Raced my 4x4 renny

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:29 am

Hi guys, long time no talk, very busy with new career. But tonight i got off work and went to the drag strip to watch some races and it was street legals tonight and not a lot of ppl showed up because it wasnt very warm out. So they asked if i wanted to put in a few runs, at first i said no but decided hey why not!?

So a 4x4 renne with A/T tires, flowmaster muffler, 200+lbs of work gear inside and a 200lb driver =?

Best run was a 17.440 @ 78.30 mph

Best R/T was a .287

This was my first time ever racing a 1/4. i go watch races all the time but never done it, its very fun. In total i ran 6 times and stopped there because i didnt want to abuse my jeep too much lol.

They were all around 17.4 and 17.5. One bad run of a 17.8 dont know why but very consistant runs lol. BTW i never won any of my races i was one of the slowest people there. There was a few people running 20 second runs but i never got paired up against them. Got paired up against a 12 second dodge magnum, boy did i look slooooow lol.

I have the time slips if someone wants to see i can post up tomorow

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:35 am

lol i have done the same thing with my camry, i had a 97 camry XLE with moonroof, leather, premium sound, power seats etc lol, and was likc why not?!? it ran a 16.4. then put my jeep o na dyno before too. i was at a honda prelude meet and my honda wasnt running the greatest so i took the jeep lol

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:12 am

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

Hi guys, long time no talk, very busy with new career. But tonight i got off work and went to the drag strip to watch some races and it was street legals tonight and not a lot of ppl showed up because it wasnt very warm out. So they asked if i wanted to put in a few runs, at first i said no but decided hey why not!?

So a 4x4 renne with A/T tires, flowmaster muffler, 200+lbs of work gear inside and a 200lb driver =?

Best run was a 17.440 @ 78.30 mph

Best R/T was a .287

This was my first time ever racing a 1/4. i go watch races all the time but never done it, its very fun. In total i ran 6 times and stopped there because i didnt want to abuse my jeep too much lol.

They were all around 17.4 and 17.5. One bad run of a 17.8 dont know why but very consistant runs lol. BTW i never won any of my races i was one of the slowest people there. There was a few people running 20 second runs but i never got paired up against them. Got paired up against a 12 second dodge magnum, boy did i look slooooow lol.

I have the time slips if someone wants to see i can post up tomorow

Very cool! So they still measure it off as a 1/4 mile up there?!?! :lol:

I was expecting slower times than that so that is not all that bad.

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:55 am

lol yes 1/4 and mph too!

Im thinking i could get a 17.2 out of it if i took out all my work equipment, but oh well i was very happy with it.

Albert · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:56 pm

I think you and the KJ did pretty good for a vehicle that was not built for the track.........now you should've challenged that Magnum to an off-road race...haha

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

That's not bad with the weight and heavier tires considering a stock KJ 3.7 is right about 17 seconds in the 1/4. You just need an APS stall converter, B&G flash, Fastman throttle body, 4.10 gears, and lighter tires to get down to about 14 seconds. (Oh yeah, and a 100 hp shot of N2O and rpm window switch without blowing up the motor when you get it into 3rd.) :lol:

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:26 pm

lol no i dont think im going to race it anymore, i dont want to break anything. Was very fun though i have to admit it.

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

Racing can get pretty expensive. My last 1/4 mile cost about $5k. Lost the motor at about 90 mph. Still coasted across the line for a 15.7 and out ran the kid in the civic. Out running the "Fast and Furious" kids was really funny. Of course, out running a couple stock Mustang GT's in a Jeep made a couple people want to cry. Just too expensive and dangerous though.

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:30 pm

yea, im starting on my mustang notchback 5 litre project at the end of the summer. procharged 347 stroker sounds yummy

Guest · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:10 pm

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

lol no i dont think im going to race it anymore, i dont want to break anything. Was very fun though i have to admit it.

Dude, you're not gonna break anything drag racing a 210 hp V6 SUV.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:22 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

lol no i dont think im going to race it anymore, i dont want to break anything. Was very fun though i have to admit it.

Dude, you're not gonna break anything drag racing a 210 hp V6 SUV.

cept your wallet to fill it back up.......

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

JJsKJ wrote:

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

_UnLiMiTeD_ wrote:

lol no i dont think im going to race it anymore, i dont want to break anything. Was very fun though i have to admit it.

Dude, you're not gonna break anything drag racing a 210 hp V6 SUV.

cept your wallet to fill it back up.......

Depends... If you bump it up to over 335 hp and 400 lbft torque the motor will eventually go. I have a 3.7 short block sitting in my garage that proves it.

Even without bumping up the power, blow a tire at 70-80 mph and very bad things could happen in a tall SUV.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:15 pm

KY Liberty wrote:

That's not bad with the weight and heavier tires considering a stock KJ 3.7 is right about 17 seconds in the 1/4. You just need an APS stall converter, B&G flash, Fastman throttle body, 4.10 gears, and lighter tires to get down to about 14 seconds. (Oh yeah, and a 100 hp shot of N2O and rpm window switch without blowing up the motor when you get it into 3rd.) :lol:

mother of god

InCommando · **Posted:** Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:29 pm

A bizzilion years ago I had paid the entry fee for a $$$ race and then could not get my drag car to fire. They were only giving us one pass due to a weather delay. Well, I was not about to lose my entry fee for nothing. Out comes the tow vehicle: '93 Dodge CTD dually. It made a 16.40 pass, I dialed 16.40 and won the first round. Broke out with a 16.38 on a 16.40 dial in round two. Not bad times for something weighing 4 tons and, according to the valve cover, had 160 HP. There was also no need to worry about mosquitos the rest of the night, either.

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

2006 KJ wrote:

KY Liberty wrote:

That's not bad with the weight and heavier tires considering a stock KJ 3.7 is right about 17 seconds in the 1/4. You just need an APS stall converter, B&G flash, Fastman throttle body, 4.10 gears, and lighter tires to get down to about 14 seconds. (Oh yeah, and a 100 hp shot of N2O and rpm window switch without blowing up the motor when you get it into 3rd.) :lol:

mother of god

It was kind of ridiculous. I found it to be hilarious though. Really showed off the articulation up front when I launched it. Seemed like the front wheels were going to lift off the ground. I wonder how it would launch now with the big heavy tires and OME HD's? May have to try it while I'm out tomorrow. I'll have to see where the brake stall is now with the 245/75R16's. It was about 2500 RPM with the 245/65R17's. I don't have the N2O connected anymore, but I still have the stall converter and no torque management.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:08 am

haha.. my jeep ran like the wind with a magnaflow muffler and K&N intake with small tires (the stock goodyears)... plus i could launch it at whatever i wanted since it's a six speed. everyone was amazed at how well it ran! that's out the window now with 32's that seriously doubled my rotational mass.. and the lift and lights that killed the aerodynamics. ohhh well i'll save the fast for something later in life ( after college )

KY Liberty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:46 pm **Posts:** 1195

I could pretty much launch it at whatever RPM I wanted to before. However, if I launched above 2500 it would just spin the tires all the way through 1st and 2nd, barely moving forward at all and would want to kick the rear out to the left.

InCommando · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:05 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

haha.. my jeep ran like the wind with a magnaflow muffler and K&N intake with small tires (the stock goodyears)... plus i could launch it at whatever i wanted since it's a six speed. everyone was amazed at how well it ran! that's out the window now with 32's that seriously doubled my rotational mass.. and the lift and lights that killed the aerodynamics. ohhh well i'll save the fast for something later in life ( after college )

Where you "power shifting?" I was wondering how the NSG370 would react to that.

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:38 pm

so hey anyone wanna buy a 17.4 second liberty? lol

Gas prices here are getting a little too crazy and my job has me doing a lot of commuting now, im filling up twice a week, thats too much for me. Im probably going to have to sell it. I love it and all and if i wasnt traveling as much i wouldnt care.

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:45 pm

InCommando wrote:

2006 KJ wrote:

haha.. my jeep ran like the wind with a magnaflow muffler and K&N intake with small tires (the stock goodyears)... plus i could launch it at whatever i wanted since it's a six speed. everyone was amazed at how well it ran! that's out the window now with 32's that seriously doubled my rotational mass.. and the lift and lights that killed the aerodynamics. ohhh well i'll save the fast for something later in life ( after college )

Where you "power shifting?" I was wondering how the NSG370 would react to that.

hahaha nope i've never "power shifted" i would feel too guilty for my drive train if i did. but in 2wd it would catch a chirp of tire in first, second, and third

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