Midlife Crisis? Hemi Conversion

[JTPatriot]

Holy crap!! That looks awesome! Looks as good as it sounds. Glad you had a good experience with EXODUS, never a doubt, they are an awesome shop and I will always brag on them.

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[Challenger85]

Just wanted to give a little update. After 5 months of ripping up trails and pavement I've worked most of the bugs out which were mostly in the suspension. The guys at Exodus have been great with answering any concerns I have had. Bubba definitely provides awesome service after the sale and if you do this your money is well spent with Exodus.

Powertrain has been FLAWLESS the only thing I don't like is the power comes on a little too strong in the technical stuff but I've learned to have a light foot

Oh and since I'm a child of the 70's I got it wrapped to match the newly found badassery by TDR Concepts in Tucson and they did an amazing job. Kudos to the perfect wrap job they did too! YeeeHaw!

Coming from a 6.4 to the Gladiator it’s definitely a huge difference. Does your 6.4 have the AFM (fuel management) since it’s a crate engine? I could see why you would get 12-13 plus tires if you didn’t have that. I drove my Challenger as a weekend toy and still averaged 18.

But yeah, it’s a learning curve. 2.5 years driving that engine and I’d still bark the tires from a stop sign. That engine is wonderful and I wish I had it in my Mojave, just not for an extra 30K.

 

[shrinkhead]

Holy crap. That looks incredible!! I want that with my white. How much was the wrap? My MPGs were 13.5 city, 18 on Highway at 75mph and 25 at 50mph with 35s and with 37s it’s 2mpg less on each. I am still on 4.10a btw. I have the same throttle modulation challenge. Are you running yours in the desert ?

 

[WXman]

Very awesome build. It looks fantastic and sounds great. I agree 100% on the STOMPER reference. I loved those as a boy. I've considered doing the retro graphics on mine so it'll look more like a STOMPER toy that I remember.

The 6.4 Hemi is awesome. But I wanted the power without the 50% lower fuel efficiency, so I'm driving to Michigan tomorrow to get the EcoD tuned. 525 lb/ft should be plenty for future growth. Can't wait!

Keep us updated on how your conversion goes and if everything ends up being reliable. I don't think Jeep is going to do a factory 392 for the JT.

 

[wannajeep]

That wrap is awesome!! For a moment I thought "jeez you should have washed it first"

The 6.4L speaks for itself

 

[2TH MVR]

Congrats on the amazing mid-life crisis build. Just a heads up. One mid life crisis usually leads to another lol.
Curious if those who have the 5.7 swap are second guessing their decision. "Oh. I should have just gone with the 6.4"

 

[DankjeeP]

Just wanted to give a little update. After 5 months of ripping up trails and pavement I've worked most of the bugs out which were mostly in the suspension. The guys at Exodus have been great with answering any concerns I have had. Bubba definitely provides awesome service after the sale and if you do this your money is well spent with Exodus.

Powertrain has been FLAWLESS the only thing I don't like is the power comes on a little too strong in the technical stuff but I've learned to have a light foot

Oh and since I'm a child of the 70's I got it wrapped to match the newly found badassery by TDR Concepts in Tucson and they did an amazing job. Kudos to the perfect wrap job they did too! YeeeHaw!

Nice wrap! looks like Bo and Luke were hiding this thing in a barn somewhere. Does it run on 'shine lol?

 

[shrinkhead]

funny you mentioned the C8 in your first post. I was about to put an order in for the Z06 but all I heard was 40K markup so went outside and stomped on the pedal and went on and off the interstate WOT lol. scary how quickly you hit 100MPH on 37s which I never actually did.

 

[Mac]

funny you mentioned the C8 in your first post. I was about to put an order in for the Z06 but all I heard was 40K markup so went outside and stomped on the pedal and went on and off the interstate WOT lol. scary how quickly you hit 100MPH on 37s which I never actually did.

If you can get one for a $40k markup you should do it, that’s a steal. Z06s will probably be going for over $200k if you can even get one in two years.

 

[rharr]

Ha, Bull springs trail, pony express/post office stop.

I will keep my eye out for you in town. I'll be the guy with a White JT with white cap.

 

[foo.c]

funny you mentioned the C8 in your first post. I was about to put an order in for the Z06 but all I heard was 40K markup so went outside and stomped on the pedal and went on and off the interstate WOT lol. scary how quickly you hit 100MPH on 37s which I never actually did.

I am on a list for one at MSRP but it's looking like maybe 2, probably 3 years. I'm enjoying the heck out of my poverty edition C8 in the meantime.

 

[cmb396]

funny you mentioned the C8 in your first post. I was about to put an order in for the Z06 but all I heard was 40K markup so went outside and stomped on the pedal and went on and off the interstate WOT lol. scary how quickly you hit 100MPH on 37s which I never actually did.

Funny how a few of us are, or were, on the fence over these vehicles. I just sold my 622whp NA C6Z06 two weeks ago. Ended up securing a spot on C8Z06 at msrp.
Was ready to trade my wifes JLUR in on a 392, but I'm really the one wanting the 6.4 for my JTR! lol
I have been thinking very hard about doing a 392 in my JTR on 39" km3, but that's just a huge chunk out of pocket. Patiently waiting to see if Jeep releases a 392 JT, will be game over if so.
In the meantime, Ill chug along in the 3.6. The 513s def helped, but in the end, it's still underwhelming.
Luckily, my wifes daily is an Audi SQ7, 0-60 in under 4 sec., it fills the void for spirited driving.

OP, bad ASS build!! Very well done my friend!!!

 

[Mopar King]

Congrats on the amazing mid-life crisis build. Just a heads up. One mid life crisis usually leads to another lol.
Curious if those who have the 5.7 swap are second guessing their decision. "Oh. I should have just gone with the 6.4"

Yep! That was my exact experience. I went through multiple build stages. Started with a supercharger, went to an AMW installed 5.7 and then to a Hellcat. The 5.7 was plenty in the JT - I also own a few 6.4s. My build got so extensive - I just wanted more power to go with it. Now running 707 horsepower.....its literally unbelievable.

 

[EdgeMan]

Yep! That was my exact experience. I went through multiple build stages. Started with a supercharger, went to an AMW installed 5.7 and then to a Hellcat. The 5.7 was plenty in the JT - I also own a few 6.4s. My build got so extensive - I just wanted more power to go with it. Now running 707 horsepower.....its literally unbelievable.

Curious what MPG you getting? I just talked to the guys at AMW4x4, Doing a 392/Hellcat a Gladiator or going TRX/HellCat Durango possibly. Really Looking at TRX vs Gladiator love the gladiator size hate the size of the TRX.

 

[shrinkhead]

Curious what MPG you getting? I just talked to the guys at AMW4x4, Doing a 392/Hellcat a Gladiator or going TRX/HellCat Durango possibly. Really Looking at TRX vs Gladiator love the gladiator size hate the size of the TRX.

I can share my mileage experience with the 392. It entirly depends on the rest of the setup. On 35s I got 15 average and now on 38s I am getting 12.5 on average. I can get 20 when going 50 on a flat road but interstate at 80-90 is about 13 only. If you add one ton axles and 40s can probably take off another 2MPGs

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