Im done with Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler
07-29-2011 | 07:22 PM
#52
JK Super Freak
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,366
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From: Milwaukee, WI
My plans are when I have the money for an engine swap (if by then they dont have a good one in the wrangler yet) is to put a Ford Eco Boost engine in it. Tons of HP and Torque at a low RPM range. It'll just be expensive and cost a lot in work, but hopefully itll be worth it.a little specs for you as to why I would want to do it.
Ford 3.5L V6 Ecoboost
* Horespower - 365 @ 5000
*Torque (lb.-ft. @rpm - 420 @ 2500
Jeep 3.8-Liter V6
*Horsepower - 202 @ 5200 rpm
*Torque - 237 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Jeep 2.5 CRD
*Horsepower - 140 @ 4000
*Torque - 253 @ 2000
Dodge 5.7-liter HEMI V8 MDS dual Variable Valve Timing
*Horespower - 390 @ 5900
*Torque - 407 @ 4000
07-29-2011 | 07:51 PM
#53
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 150
Likes: 1
From: near Rotterdam, The Netherlands
That Ford EcoBoost idea doesn't sound too bad ... I hear Ford is selling more F150's now with a V6 than with a V8, thanks to that engine.
Now I don't want to sound like I know better, but in Europe the diesel engine has recently been changed and these are the (new) specs:
2.8 CRD with 2,776 cc: 147 kW or 200 hp @ 3.600 rpm
Torque 460 Nm (which is 339 lb/ft) between 1.600 - 2.600 rpm
Available with a 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual. With the manual, a fuel saving stop & start system is included. I know... we aren't getting that engine in the US.
Now I don't want to sound like I know better, but in Europe the diesel engine has recently been changed and these are the (new) specs:
2.8 CRD with 2,776 cc: 147 kW or 200 hp @ 3.600 rpm
Torque 460 Nm (which is 339 lb/ft) between 1.600 - 2.600 rpm
Available with a 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual. With the manual, a fuel saving stop & start system is included. I know... we aren't getting that engine in the US.
07-29-2011 | 07:57 PM
#54
JK Super Freak
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,366
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From: Milwaukee, WI
That Ford EcoBoost idea doesn't sound too bad ... I hear Ford is selling more F150's now with a V6 than with a V8, thanks to that engine.
Now I don't want to sound like I know better, but in Europe the diesel engine has recently been changed and these are the (new) specs:
2.8 CRD with 2,776 cc: 147 kW or 200 hp @ 3.600 rpm
Torque 460 Nm (which is 339 lb/ft) between 1.600 - 2.600 rpm
Available with a 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual. With the manual, a fuel saving stop & start system is included. I know... we aren't getting that engine in the US.
Now I don't want to sound like I know better, but in Europe the diesel engine has recently been changed and these are the (new) specs:
2.8 CRD with 2,776 cc: 147 kW or 200 hp @ 3.600 rpm
Torque 460 Nm (which is 339 lb/ft) between 1.600 - 2.600 rpm
Available with a 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual. With the manual, a fuel saving stop & start system is included. I know... we aren't getting that engine in the US.
I'd be MORE than happy with that diesel here in the US. I just dont see why Jeep finds it so hard to put a decent engine in these things. They would probably sell more than they already do. The Wrangler is there number 1 seller and they spend more time on the Compass, Patriot and Liberty. It wouldnt take much to make the Wrangler one of the best selling vehicles on the road.
07-29-2011 | 08:08 PM
#55
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 6
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From: Mesa, AZ
HA HA!
My two cents, if anyone cares: My JK is the first vehicle I have ever owned that is not a Ford. First car: '68 Bronco, Most recent car: '98 F150. I bought my F150 with 8 miles on it, now has 150k and I'm getting ready to give it to my son as his first vehicle.
I never - truly NEVER - had it in the dealership for warranty work. Replaced the tranny at about 110k and the heater core before that. That's it. My husband and I always had a Jeep as a 3rd vehicle (also an awesome '42 Ford GPW!) so I decided on the JK when I was ready for a new truck. I love it, don't get me wrong, but it has been in the dealership for lots of small pain-in-the-*#@ things in less than 28k miles. The Jeep is great, but it's no Ford.
My two cents, if anyone cares: My JK is the first vehicle I have ever owned that is not a Ford. First car: '68 Bronco, Most recent car: '98 F150. I bought my F150 with 8 miles on it, now has 150k and I'm getting ready to give it to my son as his first vehicle.
I never - truly NEVER - had it in the dealership for warranty work. Replaced the tranny at about 110k and the heater core before that. That's it. My husband and I always had a Jeep as a 3rd vehicle (also an awesome '42 Ford GPW!) so I decided on the JK when I was ready for a new truck. I love it, don't get me wrong, but it has been in the dealership for lots of small pain-in-the-*#@ things in less than 28k miles. The Jeep is great, but it's no Ford.
07-29-2011 | 09:42 PM
#56
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 58
Likes: 0
From: Rocky Mount, NC
you cannot be serious
Chrysler knows they make a junk product with the Wrangler. No secret. Just impressed so many people buy one as a daily driver. Wranglers are superior to almost anything else as a second vehicle. Awful as a daily driver or something you travel in. Horrible awful torture. I shake my head when people own one as their sole vehicle.
