Gladiator Diesel vs LS JK

[wveddy]

Been driving my Gladiator Diesel for Almost 2 months now. Just getting it settled in, and no real mods to date. I really like the diesel power and gas mileage. Been getting 27+ on highway trips and 24ish around town. It definitely moves along, but the V8 Jeep is just a different kinda beast all together. For gitty up and go, the v8 Jeep feels way stronger off the line or mid throttle pulls. The diesel gets moving a little slower, but once going it pulls strong. Little unfair i guess, since the JK has 4.56 gears and custom tune in the motor/transmission. Diesel likes to hold gears longer and use its tqx to just pull. V8 likes to downshift and rev. For fun to drive, I think the v8 wins. But the gas mileage sucks… like 11-14 kinda bad. So the fun comes at a high cost. JK would benefit from an 8sp over the 6sp, but probably not much. Been interesting to go back and forth between them. If my Jeep was my daily driver, diesel all the way. If it was purely a toy, V8 all the way. A 392 Gladiator would be interesting for sure or a hotter tune in the diesel might be the ticket.

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[Aonarch]

Hotter is the key word. These diesels already struggle with temp.

I'd be driving a Gladiator diesel if there was a "off-road use" only delete and tune.

 

[WXman]

I'd be driving a Gladiator diesel if there was a "off-road use" only delete and tune.

There is.

But even with my EPA legal tune, the 34" mud tires squeal on the way to 60 MPH in 6.X seconds. I can't imagine a V8 being much faster.

 

[wveddy]

there is no lack of heat issues on a v8 swap either, or a stock v6 for that matter. and yes the v8 feels faster than the diesel.

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