Supercharger or Tubo on 09 Auto?
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This is always an odd statement I hear on this forum. Turbos can deliver tons of low-end torque. Diesel trucks make mad low-end torque. Infact, turbos are capable of producing maximum boost almost at low rpms where supercharges produce a fixed boost at a fixed rpm. Maybe it's the lag people are trying to say isn't good for offload?
I have the sprintex and its pretty nice.
I have the sprintex and its pretty nice.
Edit: below is a link to the turbo, you can see a dyno graph, max power hits around 4k
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http://prodigyperformance.com/jeep-turbo-kit/
I'm not hating on the turbo, it's just I always hear about "turbo lag" and how useless it is for offroad application. I think I'd rather supercharge a jeep than turbo it..
I'm not hating on the turbo, it's just I always hear about "turbo lag" and how useless it is for offroad application. I think I'd rather supercharge a jeep than turbo it..
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http://prodigyperformance.com/jeep-turbo-kit/
I'm not hating on the turbo, it's just I always hear about "turbo lag" and how useless it is for offroad application. I think I'd rather supercharge a jeep than turbo it..
I'm not hating on the turbo, it's just I always hear about "turbo lag" and how useless it is for offroad application. I think I'd rather supercharge a jeep than turbo it..
#14
I have the turbo with an auto 08
I am running the 8 psi kit and i can tel you HUGE Amazing power difference
The garage who installed for me have done many superchargers, hemi engines swaps and even chevy motors on jks and tjs
He said that my turbo kit is waaay much better than any supercharger he installed
And btw, i have no lag at all and no heat issues
Though the temperature here reachd now around 41 C' !! And its going to reach 47 - 49 C' soon
My only problem is i have multiple misfire code p0300
Waiting for wes from prodigy to send me the new tune to erase this code and to send me the turbo blanket
I am going to write a full report about my jk once the trouble code is removed
All in all , if you you wanna go with any force induction
Prodigy kit all the way !!
I am running the 8 psi kit and i can tel you HUGE Amazing power difference
The garage who installed for me have done many superchargers, hemi engines swaps and even chevy motors on jks and tjs
He said that my turbo kit is waaay much better than any supercharger he installed
And btw, i have no lag at all and no heat issues
Though the temperature here reachd now around 41 C' !! And its going to reach 47 - 49 C' soon
My only problem is i have multiple misfire code p0300
Waiting for wes from prodigy to send me the new tune to erase this code and to send me the turbo blanket
I am going to write a full report about my jk once the trouble code is removed
All in all , if you you wanna go with any force induction
Prodigy kit all the way !!
#15
OK Now we have real world performance: Sprintex: Tire/ gears Combination: unKnow YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McB09YmBsFo 3650 $ Prodigy turbo: Tire/ gears Combination: 33s, 3.73 YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKpvBr9zZqg 5500$ Ripp: Tire/ gears Combination: 35s, 5.13 YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PxvUzDrvdw 4765 $ For sure the prodigy wins the ripp overthere, just wondering which tires/gears the srintex guy is running so we can have final judgement
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I don't think I would ever buy another Jeep unless they put a factory V-8 in one. Pushing a brick through the air at highway speeds just takes more power than they shove into them.
Good Luck.
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Haven't gone to 35s yet (still stock with 32s) but I have no issues pushing my 2012 as fast as I want to go. And with the power I have, I can't see there being a huge difference between 32s and 35s. But a 5.3 or a 5.7 sure would be nice.
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I have the same year and tranny. 35 inch tires and in my quest to end the constant down shifting driving down the highway I first went to 5:33 gears, which helped but still didn't make it very drivable at highway speeds. I then added the Ripp Supercharger and while it is a noticeable improvement it is still not as drivable as I would like it to be. I think someone else mentioned changing out the tranny cooler which is a must. I blew the transmission out within 2,000 miles of installing the RIPP. Overall it was a great improvement. I don't know that I can say it was worth the money for the amount of improvement though.
I don't think I would ever buy another Jeep unless they put a factory V-8 in one. Pushing a brick through the air at highway speeds just takes more power than they shove into them.
Good Luck.
I don't think I would ever buy another Jeep unless they put a factory V-8 in one. Pushing a brick through the air at highway speeds just takes more power than they shove into them.
Good Luck.
For me the sprintex really adds a pretty big increase in torque from 2k to 3k. Past 3k though I believe the compressor isn't very efficient and it seems like it might hurt (or at least net 0 difference) the power of the 3.8.
So if you want to take your jeep to race wars and you are street racing it from stop light to stop light the sprintex will probably be pretty disappointing.
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I'm running a RIPP stage 2. I am pretty happy with the results as of so far. Dyno resulted in a 80 whp gain with 100 hp to the crank. Only issue is not much room to run a tranny cooler with an intercooler.
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Guys, the prodigy turbo is really reliable
From stop till 100 miles/ hr maybe in 13 to 14 seconds
I can jump from speed to speed in fractions of seconds with small push on the pedal
The other day was on the high way, speed limit is 80 mph
one car was sticking to to my jeep butt wanted to pass me
I just pushed quarter of the pedal , all i can say is Wo0oW ! Jeep reached 110 mph hahahah
The car couldn't catch me at all
And it had the power to go on and on
My jeep have power on all rpm band
Prodigy kit highly recommended
From stop till 100 miles/ hr maybe in 13 to 14 seconds
I can jump from speed to speed in fractions of seconds with small push on the pedal
The other day was on the high way, speed limit is 80 mph
one car was sticking to to my jeep butt wanted to pass me
I just pushed quarter of the pedal , all i can say is Wo0oW ! Jeep reached 110 mph hahahah
The car couldn't catch me at all
And it had the power to go on and on
My jeep have power on all rpm band
Prodigy kit highly recommended