New libby drag car project????

jeep4life7 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:59 pm

So heres the deal. Ive been wanting a vehicle with a little more balls..sooo i was think instead of buying a faster vehicle why not just keep it jeep but make it hall some stupid!! :grim:

Heres then tenative plan.

1.Upgrade gear ratios. what would be the best in everyones opinion?

2.heres the expensive part...new engine and transmittion somthing new? ive herd u can buy any LS line of engine online? May be way to costy though. What are some of your sugesstions on what motor to get and trany. i have never built a drag car but have been around them my hole life. So i am very open to any suggestions.

3.new tires to look a little more of a drag car.

4.Upgrade the hell out of the engine!! :grim:

and much much more....ha

BugginKJ · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 4576

jeep4life7 wrote:

i have never built a drag car but have been around them my hole life. So i am very open to any suggestions.

If ya have been around drag cars your whole life I am assuming you must be very young or haven't been paying attention.
Buy a vehicle other than a 4x4 block of concrete for a drag vehicle. :google:

drag car, racing or maybe check out an organization called NHRA, I hear they might have something to do with drag racing. There's my suggestion and :2cents:

, keep the change if ya don't like it :jester:

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 1:38 am

BugginKJ wrote:

If ya have been around drag cars your whole life I am assuming you must be very young or haven't been paying attention.

He's young. :seuss:

I would have the moderators put this in the performance 4X2 section of the forum.

sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

oh don't crush the kid's dreams so quickly.
let him go have some fun. who knows he might come up with or discover something we can use. :mrgreen:

or at the very least provide us all with some much needed :ROTFL:

jeep4life7 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:35 am

you will all see!! and yes i am young. But anything can be done with enough money. And with my familys help the people that build drag cars im gana do it!! I probley will make some laughts.....when i blow everyones doors off ahahah. But this is a very very tenative IDEA. Sooo who knows if i will even try. I was looking into a mitsubishi 3000gt mostly because of price and i can put and evo motor in one, thats at least what my brother says and hes has the evo 10. And yes, buying a new car that i could make "fast" would be much easier and cheaper but...i sure do love my libby. :JEEPIN:

jeep4life7 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:39 am

By the way, NO MORE SMARTA$$ COMMENTS PLZ!! I know im a fool for trying but i thought if it was possiable then maybe somone on here would give me some ideas instead of make me sound stupid! ha. thanks everyone. (for nothing) :mrgreen:

RED_KJ_666 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:44 am

Congratulations on finding out 90% of the people on this forum hate anything that's different.
(wait maybe that's a smartass comment.... Screw it lol)

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

I think even with an ls1 the liberty could never be more than quick. Maybe a turbo ls1 or ls1 + big nitrous shot or a nasty cam'd ls1.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:26 pm

a stock LS1 gto runs a 13.xx-14.xx depending on car set up and driver. add 2000lbs and no aerodynamics and your into 17xx or 18xx. so to have a liberty that would beat anything you'd need ATLEAST 800hp... then the drivetrain is going to explode. or convert to 2wd.. bullet proof tranny with the motor swap, and a detroit locker and hard axles in the 8.25 would hold up for a little while.. but would wheel hop like mad without new rear suspension.

hate to crush your dreams.. but for just a drag car buy a 240sx and then put in a turbo/blown LS1 or LS2. or buy a older camaro/firebird that has a LS1. even 2004 GTO's are not very expensive now. all of those builds can be in the 9's or 10's for what you would have in the KJ

TAHOE · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:10 pm

I watched an 8000# 4x4 crew cab ford with a Diesel run in the 12's in the quarter...I say if you have deep pockets, go for it. If you can find a wrecked car or search junk yards all over the internet, you maybe able to find a decent LSX mileage motor with tranny and complete harness/computer. Look, Wildman Larry is doing a SMF 302 swap so anything is possible.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:12 pm

i can sell you a wire harness for a 2004 LS1 gto automatic. it would be a start to your project!

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:36 pm

If you don't want 'SMARTA$$ COMMENTS' -
you probably shouldn't post things that invite 'SMARTA$$ COMMENTS'

The top 2 being - trying to make the Liberty a dragster - or trying to make it an economy car......

it's not either - it's a Jeep - it does Jeep things very well
but there are Non-Jeep things that it won't do well at all - but you can burn a lot of money trying.....

However if you want to learn about going faster - search for KY Liberty's Nitrous work - and follow up with KJWildman's engine swap...

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:48 pm

Yeah your going to want to throw away the 8.25.If you plan on some big HP #'s better be thinking a FF D60 in the rear at min.Going to have to address body flex also with frame stiffiners and say bye-bye to 4wd as the steel D30 JBA conversion will not hold up to that much HP,let alone the 231 or 242 t-case.Your going to have more $$$ into yours then mine by the time it's done right and works.

Just remember also if you do a engine swap and to be legal(even if no inspections or emssion testing) you must use a engine from a vehicle of the same year or newer then your KJ.

jeep4life7 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:46 pm

ATXKJ wrote:

If you don't want 'SMARTA$$ COMMENTS' -
you probably shouldn't post things that invite 'SMARTA$$ COMMENTS'

The top 2 being - trying to make the Liberty a dragster - or trying to make it an economy car......

it's not either - it's a Jeep - it does Jeep things very well
but there are Non-Jeep things that it won't do well at all - but you can burn a lot of money trying.....

However if you want to learn about going faster - search for KY Liberty's Nitrous work - and follow up with KJWildman's engine swap...

HA. sorry i have and imagination! anythings possiable with enought balls and money :2cents:

Bye now. Thank you everyone else your comments are all being used keep um commin!!

jinstall · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:01 pm

Here is what you are trying to accomplish, go big or don't go at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alow-3Cv ... r_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al6wK8YB ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enG-XzZrg68

BTW this is acceleration, pushing past the 200mph barrier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMo3pwyDNns

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:51 pm

jinstall wrote:

Here is what you are trying to accomplish, go big or don't go at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alow-3Cv ... r_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al6wK8YB ... re=related

I think this is more what he's looking for then a road touring sedan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAiyAoPVlNU&feature=related

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:06 pm

yessurr

let loose tha juice

jinstall · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:26 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

jinstall wrote:

Here is what you are trying to accomplish, go big or don't go at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alow-3Cv ... r_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al6wK8YB ... re=related

I think this is more what he's looking for then a road touring sedan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAiyAoPVlNU&feature=related

What fun is that going in a straight line? Fun in th e1/4 mile starts at 8 sec and below.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:41 pm

Quote:

Fun in th e1/4 mile starts at 8 sec and below.

Cept when you're drag racing lawnmowers

surfRenegade · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:45 pm

Id say save yourself the time, money, and dissapointments and buy a new vehicle.

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