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desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

I was running some errands this morning and had some cool comments on the Jeep. First, I had a guy asking about the gas mileage and how we liked it and how it compared to the Cherokee. Then I went to a car wash to support a friend of mine's church. It had some mud on it (if its not sparkly clean, then it will have mud all overm theres no in between). Anyway, they were asking how much fun it was offroad and then were checking out the tires and stuff while they washed it. I just thought it was all very cool, considering its a five year old vehicle with minimal modification.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:06 pm

Thats cool you supported the church! Makes you feel all warm inside when people talk to you about your jeep doesnt it!

Put some black cragar rims and 30" tires on there and get that guy to ask you about the mpg again. :lol:

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

I dont wanna know what my mileage would be with 30" tires on there. :shock:

As it is, I'm getting 16 mpg, becuase I've had to get it up to 5000 rpms to safely get on the freeways around here. Rush hour on Friday in Phoenix sucks! But is is very cool how many people treat it like a Jeep now and not another soccer mom vehicle.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:47 pm

Wow! I do not believe I get it over 3k rpms coming home from school. I know it doesnt get over 3500rpms, it may go over 3k when it shifts into 3rd when Im passing someone at 75mph. Thats with the bigger tires too.

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

Yeah I don't like it. I apologize after I get up to speed. It never redlines, but there has been a few times I started to wonder when the auto was gonna decide to shift. 3K seems to be almost normal accelerating in daily traffic for me (hence my mediocre gas mileage).

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:29 pm

Funny you apologize to it. It wont hurt a thing to do that ever so often. Just as long as you dont floor it everytime you pull out or anything. Best to use SYN if you must hit High rpms alot too. :wink:

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

I think I'm gonna switch to SYN at the next oil change anyway. SInce its getting to be a higher mileage engine I think its a good idea. I definitely dont floor it everywhere I go. 3500 is my limit usually (unless impending doom deems otherwise)

hooperswish · **Posted:** Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:48 pm

Nice thing about a manual. Change gears whenever you darn well feel like it.......

Steve
'06 3.7 six speed

corwyyn · **Posted:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:26 am

And here I thought he was talking about the weather cooling off

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

corwyyn wrote:

And here I thought he was talking about the weather cooling off

lol. well that was nice too.

05JeepKJ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:39 am

desertkj wrote:

Yeah I don't like it. I apologize after I get up to speed. It never redlines, but there has been a few times I started to wonder when the auto was gonna decide to shift. 3K seems to be almost normal accelerating in daily traffic for me (hence my mediocre gas mileage).

If the tranny is automatic you cannot redline it. It is electronically controlled.

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:42 am

desertkj wrote:

Yeah I don't like it. I apologize after I get up to speed. It never redlines, but there has been a few times I started to wonder when the auto was gonna decide to shift. 3K seems to be almost normal accelerating in daily traffic for me (hence my mediocre gas mileage).

Oooh... yeah... definitely related to the gas mileage. I hardly ever hit 3k RPM in my 3.7L unless I wanted to have some fun or I'm merging on the freeway.

desertkj · **Joined:** Mon Jan 30, 2006 8:24 pm **Posts:** 677

05JeepKJ wrote:

desertkj wrote:

Yeah I don't like it. I apologize after I get up to speed. It never redlines, but there has been a few times I started to wonder when the auto was gonna decide to shift. 3K seems to be almost normal accelerating in daily traffic for me (hence my mediocre gas mileage).

If the tranny is automatic you cannot redline it. It is electronically controlled.

Oh. I did not know that. Learn something new every day.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:13 pm

Mine just touches around 5500-5600rpms then up shifts. One time I was passing a guy and thought I put it into 2nd but it was 1st, thats when I found out that it will not let the tranny downshift if its going to hurt anything. :wink:

It stayed in 2nd and didnt go into 1st even though I shifted it into 1st.

rs4mtnitro · **Posted:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:23 pm

desertkj wrote:

I think I'm gonna switch to SYN at the next oil change anyway. SInce its getting to be a higher mileage engine I think its a good idea. I definitely dont floor it everywhere I go. 3500 is my limit usually (unless impending doom deems otherwise)

If you have never used syn I wouldn't start now. Syn is known to clean things out and on older vehicals that can be bad. If there is any build up on seals syn will clean it off and oil leaks may start.

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