A Story of Indecision and Frivolous Spending

Alex01 said:
Will the supercharger work with the LS your buying next year :risas3:
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Haha. I don't really want to go the V8 route anymore because then I have to re-gear (again), find a suitable automatic transmission, get rid of the RubiCrawler, and then put in an Atlas.

In other words, it's a ton of work and money for some more horsepower that I could achieve with a supercharger.
 
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Chris said:
Haha. I don't really want to go the V8 route anymore because then I have to re-gear (again), find a suitable automatic transmission, get rid of the RubiCrawler, and then put in an Atlas.

In other words, it's a ton of work and money for some more horsepower that I could achieve with a supercharger.
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I call the rubicrawler and supercharger :D
 
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@Chris I saw on a different post that you at one time changed your 4.0 with a reman. I am not in need of one yet, but I was curious where you got yours from, and what kind of luck you had? I am getting up there on miles and would be scared to put a super charger on it the way it is, but if I put a new reman in I wouldn't hesitate.
 
ac_ said:
@Chris I saw on a different post that you at one time changed your 4.0 with a reman. I am not in need of one yet, but I was curious where you got yours from, and what kind of luck you had? I am getting up there on miles and would be scared to put a super charger on it the way it is, but if I put a new reman in I wouldn't hesitate.
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That was my XJ actually. I got the remanufactured engine from LKQ. I had to call them, but apparently they sell remanufactured engines.
 
ac_ said:
4.0 205hp for my 98 is 3K Then add a supercharger. "Everybody has 3 mortgages nowadays!"
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Haha... Ghostbusters.

The supercharger will give you close to 220hp at the wheels. It was a massive improvement on my old TJ. That thing got up and went, that's for sure.

I sold the supercharger to Blaine before I sold it and Blaine was apparently very, very impressed at the power from it.
 
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Chris said:
Haha... Ghostbusters.

The supercharger will give you close to 220hp at the wheels. It was a massive improvement on my old TJ. That thing got up and went, that's for sure.

I sold the supercharger to Blaine before I sold it and Blaine was apparently very, very impressed at the power from it.
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I am not arguing that, but after taxes and small parts, it is probably worth more than the whole car.
 
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Chris said:
At this point the only thing that really has that mine doesn't is a supercharger, Recaros (which I don't actually want anyways, though they do look good!), and coilovers.

The suspension being installed in mine as we speak is much, much better than what's on that thing.
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They did an awesome resto. I love the seats. Def putting something similar in my next one.
 
ac_ said:
I am not arguing that, but after taxes and small parts, it is probably worth more than the whole car.
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$3000 for a supercharger... even after taxes, how is that worth more than the whole car?

Are we talking about a Geo Metro?
 
Chris said:
$3000 for a supercharger... even after taxes, how is that worth more than the whole car?

Are we talking about a Geo Metro?
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No 3000 for the engine, then add a super charger, and small parts and taxes. I know you guys don't have to pay sales tax but we pay just shy of 10 percent here depending on where you live in AZ.
 
ac_ said:
No 3000 for the engine, then add a super charger, and small parts and taxes. I know you guys don't have to pay sales tax but we pay just shy of 10 percent here depending on where you live in AZ.
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Ohhh, now I get what you're saying.

Yes, but if you're like me, you plan on taking this thing to the grave. It's still cheaper than buying a brand new JL Rubicon! ;)
 
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Chris said:
Ohhh, now I get what you're saying.

Yes, but if you're like me, you plan on taking this thing to the grave. It's still cheaper than buying a brand new JL Rubicon! ;)
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Yeah but I wouldn't even consider that. If I had to buy something other than my TJ, I think I would rather have one of these

https://www.arielna.com/arielnomad/ or if I get stupid money
 
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