I'm driving right now just pulled over to update you guys.
The power is there early in the RPM, and it builds power steeply as the RPMs climb.
It's clearly meaner than stock up to 3k RPM, then all out ferocious anywhere above that.
I have a grin from ear to ear as I press the gas.
I got the truck back after a final tune on tuesday. So its not like ive had it every day since this thread started. Today was the first chance I got to test it out after Ripp took my info from the weekend and tuned it further.
First the all out power is obvious. Far more obvious than any mod Ive done before. You want power? its always waiting. Begging me to press the pedal. Couple of open car lengths to the next car on the highway? not anymore. Add this power to the RK xfactor suspension and their RRD racing shocks and my Jeep has become a sports car.
Thats what you all expected right?
Here's what you might not have expected. The overall feel of the truck has changed. The air waiting at the engines mouth everytime it breaths makes the jeep in the zone I live in, 1000 to 3000 RPM, feel LIGHTER.
The throttle response is so quick, I have to be more gentle with the gas pedal. If I touch it too quickly the truck will leap forward. Im used to the pentastar with weight all over my truck. Now it feels like my truck has gone on a strict diet.
Everything it does is effortless, where as before i could feel the weight of my truck.
Drag Racing-
Would my truck smoke a hemi? I'll have to find one to find out. I would be shocked if it didnt. I think i have more power at the wheels than a 5.7 hemi. (if anyone knows for sure let me know if they make more than 315 at the wheels)
The Hemi might jump out to a very early lead while I get through the powerband, but once in the sweet spot, Im pretty sure the "SuperStar" (supercharged pentastar) would slingshot past.
Is it way better than the stock pentastar? yes. In every possible way. It feels like a new engine. ESPECIALLY if your jeep is weighed down. I assume a stock JK with a supercharger would be an absolute rocket.
Auto trans- RIPP gives you Auto guys new shift points. So the truck is shifting when an how they want it to for optimum feel, drivability, and power.
With the manual, You will find yourself shifting a little later at first because you want to listen to the thing suck air. (it sounds soo cool). But once your past that, you find, that even in the lower RPM zone, its more comfortable to drive than before, and the lightness of it, I think would make long trips less exhausting.
I think I'll drive it to utah to find out.
Here's a soundbyte
This was a great thread. Seems to me that some head to head supercharger testing is comin up.
I assume the magnuson thread will be posted here next?
yes, your right, We are trying to get all the base info posted, then we are going to get rolling with the head to head testing.Originally Posted by Fubar
The magnuson thread will be here also
Ive been stalking the JL website waiting for the shootout.
You guys really do test stuff the best. Really went crazy with both superchargers.
Same here.
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