opinions on bigger throttle bodies...

[Jpdst29]

i am thinking of replacing my OE throttle body with a bigger one...maybe 62mm...i figured i would shoot this idea out to you guys and have some feedback as to if i should do this or not...

thanks

[OverkillZJ]

They give you a lil' tiny more power, but I'd put the money elsewhere :wink:

[Jpdst29]

They give you a lil' tiny more power, but I'd put the money elsewhere :wink:

...like my lift you are going to help me put on!!! hehe :D

thanks matt...i just wanted a second opinion...

would you advise maybe for me to pull off the whole throttle body and remove all the sensors and give it a good carb cleaning...just to get rid of some of the gunk in there...especially around and in the hole where the IAC valve goes...

[OverkillZJ]

They give you a lil' tiny more power, but I'd put the money elsewhere :wink:

...like my lift you are going to help me put on!!! hehe :D

thanks matt...i just wanted a second opinion...

would you advise maybe for me to pull off the whole throttle body and remove all the sensors and give it a good carb cleaning...just to get rid of some of the gunk in there...especially around and in the hole where the IAC valve goes...

Probably couldn't hurt, but the sensors we have are usually sealed and not really "cleanable" - well, at least on the 5.2?

[Jpdst29]

yeah...i figured that...so i went to advance auto parts and got a new IAC...

yeah...they gave me the wrong IAC...haha

wouldnt even fit in the space provided on the throttle body...so i got to return it and order a new one...geez...

[MF Steve!]

imo, throttle body upsize could be deemed on of the most worthless upgrads for a 4.0L...i mean 400 bux for something that gives you what? all of 15hp? thats as bad as the k&n fipk for 300 bux. if you're lookin to spend all that, why not just go for a chip?

[OverkillZJ]

$400? GAAAAAH! Don't even consider it then, haha. Or get a design and have a machine shop make it for you.

As far as chips go - most opinions seem to be that the chips don't do a damn thing for the ZJ's, only the mopar performance ECU does, but there's another big chunk of change that'd be better spent on a lift and buying my old bumpers ;)

[Jpdst29]

you got it then...no bigger throttle body, lift and bumpers!!!

[MF Steve!]

<---- likes to build bumpers! so change that to lift, homeade bumpers, and a locker w/ the $ you save on the bumpers![/url]

[OverkillZJ]

<---- likes to build bumpers! so change that to lift, homeade bumpers, and a locker w/ the $ you save on the bumpers![/url]


Wrong, cause you're building ME bumpers and Jeromes BUYINGmy old bumpers ;)

J/K of course Jerome, if you don't buy them there's plenty of ZJ guys that would 8)

[MF Steve!]

LOL this has been...the week of demands. everyone seems to want something...haha. what about my damn jeep???

[OverkillZJ]

We've got til next summer to get my crap done, but man it's gonna be a lot of tube bending :lol:

[MF Steve!]

wanna split the cost of a 10-ton bender? :D

[Jpdst29]

i didnt know you made bumpers steve!!!

what i want is something like this for the front:

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/products/offroad%20001.jpg

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/products/offroad%20003.jpg

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/products/offroad%20007.jpg

and for the rear:

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/products/bumper%202%20rollover.jpg

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/products/bumper%206%20rollover.jpg

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/products/bumper%203%20rollover.jpg

how hard would it be for you to make those exact bumpers :D

if not that hard...then you are my go to guy...

just let me know

by the way...i would like to be able to mount a winch on the front bumper if possible...

[MF Steve!]

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/searchresults.jsp?search_type=keyword&QueryString=hydraulic+bender&catindx1=Pipe&catindx2=Hydraulic+Benders&xi=xi

plus my discount, of course....

[MF Steve!]

i could def. make those...no problemo. my question is this. in those pix...why is there a milemarker solenoid box there w/ no winch???

[Jpdst29]

i dont know where the winch is in that picture

here is another picture with the winch there...not a good pic. though...

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/pictures/pictures%206%20rollover.jpg

http://www.offroad-fabrication.com/pictures/offroadfab%20071.jpg

does that help at all???

[MF Steve!]

thats a different bumper. anyways...why not just put a damn 2" reciever in the thing? save yourself the daily driver weight, and have a removeable cradle. only way to go imo...

[Jpdst29]

i was thinking that i might not even put a winch on the front...so i might just get the first bumper made instead...with just the D rings...works for me...

[MF Steve!]

when is all this going down?

[Jpdst29]

well...i am hoping to get my lift on before the end of this month...depending on when i order it and when matt has time to help me put it on :D

right after that i will be doing front and rear bumpers and new axles and gears...so maybe a month or two...given the time i have and the money i have to put into the bumpers...

by the way...how much do you think you would charge to make those bumpers? just a rough estimate would be fine...

[Jpdst29]

well...i am hoping to get my lift on before the end of this month...depending on when i order it and when matt has time to help me put it on :D

right after that i will be doing front and rear bumpers and new axles and gears...so maybe a month or two...given the time i have and the money i have to put into the bumpers...

by the way...how much do you think you would charge to make those bumpers? just a rough estimate would be fine...and also...would you need to look at my ZJ for mounting points, etc...?

[MF Steve!]

double post like whoa...haha. it'd probably cost something like 1/2 id say? the price will obviously vary by design, metal thickness, etc. we'll figure it all out when the time comes.

[Jpdst29]

good deal...thanks alot steve...i will let you know when the time comes..we can coordinate together on the design...thanks again

[Sarge33]

Matt I want your bumpers!