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MarcW

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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2018, 08:04:07 PM »
OEM 2000 motor sold, trying to figure out what to do with the decent 98 motor I have to build; 505 Stage 1 cam kit and use motor as is, full rebuild with 505 kit, OEM, or say eff it and get a crate motor depending on price. I’m not opposed to any of those options, and would definetly appreciate any opinions from those in the club that have raced. I do know I don’t want to build a stroker motor as every one I read about when it comes to racing has problems.
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M4wdFab

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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #31 on: September 11, 2018, 08:39:38 PM »
dumping money into motor build for a race car that hasen't raced is simply silly.   


get the thing through a few races with a stock motor that doesn't owe you anything.  work the rest of the car out, let it blow up first without costing you an arm and leg and depression.   

figure out your tuning plan.  my changes have been very negative to wreck wheeling with a big cam. 
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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #32 on: September 11, 2018, 08:51:10 PM »
100% that.
shake down the rest on the fresh build with whatever trash you have. At least rape it around the Attica track for hours and try to decide how much you need.

strokers do seem to be bad news and a big waste. 4.0 is the bane of a 4600 XJ. They are race tractors...
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MarcW

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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #33 on: September 11, 2018, 09:27:59 PM »
Good points, thank you. I was oringally planning to run the motor oem to save money and get the Jeep racing sooner, but the guy at 505 claims Jeepspeeders are seeing upwards of 50hp increase just from his cam kit with injectors. I don’t know how true that is, and like the somewhat predictable reliability of a stock motor at least for shaking everything down and getting a few races down.

That seems to be the plan then. Once I shift a few things around in my garage I plan to start shopping steel again, hopefully find someone reasonable. I want to get everything in garage to start before winter, be done by spring.

Smike I forget the name of the place you go to for tube?
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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #34 on: September 12, 2018, 08:04:51 AM »

Kevin Ryan <kryan@murphynolan.com>

http://www.murphynolan.com/ 

Kevin is pretty responsive to email quotes within a day.  ordered thousands of feet of tube through him.  they deliver to my shop for free also.  checked around the first few orders they were always best price and most in stock so after that just order from them.  havent had an order this year though. 
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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #35 on: September 12, 2018, 01:20:19 PM »
If your pals with Scott  from wicked at all, his bro is in sales at Klein, got me a pretty amazing deal for what I needed
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Re: 4600 XJ
« Reply #36 on: September 12, 2018, 08:21:57 PM »
I don’t think I know who Scott is. I’m sure I’ve met him though doing all the Attica events with Wicked, and just can’t place him.
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