Comangi Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well because I can't talk about my comanche.... because I don't own one yet..... I figured I'd talk about the other Jeep I have! The SRT has the 6.1L Hemi from Dodge. It's rated around 420HP to the crank. It's currently around 450 to the crank. Assume a 20% drivetrain loss to the AWD system and you can go from there. It's got way too many mods to list, lowered, custom brakes, 22" wheels, custom hood, custom stereo, ported intake, tune, blah blah blah and blah. My best 1/4 mile run so far is 12.65 @109MPH in my 4,800LB grocery getter! In about a month, it'll have a 2.4L whipple supercharger on it. It'll be at 8 LBS of boost into an HHP stage 2R blower cam. Hoping for around 500-520 to the wheels. That should be.... fun! ha! The entire project has been done by me and my buddies in various shops. Wherever we can get someone to let us on the lift! (The blue billet is going to be removed when i do the whipple install.... i know... it's ugly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Clean! Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Warrior Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I like it, a lot. Bet she is a total blast to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks guys! She's way too fun to drive... the power is unreal... Not to mention it's fun to embarras Mustang GT's and Camaro SS's in a big, fat JEEP! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Now my garage queen has a Comanche to tackle the bad weather for it. Maybe I need to get pics of them together. ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Working on getting a picture of both jeeps together. I hide the SRT from the snow, it's so dang horrible when traction gets bad, I just leave it all winter. Well, it's still a Jeep, the battery is flat dead. $200 I won't be seeing anytime soon! (UGH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Big blue met grand pappy today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Indeed, these SRT8 Grands are a HOOT! We love our '12. First mods were to get rid of the run flat Pirelli's (rode like absolute @$$ on the streets) and bought Yokohama Parada Spec X. BIG improvement! Then took it to the muffler shop to have them do a resonator delete. Sounds SO much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hell yeah! The newer ones are def sweet rides. Looking good man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big66440 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I've always wanted a Jeep SRT8 :thumbsup: there's something about them that's scary yet elegant, like the old Plymouth GTX advertisements used to say " It's an iron fist in a velvet glove" :driving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 LOL. My dad had a KILLER '70 Road Runner GTX with the 440+6 and 4 speed. I totally get the iron fist....... but that thing was FAR from being accurately compared to being in a velvet glove..... That thing was a beast and a handful to drive. Was actually kind of exhausting after an afternoon of throttle romps and cruising around town. Fun as hell though......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Ha, i get the feeling. The jeep's had some upgrades over the past few years. I upgraded the shift solenoids in the transmission (mostly to protect it from it's own torque) and that leads to hard up and down shifts. The tune, intake, exhaust, etc make the jeep act like a caged animal. Even a little blip on the pedal puts you at 60MPH. The issue with muscle car power in a big-@ss SUV is that you get to speed just as fast, but then you're behind the wheel of a 3,800LB battering ram. Much like the old land-yacht-muscle cars. Especially right now in the cold, the tires are hard and the NA 6.1L V8 LOVES this cold. It'll break the tires loose if you look at the gas pedal funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopypants Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I like it...if you see a white mj reving next to you it's me being an idiot ha Against my better judgement I sat in the white one they had up at the PA jeep show 2 years ago and just spaced out for about 30 seconds Definately my first choice if/when I ever spring for a newer vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comangi Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Ha, i'd love to give you the "SRT salute" and make LOTS of noise as we leave the light. HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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