Drag Raced XJ

[Osprey413]

Hey. Well on Friday I drove down to Houston to go to a drag race with my friend. When we got there they asked me if I wanted to race, and since it was only $10 extra I thought why not. So, here is a list of my modifications/specs and the times I got on my two runs.

Specs:
1997 4.0L Inline 6 242
1997 AW4 Automatic Transmition
1997 NP231 Transfer Case
Stock 3.55 Diffirential Gearing
Fram Air Hog replacement filter
Gibson Cat-Back exhaust
Manual Fan Override Switch
Synthetic Motor Oil
31" Super Swamper TrXuS MT's
Con-Ferr Roof Rack
Full Size Spare mounted on said roof rack
48" Hi-Lift Jack
2ton come-along/hand winch
Pair of PIAA 540 Driving Lamps
2 12" Infinity Subs mounted in custom MDF box.

All this added together makes my Jeep put out an estimated 195hp 240ft/lbs, at 4000lbs.

This said, here were my times for the 1/8 mile. *Note: These runs were preformed with no pre-loading or power braking*

RUN 1:
Reaction Time: 1.3251
60ft: 2.8573
330ft: 7.5677
1/8mi: 11.5526
1/8mi trap speed: 61.61mph

I beat the Honda Civic I was racing against by 4.1660 seconds on the first run because his transmition popped out of gear when he started.

RUN 2:
Reaction Time: 1.3056
60ft: 2.6380
330ft: 7.3719
1/8mi: 11.3701
1/8mi trap speed: 61.46mph

On the second run I once again beat the Honda Civic fair and square by 0.5277 seconds. This Honda Civic had an estimated weight of 2200lbs and 130hp.

I will be building up a 4.6L stroker in the next few months, and after that build I will post my times and the changes that occured.

 

[Osprey413]

BTW. If any Jeeps in the Houston area want to race me, I will probably be down there again this coming weekend.

 

[Fergie]

Good to see that you did the racing at a track and not on the road. Kudos.

Fergie

 

[MrShoeBoy]

Next time you go to the track loose the subs, high lift jack, and spare tire. Should help out your time by a few tenths.

Good luck with the stroker.

AARON

 

[CochinoFilipino]

Good to see that you did the racing at a track and not on the road. Kudos.

Fergie

If I raced my XJ on the street, I doubt anyone would even notice. It's not fast at all.

 

[Andru_PR]

man bone stock only with a filter , my best run in the 1/4 mile was 16.5 @ 80.4 MPH, in the 1/8 was 10.5

 

[Andru_PR]

my 60ft 2.4

 

[Atl XJ]

Next time you go to the track loose the subs, high lift jack, and spare tire. Should help out your time by a few tenths.

Good luck with the stroker.

AARON

another rule of thumb is to run with only a 1/4 tank of gas too. I ran my 98 once and it ran the quarter 15.6 @ 93 mph and a 60 foot of , but its 2wd with only 235s and a 5 speed with quite a few bolts ons. I don't remember what my 60 ft was, it was a while ago. I saw a video of an XJ running NO2 and it ran like a 13.9 and beat a Mustang.

Btw, I hope to have a stroker one day, it will more than likely be in my '95 if I do it since its OBDI and it also has a lot more miles on it.

 

[karter74]

the site for that nitroused jeep i believe is www.qwkjeep.com

 

[Andru_PR]

well , mine is a 97 XJ 4 Door Automatic and i ran it with the half of the tank gas

 

[Andru_PR]

well , mine is a 97 4x4 XJ 4 Door Automatic and i ran it with the half of the tank gas , considering the weight of an a 4x4 and stock , i think that i did ok

 

[REDXJ4FUN]

the site for that nitroused jeep i believe is www.qwkjeep.com

Damn if that isn't a nice lean looking jeep I'd drive it.

 

[JeffsJeep04]

Too bad he doesn't have the 242, he could really do some nice stuff at the track with that thing. I've gotta say, he did a really nice job on that.

 

[N20Jeep]

doesnt help that the jeep is almost factory "fully loaded" weight