Jeep Grand Cherokee V8?
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Jeep Grand Cherokee V8?
Does anyone know how quick the V8 Jeep Grand Cherokees are? (in particular, the 97 body style).....some punk a$$ thought i was staring at him at a redlight when i was looking down the road because i made a wrong turn; he then guns it at green like i want to race...
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Rep Power: 0 dang...so there is more power in that thing that i had thought......no chance of my Civic whipping that.....maybe the V6...haha, i would only race some of the ones i see around campus that sound like complete hsit; they make this LOUD squeaky noise, and have horrible clicks from several places..haha
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Rep Power: 0 My brother-in-law and father-in-law both drive '97 Grand cherokee orvis editions (yes, v8). They are pretty darn fast. 0-60 is somewhere in the low to mid 7sec range. They will tear us apart if you ask me. However, they may break-down while doing it. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
Seriously though, they have had several of them and I just don't understand it. Constant problems and expensive ones at that. Jeeps are the worst cars on the road as far as reliability. Whenever I see one, I just can't understand how the person bought one knowing that they are the worst vehicles made...baffles me....especially, when I see a $40k new grand cherokee....idiots
Seriously though, they have had several of them and I just don't understand it. Constant problems and expensive ones at that. Jeeps are the worst cars on the road as far as reliability. Whenever I see one, I just can't understand how the person bought one knowing that they are the worst vehicles made...baffles me....especially, when I see a $40k new grand cherokee....idiots
i used to own a jeep pickup and i know for sure it would whip my civics ***. i had it at the track 2 times with a best time of 15.7. and that was with a heavy cap on the back.
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Rep Power: 0 I had a '94 w/ Mopar performance computer and 3" exhaust.
15.3 @ 89 MPH.
Why dragrace a jeep you ask, .503 RT's and 15.3's consistantly, time after time over 10 times...
take home any bracket trophy you want.
15.3 @ 89 MPH.
Why dragrace a jeep you ask, .503 RT's and 15.3's consistantly, time after time over 10 times...
take home any bracket trophy you want.
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Rep Power: 0 I'll race you in my 02 Limited if you want. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] Just drive to Iowa.
Seriously though, I dont race at all. They arent meant for it. Anyone who races SUV's either on the street or at the track in a complete moron.
On a lighter note, it is sad that this Jeep would have had no problem in beating my old Celica GT-S.
Seriously though, I dont race at all. They arent meant for it. Anyone who races SUV's either on the street or at the track in a complete moron.
On a lighter note, it is sad that this Jeep would have had no problem in beating my old Celica GT-S.
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[hr]Originally posted by: BigHippo22
i raced one in my LX 5 speed....i beat it, but we only raced to about 50, so he might have pulled away[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: BigHippo22
i raced one in my LX 5 speed....i beat it, but we only raced to about 50, so he might have pulled away[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: Mbow
Seriously though, they have had several of them and I just don't understand it. Constant problems and expensive ones at that. Jeeps are the worst cars on the road as far as reliability. Whenever I see one, I just can't understand how the person bought one knowing that they are the worst vehicles made...baffles me....especially, when I see a $40k new grand cherokee....idiots[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Mbow
Seriously though, they have had several of them and I just don't understand it. Constant problems and expensive ones at that. Jeeps are the worst cars on the road as far as reliability. Whenever I see one, I just can't understand how the person bought one knowing that they are the worst vehicles made...baffles me....especially, when I see a $40k new grand cherokee....idiots[hr]
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[hr]... jeeps weren't meant to be raced, they are meant for occasional offroading
stupid jeep owners [hr]
[hr]... jeeps weren't meant to be raced, they are meant for occasional offroading
stupid jeep owners [hr]
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Most of those jeeps were high 15's or low 16's in the 1/4 mile stock.
And yeah, they have all that low end torque... it's for pulling stumps and trailer homes. It's not exactly a monster off the line or something. Hell in my S2000 I have a friend with the new limited grand cherokee (with some kind of ignition or fuel performance system) and off the line WITHOUT launching, he takes the lead for about the first 15 feet or so. Then I'm gone. WAY before I even get near my power band.
And yeah, they have all that low end torque... it's for pulling stumps and trailer homes. It's not exactly a monster off the line or something. Hell in my S2000 I have a friend with the new limited grand cherokee (with some kind of ignition or fuel performance system) and off the line WITHOUT launching, he takes the lead for about the first 15 feet or so. Then I'm gone. WAY before I even get near my power band.
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Rep Power: 318 my brothers friend has a 97 v8 cherokee and my brother has a 92 prelude si (160hp) ....and these fools raced each other at like 3 a.m. in the morning on an empty street....keep in mind that my brothers si is a automatic with i/h/e , dropped 2'' with 17" ADR rims and thats all....my brother barely won by 1/2 car length...he said that the cherokee had him took at the line tho...anyways my bro beat the cherokee...i couldn't believe it either...
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