Pentastar + RIPP SuperCharger = SUPERSTAR?

[JeepLab]

People wonder about brake and axle upgrades when you dump another hundred horse power on the pentastar,

I haven't changed the brakes. My position is that the pentastar would do these same speeds. It would just take longer to get to them.

So slowing down from them is the same. Could you act like a fool and chew your brakes up? Sure.

So do you need to upgrade them I would say no, Driving it now for about 18 hours straight now and the stock brakes are holding up great.

I doubt anyone who buys the supercharger will make it work like we are right now. (And we have 11 hours to go)

Also, its hard to cram bigger brakes into a 17 inch wheel

[JeepLab]

6 hours to go.

We are getting delirious!

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We're in the ROCKIES! 9000 feet up. Supercharger is chewing up the mountains. 300 miles to go.

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finally. Utah!

I tried to get a shot of the "Utah" sign, but Pete was driving way too fast.

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Krawling with RIPP and ROCK KRAWLER!

[JeepLab]

Ok, Its been a few months, a few tunes, a few thousand miles, and here's what you should expect with a unit like this RIPP's SuperCharger for the pentastar.

First when you get it on, you will be SHOCKED at the power. Im not kidding, SHOCKED. The pentastar is a very good powerplant, the boys at ripp put it on steriods, and it loves the extra air.

You will drive like a nut at first. The power gushes all thru the powerband, but goes nuts over 3k RPM so your going to want to play there all the time at first. (Manual Trans) Your going to drive like a meth addict for the first few weeks or months. Its that much fun.

My truck makes about 340 horses at the wheels right now, and you can tell from the driver's seat. (35s, 4.10)

Once the smoke clears, and you settle down, you will return to your normal driving habits, and not flooring it over and over. You'll realize the power isnt just BIG, its Good. You will forget the SC is there, its an even power build thru the band so there is no spot where you feel the burst come on.

Outside the whistle sound, wich I think is super cool, (my truck sounds like an F-16) Its a pleasure in the lower powerband in daily driving.

RIPP knocked this out of the park. Remember, my truck took a BEATING in this situation. It was flogged on the dyno with pass after pass at RIPP while they were working out the kinks, then once I stole the keys back, I took it with an unfinished tune and drove it at 85mpg for 29hours (at once) to moab.

No one who buys this thing is going to punish it like we did, and it held up great.

At first I was apprehensive that I was going to ruin my truck doing engine work. I'd never screwed with an engine before. The end result is one of my favorite mods.

I'd like to see someone put one on an unlifted truck and see how fast it is, it will probably put down 360 on the dyno without the big tires.

[JeepLab]

Ok, I've done it. About a week ago I swore I'd keep my truck in the tac's green zone to give you guys an idea of the MPG increase with the SuperCharger.

Before and after install Everything on the truck is pretty much the same.

Before 12.7 mpg
After 15.8 mpg

Im figuring by the total miles traveled vs gallons required to fill again.

I should note, the After is Premium, and the Before is Regular gas.