Re: '97 OBDII 3.9L V-6 Upgrades

From: Leonard Zuniga (l_zuniga@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Oct 14 1998 - 18:28:19 EDT


I installed a jet stage II on my 98 W/V6 and used the stock thermostat
with no problems. Thought I read somewhere you couldnt go less than 180
on thermostat?????

Later
Leonard
>
>Have a '97 3.9L V-6 w/ Auto in an SLT CC. Recently read where a '92
Magnum V-6 was
>fitted with a V-8 TBI in Mopar Performance (I think?) June issue.
Question is, since this
>was an OBD-I vehicle, does anyone have any info on this modification on
an OBD-II vehicle. Looks like a simple upgrade, requiring opening up the
throttle bores in the
>intake, and the article mentioned good gains from the upgrade. Another
question if you'll
>permit me to, is I am planning on installing a Jet Chip. Qusetion is,
does anyone have
>any feedback on the use of a series I or a series II chip with the 170`
thermostat.
>Exhaust is stock, but will be putting on a Gibson Cat-Back soon, along
with a possible
>hybrid intake using a K&N T.B. top piece from a V-8 Grand Cherokee or
the up & coming '97
>V-8 Dakota FIPK (which has a flow director of some sort), they've been
promising this for
>months now, and then mount conical K&N filter near the Radiator
Support, or maybe just do the open element 10" version described by one
of your members. Anyway, with either
>Polishing the existing TB, or installing the V-8 TB, I don't want to
end up too lean. Any
>suggestions would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I installed a
Jacobs Omni-Magnum
>last year, and it is an easy install. I mounted it under the Horizontal
Panel that
>supports the Charcoal Canister. Just had to order a longer Magnecor
Coil Wire, and
>everything worked out great! Just a suggestion for some of you. Order
it from Summit, and
>you'll save about $100.00 over ordering it from Jacobs.
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