ProCharger Supercharger Kit Installation & First Start-Up on 2021 Gladiator Rubicon

[Dickster]

After a long wait my ProCharger showed up! After searching the internet there was not many detailed write up on it. I will do my best to keep this thread updated with what it took to install, actually running with it and longevity.

2021 Rubicon
28,000 miles.
5.38 gears on 38s
Magnaflow rockcrawler muffler.
Fresh spark plugs and gapped to spec.

The Procharger kit is top notch! All parts and materials are not cheap products. The packaging of each part set is done very nice with everything labeled. One of the best instruction manual I have seen for a product in awhile. My only complaint would be the instructions jump around a bit and dont finish a process, so if do not paying attention or read ahead you will do some steps then go back to finish it later. The Kit fit like a glove and there was no real fight to get the part on because of manufacturering flaws.

Thing you have to deal with.

Spark plug gap or replace with new.

PCV lines all needing hose clamps or modified.

New fuel injectors.

Relocation of alternator

Routing new intake tube's.

Routing new serpentine belt in new configuration.

Moving radiator back and mount intercooler.




The total install with 2 people took about 8 hours. The install was pretty straight forward with no major modifications to the vehicle. This is a OEM bolt on for a Jeep keep in mind, there is not much room to begin with. If you are not good with your hand this might not be a kit to DYI. I found most was difficult but lots of tight finger tip work while holding up parts. You could do this with one person but two people made it nice.

IF YOU HAVE the baxter oil system you will need the model that relocated the filter. The fixed filter model will interfere with the Procharger! My friend got a free kit for his JK and I have a new one on the way.

If you have any questions feel free to ask me, I physically installed this myself so know all about it now lol.


We did not realize we need to send stock Pcm file back to Procharger. We will have to wait to fully see what it does. Being who we are we did take it for a nice stroll down the road, with stock tune it was already a big improvement!




This is the 1/4mile information before we tore into it.

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[ShadowsPapa]

Thing you have to deal with.

Spark plug gap or replace with new.

PCV lines all needing hose clamps or modified.

The PCV in these does not have an anti-blowback provision.
Any pressure on the intake will also result in a positive flow to the crankcase, potentially pressurizing the crankcase.

How do they account for that?
With their own PCV valve replacement with a provision to prevent crankcase pressurization?

 

[Dickster]

The PCV in these does not have an anti-blowback provision.
Any pressure on the intake will also result in a positive flow to the crankcase, potentially pressurizing the crankcase.

How do they account for that?
With their own PCV valve replacement with a provision to prevent crankcase pressurization?

They add a one way vavle in the pcv system. It goes inline on the hose up by the throttle body.

 

[Minty JL]

You lucky SOB..........us with the MY21.5+ we can't tune our shit

 

[Dickster]

You lucky SOB..........us with the MY21.5+ we can't tune our shit

It was the first thing i checked before I ordered. There is a few guys out there tuning the new pcm but you really know what you are doing. I saw one video that they were working with procharger and got it to work.

 

[Falcor]

That is very cool.

Side note, a buddy of mine works there and assembles the superchargers. One of the engineers there has a 2 door Rubicon that last I heard has the prototype supercharger off their Gladiator to install on his.

 

[Dickster]

That is very cool.

Side note, a buddy of mine works there and assembles the superchargers. One of the engineers there has a 2 door Rubicon that last I heard has the prototype supercharger off their Gladiator to install on his.

That would be a cool place to work.

 

[00Mutt]

Just out of curiosity, what mpg does this give you? Yes, yes, it's a brick and blah blah blah mpg yadda yadda. But I"m just curious.

 

[kevman65]

Just out of curiosity, what mpg does this give you? Yes, yes, it's a brick and blah blah blah mpg yadda yadda. But I"m just curious.

That all depends on how often and how hard you push the happy pedal.

If you're always WOT then your MPG is gonna suck.

 

[Dickster]

Just out of curiosity, what mpg does this give you? Yes, yes, it's a brick and blah blah blah mpg yadda yadda. But I"m just curious.

I am curious myself. I'll find out once I run it a few tanks see if I can find out. Right now around town I am 13.5mpg.

 

[00Mutt]

I am curious myself. I'll find out once I run it a few tanks see if I can find out. Right now around town I am 13.5mpg.

That's actually not bad for a brick.

 

[Dickster]

That's actually not bad for a brick.

5.38 gears.
38in tires.
Real bead lock wheels.

And I roll across the scale at 6200lbs so 13.5 definitely isn't bad, 16mpg freeway.

 

[00Mutt]

5.38 gears.
38in tires.
Real bead lock wheels.

And I roll across the scale at 6200lbs so 13.5 definitely isn't bad, 16mpg freeway.

What is frightening, that sounds almost like you don't have any upgrades, mpg wise.

 

[Dickster]

What is frightening, that sounds almost like you don't have any upgrades, mpg wise.

Lol pretty much, it definitely is not my daily driver. I have a Ram 3500 and also have work truck, I don't travel much outside of work. Weekends is when I typically drive my Jeep and it's to the woods or short trips around town.

 

[Alpine Warthog]

You lucky SOB..........us with the MY21.5+ we can't tune our shit

Wait.... What? I guess I shouldn't care since I doubt I'll ever have extra cash to do this, but what's the difference?

And since mine was built Oct 2020, I CAN tune mine?

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