I have noticed that the 3.6L seems to have virtually no mid-range HP & TQ. It has minimal in the low-end, and decent in the upper RPM's. I would like to see a downward shift in the RPM range performance for them, but still maintain the top-end as well, as I do a lot of highway driving in the 75-85 MPH range.
I think it could actually be worth building if someone made cams for them.
I would love to see a cam for adding a turbo to the 3.6L... I think that would be the way to go, honestly. With a cam designed for putting out more power at lower to mid RPM's, the turbo would spool and reach boost quicker, therefore wouldn't require high RPM's to build boost.
Personally, I'm a huge turbo fan...Not so much superchargers. Turbo's are free power, superchargers are parasitic and engine RPM-limited.
The engine has been around for a while. I would think that this would have already been done by now, if it was financially feasible.Just curious...if somebody made cams for the 3.6 that picked up about 25hp/30tq, but more importantly, moved the powerband down - would there be much interest if the price was around $1500?
The JL/JT (amongst other models starting in 2016) have an upgraded 3.6 with a completely different cam setup. The intake cams are tri-lobe (three lobes per cylinder). Two small outer lobes set up for one lift, duration, and centerline and an inner lobe set up for another lift, duration, and centerline.The engine has been around for a while. I would think that this would have already been done by now, if it was financially feasible.
Cams for the JK won't work on the JL/JTdeveloping a set of cams is around 30-50k.
Just dependes whether or not there is interest?
Imsure the JK guys would be happy.
The JL/JT (amongst other models starting in 2016) have an upgraded 3.6 with a completely different cam setup. The intake cams are tri-lobe (three lobes per cylinder). Two small outer lobes set up for one lift, duration, and centerline and an inner lobe set up for another lift, duration, and centerline.
Cams for the JK won't work on the JL/JT
With low confidence, I believe the cam gear is integral to the phaser and the phaser in unkeyed and has one large bolt that attaches to the cam.good to know.
I noticed the hp and tq numbers were the same, so I figured it was the same engine.
kind of like vtec from Honda.
still, that shouldnt make new cams that much harder to make.
if we could find blanks for that engine, it would make it much easier to tweak the cam numbers a little bit.
are the cam gears ‘keyed’ to the cam?
With low confidence, I believe the cam gear is integral to the phaser and the phaser in unkeyed and has one large bolt that attaches to the cam.
I don't think it's an interference fit, more that the gear itself makes up the back of the phaser.Interesting...
its probably an interference fit like a lot of the fords are...
Need to find a shop manual to know for sure.
However, that opens up another school of thought