CobraMarty

Yeah 35-40% HP and TQ increase that's all.
And don't need a MS to make them work, hell very few can even get the MS to work.

Everyone has their opinion. Your sense is someone else's nonsense. To each his own.

PumpinIron

Yep, that's exactly right. What might make sense to one person might not make sense to another. There are TONS of ways to waste money on cars and trucks. None of them will add to the value of the vehicle (since Cherokees aren't exactly an investment) and therefore when you put it into perspective every single thing you do to these cars is a waste of money.

CobraMarty

I am not sure if what you are saying is good or not? Did that make sense back then?

To put it into perspective, It picked up 100HP on an engine that already put out ? 300-350hp. That is a 30% increase. But it also required headers which are not cheap, ? $500.

That $2700 supercharger + $500 headers 10 years ago, adjusted for inflation, today is well worth over $5000+.
So Today, a supercharger that also adds 30-40% more HP and TQ and costs half of what you spent in today's dollars, is a pretty good deal, the way I see it.

But then again, we all look thru different eyes when we evaluate value.

Moving on... Boost is fun and addicting!

s346k

I was commenting on his statement regarding the kit's cost for jeeps vs other vehicles, is all. a stock lt1 makes 285 crank hp if it's lucky. boy you guys get fired up when someone says anything other than "that's awesome!" about modding these engines, eh?


edit: when did inflation on aftermarket parts get to 92%? the entire kit, headers, and tune on that car was less than $2700. yeah, it made sense back then. at that point there were very few cars out on the weekends that trapped over 115. and LT1s don't have the world's greatest flowing stock heads on them either, I had less in a blower setup than a head/cam/intake swap would've cost. not to mention, the car drove like stock and still maintained 20+ mpg.

CobraMarty

Made sense back then, makes sense now.

99jeepxjcherokee

I would love to supercharge my jeep but its probably not practical for a 4.5 lift with 33s as a daily driver huh?

CobraMarty

My son's XJ (BPas328xi) is just that, 4.5" and 32 MTRs with 3.55 gears and he DDs it. Has put well over 30k on the supercharger. Next is built it more, long arms, Notch flares, 35s, 4.56 gears, and still DD it with the supercharger.

Superchargers are always practical.