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Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« on: February 16, 2011, 08:51:03 PM »
Hi 4Bangers,

I have a 2000 Jeep tj/Wrangler 2.5 liter.
I was looking to get a firepower ignition system but when i checked online on firepowers site and morris 4X4 website
its specified as
"Firepower Ignition Kit
1991-1999 2.5L 4-Cylinder Engines"

But then i went to 4wd.com and they specify the same kit as
"Firepower Ignition Kit
1991-95 YJ Wrangler
1997-02 TJ Wrangler
2000 XJ Cherokee
2.5L 4 cylinder engine"


Question:: whaich info is true or does any one know if the kit would work with 2000, 2001 and 2002 jeep tjs with 2.5 liter .
thanks alot in advance to the readers and helpers. cheers.

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2011, 09:22:15 PM »
As long as it's 91 or newer it should work on any year.
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karan

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2011, 10:13:38 PM »
Thanks FourBangerYJ, appreciate it.

If any one has successfully installed it please let me know.

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2011, 10:14:39 PM »
like he ^ said, and only for the 2.5L not for the 2.4L

Jeffy is running it for quite a while i think and he's happy with it.
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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2011, 10:26:00 PM »
Thanks FourBangerYJ, appreciate it.

If any one has successfully installed it please let me know.

No problem. I am running the kit. So far so good. Just make sure you look at the spark plug boots to get the right end on the spark plug and the right end on the dist. cap. If you get them backwards (they are labeled on the boots) the Jeep won't start...or so I am told  :whistle:  :uhoh:
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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2011, 02:49:31 AM »
I just looked on www.4wd.com and they do have a kit for the 2.4L engine.

Note the following for the 2.5L kits:
Note: 1991-1992 and 1998-1999 Jeeps require a wiring harness adapter for this coil to work with
the factory wiring. See description below.
http://www.performancedistributors.com/jeep4.0.htm

karan

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2011, 06:48:29 AM »
Thanks a bunch 4Bangers family,

Now that i am guided in the right direction, i will order it today and post the results of change in performance soon  :biggrin:

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2011, 07:32:56 AM »
I just looked on www.4wd.com and they do have a kit for the 2.4L engine.

Note the following for the 2.5L kits:
Note: 1991-1992 and 1998-1999 Jeeps require a wiring harness adapter for this coil to work with
the factory wiring. See description below.
http://www.performancedistributors.com/jeep4.0.htm

+1 on the wiring adapter

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2011, 08:26:52 AM »
I just looked on www.4wd.com and they do have a kit for the 2.4L engine.

Note the following for the 2.5L kits:
Note: 1991-1992 and 1998-1999 Jeeps require a wiring harness adapter for this coil to work with
the factory wiring. See description below.
http://www.performancedistributors.com/jeep4.0.htm

91-92 adapter is only for the 4.0L, I don't think anything changed on the 2.5L harness between 91 and 95 years other than maybe the wire colors.
'95 YJ, NSG370 6spd / Hurst shifter, Dana 300 + 4:1 Doubler / tri-stick, Custom skid, Super D35 / Auburn LSD / 4.88, 35x12.5x15 BFG KM2, 64mm t/b, 1.7 RollerRockers, MkVIII e-fan, Dual Diaph Booster
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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2011, 08:28:37 PM »
91-92 adapter is only for the 4.0L, I don't think anything changed on the 2.5L harness between 91 and 95 years other than maybe the wire colors.
6 set up will not work with a 4 ! i have not seen a drop in system for 2.5 ...i got a distributor for 1985 ..wiring harness from ford for distributor ...msd-6al box ... distributor is timing at 90* from 1 [renix] to right .. unplug both wires to renix system but the one with 3 wires -yellow one is ignition switch hot ... i have heard of many how tried the msd wiring way and blow brains back to France! i am now working on a fix for lose of the vacuum advance .....   

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2011, 08:45:00 PM »
I put the firepower in my '01 and love it. I did have to use the adapter harness, even though their website said I didn't. Of course, plugging in the coil was the last thing I did, so when I discovered it wouldn't fit, I had to un-do everything so I could drive to work in the morning. When I called them about the plug, the guy on the phone said it would not work on an '01, so go ahead and send it all back for a full refund - even though everything had been installed. A week later I checked my card and the refund from them was $70.00 less than it should have been.

I called about the lack of full refund and was told it was because the wires were "used", so they were sending them back to me. When I explained the situation, the person i was speaking with was shocked that someone there said that it wouldn't work. To make up for their mistake, they not only sent everything back to me on their dime, but included the adapter wire at no charge. I guess it evened out with my costs sending it back to them.

I'd recommend ordering straight from their website. That way you can deal with them direct if there are any issues.
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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2011, 09:45:38 PM »
6 set up will not work with a 4 ! i have not seen a drop in system for 2.5 ...i got a distributor for 1985 ..wiring harness from ford for distributor ...msd-6al box ... distributor is timing at 90* from 1 [renix] to right .. unplug both wires to renix system but the one with 3 wires -yellow one is ignition switch hot ... i have heard of many how tried the msd wiring way and blow brains back to France! i am now working on a fix for lose of the vacuum advance .....   
random post again... you didn't bother reading all the posts.
nobody said the 6 will work in a 4 cyl, there is a drop in system for the 2.5L, did you click on that link and scroll down, there's a kit right there that includes the cap, rotor, coil and wires (not for your year but the discussion was for a 2000 2.5L TJ)
CLICK HERE and scroll down to where it says 2.5KIT (that's the part number)
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karan

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2011, 04:42:43 PM »
I put the firepower in my '01 and love it. I did have to use the adapter harness, even though their website said I didn't. Of course, plugging in the coil was the last thing I did, so when I discovered it wouldn't fit, I had to un-do everything so I could drive to work in the morning. When I called them about the plug, the guy on the phone said it would not work on an '01, so go ahead and send it all back for a full refund - even though everything had been installed. A week later I checked my card and the refund from them was $70.00 less than it should have been.

I called about the lack of full refund and was told it was because the wires were "used", so they were sending them back to me. When I explained the situation, the person i was speaking with was shocked that someone there said that it wouldn't work. To make up for their mistake, they not only sent everything back to me on their dime, but included the adapter wire at no charge. I guess it evened out with my costs sending it back to them.

I'd recommend ordering straight from their website. That way you can deal with them direct if there are any issues.


Thanks SharpXmen, after reading your post i called both 4wd and performance distributors.
performance distributor guy confirmed that i would indeed need an adapter.
yes the thing itself wont work on 2000 2.5 tj, so i ordered adapter as well  Part# 31728-AH
i also requested the 4wd.com guys to remove the wrong info from their site.
anyways i will post my performance experience shortly.
what type of performance gains both in hp and mpg did you notice SharpXmen?

karan

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2011, 05:01:19 PM »
Sorry  i meant to ask the question from mrcabinet.

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Re: Urgent Help @firepower Ignition kit
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2011, 06:05:08 PM »
Sorry  i meant to ask the question from mrcabinet.

no worries, good luck with the project and let us know how it goes.
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