to 360 hp at the rear wheels (33's) when they shutdown the machine because the open headers blew out a window in their shop. They estimated it at 400 at the rear wheels and asked me to get the damn thang off their property.

When I quit racin' 'er and started crawlin', we had to take alot of the 'go-fast' s*** off 'er to make 'er run consistently at idle. I have no idea how much horsepower we lost in that process.

The 17 years of abuse that the motor lived thru is a testimony to the skills of a man that had a dream of drag racin' ... that he never got to live.

Moral of the story ...


wear a rubber.

 

[Domek]

Great story and a good truck that went to better hands, I actually met the guy who bought the cruiser.
I just forgot his name.

I hope your happy w/ what you bought and don't start breaking sh1t, since you said that for this truck no trailer is required. I suggest to bring spares because if you break it, you're screw.

My .02

 

[CruisinFJ60]

I hope your happy w/ what you bought and don't start breaking sh1t

lol

since you said that for this truck no trailer is required.

I suggest to bring spares because if you break it, you're screw.

famous last words

 

[wngrog]

KMs.

Now you are talking. Get those cartoon character tires off that pretty Jeep.

 

[KOWBOY]

The shop/truck owner found a buyer for the Pit Bulls ... and then sold me the BFG's at cost with no shippin'.

Still DAMNED expensive tires tho.

Went with the 40's cuzz they fit the 17" Walker Evans beadlocks ... the 42's need 20's and I didn't want to buy new wheels.

 

[wngrog]

40's are the best choice for your rig in my opinion.

Get it Kowpoke. This is a killer truck.

 

[CruisinFJ60]

this POS rig not done yet?

 

[KOWBOY]

this badass rig not done yet?

Hope to get an update today. The 6" tube fenders are supposed to ship ... that's the hold up.

 

[CruisinFJ60]

meh.

there is one pretty similar over in bedford at grubbs, i keep meanin to stop and see what all is under it. they also have a buggy sittin there as well

 

[KOWBOY]

Very similar truck indeed ... I talked to them quite a bit 'fore I bought Brutus.

They want a lot of money for it and she's been wheeled hard ... and even rolled once.

I got a much better deal in my opinion.

 

[lenross1]

any pics with the tube fenders installed?

 

[KOWBOY]

Patience grasshopper ...

tube fenders ain't even there yet.

 

[CruisinFJ60]

does grubbs own that one then?
I know each year they send (or used to before they got chryslerr rights taken away cause they didnt sell dodge and only sold chrysler and jeep.) a couple of employee's over to MOAB for the Jeep Jamboree and let em wheel. im pretty sure it was them anyway...

but i never knew what they took.