Recent content by southdiver1

All of this happened very quickly so, use your imagination Me: 1 24 year old Specialist stationed in Augsburg, Germany Vehicle: a 1987 Buick Regal (Not a T-Type) I had blown a rod on a the Autobahn so, I decided to do an engine swap. The base (Kascern) actually had an excellent DIY garage and I...

Any chance you could give more details on that second battery/inverter/air compressor setup?

I am making the trip from South Florida with another friend. We will be camping on my property in Franklin and just doing the one day (Saturday) at the expo so we can make it back home on Sunday.

Boynton Beach and always working on my 2010 JK

I carry my Glock 9MM all the time. Out in the woods while camping, I do carry my old police special .357 and I keep an old Remington 12 gauge pump action.

Well, Toyota has probably the best engine ever made as far as reliability. The Land Cruiser seems to be that perfect blend between "big enough to store all your crap" and "not a huge machine". In addition, the popularity of Toyota makes parts and maintenance an easy issue pretty much across the...

Even if there is no gain or even a slight loss, I will take that hit while I am crawling in windshield deep water.

Just to add my $0.02 here. In an earlier post, Justin (Nomadic Mechanic) spoke about a snorkel. Now, I have been wheeling with him and I have seen first hand how water can stop a vehicle. In his case, water had splashed up pretty good and soaked his air cleaner to the point where he could not...

We have been hearing a LOT about the new JL and I for one cannot wait. I have been REALLY wanting a 4 door Wrangler and I am holding out for the new JL instead of a JKU.

On the Rugged Ridge one, all it does is extend your air intake. You still use your factory air cleaner and everything else from the air cleaner up to the throttle body is factory. I can't see how anyone can ding you for smog issues.

I personally could not tell a difference with my 200 HP Wrangler but, I would imagine something with higher horsepower might have some benefits of a CAI.

As long as you keep the rig running, the water will not rush back up the pipe. I have stalled in the water before and never had a problem restarting it. I figure as long as I start it back up quickly then the water does not have enough time to climb up the pipes, fill up the muffler, and work...

Most of my wheeling is in the South Florida swamps. I have been hood deep for extended periods of time before and, on the Wrangler, as long as I have my doors on, I don't get water intrusion inside the cab. I spray everything in the engine bay with WD-40 to help repel water as much as possible.

Well, I guess I need to represent a bit. I am in Palm Beach, Florida and this is my 2010 JK.