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Manhattan
07-21-2002, 01:32 AM
... Well, first the "I" needs to be qualified - I did the upgrade at the Cook-out and Wrench Session at SittingBull's House (Thanks again for hosting Brad!). No less than 5 guys helped... even though it wasn't very difficult. Jeff designed the coil mount, Brad cut it out, Bill finished and mounted it, Mark superivised wiring and Kimbrough stuck with me from start to finish - from crimping wires and gapping plugs to setting the timing in the rain. Thanks.

Okay enough about how it went in - how does it run?

I probably gained 2-5 HP. But if I gained none, that's fine. The big improvements are in drivability - Bushwood nolonger stumbles from a stand still. Before, if I hit the accelerator hard from a dead stop... well, "dead" takes on a different meaning - it would either sputter or die. Now, when the light turns green, I can stomp it and it hauls *** !

The TFI upgrade feels more like fuel injection. It just woke Bushwood up. It has better throttle response and starts faster as well.

It only took you guys 2 years to convince me to do it.... Thanks!

JINGA
07-21-2002, 07:00 AM
Glad to hear you are enjoying it, Mark. Did you find better mounting hardware for the coil? Or are the zip-ties going to be permanent?

Let's see if I can get this sig link worked out...

Meet Bushwood (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/v8wagoneer/vwp?.dir=/Jeep/Jeep+Photos&.src=ph&.dnm=Still+-+in+Grass.jpg&.view=t)

billyrb
07-21-2002, 10:09 AM
Jinga, do me a favor....heck, all you atlanta guys, shoot me an email at work so I can file everyone's email (locals). This way, next time there is a gathering, ride, etc, I can send an email out to everyone at once. My work email addy is rhart@eberly.net
or, my personal email account is:
grand_wagoneer@lycos.com

~ryan
ps, Mark, glad to hear Bushwood woke up and runs well! Is the pinging still there? What about the overheating?

Manhattan
07-21-2002, 02:01 PM
Jinga... You are the Man! Now if only I could figure out how to put that in my post... and yes... I did read you message to me... I'm still lost... and feeling kind of stupid. Next I've got to put a picture off to the left (Avatar) and I'll be set! And no - I havn't replaced the zip ties... yet... really. It would be a shame to leave the ties after you designed such a perfect mount. That's going to confuse the tech's if Bushwood ever goes into a Jeep dealership shop again: "Dang Darryl. Ever seen this mount'n bracket b'fore? Nah, Darryl. musta ben a dealer option..."

Ryan... My email address is MESpeece@aol.com. The pinging is gone, most of it's been gone for a while - retarded the timing a bit and got most of it. The overheating is probably still there... I've only driven Bushwood twice since the TFI - I bought an Expedition - Yeah that's right DaimlerChrysler - Are you listening? - You dumb ****s! I started a Jeep club, write for a Jeep magazine, play on a Jeep website, own 2 Jeeps and bought a Ford because you ****s think fullsize SUVs are a trend... Oh, wait.. sorry. Lost myself for a minute;)

[ July 21, 2002, 08:09 PM: Message edited by: Manhattan ]