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01-03-2012, 12:49 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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Omelet's Build Thread (aka The Bison)!
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01-03-2012, 12:56 PM
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Keep On Jeepin On!!
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Bro, this is going to be a monumental task for you to tackle!  I wish you luck in
your journey to put this build thread together. Your WK was such a simple creature when you brought it home, innocent.
I'm lookin forward to watching this thread. 
BTW - both WKs we've owned were bought from Carmax. They usually have some good deals and ther's no bs to deal with.
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My Build Thread WK
My Other Build Thread XJ
'01 XJ with some stuff '07 WK with some other stuff
~RED WK CLUB #7~
'11 KK with mostly stock stuff
'06WK our first Jeep with stock stuff - totalled and gone
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01-03-2012, 02:25 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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Well about a month later I got a killer deal on an intake and exhaust from autoanything.com
First to go on was the new Volant CAI.
The Volant was designed for the 6.1L, but fits just fine on the 5.7L. The only thing needed to make it a bolt on instal is a longer .5" hose that I picked up at the auto parts store for a couple bucks. I picked the Volant over the others because of the inclosed filter design. The filter is housed inside the box which completely shields it from the hot engine compartment. The only air entering the intake is from outside!
Later I wrapped the intake tube and box with cool tape to help insulate it from the hot engine during off roading (slow going when there isn't much air passing through).
A little while later I added a K&N DryCharger PN: RF-1020DL.
After the intake was the MBRP exhaust.
I notched the bumper so the tip wasn't so low. I didn't want it getting hung up while off road. It still scrapes sometimes, but it is better than it would be and I don't want to completely hide it.
It had a killer tone to it. A nice deep gargle!
http://www.yoututube.com/watch?v=Z98RG8BbqI
After about a year the wife decided the drone from the exhaust was just too much. So I installed a 12" reso towards the tailpipe. That helped but wasn't enough. So I ditched the MBRP muffler in favor of a 3" inlet/outlet Magnaflow. That changed to tune a bit which was good for appeasing the wife, but it no longer had the gargle to it that I loved. However, it still sounded good and the wife was happy! And as any married man can tell you, "A happy wife = A happy life" or "If the wife isn't happy, no one is" 
After said changes:
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01-03-2012, 02:29 PM
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FINALLY an omelet build thread, im very excited for this one 
this one gets two thumbs up lol
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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][/FONT]matt-
[CENTER][B]06' WK, 3.7l, 2 inch Rough Country lift, HyperTech Max Energy 52001, Expanded Metal Grille Mod, Smittybilt rear recovery point, S4XC front recovery shackles with smittybilt 3/4 d-rings, Red Daystar d-ring isolators, Custom shorty antenna, cb radio, S4XC antenna mount, Firestik antenna & coax, 17 inch Moabs w/ 265/70/17 Falken Wild Peaks, Hella 500ff driving lights, Monroe Load Levelers 58643, Rola Roof Rack, Custom painted headlights with Red LEDs, Red LED back lit grille, AirRam power wire, Fastman Throttle Body, Airaid CAI, Flowmaster 40 series
[I]see how it was all made [COLOR="Red"][URL="http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f67/mattydippss-build-thread-1336318/"]here[/URL][/COLOR] [/B][/CENTER]
[B][COLOR="Red"]RED WK CLUB #8[/COLOR][/B][/I]
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01-03-2012, 03:36 PM
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Oh boy, a long overdue build thread....this should get interesting. lol
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'05 WK 5.7L, Superchips, K&N Intake, SL w/ leveling kit, 18x9 XD Monster's, 295/70 Nitto Trail Grappler M/T (34.5), Flowmaster Super 10's
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01-03-2012, 03:42 PM
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My lucky stars! It's finally happening! 
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'05 WK Limited QDII, Superlift 6", Bilstein struts,315/70/17 Duratracs, Gibson CB, Volant CAI, JBA UCA's, JKS quick disco, adj. Rear trac bar, 4xguard armor, Diablosport Intune, Xenondepot 6000k HID's, Putco Jet yellow fogs.
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01-03-2012, 03:43 PM
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I honestly didnt believe him when he said he was doing it on FB!! 
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'05 WK 5.7L, Superchips, K&N Intake, SL w/ leveling kit, 18x9 XD Monster's, 295/70 Nitto Trail Grappler M/T (34.5), Flowmaster Super 10's
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01-03-2012, 04:22 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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Man! All these doubters!!!
The other exhaust vid is now up 
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01-03-2012, 04:37 PM
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Sounds nice Nate! Btw I hear Hemi tick! Haha! ;p
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'05 WK Limited QDII, Superlift 6", Bilstein struts,315/70/17 Duratracs, Gibson CB, Volant CAI, JBA UCA's, JKS quick disco, adj. Rear trac bar, 4xguard armor, Diablosport Intune, Xenondepot 6000k HID's, Putco Jet yellow fogs.
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01-03-2012, 04:55 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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The next thing to get swapped was the taillights. I got a set of the red LED lamps off eBay and popped them in place of the OEM lamps.
A comparison, LEDs on the left and OEM on the right.
I also through in a set white 60 LED clusters for the revers lights.
And once they were installed.
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01-03-2012, 04:59 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mrtosh
Sounds nice Nate! Btw I hear Hemi tick! Haha! ;p
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TICK! What tick? When I step on it all I hear is a ROAR!!!
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01-03-2012, 05:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by omelet
TICK! What tick? When I step on it all I hear is a ROAR!!! |
Its cool, we all have it .. Haha! Thread is shaping up nicely!! Moar pics and vids!
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'05 WK Limited QDII, Superlift 6", Bilstein struts,315/70/17 Duratracs, Gibson CB, Volant CAI, JBA UCA's, JKS quick disco, adj. Rear trac bar, 4xguard armor, Diablosport Intune, Xenondepot 6000k HID's, Putco Jet yellow fogs.
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01-03-2012, 05:12 PM
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Did anyone else notice that in nath's vids his jeep went down like 3in. when he got in it?? haha jk jk
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01-03-2012, 05:51 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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01-03-2012, 05:53 PM
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Evil Overlord!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by notransitory128
Did anyone else notice that in nath's vids his jeep went down like 3in. when he got in it?? haha jk jk
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Oh low blow!!! I was just showing how wimpy the stock coils are Besides I am only 190lbs!
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Omelet's Build Thread (aka The Bison)!
I found a few in other states, but they were too far away and more than I could afford. So I ended up scoring a 2005 Limited with every option available that year and 40K miles for $16K! It seemed no one wanted to buy a big Hemi powered vehicle at that time, so local dealers were pricing them very low. Even a year after I bought it I couldn't find a better deal 
