First off, my name's Mike. I currently own a 97 V6 Camaro that my father and I have done all the work too; we've rebuilt the engine 2x, done full boltons, rear end swap with 3.73 gears, cam'd and ported intake manifolds. I also tuned this beast myself and it put down 235rwhp 232rwtq with some room to play with the timing still
. I've own this car since 6-6-06, and have loved it; but, I'm starting to grow tired of it. Everyone complains that it sits too low, rear seats are near non-existant, and I live on a dirt road so the suspension gets beat quite abit. I've been tossing around the idea of selling the Camaro and getting a '08/'09 Wrangler (JK, right?). Preferably a 3.8L 6 speed 4x4. Power wise, the Jeep will be about where I started with the Camaro, so no biggie there; one of my biggest concerns is gas mileage. EPA says 15 city/19 highway?!? One thing I love about my Camaro is that even with all those mods, I average about 17 city, 28 highway. If I get a Jeep, I'll probably throw a cold air intake and decent exhaust on it ASAP; how much better do you think the mileage will be? I'm not looking for an off-road beast, but something I can have fun with every now and then and not worry about getting a little dirty . I like the removable hard-tops and looks of the Wrangler.
I've started kinda ramblin on here. I guess main thing I'm looking for is pros/cons of getting a newer Wrangler, what kind of mileage to expect, and how comfortable are the back seats?
. I've own this car since 6-6-06, and have loved it; but, I'm starting to grow tired of it. Everyone complains that it sits too low, rear seats are near non-existant, and I live on a dirt road so the suspension gets beat quite abit. I've been tossing around the idea of selling the Camaro and getting a '08/'09 Wrangler (JK, right?). Preferably a 3.8L 6 speed 4x4. Power wise, the Jeep will be about where I started with the Camaro, so no biggie there; one of my biggest concerns is gas mileage. EPA says 15 city/19 highway?!? One thing I love about my Camaro is that even with all those mods, I average about 17 city, 28 highway. If I get a Jeep, I'll probably throw a cold air intake and decent exhaust on it ASAP; how much better do you think the mileage will be? I'm not looking for an off-road beast, but something I can have fun with every now and then and not worry about getting a little dirty . I like the removable hard-tops and looks of the Wrangler.I've started kinda ramblin on here
. I guess main thing I'm looking for is pros/cons of getting a newer Wrangler, what kind of mileage to expect, and how comfortable are the back seats?
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