A Muddy Off-Road Adventure To The Mexico Border
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2020
- Bocca Chica Beach is back open! Its time to hit the beach and explore some local trails.
In this video, my buddy (Harrison) brings along his Jeep Wrangler TJ and we go explore the very southern tip of Texas.. Along the way to the Rio Grande, we hit the sandy beach, the muddy flats, and enjoy the views and the offroad experience!
Before i left the house, i installed a few parts. I will have to talk about these in another video due to this one already being pretty long. The Viper Throttle body upgrade for the 3.8 seems to be a pretty decent upgrade/mod so far. As for the catch can, time will tell!!
Cheap Universal Catch Can: amzn.to/3hO3uRY You will need some hose adapters to fit the different sizes.
JK 3.8 Throttle Body Upgrade: amzn.to/2REEoKO This is the "Viper" Throttle body, it is larger and still bolts on!! Some people say that this will throw codes if you live at high elevation. You will also need a silicon intake adapter if you want to keep your factory airbox.
3" to 2.5" Adapter will be needed if you keep the factory style air intake piping. amzn.to/2ZVKzi7 This will fit the larger 3" Throttle body, the only downside is the adapter 2.5" side has to go on the inside of the factory airbox tube, so it reduces diameter a little bit there. However its the easiest and cheapest option without switching over to a cold air intake setup that has a larger tube.
We had alot of fun taking our Jeep Wranglers on this mini adventure. Sometimes a simple offroad trip can be exactly what you need. We checked out SpaceX, and its always cool to see the progress being made on the rockets down there. I also found out that this Texas mud/sand/silt can be no joke... yes i got stuck... Well, we both did! And finally we drove down the beach headed south, ending at the border of the United states and Mexico. I was tempted to hop in the water and swim halfway across the Rio Grande so i could technically say i was on the border..
Thanks for watching guys, i hope you enjoyed the video.
I know you guys really want to see some rock crawling action, and that WILL Happen soon!! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Something about a 4.0 bouncing the rev limiter.. I love that sound lol
I just did the viper TB mod on my Jeep, it’s a noticeable difference! Thank you so much for your videos and info!
Was it a direct fit ? Any major modifications to do?
@@chillsolo8280 bolted it right on
@@matthewrinehart8841 just installed the TB on and the idle sits at 1500 rpm. Any suggestions?
L-F'n-L
A day of total BS & Fun.....you guys are killing it.
When he says “just detailed the Jeep..” then shows the mud... welcome to south Texas my friend! Weather says top and doors off, terrain says seal it up lol that mud finally got me to tear out my carpet and raptor line the inside
The kinetic recovery rope sure does come in handy! I've had to use it a few times and won't go on a trip without it.
They are the only way to go!!
You shoulda brought out your duck hunting friends and the grand Cherokee lolol
Lol. I should have! Would have done fine until we got out in the mud
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Crap, Crap, Crap, Crap, and that dude in the TJ slammed that skinny pedal to the floor gettin all he could out of it. You both probably registered a 9.9 on the pucker scale as you slide to the muck pit. Instant classic.Great video.
love the vids man and the wife's.. you all having to much fun...just bought me a jku 2017
its pretty cool to see my self in 4:49 off the video can see me sitting down next to my truck
When you first opened the hood that was my first thought...." Damn he cleaned under the hood" lol
Glad to see you guys pulling from the strong side of the gears this time!
Such a cool trip. Glad you made it safe.
looks like some good spots to have a beer and watch a launch
Im ready for this love the channel. Keep up the great work
Best thing about Texas is that there is pretty much every type of terrain. Bad thing for y'all is that you are so far away from it all😂. Looks fun though.
That goop inside the levee is ship channel dredge. It's bottomless gravy goop, once your break the crust thats it. Also all of that mud is made with salt water. Give the ol Jeep a real good wash top to bottom.
Awesome video, looked like a fun day!
When y’all are out and about, crawling in the open Jeep, try a $25 Thermacell for the mosquitoes. Might help
Looks like a fun trip
Thabk goodness this video came out when it did. I was looking for an inexpensive catch can for my jk for a trip next week and didnt know where to look. Ordered the same one you did and installed it today. Looking forward to see how much it collects after wheeling in colorado next week
Great videos man! I lived down there for like 5 years,, Boca Chica! Used to love Dirty Al,”s Pelican Station in Port Isabel!
Loved your videos from Alaska as well! Got family in Wasilla, love it up there!
Welcome to the valley!
@15:08 when you starting saying crap crap crap, I held my breath and when you got out I let out a “f**k yeah” lol
Had to make sure my words were TH-cam friendly lol. I was certain I was going to keep sliding into the thicker and deeper mud
JK Gear and Gadgets We have 85% mud where we are so I know that feeling of oh man am I going to get out or not... lol
Cool video. I enjoy your videos Ben.
The Jeep looks good with mud on it👍
Yeah that cleaning afterwards sucks gotta wash and wash a couple of times. I was having dried mud falling like 2 days after the wash from the beach in Brownsville but much fun .
We have a army base here in Canada that you can just drive through. Nuts!
Come on up to Crossbar in Davis Oklahoma. Jury knows his way around. They did all the Ultra 4 prep last weekend.
I plan on it!! A wheelin trip with Mike always is a fun time
Great video guys!!
Just found your channel this morning. Good, entertaining videos. That wet, slimy, muddy stuff is the worst! I would’ve turned back immediately! I prefer mountains or the red rock canyons in southern Utah. Anyway, glad you guys made it out of the muck. Keep pumping out the content. Cheers.
Awesome video.
Looks like you guy's had a fun adventure . I'm like you Ben , I don't like mud either . Take care and be safe .
Thanks for wheeling with me Ben!
That was a awsome video... thats all we have where I live in south west corner of Iowa is mud... we dont have any trails like that around here. Wish we did though.. keep the videos comin stay safe out there..
Hi Ben, what a curious and funny spot to enjoy a Jeep. I really would like to visit this place. Freedom feelings. My friend Cilly from Indiana would also appreciate to take her TJ Rubicon there !! :)
Dude this place is awesome bro.
Oil catch can is a life saver and you realize that 30,000 miles later. Can't believe the X-MT are that quiet on road, I hardly hear any difference between my MT G003.
I was quite surprised to see those yokohamas completely caked and turned into slicks!
I saw you at the island last night, think you were leaving I was just arriving. That huge awesome Gladiator ✌️
That's some awesome drone footage
TJ LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you need traction boards if your going to play in on the beaches and sand also your trunk looked awfully empty you could get a no skip socket set sae and metric for around 100$. a cheap set of sae and metric wrenches, a hammer or two a roll a tie wire and a couple short chains. you will be glad you have it when you breakdown. aside from having someone run to town and get parts while you rip it apart on the trail (tip most napas will deliver to the last bit of pavement) you can do some jurryrigging like say you broke a tie rod from hitting a rock you can take the handle from the hilift jack and sleeve the tie rod use the adjuster clamp to push the handle to the wheel and take advantage of the cotter pin hole in the tube use tie wire to pull the end tight to the wheel. wont take you 70mph down the highway but you will be able to drive out the trails
Time to come play at Hidden Falls or you can come to the Texas Jeep Experience at K2 Halloween weekend!
Grew up fishing that area , you could have found a trail through the sand dunes and driven down on the American side of the river, alot ppl fish it and would have come out at that last subdivision before getting to Space X
I got stuck in sand in California,you can see @1waytolookatit, the problem was that the winch was facing away form the truck I winched to, so I ran the line through a D shackle in my rear receiver, it worked. The truck that I winched from did not have a winch.
Love ya vids and been long time subscriber from Australia who loves the US but i have to say that aint a beach. I just done 85k (52 miles) on soft white sand and saw 2 other vehicles. Thats what i call a beach. Keep up the good work guys.
Nice video man!
"The mud down here in Texas..."
Amigo, Texas is the size of a small country and has 10 distinct ecoregions. I've lived in north Texas my entire 47 years and have never seen mud like you experienced down there. I'm used to foundation-destroying black clay that opens up cracks you can fall into in a drought.
That looked like a lot of fun! Too bad all terrains do so terrible in the mud
Looks fun but ya I’d wanna do that with another rig or two. Reminds me of Matt’s recovery channel.
TJ = yes!
Looked like a fun time. But dammit the mud sucks
Ok, I’m not gonna lie. My anxiety was starting to pickup and you were stressing me out. If you guys didn’t leave that slop I was going to have to turn the video off...lol.
With all the beach driving and especially by yourself you might check out the Deadman Offroad Recovery Kit, never owned one but watching other videos it seems to work if you can find a point to winch from or someone else.
Soon 100k subs congrats
Looks like fun ... well not really - too much mud 😂
Time for Hidden Falls!
Can wait for the review on the throttle body. Are you planning on getting the ripp coil pack for the JK?
Man I need to get me a kinetic recovery rope. I just use tow straps so far, but that would be great!
Have you done a video from corpus to big shell?
I have a Deadman’s Anchor I use for Snow... Might be worth investing in if you don’t have one... # idontdoMud! 👍🤪
I hope you washed the Jeep and then washed it again... so much salt 🧂
Enjoyed the video!!
Yup. Personal experience with that stuff, mud and sand, down here. Sticks like gum!! Make sure to clean all the creaks and cracks or will be rusting in a month or two.
Great videos!!
for a second I thought you were down here in FL. good luck in TX
How did you ensure you got the salt off of the JK? Hope we don't see a thumbnail for a rust fix video in the future! 😆
What brand is that rear bumper?
What length of recovery rope do you carry? Need to add this to our Offroad kit.
Will jeep get heavy duty bumpers n roll bar
in the mud it helps if you deflate your tires as well
If it’s a tidal area are you not concerned with the salt water? I know in Florida it rust stuff within hours!!
Maybe you should test and review the Pull Pal land anchor.
Why’d you get rid of the cold air intake?
K2 wolfcaves hiddenfalls great parks, love going down pins from corpus but not a fan of that salty mud its nasty stuff ill stick to rocks lol
What was your tire psi at?
What Brand and size if Tires are on the Gray Jeep and what are on the Red Jeep?
can you give us an update on the roof top tent and wether you've used it or not?
We’ve used it a few times. Love it, very comfortable
Was wondering if getting a hood louver is a good mod for a tj , was worried cuz of extra water that can travel in the bay ?
Yes, i would highly recommend one
@8:09 soooo snatch strap, to a soft shackle, to a D- Ring... what was the need for the soft shackle again?
Quicker and easier to remove.
The Shackle was on the bumper because of the sharp edge, dont want to stick a soft shackle through it and have it chafe. The soft shackle is just really quick to unhook when your messing around in the mud.
What pull rope is that
Cool
Need to get you a "ground anchor" to winch to for emergencies! How's life down there? I'm contemplating possibly moving down there for work, although I'd hate to give up the east coast riding for that flat terrain... =/
I’ve been looking for a few other channels to start watching, this is the first video of yours I have seen and I love it! Keep up the good work and great videos!
Did you mention what rope you are using? Such a great savior!
That salt mud along the coast is no joke. It’s deceptive. Check out 361 Off Road Rescue on Facebook if you’re ever up here in the Corpus Christi area. There are a lot of peeps who would have no problem coming out to play with ya.
Ever thought about joining the " Ohana Off Road South Texas Chapter " it's a Jeep community page here in the South
Everyone may not agree with me but for me when I lived in Texas the TSL Bogger is the best tire for the area. 😎
Ben!!! What size hoses did you use for your catch can. I’m buying one from Amazon but cant figure out the hose sizes. Plsss help
Also wondering what way should I plug the hoses in the catch can has in and out, so where do I put the pcv side hose into the in or out?
This has nothing to do with this particular video but what do you think about wheel adapters I just changed from a FJ cruiser to a JK but I like my old rims?
We make the gear sets for the space x satellites and rockets.
You should check out Hwy 48 out there
Bad thing about sandy mud like that is it gets in places you wouldn’t expect
Hey I would love to talk to you about a lift kit for my Jeep I just picked up a 2010 jk with a small body lift and 35s. I’m looking to do probably a 3.5 inch lift with 37s. Just wondering what you think some good options are?
Did you guys forget to air down? Looks like you two had a good time!
Didn’t air down this time. He doesn’t have a compressor. I only have my single ARB and the powertank (which needs to be filled).
That's what I was thinking. I saw no bulge in those tires, but sometimes the camera doesn't pick it up so we'll. I don't think either Jeep would have gotten stuck at all if properly aired down.
What fender flares you got on that jk? Looks cool
They are MCE narrows!
soo how much air did you have in the tires???? all of it? lol might try airing down to 10psi next time
Yep, didn’t air down for this trip
You definitely want to get up some momentum when using those kinetic energy ropes. FYI....I am sure everyone knows, the southern most point in the US is Key West.
Haha yeah I was mostly talking about the most southern drive on beach
Can someone link that red rope they use thank you
It’s from Rock fab Offroad. Owners name is Kevin. Great friend of mine, dating back to high school. We used to wheel all the time together. He makes these by hand, and does a great job. They are a little more expensive than ones on amazon, but these things just work amazing and I’ve never had any issues with one at all.
If you don’t mind spending the few extra bucks on a made in USA and supporting a small family business, then check RFO out! His website is out of stock of a few things since they just had a second baby, but looks like the rope is in stock!
www.rfoffroad.com/product-page/1-jeep-truck-recovery-rope-23k-rating
Hey Ben, I clicked on the amazon link for the viper throttle body but amazon says it doesn’t fit a 2011 Jeep Jk. Should I assume that amazon is wrong? 🤔
Yes because its not designed for a Jk. It will fit, but you have to figure out how to attach your air intake tube
JK Gear and Gadgets that makes sense! Thanks buddy! 👍🏼
Sticky clay... Thats what here in texas... and it does suck...airing down can help... but... once it gets you youre done.... Post when/if you ever make it over to hidden falls I would love to bring my JK and Wifes Gladiator out for a wheeling trip.
I wheel on the beach all the time. Stupid question did you air down?
How did the new throttle body do Ben?
It seems like it’s made a difference in throttle sensitivity. More power in wide open throttle, but the best thing is that it seems a little more responsive.
I really want to make sure I run it for 1k miles or so before saying it’s a good upgrade. Some people say they get CEL codes for air related issues (lean), so we will see. I haven’t had any issues so far, but maybe the Superchips tuner is helping? Also, most people with that issue say they live in higher elevation areas.