Sad news for you CRD owners

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:15 pm

CRD Joe wrote:

TJKJ is just frustrated at his CRAPPY mileage. Ive been driving on interstate 90 140 miles from Eastern Washington to Seattle twice a week for the last four months and MOST of the big rig traffic stays in the right lane and drives 55mpg! They NEED the better mileage because of the cost of fuel! Im not endangering anyone.

I don't own a Jeep for mpg's,couldn't care less what mine get's.I just monitor it as it's a great early indicator of problems.

flman · **Posted:** Sat Nov 23, 2013 1:07 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

CRD Joe wrote:

TJKJ is just frustrated at his CRAPPY mileage. Ive been driving on interstate 90 140 miles from Eastern Washington to Seattle twice a week for the last four months and MOST of the big rig traffic stays in the right lane and drives 55mpg! They NEED the better mileage because of the cost of fuel! Im not endangering anyone.

I don't own a Jeep for mpg's,couldn't care less what mine get's.I just monitor it as it's a great early indicator of problems.

TJ, with all of your skills in building Jeeps, you should grab one of those dead CRDs and make a second FSA Libby? You would probably love the low end torque, and you would have enough sense not to let it blow up?

:JEEPIN:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:24 pm

flman wrote:

TJ, with all of your skills in building Jeeps, you should grab one of those dead CRDs and make a second FSA Libby? You would probably love the low end torque, and you would have enough sense not to let it blow up?

:JEEPIN:

The 6.4 VVT HEMI goes in my KJ 1st before any new projects,well after I get the Lincoln home saving $$$ will be much easier since I won't be driving the 3 tons of fun as much.

flman · **Posted:** Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:13 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

flman wrote:

TJ, with all of your skills in building Jeeps, you should grab one of those dead CRDs and make a second FSA Libby? You would probably love the low end torque, and you would have enough sense not to let it blow up?

:JEEPIN:

The 6.4 VVT HEMI goes in my KJ 1st before any new projects,well after I get the Lincoln home saving $$$ will be much easier since I won't be driving the 3 tons of fun as much.

So the Vm 2.8 project is second on the list? :mrgreen:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:19 pm

flman wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

flman wrote:

TJ, with all of your skills in building Jeeps, you should grab one of those dead CRDs and make a second FSA Libby? You would probably love the low end torque, and you would have enough sense not to let it blow up?

:JEEPIN:

The 6.4 VVT HEMI goes in my KJ 1st before any new projects,well after I get the Lincoln home saving $$$ will be much easier since I won't be driving the 3 tons of fun as much.

So the Vm 2.8 project is second on the list? :mrgreen:

Sorry but no.

thermorex · **Posted:** Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:20 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

flman wrote:

TJ, with all of your skills in building Jeeps, you should grab one of those dead CRDs and make a second FSA Libby? You would probably love the low end torque, and you would have enough sense not to let it blow up?

:JEEPIN:

Sorry but no.

Oh, I bet you'll weld 5-7 inches to front chassis and swap in there your favorite 4slow... :-)r

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:21 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

The 6.4 VVT HEMI goes in my KJ 1st before any new projects,well after I get the Lincoln home saving $$$ will be much easier since I won't be driving the 3 tons of fun as much.

Hemi's a good choice

thermorex · **Posted:** Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:30 pm

Seriously, can you fit that v8 hemi in a kj? I just wonder about the width and ease to service the upper arms... [edit] never mind, forgot you have SFA... [/edit]. I know how much I cursed when I replaced mine at crd, which I think is not that wide as hemi. Regardless, a hemi does sound interesting, only heard wranglers and few xjs doing it. How's a hemi compared to 2.8crd weight-wise?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 7:11 am

thermorex wrote:

Seriously, can you fit that v8 hemi in a kj? I just wonder about the width and ease to service the upper arms... [edit] never mind, forgot you have SFA... [/edit]. I know how much I cursed when I replaced mine at crd, which I think is not that wide as hemi. Regardless, a hemi does sound interesting, only heard wranglers and few xjs doing it. How's a hemi compared to 2.8crd weight-wise?

It's about 100lbs heavier then the 3.7.The VVT versions will fit in a KJ just fine,shorter heads.

thermorex · **Posted:** Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:59 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

It's about 100lbs heavier then the 3.7.The VVT versions will fit in a KJ just fine,shorter heads.

Thanks tjkj, that's good to know.

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