Jeep VS others

I'm on a quest to find other like minded people who race their Jeeps.

I have a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9l with some mods, (intake, PCM, headers) but no major power adders like NOS or a supercharger.

The Jeep with the 360 and awd makes for a great vehicle in an 1/8 mile race.

After quite a bit of Drag strip experience here are some interesting results

Jeep VS Chevy Silverado SS Jeep Wins Jeep VS Dodge RAM 1500 Hemi Jeep Wins Jeep VS Ford F150 Harley Davidson Jeep Wins Jeep VS Ford Mustang GT 4.6 Jeep Wins (if mustang is mostly stock) Jeep VS Chevy Camaro LS1 LS1 always wins (unless it is a bad driver) Jeep VS Nissan 350z Jeep Wins Jeep VS Corvette Corvette wins Jeep VS BMW Z3 2.8 Jeep Wins Jeep VS WRX WRX Wins Jeep VS Acura RSX Jeep Wins Jeep VS Toyota Celica Jeep Wins Jeep VS Ford Lightning Lightning Wins Jeep VS Pontiac GTP Jeep Wins

So that is just a quick list of actual Jeep VS results from my experience at the track. I have some Jeep VS experiences on the street but street racings aren't as quantifiable as Jeep VS races on a drag strip.

I run a 9.2 in the 1/8 with a 60ft time around 2.01. 0-60 is under 6 seconds. Does anyone else have any good Jeep VS experiences or know of a good place to discuss Jeep VS experiences?

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Elliot Westcott
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The driver of that 350z sucks ass. Kinda surprised you couldn't beat a stock WRX but took the Celica. I've seen quite a few Celica/WRX races and never seen the WRX win (unless it's the STi)? Altho one of the fastest cars in my city is a souped up '01 Imprezza ...insanely fast.

Still ...those are some impressive wins. How do you fare in the 1/4 mile tho?

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griffin

I'd take all of the listed vehicles against my 4.0l Wrangler. I guarantee I would win the 1/8 mile everytime.

I get to choose where that 1/8 mile is, though....

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Matt Macchiarolo

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L.W.(ßill) Hughes III

In all of my Jeep races, simply getting to the other end of the track was the goal. By that measure, there isn't a LS1 out there that can beat me. I would gladly put my pink slip up against the fool with the LS, but I m not sure I would want his LS at the end. I suppose I could set the course where he gets toasted right off the line, then his LS would be salvagable later.

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Jeff Strickland

The funniest incident I've ever had racing was when I went up against a 318 Duster. I was given a 6-8 second headstart on a 1 mile strip in my '88 YJ before he even hit the gas pedal. Needless to say I got a good view of his taillights by the end of the race. Man are those things quick.

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griffin

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L.W.(ßill) Hughes III

Sure, but can he CRWL?

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

I raced a big assed puddle one time in my 4cyl TJ.....

the puddle won....

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Ed Roper

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Will Honea

For 1/8 mile drags, that AWD is definitely a good thing. Most of the results are what I might expect, but the 350z should beat the Jeep--probably lit up the tires too much, and I suspect the WRX guy bogged and didn't get the turbo spooled up very well. In all, you have an interesting list of runs.

Reply to
KokomoKid

In an answer to the 1/4 run. I run a decent 14.4. A lot of the Jeep vs experiences would be different at a longer track.

If anyone wants to have my Jeep VS their car on a road course. I would agree to it as long as they would then agree to an offroad course and maybe a towing segment.

The list of vehicles that could beat a jeep in all those categorys is very small. Jeep VS Porsche Cayenne Turbo (probably, but $90,000?) Jeep VS ML55 AMG (maybe) Jeep VS BMW 4.8is (maybe)

Reply to
Elliot Westcott

What? A fast Jeep? Are Jeeps really that fast? This sounds like BS. BS alert! BS alert! Maybe a Jeep vs another suv but sports cars? Give me a break.

Reply to
Gary Powers

I suppose you've never taken on a V8-powered Grand Cherokee in a local stoplight Grand Prix? Let me assure you that I've found through hard experience they can hold their own in 1/8 mile races, especially a 5.9L version.

--Geoff

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Geoff

Really? I guess hadn't thought much about them. Is that 5.9 similar to the Dakota

5.9 R/T engine?
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Gary Powers

Yep, they're very similar. More than enough to induce fairly rapid Jeep accel. I believe the 0 to 60 times were in the low seven seconds range.

--Geoff

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Geoff

Reply to
L.W.(ßill) Hughes III

On the road, I'd like to see you race a stock BMW M3 or M5. Those M5's are like lightning. What about an Escalade? No idea how fast they are stock, but they sure have alot of power. Then again ...that's a lot of vehicle to get moving.

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griffin

Not only, can it CRWL in, can it CRWL out again?

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Jeff Strickland

Those 318's were 'really' quick engines! I have had 2 of the 70's vintage and they went like scalded cats and got over 20 mpg Canadian.

25 or so US.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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Mike Romain

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