Sprintex Supercharger Intalled
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notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
So, you got a 75-80% gain in horsepower? I find that difficult to believe.
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WJCO
Meme King
I just read this whole thread again and didn't see your dyno sheet. I would assume you have it when you put a mod on like this. I always kept mine in the past and showed friends right away after a dyno visit.
Ddays
Hooked
As I don't live near any "real mountains", having 500 HP in Jeep really doesn't have much appeal to me - I get along just fine where I'm at re-geared & on 37's.
What DOES intrigue me is these temps you claim to be running WITH a SC kit installed and boosting your output to these levels. What specific thermostat are you running and what
fan settings were changed to drop your running temps 40* below stock?
What DOES intrigue me is these temps you claim to be running WITH a SC kit installed and boosting your output to these levels. What specific thermostat are you running and what
fan settings were changed to drop your running temps 40* below stock?
feederic
New member
180 TSTAT, fan temps dropped 20 degrees or so.
Once I removed the engine cover, and made the hard rock hood vents functional temps dropped to around 204 from 225-230.
Jsouder53
Hooked
I’m with you on it not appealing to me either... I don’t buy a Jeep to have a fast car but to have an off-road capable vehicle. If I wanted a go fast vehicle I would get a sports car not a brick lol
Ddays
Hooked
Calling BS on this one - I did the same thing on mine and there was zero change to temps, even though I can see heat rising out of the vents standing still. I'm not running any inner fender liners either and it still runs in the 220+ range.
DWiggles
Caught the Bug
:hmm:
Same here... Guess my regeared axles are just too much heat... sure hotter then that supercharger... :cheesy:
Turbo21
New member
I agree. BS. Was one of the reasons I went with the vented hood on my Jeep was to lower temps. I can watch the heat pouring out and according to the gauges it never cooled 1 degree
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Snboarder113
Hooked
nbunga
Caught the Bug
Something doesn’t look right. Is that upside down?
longarmwj
New member
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
mayday_soc
New member
I’m glad you like your SC. My experience has been a little bit different. I have the sprintex stage II (SPS) kit. The tune from sprintex was less than useless. The drive-ability was awful. It wouldn’t shift gears properly (automatic). I had to pay a dyno guy to tune it (expensive). It drives significantly better now but all my hoses have leaked. One hose had a leak right out of the kit and I had to put a union in it to fix it. They wanted to charge me full price plus shipping for a new one. This winter my pullys got annoyingly loud. It sounds like I have a hamster running on a rusty wheel that needs oil under my hood. I need to take the whole kit off this spring, change out a few hoses, get better clamps, and reinstall the kit. If I continue to have problems with reliability I’m taking it off. I have no faith in any type of long trip to a trail. Thank god I don’t daily drive this thing. It does add more power than I thought it would, probably due to weight reduction (my wallet is a lot lighter now). I’d give my left nut for redo on this one.
jesse3638
Hooked
You can't talk bad about a product you paid for...haha. Rarely does anyone do that.
Thanks for your honest experience.
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KevinG
Caught the Bug
A little off topic but I had the chance to see Ed's in person a couple of weeks ago. I have a video of it idling out of the parking spot that gives me nightmares and wet dreams at the same time... and it was just idling.
Damn, like jesse said, I rarely hear people talking smack online about anything they've paid good money for if only because it would mean they're admitting they've made a mistake. That being said, what you've described sounds about right to me and I really do appreciate your honesty and willingness to share your experiences.