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Chad Kassem has spent a lot of time and effort building his unique 1996 Jeep Cherokee. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2JZ-GTE inline-six featuring a custom exhaust manifold and Mitsubishi Evo 8 turbocharger. Chad kept the Cherokee’s 4WD thanks to a hybrid A340E\/AW4 automatic transmission that connects to a NP231 transfer case. The rest of the drivetain is stock.<\/p>\n

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Source: NAXJA<\/a> (build thread) and FB build album<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chad Kassem has spent a lot of time and effort building his unique 1996 Jeep Cherokee. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2JZ-GTE inline-six featuring a custom exhaust manifold and Mitsubishi Evo 8 turbocharger. Chad kept the Cherokee’s 4WD thanks to a hybrid A340E\/AW4 automatic transmission that connects to a NP231 transfer case. 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