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More Power?
What is a good cheap way to get some more power out of the 3.8? I have an 08 Sahara Unlimited. I know it's no sportscar but it would be nice if it had a little more power on the highway. Thanks.
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are you still stock or are you running larger tires? if you are running larger tires, regear to something higher and you will feel a nice boost in power. if you are running 35's, get a set of 5.13's
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A Cold Air Intake will wake it up. I have the AirAid which I swear by. i also have the Magnaflow performance muffler and the Jett stage II chip, which I was not really impressed with (except the sound).
Also, these engines take several thousand miles to come to life. Something about the comuter learning your driving or something...
I love the CAI. Highly recomend.
Also, these engines take several thousand miles to come to life. Something about the comuter learning your driving or something...
I love the CAI. Highly recomend.
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It takes a few thousand miles for the computer to catch up; once it does, your JK will take off better. I am running 35's on the stock 4.10 gears and noticed decent performance increases from a CAI & cat-back exhaust (and a bit of a mpg improvement).
A CAI & exhaust combo will get you maybe 10 - 15 hp for about $400 + (depending on what kind of a deal you can get on each). The re-gear on my old TJ ran a little over $2k (can't imagine it would be less expensive on a JK) and I noticed a dramatic performance increase. A supercharger is going to be about $5k for the kit.
I would give the CAI/exhaust combo a whirl first; if it does not get you where you want to be, go with the re-gear.
A CAI & exhaust combo will get you maybe 10 - 15 hp for about $400 + (depending on what kind of a deal you can get on each). The re-gear on my old TJ ran a little over $2k (can't imagine it would be less expensive on a JK) and I noticed a dramatic performance increase. A supercharger is going to be about $5k for the kit.
I would give the CAI/exhaust combo a whirl first; if it does not get you where you want to be, go with the re-gear.
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Power? Cheap? ...
RE-GEAR IS THE WAY TO BECOME ONE WITH THE FORCE YOU MUST.
Cheap power...
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Its worth every penny
Cheap power...LOL it gets me every time.
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I am running 33's with 3.73's now and don't wan't to regear. I wish there was someting like the programer I put in my 02 Dodge Cummins that gave me 80 horse for less than $500.00