Marwan Haddad

Apologies won’t be able to make it 

Many thanks and such a great club 

58 minutes ago, Hisham Masaad said:

Dear @Marwan Haddad and @Nihal17 I ve added you to the drive, please confirm joining

 Confirmed … thanks 

WL 1 please

WL 1 please

Apologies… car in repair shop 

I won’t be able to make it… Enjoy

I won’t be able to make it.. enjoy guys 

apologies @Anish S but i will take a morning drive

I am really sorry , but I won’t be able to make it.. 

my apologies 

51 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Channels have been assigned, considering various other carnity convoy in neighbouring area.

If you can explain your issue here, maybe @Frederic can help you sort that.

Just noise .. no worries. … I hope it goes well tomorrow 

1 hour ago, Mehmet Volga said:

@Pierre de Maigret @Ben84 @Warren Flay @Aisha S @James Thorn @Ahmed Wagdy @Daniel Yang @Marwan Haddad @Kenneth Bollhardt @Naim Aoun @Veedooshee

Good evening everybody. Here is the convoy order for tomorrow;

We'll keep channel#3 on the radio

See you all in the morning!

 

Mehmet, by any chance we can use other channel. I always struggle with channel 3 🙂

3 hours ago, Gaurav said:

And by any chance you are running BF Goodrich too?

Heavier AT tires is great for rocks but not friendly for sand long hill climb, as axle is rotating almost double the weight on each side that limits the sand hill climb substantially.

I know bigger and knobly tires look great but once you embark on that route you will do double the amount of mods especially power mods to get stock car hill climb.

Take a step back and fully understand what your car currently has vs OEM and if you really want to continue with that setup for whatever choice or preference you may have by considering the trade-off that you are experiencing now.

yes I am using BF Goodrich.. they were on the car when I bought it. So would you recommend to use lighter ones for sand. if yes, which ones you recommend?

3 hours ago, Frederic said:

On Fewbie level I think it’s too soon to make this statement. Climbing big dunes is not just about power but also about the proper technique of learning to choose the right line and approach momentum. A 3.6 Pentastar Wrangler has more than enough power to make it through.

I felt a decent difference just by reprogramming the gear last week as the garage advised me the gear need to be reprogrammed post upgrading tyers and it seems the old owner did not do that. However, he advised that to get the full potential given the tyers size re-gearing to 4.11 is advised. I meant big from a Fewbie perspective,. so its relative  

much appreciated Gaurav. 

Basically I am running on 33s on 17' and I believe I am not getting full potentials/torque on steep big sand dunes. I did some decent researching and it seems re-gearing is my solution.

I have a 2014 JK unlimited Sahara.

I would appreciate it if anyone had similar problems to share his experience.

fair enough... probably if you can advise estimates of the average cost I should expect  at a good shop would be it will be very helpful.

I would appreciate any guidance for a goods garage or a list of garages for re-gearing my car. I have 2014 JK unlimited Sahara. 

I also looking to do some upgrades for bumpers and lights.

Many thanks,

Marwan

Apologies, but Can I borrow a walkie-talkie just for tomorrow

3 minutes ago, Kailas said:

Hi @Gilbert Khalil,I have added you to the convoy.

Hi @Marwan Haddad,

I can see that you have joined Islam's drive. Please let me know your plan

Apologies by Mistake. I dropped out of Islam drive. can you please add me to yours

Hello - Can you plz add me to WL. first drive

1 minute ago, Sunil Mathew said:

Car issue sorted @Marwan Haddad  ?? i remember you mentioning fuel pump issue, and loss of power during our last drive

I felt a good difference post changing the fuel pump, but not a game changer. the mechanic says it might be one of the gear output chips, but to be honest i am not sure.However, this is not the reason as i will ship the car to Jordan today where i will spend 5 weeks driving around the country northern mountains and southern desert (Wadi Rum). if you are planning to come along give me a buzz  

had to drop.. hope you guys enjoy it  

I am really sorry @Anish S as i thought i dropped out of this. i wont be able to make it as I will be travelling and i sent the car to repair and it seems the fuel pump needs replacement ( i might be able to drive through the big dunes after all :) 

Enjoy everyone and see you in September. have a great summer.

apologies i have to drop out as i needed to send my car to the repair shop..Enjoy and have a nice weekend 

Gents, it was amazing indeed and that bit of technical drive in the dark was worth the stuck.
 

I just need to figure out why these big dunes keep on defeating me. I will try @Gaurav Soni advise to clean the air filter. 

Many thanks to @Anish S and @Gaurav Soni for tackling every challenge with confidence.

21 minutes ago, Sunil Mathew said:

Thanks to @Anish S and @Gaurav Soni for leading and supporting the drive, and our permanent 2L @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil . Not to forget the ever present @Veedooshee and her guidance for the recovery we had.

We had a short convoy of 7 cars, and we rode in radio silence for most of the drive, except for the occasional admiration of the scenery around by @Gaurav Soni and   some very minor refusals/re-attempts.

And then came the game changer towards the end of the drive with a stuck by @Anoop Nair, which took some time with couple of cycles of  shovelling and tugging.

For me it was an afternoon and evening well spent , away from work midweek 

1. I got to use my shovel for the first time 😀👍, and see  from close quarters, a how @Carnity leads handle recoveries, 

2. We got an unexpected 1.5 hrs of night drive as a bonus 👍👍

3. I was experimenting with the idea of "2500 rpm challenge/concept"  put forward by Richard @Wrangeld on one of the coming weekend drives in my own way keeping an eye on the tacho, which was a real eye opener for me. Come to think of it, i realized that all these days i was unnecessarily pushing the car through long side slopes and was unable to sustain/control the car for longer distances. As the route chosen by Anish was a blend of technical and longer sideys , i got to practise this aspect and got a feel of slower and controlled riding as well, instead of just dashing through dune sides and hurtling down uncontrollaby when exiting the side slope. More fine tuning required here, but i expect to get it right with practise.

At one point, while getting on the ridge and exiting , i lost my judgement due to the wind blowing on top of the crest making it difficult to see the shape of the crest and see the ridge exit point taken by the cars in front, This caused some fishtailing and slow down , which resulted in a refusal for @Ben84. Reminiscing the  chit chat sessions with Ben regarding the Terraflex shocks and lift kits he had installed. @Marwan Haddad was driving in front of me without any issues. 👍👍

Here is a video i created, tinkering with the iMovie in the Iphone, not something great but just a fun activity during some free time i got using some standard trailer templates. Excuse the quality and focus  ..planning to  install a dashcam later

 

 

wow @Sunil Mathew its like a horror movie music  ...i see a hidden there  ..i got the chills