New Jeep Grand Cherokee...707 hp

[deezler]

Actually it is rated to tow 7400 lbs still. Not bad.

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[WilliamBos]

Missouri has Inspection Laws. Number one rule is the engine has to be offered in the vehicle. I wanted to do a V8 swap but couldn't. So I added a Kenne Bell Supercharger to the I-6 4.0L.

Good farmer friend of mine just bought a JK 4 dr. He wants me to help him decide modifications. Lots of fun spending someone else's money.

Thats exactly what I want - a 4.0L. Not a fan of the minivan engine they replaced it with, and the 3.6L Pentastar is too new and unproven.

 

[adventure bob]

Confused... Pentastars (G variant, 3.6) came out in 2011... not sure how new that is. And if by minivan you meant it was in the challenger and charger as well...

 

[sd455dan]

Looks like Dodge is really stepping up the HP wars.


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Trans Am that they have already began selling -building a total of 50

1000 HP and get this OVER 1040 lb ft. TORQUE

1,-HP 217 Trans Am 455 Super Duty Bows in New York - Motor Trend

Glad to see a Pontiac SD-455 -even if it's a Gen5 Magnuson blown LT1



ps. Sorry that the hopped up JK burned Rich, small jeeps with gobs of power are a blast to drive

I stuffed a .030 over Pontiac 455 into a 1969 Jeepster years ago,
It was fun to floor it at 55mph and smoke the rear tires- i miss that one...

 

[WilliamBos]

Confused... Pentastars (G variant, 3.6) came out in 2011... not sure how new that is. And if by minivan you meant it was in the challenger and charger as well...

The 4.0 was replaced with the 3.8 minivan engine, then in 2012 MY the 3.6 Pentastar replaced that.

 

[adventure bob]

According FCA USA, the 3.6 penta was introduced in the 2011 Grand Cherokee. Saying its a mini van engine is like saying the 350 was a station wagon engine. The 350 went in nearly everything GM built, just like the penta is in 47% of FCA vehicles. As to unproven, it was in over 5 million by 2015. Its an just an engine and through electronics can be made to behave appropriate to whatever its installed in, to include minvans.
Still trying to figure out how 2011 is too new and unproven.

 

[WilliamBos]

According FCA USA, the 3.6 penta was introduced in the 2011 Grand Cherokee. Saying its a mini van engine is like saying the 350 was a station wagon engine. The 350 went in nearly everything GM built, just like the penta is in 47% of FCA vehicles. As to unproven, it was in over 5 million by 2015. Its an just an engine and through electronics can be made to behave appropriate to whatever its installed in, to include minvans.
Still trying to figure out how 2011 is too new and unproven.

How many 300,000 mile 3.6 v6 are running around out there that are untouched? Id bet very few.

The 4.0 I6 on the other hand was the ultimate in reliable. The Pentastar has a way to go.

The 3.6 was added to the JK for MY 2012.

 

[adventure bob]

Not your original argument...your argument was 1. its a mini van engine 2. its too new and unproven.
Neither of those are supported by the data from the FCA website.
It sounds like you have an opinion that isn't supported by anything other than hearsay.

 

[ovrszd]

Not your original argument...your argument was 1. its a mini van engine 2. its too new and unproven.
Neither of those are supported by the data from the FCA website.
It sounds like you have an opinion that isn't supported by anything other than hearsay.

So how many miles have you driven a Jeep with the 4.0L??

How many miles have you driven a Jeep with either V-6?

 

[WilliamBos]

Not your original argument...your argument was 1. its a mini van engine 2. its too new and unproven.
Neither of those are supported by the data from the FCA website.
It sounds like you have an opinion that isn't supported by anything other than hearsay.

Your comprehension skills are severly lacking. Re-read it and do not reply until you understand it.

The 3.8 is a minivan engine, the 3.6 replaced it. The 3.6 is to new to be proven durable.