PEAK PUTTERS

I'll prolly just throw some ceramic or steel bb's in there and call it good. Good point Graham.

Actually tried the BB thing with my mtr's. When I dismounted them a couple tires were all rusted and clumped together pretty bad. I won't run them again!!

Me, Lance and Bryan installed my Rock Krawler mid-Arm kit last night. Still need to install the steering componets. Hopefully have some pix up later tonight or tomorrow...

Special thanks to Lance and Bryan for staying up till almost 3am last night getting it all dialed in for me.

what did you end up paying for that mid arm kit.. ive been thinking about going long arm i can get the roughcountry upgrade and people have nothing but good things to say about it.. but i dont like the rubber joints.

Toolegit86 wrote:what did you end up paying for that mid arm kit.. ive been thinking about going long arm i can get the roughcountry upgrade and people have nothing but good things to say about it.. but i dont like the rubber joints.

It was about $2000 after 20% off at northridge. Got the steering upgrades too though.

nice..

So where's the pics?

TJDave wrote::mrgreen: So where's the pics?

It turns out it isn't as "dialed" in as I thought. Waiting for pix until Bryan gets back into town and can finish installing the steering and make some adjustments in the rear.

Seems like everything is pretty well set. Had alignment done today. Drives strait and true. Still gotta get my exhaust tube modified near the tip as it contacts the rear sway bar now making an annoying rattle. Other than that it's pretty sound. Can't wait to take it out and play a little. Might hit up the slab this weekend. I'll try and get some pix up tomorrow if I remember.

I just bought an ELM327 WiFi OBDII Auto Diagnositic scanner for my Jeep. Also bought a nice windshield mount for a spare iPhone we have. My thoughts are I can mount the unused (spare) iPhone in the corner of my windshield with the app "Engine Link" installed and be able to monitor different things while wheeling. Specifically the trans temp and pitch/roll. I am sure there will be other guages and PIDs i'll be monitoring as well as data logging but I dont have the parts yet. Just thought i'd post this up and see if anyone has heard of this setup or has any knowledge of how it works. here is the link to the OBDII WiFi scanner I bought...

http://www.simvalley.us/elm327wifi

I've been looking at those. Kind of curious how well they actually work.

Lurch wrote:I've been looking at those. Kind of curious how well they actually work.

It works... Just a small preview...

I hope to have something like this in the near future.

One of the things I have a curiosity about is the intake air temp. Cold-air intakes are all the (internet) rage, but I have a sneaking suspicion that warmer air (~140 deg) gives much better fuel mileage.

I'm more interested to see how it works as a diagnostic tool. Could be really handy to have around.

Scans for DTC's but I dont have any right now. Wont check body codes or air bag lights but still pretty handy...

Wrench wrote:I hope to have something like this in the near future.

One of the things I have a curiosity about is the intake air temp. Cold-air intakes are all the (internet) rage, but I have a sneaking suspicion that warmer air (~140 deg) gives much better fuel mileage.

Why would warm air provide better mileage? Cool dense (with oxygen) air makes for a better burn and a slight hp increase. A friend had an acura integra years ago with a fabbed ducted cold air intake that he beat like it owed him money at all times. He only broke cv axles whenthe temps dropped under 60* or so. It was odd, that slight increase in density made enough power to push the axles over their limit.

Lurch wrote:I'm more interested to see how it works as a diagnostic tool. Could be really handy to have around.

I've been using a Bluetooth version of the elm 327 as a Diagnostic tool for years. I use an app on my phone called Torque to control it.

It'l do pretty much everything a more expensive reader will do. Pull and erase codes, lets you view all of the live information, you can set up custom gauge panels like the one Yrjan posted a picture of, and log pretty much everything your computer ever outputs.


I actually have 3 of the below version, and they all work great, they get thrown in gloveboxes and tool bags so I've always got one if I need it. It's been really nice to have more times than I can count when working on peoples cars.

$11.14 on Amazon

White trash wrote:Why would warm air provide better mileage? Cool dense (with oxygen) air makes for a better burn and a slight hp increase. A friend had an acura integra years ago with a fabbed ducted cold air intake that he beat like it owed him money at all times. He only broke cv axles whenthe temps dropped under 60* or so. It was odd, that slight increase in density made enough power to push the axles over their limit.

Apples and oranges do not compare. What provides the most peak power at WOT does not equal best fuel economy at cruise throttle settings, but I am not going to totally derail this thread to cover every detail to 'splain it.

Dale,
thanks for the link! Now another toy I gotta have...

Plastidip'd front grill

Now that's cool....can't wait to see it....where'd you get that done?

Danny wrote:Now that's cool....can't wait to see it....where'd you get that done?

My driveway. I'm doing another one soon if ya wanna come by and check it out... 509-460-8219 (Mike)

Yrjan wrote:Bolts down through the hard top mounting holes into the nut serts. Waterproofed the wood and used outdoor patio carpet that has a rubber backing.

What did you use to waterproof the plywood and where did you get the carpet?

OldGreen wrote:

Yrjan wrote:Bolts down through the hard top mounting holes into the nut serts. Waterproofed the wood and used outdoor patio carpet that has a rubber backing.

What did you use to waterproof the plywood and where did you get the carpet?

Got both at Lowes. Jug of waterproofing deck stuff (liquid) can't remember the name. The carpet was Lowes too. Bulk indoor/outdoor carpet. Cut to length.

Grill insert instructions...

1) remove 6-7 push pins from upper part of grill. They vary on model year...

2) pull lower part of grill out and remove grill.

3) prep inside of grill where mounting bases are going to stick.





4) place mounting bases...





5) buy "rain gutter guards" from Home Depot and cut to size.





6) paint gutter guards to desired color.



7) attach gutter guards to grill using small zip ties and mounting bases.



reinstall grill.





Enjoy!

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