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hmm that's news to me... i thought only se had an lsd... how does the durability of a 5spd and auto tranny compare?

theres plenty of xe-v6s for sale around here, but im lookin for the se for the limited slip diff, traffic here typically isnt bad, and i really enjoyed driving a 5spd, so most likely thats what i'll try to buy.

i prefer manual, for reasons i cant really explain haha i hear some people say that manuals are better off road, but i've never heard them back it up as to why..

fuel economy isn't really that big of a deal, it certainly wasnt as bad as my ram 1500 hemi (13...on the epa's ratings....) i guess its more of a question of what works better off road between an auto or manual tranny

well it's been a while since i've been around here, last summer i wrecked my pathy when it slid off the road in a monsoon...late july weather in texas sucks sometimes... any how i'm starting to look for a new pathy, my previous was an 88 xe-v6 5spd, i was curious to hear people's opinions on the advantages between 4cy and 6 as far as hp and gas mileage goes (oil just hit 103 a barrel yest... ), namely, is the sacrifice of power mostly negligible with trail performance vs gas mileage gained... as well as auto vs. 5 spd, and 2 door vs 4 to help me figure out what's the best rig i should get, so any input would be awesome.

i pulled the terminal things off the ECU and brushed them up a bit, got all the dirt out, and its been (strangely) running fine since, although i anticipate the problem recurring. ill check out the distributor stuff though

so my pathys been having problems when i accelerate...it'll surge and @!*% when i give it gas, especially, it seems, in second gear. put the ECU in mode 3, and pulled code 11, crankshaft angle sensor, so i put it on mode 5 to do live test to see if it was messing up, and i got nothing, and now on mode 3 i got 55...no malfunction, but its still acting up. i passed tests on all the other modes....any ideas? im thinkin maybe the ECU is busted or somethin but i really have no idea

i'm having the exact same problem, so make sure to post if you find anything

naw havent lifted it...at least not yet

ha, thats actually news to me... tomorrow i'll look into how much im going to have to put down for the muffler, any ideas on the cost? im guessing around 100? anyways thanks a lot for your help guys

Well, got the speedo done today, so yay for me lol still gotta get the muffler done and figure out the deal w/ the 4x4

i havent got a heat gun, but i can easily pick one up but...will a hair dryer work? or is it too risky?

my speedo needle is warped and scrapes along the instrument cluster, always sticking between 30 and 70, i seached for a fix but most everything is about needles that arent working period. also, when i first got the pathy, it used to make a winding/grinding noise in the front before "clunking" into place, and i have no idea why, i assume the hubs are screwed up, but hopefully not the transfer case..or diffy...any way, my step dad took it to a shop and they just told me "not to use the 4x4" without being specific as to why, which really pissed me off, so any ideas or suggestions would be awesome.EDIT: also, back when i still used the 4x4 i couldn't shift into 4 lo, only 4 hi, so im assuming im either stupid or the t-case is shot...hopefully im just stupid and missing something Also it's time to get inspected and i have a MASSIVE hole in the muffler, so i am curious as to how hard of a fix it'l be since im sure i could do it myself, but maybe it isnt worth it and it'd be better to just pay a grease monkey to do it? any help there would be great too thanks guys! I'm hoping to get some pics taken of the pathy, get em sent in w/ the 10 bucks and join up w/ NPORA, i'd love some decals and maybe even a "trail rated my a$$" decal as mentioned in a jeep thread i read somewhere...

Im 18 years old live in El Paso, TX, and i just registered today my pathy is an 88 XE-V6 with a TON of miles...still runs great though. My mom drove a 70 Cutlass when she was my age and always talks about how she regrets getting rid of her first car she had so many good times in, and i don't want to fall into that trap later. I admit that i'm definatly a MOPAR guy ( i used to have a ram 1500 HEMI ) but with that said, i love my pathy, and i want to make it into the most badass rig in town! I've learned already how this thing is tougher than hell and i'm looking to lift 'er up and get some bigger tires on her. Right now my speedometer needle is warped tho, so any tips for a quick fix would be awesome! anyways, i think the site and board are top-notch and i hope i can contribute to it AV