JK not that slow
11-22-2008, 06:32 PM
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JK not that slow
Ok, here is a little piece on JK power, or lack thereof.
My wife, has an 89 K5 Blazer, with a new motor (less than 10k miles), new tranny (less than 5k miles). It has 33" BFG Muds with 3:73 gears.
I am in our 07 JK, about 20k miles and 35" BFG Muds with 4:11 gears.
Both are automatics.
On the way home from supper, she challenged me to a race. (She always said the JK was a dog and her Blazer was faster)
At a stop light, with the next one being about a 1/4 mile away, off we went, both, floored. The Blazer's 350 sounded real good with the Flowmaster exhaust.
We where dead even for about 3 seconds, and then....the JK pulled away. A couple hundred yards from the next light, the JK was 2 car lengths ahead.
Chalk one up for the JK.
PS No laws were broken in this experiment by two middle aged juveniles!
My wife, has an 89 K5 Blazer, with a new motor (less than 10k miles), new tranny (less than 5k miles). It has 33" BFG Muds with 3:73 gears.
I am in our 07 JK, about 20k miles and 35" BFG Muds with 4:11 gears.
Both are automatics.
On the way home from supper, she challenged me to a race. (She always said the JK was a dog and her Blazer was faster)
At a stop light, with the next one being about a 1/4 mile away, off we went, both, floored. The Blazer's 350 sounded real good with the Flowmaster exhaust.
We where dead even for about 3 seconds, and then....the JK pulled away. A couple hundred yards from the next light, the JK was 2 car lengths ahead.
Chalk one up for the JK.
PS No laws were broken in this experiment by two middle aged juveniles!
11-22-2008, 06:44 PM
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11-22-2008, 06:53 PM
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Actually from a standing start, the little 3.8 really seems to get with the program if you keep the revs up. I have to say it is more sprightly than my V6 Tacoma 4x4 that I traded in for it. The Taco would go up hills better on the freeway, however, so I think the JK motor just needs to rev to make torque and HP.
11-22-2008, 07:03 PM
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Actually from a standing start, the little 3.8 really seems to get with the program if you keep the revs up. I have to say it is more sprightly than my V6 Tacoma 4x4 that I traded in for it. The Taco would go up hills better on the freeway, however, so I think the JK motor just needs to rev to make torque and HP.
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11-23-2008, 06:48 AM
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My 96 blazer would eat my jk alive,, but it was fast,, had work done and would lay serious patches leaving the light and when it would hit second.. but the roof didnt come off either..
11-23-2008, 10:09 AM
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I love my JK, but it is an old dog. It hits a hill and feels like it is stalling it slows down so fast and the RPMs quickly diminish.
Our Pilot has a better engine as a daily driver. Wish the JEEP was as responsive.
Speaking of Chevys. I have had a chevy s-10 v6 pickup. That was way worse than my JK. It made a ton of noise but went no where. The bark was like a lion, but the bite was a nibble. I have no desire to ever own a Chevy again
Our Pilot has a better engine as a daily driver. Wish the JEEP was as responsive.
Speaking of Chevys. I have had a chevy s-10 v6 pickup. That was way worse than my JK. It made a ton of noise but went no where. The bark was like a lion, but the bite was a nibble. I have no desire to ever own a Chevy again
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