My first mistake was driving 35 mph. In a 35 mph zone.
My second mistake was stopping at a yellow light – in complete disregard for the people in a hurry behind me.
As I was coming to a stop, one of those hurried people pulled up next to me in a lane intended for people to go around others turning left. After verifying my left turn signal was not engaged, my assumption was his intent was to pass me at the earliest opportunity because his lane disappeared. As a precaution – I shifted the t-case to full time while slowing down.
A large decal on the back of his truck announced that it was ‘Diesel Powered’. Well guess what – he wasn’t the only one at the red light with a diesel…
The light turned green and with a little preload on the turbo the KJ launched with a satisfying 4 wheel squawk. I quickly pulled a (liberty) hood length ahead before Mr. Diesel Powered realized what was happening, and hurried past me in a cloud of black smoke. I really never thought I’d stand a chance, but there was no way I was going to make it easy for him.
The look of disbelief on his face was well worth the price of admission (extra fuel on my launch), coupled with the knowledge that he burned probably three times the fuel that I did.
Of course, the outcome could have been completely different if I didn’t have a 5600# camper strapped to my backside…

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2005 CRD Limited Flame Red w/ Renegade rock rails & light bar, AirLift 1000. 225/75R16 MT/R's on cheap black steel wheels, dual MOPAR subwoofers, Ipod kit & seat covers, Samco hoses - totaled and gone. 2008 WK Laredo 3.0L diesel - AirLift 1000, wife won't let me mess with it much. 2013 JK Sahara on order.

Cool

Although I thought you towed with the WK these days?

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2005 CRD
stuff
Skeptic quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur

What was he driving?

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Silver 05 sport crd-Ehm,Orm,wix oversized oilfilter,shell rotell,2nd gen fuelhead,Fumoto oil drain valve,muffler delete,cat removed,V6 airbox swap,evic added,HVAC controls modded, Franken lifted II,hercules Terra Tracs 245/75/16,Full l.e.d. interior swap,hayden fan clutch and nylon fan

lol

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2006 Liberty Limited CRD, Deep Beryl Green, Yeti tune, Arp studs, new cams, rockers, lifters, TB. "Green Monster"
2005 Liberty Sport CRD, Deep Beryl Green, GDE Hot Tune, ARP studs. "Rocket"
1982 Fiat 124 Spider Convertible. "Fiona"

Have u put the new torque converter. Or a tune in the jeep. How does it pull in the hills and Mountains. I ask because I'm looking to buy a trailer. 2800 dry weight maybe 3500 loaded a lot of guess work on the loaded.

I think it would have been different with a GDE turbo in it

I have surprised a lot of people with mine pulling a trailer

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05 liberty CRD Limited - suncoast TC , GDE Turbo , GDE TCM Tune 2gen OEM filter head, stant 195 tsat, Autoandart Window Fix, New TB kit ~190k (Geordi)
06 Liberty CRD Limited - stant 195 tstat Autoandart Window Fix, 2gen OEM filter head, New TB kit ~180k (Geordi), GDE Turbo, GDE TCM ECO tune

It does not have the 'euro' torque converter or a Suncoast - just the one that the dealer put in after the recall.

3500# will tow with ease.


It was an older Ram, 2000-2004 ish(?) obviously modified to produce more smoke and unmuffled.


The KJ sees rare tugging duty - I actually prefer the KJ for a few reasons. The torque converter is tighter, which gives better response 0-5 mph (in the storage yard or pulling into a campsite) and the tires are significantly stiffer (with a decrease in unloaded ride quality) and the rig feels more stable on the freeway at speed. I can also eke out 1 mpg more 16 with the KJ vs. 15 with the WK. Wife likes the seats in the WK better, guess which gets used more?

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2005 CRD Limited Flame Red w/ Renegade rock rails & light bar, AirLift 1000. 225/75R16 MT/R's on cheap black steel wheels, dual MOPAR subwoofers, Ipod kit & seat covers, Samco hoses - totaled and gone. 2008 WK Laredo 3.0L diesel - AirLift 1000, wife won't let me mess with it much. 2013 JK Sahara on order.

respect

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2005 CRD "Ol' Blue"
Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time.
My build page- RL Komodo Rear and TJM Front Bumper, armored, lifted, JBA Steel D30, 4.10s and ARB air lockers.