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Looking to add more power to weak 3.8l

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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 03:58 PM
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Default Looking to add more power to weak 3.8l

I do not want to supercharge and a v8 swap is outta my budget. I'm on 37's with 5.13 gears but looking for more power. Jeep really bogs down on the hills. What do you guys recommend?
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 04:05 PM
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NOS... Lol
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 04:06 PM
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Seriously I have programmer intake and exhaust and I feel it helped
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 05:21 PM
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Supercharged V8 swap LOL. Truthfully there really is nothing in the bolt-on world that the 3.8 can benefit from other than a charger or turbo (Considered bolt ons). You can stack headers with a programmer and gears and an air filter and the $$ to HP numbers will forever be upside down.

I run 5:13's a flashpaq and that is what it is until I bowtie it.
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by thecoz
Seriously I have programmer intake and exhaust and I feel it helped
I just did the same thing and was really surprised at how much better my Jeep is now. It actually moves when you press the gas!
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ryant
I do not want to supercharge and a v8 swap is outta my budget. I'm on 37's with 5.13 gears but looking for more power. Jeep really bogs down on the hills. What do you guys recommend?
My set up on 35"s air raid cold air intake, dyno max exhaust, Viper throttle body swap and a hypertech chip it is like night and day
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:35 PM
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Which programmer and intake is recommended? Anything else I should do? I don't want to do headers really
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:37 PM
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This might be thinking outside the box but how about a light flywheel and a performance cam?

No extra power with those but will free up and use existing power better. Also look into a lighter wheel and tire combo.

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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:38 PM
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Superchip 91 octane tune. Recalibrates tires and all gear boxes for future upgrades 17mpg city. Airaid cold air intake sounds amazing.
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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Superchips gave me enough noticeable improvement with my 6 spd in the low-mid range to make me wish I'd bought one sooner.

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