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08-02-2012, 09:44 PM
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Sir there's no "Wodewick"
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Originally Posted by XJ Jay
not a statistician, just a big chev muscle car fan, i was into the go fast scene long before i was into jeep, calling a Yenko a Wenko is quite and insult to its name, much like libertys, compass, patriots and so forth are to the jeep name. Also the Yenko treatment was more then just a decal package.
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its Yanko Camaro dumb @$$, its one of a few dealer tuner type muscle cars from the 60s. Yenko, Nickey, Baldwin Motion(my personal fav) Dick Harrell off the top of my head where transplanting Corvette spec L88s, L71 and L72 big blocks into Camaros, Novas and selling them off the show room floor ready to race. Many guaranteed 12.5 sec 1/4 mile times, i can assure you these where no gimmics to get cars off the lots, these where insane barely streetable cars intended for weekend racing and stop light to stop light action. These guys paved the way for Hennesy, Sallean, and every other tuner out there today.
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I'm just going to point this out. Do you think it's an insult to call a Yenco a Yanco? Maybe you should check your own spelling before you attack someone else for their accidental mistake. 
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08-02-2012, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sjones26573
I'm just going to point this out. Do you think it's an insult to call a Yenco a Yanco? Maybe you should check your own spelling before you attack someone else for their accidental mistake. |
touche, but the next sentence has the correct spelling. I think i was more irritated at the fact he compared a decal package on a jeep, to a all out performance treatment to a extremely thought after muscle car. I suppose i was a little out of line being that it is a jeep forum, and most of the forum users arnt outta grade school yet.
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08-02-2012, 10:33 PM
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Sir there's no "Wodewick"
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Originally Posted by XJ Jay
touche, but the next sentence has the correct spelling. I think i was more irritated at the fact he compared a decal package on a jeep, to a all out performance treatment to a extremely thought after muscle car. I suppose i was a little out of line being that it is a jeep forum, and most of the forum users arnt outta grade school yet.
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Because saying that puts you back in line. You are going to do a good job of pissing some people off if you keep up like that.
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08-03-2012, 01:39 PM
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Some people are never wrong..... And I still say Mr. Yenko wouldn't give a rat's @$$.
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08-03-2012, 02:07 PM
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Sir there's no "Wodewick"
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Originally Posted by cbenez1
Some people are never wrong..... And I still say Mr. Yenko wouldn't give a rat's @$$.
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Amen. I guess you gave the thumbs up.
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08-03-2012, 02:15 PM
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 Was down your way last week in the north end of the OBX. Had a blast.
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08-03-2012, 02:25 PM
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Sir there's no "Wodewick"
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Was down your way last week in the north end of the OBX. Had a blast. |
Nice. Yet to make it to OBX. Always go to Uwharrie.
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08-04-2012, 12:35 AM
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I just had to toss this in... I know the thread has gone a little off course, but how did so many forget about this little fella?
I think these were either special order, or dealer install... I've seen a handful farting around here or there.
Rob
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08-04-2012, 09:27 PM
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As has been said, I bet it was a dealer job to spice up a regular XJ. I remember in the early 90's, dealerships would slap "GT" or "Sport" decals on a car that was still on the lot shortly before the new model year's came out as a way to get rid of last year's model.
I can't tell you how many Tempo GT's & Sports I've seen.
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08-05-2012, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by automan2164
I just had to toss this in... I know the thread has gone a little off course, but how did so many forget about this little fella?
I think these were either special order, or dealer install... I've seen a handful farting around here or there.
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"Farting around here or there" ?? I like that term. Slightly degrading yet not completely insulting... Well put Rob. I have yet to see one of those liberty "woodys" in my area.
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08-05-2012, 08:52 AM
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Before my wife sold our Black Commander (or Stall-ander as we began to call it after 6 months of dealership service visits - yeah for extended warranty, this time) and it was SUPPOSED to be my future tow biatch for the XJ, I was dead set on doing this to it once it was mine, despite my wife's protest.
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08-05-2012, 04:15 PM
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Before my wife sold our Black Commander (or Stall-ander as we began to call it after 6 months of dealership service visits - yeah for extended warranty, this time)
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So you are saying you wouldn't recommend one? The roommate was thinking about looking at one... I don't know anyone personally that's owned one to ask.
Rob
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08-05-2012, 04:44 PM
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Our 2007 Hemi Commander spent 6 weeks in the service department while the engineers and service techs sent recordings and suggestions back and forth. Plugs, EGR, PCV, Plugs, PCM, Ignition Module, Ignition Switch, Firmware Flashes, 8 New Coil Packs. There is a very long thread in the XK section about stalling issues. Stalling in traffic, stalling when accelerating from a stop, stalling while driving on the freeway, stalling when approaching a stop. Wife grew understandably weary and felt unsafe.
We bailed out.
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