Rubicon 392 starts in mid $70k's

[Mopar King]

You went w/ Hamburger, iirc....what sucks about their SC...especially if you were keeping up w/ Raptors?

Dont get me wrong: like you, I would prefer the V8 over the SC'd v6....but because I probably wont have the additional $30k for that upgrade....the SC add is more likely.

Its not Hamburgers that sucks....not at all. Great guys there as well BUT the supercharger option in general. No matter who or what you go with you will NEVER have a stock feeling drive again. Shift points are off, tuning isn't great, power is what i'd call blippy or surging.....

I tow a fair amount and absolutely dreaded every tow since supercharging. I have rode with a few other guys running other superchargers (both Wrangler and JT) and their experience was worse than mine.

I get it - who doesn't want to spend 7-10k vs. 30k to get the power. I find out why there is such a big cost savings.....

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[JET222]

I don't know why everyone is so surprised by this. The SRT Grand Cherokee is in the same price range. Did you expect it to be a $2K option ??? Get real.

How about a $10k option, same as the Challenger? The only problem I have is you have to get all the bells and whistles, which is just more shit to break. I get that it is a brand new model, and so they are trying to make it special, but it would be nice to see a factory option for the Hemi without having to be "special". I don't think anyone expected $2k.

 

[Mopar King]

How about a $10k option, same as the Challenger? The only problem I have is you have to get all the bells and whistles, which is just more shit to break. I get that it is a brand new model, and so they are trying to make it special, but it would be nice to see a factory option for the Hemi without having to be "special". I don't think anyone expected $2k.

They are pricing for their target audience. They know they will sell - they aren't trying to advertise or make it affordable. I am sure there is a TON of modification going into the frame, bay, suspension on the Wrangler. These are things that don't need to be done to the same extent in the Challenger, hence the difference in price tag. You aren't just paying for the powertrain.

 

[mnf1fan]

How about a $10k option, same as the Challenger? The only problem I have is you have to get all the bells and whistles, which is just more shit to break. I get that it is a brand new model, and so they are trying to make it special, but it would be nice to see a factory option for the Hemi without having to be "special". I don't think anyone expected $2k.

I hear ya.
I have the SRT and also a Hellcat. So I'm used to the price gouging. But Jeep and Dodge are two totally different business units and they treat thier product marketing/pricing differently. They know folks will pay it. They always do.

 

[JET222]

They are pricing for their target audience. They know they will sell - they aren't trying to advertise or make it affordable. I am sure there is a TON of modification going into the frame, bay, suspension on the Wrangler. These are things that don't need to be done to the same extent in the Challenger, hence the difference in price tag. You aren't just paying for the powertrain.

I can appreciate that. Hope they do.

 

[USMC32GTR]

The blower option sucks IMO. I went that route to and ended up getting a Hemi. I understand what you mean though - I have an SRT for my speed.

Curious why the blower didn’t work out? Just nothing added on the low end where the 3.6 needs it? My end goal is a DIY hemi swap retaining a manual but that will be a long ways down the road due to the cost/time. I was thinking blower as an intermediate step once warranty runs out.

 

[shrinkhead]

Curious why the blower didn’t work out? Just nothing added on the low end where the 3.6 needs it? My end goal is a DIY hemi swap retaining a manual but that will be a long ways down the road due to the cost/time. I was thinking blower as an intermediate step once warranty runs out.

Blower seems to have some reliability issues and it's often stated the 3.6L does not like boost. I had a PROcharger on a previous Mustang and all the music only ever happened above 2.5K with most of the added torque and power coming in at 4.5K rpms. It was great there but can't see that being any useful for the JT. And imagine towing up a hill with the engine at 5K rpms under constant boost. To me these blowers always were more like top end power boosters for WOT runs and burnouts lol but nothing that can fix an anemic engine like the 3.6L

 

[Mopar King]

Curious why the blower didn’t work out? Just nothing added on the low end where the 3.6 needs it? My end goal is a DIY hemi swap retaining a manual but that will be a long ways down the road due to the cost/time. I was thinking blower as an intermediate step once warranty runs out.

With the supercharger you will NEVER have a stock feeling drive again (not in a good way). Shift points are off, tuning isn't great, power is what i'd call blippy or surging..... etc etc. Its for sure the cheap route to go. I wasn't happy from day 1 of being installed with mine though.

 

[CMac]

Its not Hamburgers that sucks....not at all. Great guys there as well BUT the supercharger option in general. No matter who or what you go with you will NEVER have a stock feeling drive again. Shift points are off, tuning isn't great, power is what i'd call blippy or surging.....

I tow a fair amount and absolutely dreaded every tow since supercharging. I have rode with a few other guys running other superchargers (both Wrangler and JT) and their experience was worse than mine.

I get it - who doesn't want to spend 7-10k vs. 30k to get the power. I find out why there is such a big cost savings.....

Good gouge...thanks, man.

Keep us posted with your Hemi swap...I might have to dig a little deeper for more change in the couch, steal from the kid's 519 plan.

 

[it_trailblzr]

Option for a Hemi at BlackMountain
I saw a video of him doing a burnout in 4-high Gladiator

 

[Mopar King]

I dropped all the teasers about the Hemi conversion. Here are the first few pics courtesy of Jared and the gang over at AMW4x4! More to come over the next few days.

 

[Mac]

Brand new crate 5.7?

 

[LostWoods]

This is a joke right? My supercharged 3.6 kept pace with a Raptor.

Yeah the 5.4L wasn't a great Raptor.

 

[Mopar King]

Brand new crate 5.7?

Correct - 5.7 hemi equipped with the SRT intake and tuned.

 

[CMac]

Nice!! I guess I can see why these upgrades are so costly beyond the hardware cost...much labor intensity.

Is there any other powertrain upgrading going on—trans...xfer case...diffs...axles?

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