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My Lexus made a very similar noise and it turned out to be a crack in the plastic radiator. Not sure if that helps/applies to this vehicle.

I swear I read in the manual that there is no benefit to running higher than 87 octane. Could 87 actually be considered the high octane fuel?

I know how diesels work, and my 6.7 Cummins did have a throttle body. As far as the cold air intake, I've never seen it do much on a turbo. Compressing air is always going to heat it. If you've got time to experiment, let us know if you see anything. You really don't want to spray more water...

A cold air intake won't really change the temperature of the intake charge after the turbo. I think it might allow a tiny bit more pressure, but it will still be hot. I agree on the second part. You might try a water mist in front of the intercooler. I can't see them voiding your warranty over...

Re: 1. Anything before the turbo won't do much of anything to lower temps.

I agree, but why do they keep pretending with the stupid surveys?

Yeah, seems as expected.

Also keep in mind if the EGT is 1500F (measured at the turbo inlet I assume), the combustion temp in the cylinder could be 2000F,2500F. Who knows ... lots of heat though.

It'd be interesting to see boost vs EGT. I assume it was full boost over the period of increase.

I agree 100%, but the 2.0 makes more HP below 5750 RPM. Even when towing you won't spend much time above that RPM. I'd still probably pick the p*. Just less stuff to go wrong, and easier to pull when I V8 swap, LOL.

Best. Mod. Ever. /thread

Lugging causes high load, high boost, and therefore high heat. Any turbo engine does the same thing.

Yeah, duh. We were talking about a solid axle. I've been away from Jeeps for too long.

It's just more than factory which isn't really a bad thing. You do have different side to side measurement which can cause a pull, but it's pretty small difference If you're motivated enough to change the control arm length you can try adjusting just one side a little at a time and see if you...

Fair enough, but how many Halo cars get production halted in favor of something else? Chevy prioritized the Corvette when it came to allocation of chips for example.

I don't see the Gladiator as a halo vehicle. Just my opinion. Viper and Ford GT are two domestics that stick out. I've always heard they lost money on each one of these. If Jeep starts losing money on the Gladiator, I'm sure they will kill it quick.

Only you can answer that question (and prevent forest fires).

Usually you amortize R&D over a long time frame. Even if the margin was equal, the daily sales are not (by appearances anyway). If you were making a vehicle on spec and had a choice to make between 2 vehicles with the same margin but one sells 30 days quicker, you produce the quicker selling...

That doesn't mean profit margin is equal and one the biggest factors in running a business is cash flow. Speed of sales is important. Would you rather have 10% profit today, or 10% 6 months from now, or 12% 9 months from now, or 6% in 2 months, etc. .... ? Time value of money.

How many you see on the road doesn't come into this. It's economics.