RIPP SuperCharger Gen2 Real World Results
JK Freak
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 553
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From: Houston, TX
medsheikh,
The huge difference between yours and the one in the video is the gearing. Both have the automatic; he has 35s and 5.13 and you have 33s and 4.10. Stock motor or supercharged, the 4.10s are going to make you struggle up from low rpms until the 3.8 gets into it's optimal powerband.
Also, you can't compare yours to videos of 6speed rigs, as the automatic sucks power compared to the manual.
The huge difference between yours and the one in the video is the gearing. Both have the automatic; he has 35s and 5.13 and you have 33s and 4.10. Stock motor or supercharged, the 4.10s are going to make you struggle up from low rpms until the 3.8 gets into it's optimal powerband.
Also, you can't compare yours to videos of 6speed rigs, as the automatic sucks power compared to the manual.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 282
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From: Brownsville,TX
Installed the RIPP supercharger about a month ago, and have about 4000 miles on it now.
Power is nice, but not consistent. I get a hesitation when driving through town and trying to maintain a speed of say 35-40 mph. Feels like the engine is missing mildly.
Jeep has trouble starting now when the engine is warm (I used to barely touch the key and I was running - now it's crank, crank, crank). Additionally, engine used to surge on startup, but the 2.6a tune has fixed that.
Still have a surging (ebb and flow of power) when engine is under mild load (for example when ascending a slight rise in the highway, not a hill per se). This is especially exacerbated when the cruise control is engaged.
Hopefully the issues I've mentioned above will eventually be addressed - I know RIPP is working on a number of these problems with Diablo. When the heavens are all aligned properly (pedal position, highway conditions, good gas, etc) the added power is really nice, and for those brief moments, the Jeep is really fun to drive.
Power is nice, but not consistent. I get a hesitation when driving through town and trying to maintain a speed of say 35-40 mph. Feels like the engine is missing mildly.
Jeep has trouble starting now when the engine is warm (I used to barely touch the key and I was running - now it's crank, crank, crank). Additionally, engine used to surge on startup, but the 2.6a tune has fixed that.
Still have a surging (ebb and flow of power) when engine is under mild load (for example when ascending a slight rise in the highway, not a hill per se). This is especially exacerbated when the cruise control is engaged.
Hopefully the issues I've mentioned above will eventually be addressed - I know RIPP is working on a number of these problems with Diablo. When the heavens are all aligned properly (pedal position, highway conditions, good gas, etc) the added power is really nice, and for those brief moments, the Jeep is really fun to drive.
JK Newbie
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
From: Riyadh
medsheikh,
The huge difference between yours and the one in the video is the gearing. Both have the automatic; he has 35s and 5.13 and you have 33s and 4.10. Stock motor or supercharged, the 4.10s are going to make you struggle up from low rpms until the 3.8 gets into it's optimal powerband.
Also, you can't compare yours to videos of 6speed rigs, as the automatic sucks power compared to the manual.
The huge difference between yours and the one in the video is the gearing. Both have the automatic; he has 35s and 5.13 and you have 33s and 4.10. Stock motor or supercharged, the 4.10s are going to make you struggle up from low rpms until the 3.8 gets into it's optimal powerband.
Also, you can't compare yours to videos of 6speed rigs, as the automatic sucks power compared to the manual.
I'm sure manuals perform better, and switching gearing to maybe a 4.88 will make a significant difference with my 33's; But when I compare the before & after I still don't feel the big advertised gains. Boost very gradually increasing to 6 psi at redline is not a significant gain. This was also the second "aggressive" tune.
Temperatures are now 100-105
; I don't think that helps.
JK Newbie
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 6
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From: Riyadh
JK Junkie
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,386
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From: North Alabama
Several guys have made this a first mod, or maybe better to say, the first big mod. You'll definitely feel more power whether you've already up-sized tires or not.
JK Newbie
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 4
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From: brooklyn, ny
Hello, im real inerested in adding forced induction to my LATHARGIC jk, Do you have a RIPP supercharger on your JK? If so feelings?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 395
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From: Almaty, KZ
Originally Posted by keithjkny
Hello, im real inerested in adding forced induction to my LATHARGIC jk, Do you have a RIPP supercharger on your JK? If so feelings?
