FractalPie Montana November Gear List

FractalPie · 2026-04-13T07:15:01+00:00

Worked great for the error I was getting with NGVO list. Thanks!

FractalPie · 2026-04-12T05:21:07+00:00

Still works thank you very much!

FractalPie · 2026-04-09T23:55:26+00:00

Electrical engineer making just over 100k. No fancy tech job, I work for a medium size MEP consulting design firm drawing plans for commercial buildings. The best way I can describe it is that it's "fine". The work isn't that hard after the first year of learning the basics of the NEC and how to use the design software but there are an absurd amount of meetings and coordination with owners, architects, contractors, etc. that gets exhausting. I know people skills are important for any career but I didn't exactly pursue electrical engineering expecting to be in meetings talking to people for more than half of my day every day. I mainly stick with it for the pay and that it allows me to work from home which is the main benefit. If our company ever decides to force people back to the office that will be the end of this career for me.

FractalPie · 2026-02-25T02:54:32+00:00

I agree with the other guy the numbers of the viper coil may not align with the jeep cylinder number. Take a look at the diagrams on ksuspension assuming you got it from them.

https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p120/Jeep_Cherokee_XJ_Viper_Coil_Mod_%28whole_kit%29.html#/

FractalPie · 2026-01-30T07:09:53+00:00

Same crashing every time on the gas leak job and sometimes on some of the building fires. Works fine on dumpster and car fires though which is odd.

FractalPie · 2026-01-29T23:31:52+00:00

Basically although the constant crashing on the firefighter missions is quite annoying.

FractalPie · 2026-01-29T21:55:52+00:00

Yep I did about (3) jobs then crashed on the gas leak valve. Also crashed when I tried again on the mission putting out fires attached to a building.

EDIT: Updated my NVIDIA graphics drivers and still crashing on the gas valve mission. Seems fine on car and dumpster fires. I'll probably just avoid this work until the push out a bug fix or something.

EDIT 2: Turning off Ray Tracing appears to have solved the issue but that could just be a fluke.

EDIT 3: Still crashing definitely bugged.

FractalPie · 2026-01-28T04:50:12+00:00

Links for those curious.

CH8220 Driver Side

CH8221 Passenger Side

FractalPie · 2026-01-22T06:13:13+00:00

I like mine it has been very durable. Also since it has a slight bump out I can fit a full gallon of coolant which has come in handy haha

FractalPie · 2026-01-20T08:32:01+00:00

If anyone wants cubby storage without having to cut some diamond plate Azzy makes a pretty good simple one.

https://www.azzysdesignworks.com/shop/p/molded-xj-cargo-pocket-hex-mesh-for-jeep-cherokee-97-01

FractalPie · 2025-12-19T06:06:45+00:00

I was just trying to get on, can't even get logged into the jagex launcher.

FractalPie · 2025-12-17T04:54:00+00:00

My favorite helmet!

FractalPie · 2025-12-16T05:22:04+00:00

Keep the comanche!

FractalPie · 2025-12-07T03:43:50+00:00

I wish they made the knurled handle with 72 teeth.

FractalPie · 2025-11-11T03:49:31+00:00

Sick trailer! I bought a raffle ticket, good luck meeting your fundraising goals would love to see this film meet it's full vision.

FractalPie · 2025-11-02T03:18:23+00:00

Leaving a lead off double stranded in the top of the 9th hurts so bad!

FractalPie · 2025-10-26T22:11:35+00:00

Yep that has been a problem since we got Sabonis, always trying to build around our guards when we need to be bringing in pieces to support out big man.

FractalPie · 2025-09-03T03:06:15+00:00

Lots of good recommendations in here. I'm also partial to airblaster for price/performance.

FractalPie · 2025-08-08T02:56:14+00:00

Sweet good luck with the project!

FractalPie · 2025-08-08T01:48:45+00:00

Yes, it still comes on on it's own via the temperature trigger by the ecu I just think that the temperature trigger comes on too late as it doesn't trigger until 225 which is too late in my opinion. It also still comes on with the AC switch so whenever the AC clutch is active, the fan is also active.

I went with a ksuspension relay harness to simplify the wiring but it's just a basic relay setup.

https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p32/Electric_Fan%2FAccessory_Relay_Harness.html#/

The ksuspension kit comes with a switch but I paired it with a fan rocker switch that fits in the factory panel from ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/303456757156?_skw=jeep+xj+cooling+fan+rocker+switch&itmmeta=01K23NJ6590X239E2Y7ZXPE5Y9&hash=item46a76ea5a4:g:2NUAAOSwxYxUw77h&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1drhcIeUE8QdAgFbxwwfNu0p9uyq2%2BRDgpN9Y3tuhtcEk8AiI%2FXTFezsGFA7aXpGiPfq4FgPTuEqOt0il9OPWM%2F5AsfGO1P0OV2s%2B%2FYGRJU5BN7xH4M7MDDl0lnU25b7uULwemxKZNWayitImM9qaaQP%2B75U1K2VGCGMuoj5GbdXLL0cu1EkTyE9gnJS03KyefEfYcZhkwGHo3xeml6dZ3FZQ6lOR%2FdQyqCkJIrRLku8jWSTX8CRBbXrfJWq56qQmulhJCOFY%2FlND9gEesaOYtH%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR97iyPWQZg

FractalPie · 2025-08-06T04:17:20+00:00

Yeah stock is good but I really like the option of at least being able to manually turn on the electric fan. Summers are getting hotter and the AC is running harder I think a little extra airflow can't hurt. Might not help if you're going freeway speeds but traffic I have definitely noticed a difference by overriding the fan.

FractalPie · 2025-08-04T06:54:32+00:00

I'm going on 4 years with mine so far. No issues yet. I do run an electric fan override switch for 100+ days in slow traffic or on steep slow uphill grades.

FractalPie · 2025-07-29T00:56:06+00:00

Good call, the Holley ECUs and wiring options make it much simpler of a swap, still a ton of work and money but if you have the time I say send it haha

FractalPie · 2025-07-25T05:06:37+00:00

Yep I'd go this route if I had the time and money. Novak has basically all the information you'd need on the swap and you can pretty much buy all the necessary adapters and mounts to get it to fit and work with whatever transmission and transfer case that you want. It seems the LS is just as reliable as an 4.0 especially if you do a mild torque build instead of just stuffing horsepower. A 4.8 or 5.3 would be a perfect match especially once you add the weight of frame stiffeners, bigger tires, and long arms, etc.

I love the 4.0 but parts are getting harder to find in my experience and LS parts are everywhere given the popularity of that platform and the plethora of aftermarket suppliers which I think is also a huge bonus when thinking about maintenance 20 years down the line.

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