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Stitchedupseats
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This is not helpful. Come on. Get some random person on the street if you must haha.No videos yet, was going to have my sons do one from outside, but they’re busy bees.
So have this update, so glad I splurged for the 25 gal ext aux tank!!!
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Ehh… my Speedo goes up just as fast…. Only difference is mine’s In km/hr
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cmb396
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Ha, I lol’d at that! This was actually only 3/4 throttle or so, that straight is that long and this thing will hit 80 in a blink at wot.
I think it would actually be faster with 4:88’s, but it feels like it could pull a house off foundation with the 513s.
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cmb396
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Update after a few hundred miles. Cannot believe how stock this install looks, AMW did an outstanding job, and really has me wondering why Jeep won't offer a v8 JT from the factory, would be instant boost in sales!
The 426 is very smooth, can be as tame as the 3.6 with pedal discipline, or an absolute animal. So far the only complaints I have, and it's not even much of one, is the shifting points and idle is set too high imo. The truck seems to hold gears too long, and unnecessarily at times. It did get somewhat better after a 100 miles or so of my driving style, but still holds gears. With 513s, i can tell it should up shift. No biggie, i just do it manually, and it's usually a 7th-8th shift.
The idle, it idles at 900, that may be where it needs to be, idk?! That said, I can do 12 mph in first gear with out touching the pedal, lol.
Overall, absolutely love the way it came out, so much fun to drive. I can't help to think what some of the HC packages would be like to rip around in, but tbh, I really think the blower whine would drive me bat shit crazy. The whistle from the air intake on this na motor is loud enough to hear over the stereo and windows up.
I am going to swap springs front and rear. Running mopar springs with 1.5" TF spacer in the front, and they are too soft. Truck rides like a dang Cadillac on clouds, but you can feel the body roll in turns, and nose dive on breaking. The added weight of the hemi and 25 gal aux tank probably dropped overall height around 1-1.25".
The 426 is very smooth, can be as tame as the 3.6 with pedal discipline, or an absolute animal. So far the only complaints I have, and it's not even much of one, is the shifting points and idle is set too high imo. The truck seems to hold gears too long, and unnecessarily at times. It did get somewhat better after a 100 miles or so of my driving style, but still holds gears. With 513s, i can tell it should up shift. No biggie, i just do it manually, and it's usually a 7th-8th shift.
The idle, it idles at 900, that may be where it needs to be, idk?! That said, I can do 12 mph in first gear with out touching the pedal, lol.
Overall, absolutely love the way it came out, so much fun to drive. I can't help to think what some of the HC packages would be like to rip around in, but tbh, I really think the blower whine would drive me bat shit crazy. The whistle from the air intake on this na motor is loud enough to hear over the stereo and windows up.
I am going to swap springs front and rear. Running mopar springs with 1.5" TF spacer in the front, and they are too soft. Truck rides like a dang Cadillac on clouds, but you can feel the body roll in turns, and nose dive on breaking. The added weight of the hemi and 25 gal aux tank probably dropped overall height around 1-1.25".
JTPatriot
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Curious about that 25 gal gas tank. Did it go in place of the spare tire? If so, what did you do with the spare? Throw or mount it in the bed? I have a 5.7 Hemi and a larger tank would sure be nice. Got some pictures of the tank?
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cmb396
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Spare tire is sitting in my garage atm. I am running 39’s, have 40s waiting to go on and a 37” spare bc that was biggest that would fit just to get out of a jam. I do have onboard air and, patch kits, and sidewall repair kits at all times. Not sure what the best route is tbh?! Don’t want to take up bed space with a full size spare, and otoh, in 20+ years of jeeping, I’ve needed a spare tire once, and wasn’t even off road at the time.
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Fits good. Does it stick down about as far as the 37 did when it was in that spot? One last question, is that in an addition to the stock tank? I am assuming it is but just checking. Oh, transfer pump or plumbed in to fuel lines?
