Ideas for more power??
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cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
All of this^^^
FLKEYSJK
Member
I've heard that they have more problems than benefits.
WJCO
Meme King
I personally love forced air induction and have lots of experience with modifying vehicles with them. As much as I love them, if the turbo/sc wasn't there from factory, in my experience, it adds a list of headaches and money to follow. I myself and others I have known have sold vehicles and engines in mid-project while attempting a forced air induction mod before the project ever gets completed. I don't know that I'd do it again honestly unless the vehicle was set up from factory to have forced air induction on it.
Sharkey
Word Ninja
^This. Plus, in my opinion, they are annoying as hell to listen to on the trail.
cozdude
Guy with a Red 2-Door
On a street car/race car yea sure a supercharger or turbo is great. On a jeep, no point
trailless
Caught the Bug
I know most of the power comes from higher rpms, but do you know if you end up losing power in the lower rpms?
If there was a reliable option out there that brought decent mid range power, do you think it would be a good option for a daily driver?
highoctane
Caught the Bug
Because nobody has brought one to the market for the JK yet that does not adversely effect the drivability of your Jeep. Part of the problem is the lack of a mass air flow meter. The JK is a speed density system as far as I know. It has an inlet air temp sensor, but no mass air flow meter. A speed density system is much harder to tune and make work well without effecting drivability, especially when you throw a supercharger into the mix.
On a PROPER positive displacement or twin screw compressor supercharger system, no. The boost bypass valve will direct air past the compressor rotors and the supercharger will not build any boost, therefore not requiring extra power to spin. You can unhook the belt on a supercharger and spin the pulley by hand effortlessly. Really the only time a supercharger robs any noticeable amount of power from the engine, is when it is making boost. It can take over 50hp to spin a twin screw supercharger to over 25lbs of boost, but it's giving the engine 400 - 500hp in return, so it's still creating significant gains. That is why turbo chargers can be a more efficient power adder, they do not require engine crankshaft power to operate.
On a centrifugal supercharger system, I'm not sure. I've never used one. So I have no idea how the boost bypass system would operate at part throttle/no boost conditions.
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aldaman
Member
......Aside from Turbos & Superchargers, bolt ons or adds on will give you SOME Horsepower / Torque, but the cost doesn't justify the HP/TQ you get in the end...
First and foremost regearing will give you back the drivability / power you may have lost by running bigger tires mixed with improper gearing. ...Other than that you could add:
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First and foremost regearing will give you back the drivability / power you may have lost by running bigger tires mixed with improper gearing. ...Other than that you could add:
- An aftermarket muffler / exhaust
- A tuner / programmer
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Dirt Foot
Member
Or smaller tires
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WJCO
Meme King
Solution of truth right there.
Gadget
Caught the Bug
Ahhhhhhh my eyes!!!
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
Think it'll fit?
Galo
New member
toxicwaste29
New member
^imagine cranking that beast over to find tdc