Okay, I've been watching this tread and have a few questions. I'm out east-ish in Ohio and am not familiar with what the JKX is all about or entailed. But I thought I read that there was at least a day that was pretty fast and you were running high RPMs for a considerable amount of time. If I am following things correctly, all of you having this issue did JKX right?
I'm wondering if this issue has more to do with a prolonged high-RPM run than the CIA.... While I accept that sucking up dirt isn't good. I have a hard time believing that material that was small enough to pass through the filter damaged the engine this badly. (In my drag-racing days I once forgot to remove a rag on the carb and fired the engine. It ran rough for 10 seconds and then a chewed up pieced of rag flew out the header. Granted I was lucky.)
My point/question is. Can the dealer prove it was the dirt/dust that caused the damage, or is it plausible that the 3.6L doesn't handle high RPMs well? It is my understanding that in order to deny your warranty they have to provide proof it was on you. I haven't read where this was provided. Only hypotheses have been provided by pointing out dirt/dust in the intake. (Unfortunately it might take legal action to push the issue and that will likely cost more than a new V8
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