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    Unless things are different, I don't think "chips" do much for naturally aspirated vehicles compared to boosted ones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    Unless things are different, I don't think "chips" do much for naturally aspirated vehicles compared to boosted ones.
    take it in for a real live tuning on a dyno, a good dyno tuner can make a world of difference... there are several shops here in Denver metro that do live tuning.
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    It was the seat covers.

    I agree they are not great but I don't think they are as bad as most people say. They are basically a heavy brick on 4 wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by newracer View Post
    It was the seat covers.
    Yep, neoprene is unsprung weight, right? Each seat cover probably adds at least 500lbs of real weight to that beast. I agree, you were lucky to pull 80mph with the covers on.
    Now if you had Molle-compatible Mall Ninja covers like I have, you'd be totally high-speed, low-drag like me. LOL.

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    FWIW, my wife is really disappointed I sold that thing. It was always in the shop. EVERY time they had to reprogram it, they had to do it 2-3x, and we'd have to keep bringing it back. It would die on her, and I'd have to drive to go fetch her. That I blame as much on the dealer as the vehicle itself. It finally just threw its last code on me after she took it for the 50k tuneup (that it didn't need) and it went from running great to misfiring constantly.


    Edit: The BEST thing I can say about it is it truly held value. Purchased new in 2009 for 28? 29? something. Sold this summer for $25 at a dealer trade-in, although it was immaculately clean. So we lost $1000 / year? (plus many hours in the shop….). That's almost like driving it for free.
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    Brother in law had his 2012 Rubicon done here; http://www.4wheelparts.com/stores/St...fo.aspx?sNo=21

    He worked with Zach who took great care of him, including follow-up visits to tweak some settings.

    His Rubicon has a 3.5" Rock Krawler lift and he does some towing and was having issues with the 35s, so he had it re-geared. Ran around $1500.
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