What have you done to your KK lately

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:57 pm

TIJKK1220 wrote:

Images of the front end damage...

Dang that thing got worked. What are you going to do about the hood?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:02 pm

LKWJeeper wrote:

The commercials remind me of the movie idiocracy.

Its got what cars crave. Its got electrolytes! :ROTFL:

That Brawndo bit is hilarious.

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

Anyone have an extra grill have an idea for a custom build

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:13 am

Atthehelm wrote:

TIJKK1220 wrote:

Images of the front end damage...

Dang that thing got worked. What are you going to do about the hood?

Going to get appraisal for a brand new hood and the pieces that are broken. Send all of that cash to you(lol) then find a nice hood from a scrap yard in the same color.

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At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:34 am

You'll probably have a good chunk left over. It would cost A LOT to have a body shop paint and install a new hood and factory bumper with crash pad. Did you look to see if the steel crossmember is damaged?

TIJKK1220 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:58 am

I think it may be dented from his ball hitch

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JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:08 am

So I can't wait to show my newest project so here it is :twisted:

Its not 100% done yet but like I said I just couldn't wait anymore, let me know what you guys think.

and of course I will take more pictures when the sun is out this weekend hopefully of it finished

LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:20 am

Wow that is awesome!!

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LKWJeeper · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:23 am

Gage, I'm not sure if we get "winter gas" here in South Carolina. When i was stock I usually got around 17 and now I'm avg 16.5. I've been watching how I drive so maybe that helps.

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:09 am

LKWJeeper wrote:

Gage, I'm not sure if we get "winter gas" here in South Carolina. When i was stock I usually got around 17 and now I'm avg 16.5. I've been watching how I drive so maybe that helps.

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Ah good point. We definitely get it in Jersey.
Best things I've done for mileage is just time the lights as best I can, keep the throttle body clean, and never idle. Cold starts kill mileage, too (especially in Winter).

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:13 am

That's awesome JeepMonkey! So did you build that yourself on top of Morgan's bumper?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:10 am

Nice! Did you get a prefabbed one or build it yourself? If possible I would put the spare on the driver side.

lfhoward · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:51 am

This one is for Gage. :goink:

Was checking out some other functions on my Scangauge on the way to work. GPH = gallons per hour. This number isn't all that useful when driving, as you have to divide MPH by GPH to get MPG. But, since I do a lot of stop and go driving on my daily commute, I was wondering how much gas I'm using while just idling at traffic lights. According to my Scangauge, with defrost/air conditioning off, my KK burns about 0.55-0.6 GPH at idle while stopped, with the tranny still in Drive. When I moved the tranny to Neutral instead of D, this number went down to about 0.45-0.5 GPH. What I take from this is that I can save about 17% of the gas I burn while sitting at red lights if I just flip the gear selector to Neutral. Thoughts?

Note: I am not coasting in neutral, as the transmission does not lubricate itself in those conditions and I don't want to destroy it. Also, coasting in neutral is unsafe because you have less control and must rely entirely on your brakes to stop. I am only talking about being in neutral while stopped and waiting for red lights.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:04 pm

lfhoward wrote:

This one is for Gage. :goink:

Was checking out some other functions on my Scangauge on the way to work. GPH = gallons per hour. This number isn't all that useful when driving, as you have to divide MPH by GPH to get MPG. But, since I do a lot of stop and go driving on my daily commute, I was wondering how much gas I'm using while just idling at traffic lights. According to my Scangauge, with defrost/air conditioning off, my KK burns about 0.55-0.6 GPH at idle while stopped, with the tranny still in Drive. When I moved the tranny to Neutral instead of D, this number went down to about 0.45-0.5 GPH. What I take from this is that I can save about 17% of the gas I burn while sitting at red lights if I just flip the gear selector to Neutral. Thoughts?

Note: I am not coasting in neutral, as the transmission does not lubricate itself in those conditions and I don't want to destroy it. Also, coasting in neutral is unsafe because you have less control and must rely entirely on your brakes to stop. I am only talking about being in neutral while stopped and waiting for red lights.

Wish I read this before I went out this morning.
I have looked at this function for several months. I'll verify and add my numbers/data by tomorrow as well. The GPH is significantly higher when it's cold out in addition to a cold start. This is a reason why I would like a block heater next Winter.

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:49 pm

Gageraid wrote:

That's awesome JeepMonkey! So did you build that yourself on top of Morgan's bumper?

Yep I built it to my design and from scratch

JeepMonkey190 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:56 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

Nice! Did you get a prefabbed one or build it yourself? If possible I would put the spare on the driver side.

So I did build it myself no prefab here the only thing I purchased was the hinge and the round 1/4" steel piece that holds the tire. And I wanted to offset it to the passenger side do to the slight lean in still having toward the driver side so I didn't want it to lean any more.

Bmxer524 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:20 pm

Looks good JeepMonkey. Get us more pics!!! lol

jjohnson1892 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:07 pm

Looks awesome JeepMonkey, I absolutely love your KK

Still haven’t time to do upgrades, may have to wait til late May to do any real progress

lfhoward · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:35 pm

Gageraid wrote:

lfhoward wrote:

This one is for Gage. :goink:

Was checking out some other functions on my Scangauge on the way to work. GPH = gallons per hour. This number isn't all that useful when driving, as you have to divide MPH by GPH to get MPG. But, since I do a lot of stop and go driving on my daily commute, I was wondering how much gas I'm using while just idling at traffic lights. According to my Scangauge, with defrost/air conditioning off, my KK burns about 0.55-0.6 GPH at idle while stopped, with the tranny still in Drive. When I moved the tranny to Neutral instead of D, this number went down to about 0.45-0.5 GPH. What I take from this is that I can save about 17% of the gas I burn while sitting at red lights if I just flip the gear selector to Neutral. Thoughts?

Note: I am not coasting in neutral, as the transmission does not lubricate itself in those conditions and I don't want to destroy it. Also, coasting in neutral is unsafe because you have less control and must rely entirely on your brakes to stop. I am only talking about being in neutral while stopped and waiting for red lights.

Wish I read this before I went out this morning.
I have looked at this function for several months. I'll verify and add my numbers/data by tomorrow as well. The GPH is significantly higher when it's cold out in addition to a cold start. This is a reason why I would like a block heater next Winter.

Results from the return commute: N didn't make much of a difference! Once the engine and transmission warmed up, the GPH was around 4.5-5 while stopped at idle in Drive.

lammarco · **Joined:** Sun Mar 18, 2012 3:37 pm **Posts:** 274

JeepMonkey190 wrote:

So I can't wait to show my newest project so here it is :twisted:

Its not 100% done yet but like I said I just couldn't wait anymore, let me know what you guys think.

and of course I will take more pictures when the sun is out this weekend hopefully of it finished

Looks good...bud.
Might I steal one of your picture of your winch bumper?I want to photoshop my "future" project. I am saving up for ATH bumpers...
And I also did the something to the front of the Jeep... :rockon:

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