Turbo or Super?
05-21-2015, 01:51 PM
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Turbo or Super?
Can someone tell me where I can find a turbocharger or a supercharger for my 4.0L inline 6?
05-21-2015, 03:42 PM
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Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter
Why? You're never gonna do it. Less than 1% of the people that ask about installing a turbo or supercharger on a 4.0 ever do it. I'm guessing you're under the age of 21.
05-22-2015, 07:01 AM
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http://www.boostwerksengineering.com...ents_c_10.html and http://jeepm62superchargerkit.blogspot.com/ and like everyone said you will not like the price.
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05-22-2015, 11:40 AM
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My XJ is inherited. I might be getting a second Cherokee that runs for parts so I may modify that motor for more power. Or I may put it on mine just for small power. I would like to know where I can get one because if I can find one decently priced I will get it.
05-22-2015, 01:31 PM
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If you consider $4k+ or better build an engine to handle the power a good one, then another $3k+ for the turbo/supercharger.......Then come all the extras to make it all work together. That's if your able to do all the work your self and a fabricator to do all of that required, just say'in. You don't just throw one of these on a stock engine and go it takes money, quite a bit of it for little gain.
A good stock 4.0 is a great little engine for an XJ!
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05-24-2015, 01:30 AM
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Y so much hate
You r u guys all hating on the guy if you just gonna tell him he's never gonna do it why even reply and you don't have to have 4k to turbo a jeep especially if it's pre 97 you can build a pretty reliable setup for just over a grand if you know how to weld and fab a little however you can't stoke a jeep for that kinda money. It really surprises me more people don't turbo for extra power since it has proven to make about the same power as a stoker not to mention the benefit of being able to thrash your motor as much as you want with a turbo cause if it blows you can pick another up from the junkyard for a few hundred bucks call a couple buddies to help swap it and a weekend later it's like nothing ever hapened. Now if you blow up your 4k stoker say good bye to your jeep for a while and hello to expensive freight charges shipping you motor around to be warrantied if they will even warranty it otherwise rebuild for another 4k or spend a few hundred bucks on a junkyard motor and be back to stock. Check this guy's build out http://www.mngaragegeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/2268-1996-Jeep-Cherokee-A.K.A-Project-RX-79G_Ez-8?p=7963#post7963 specifically the turbo part he probably has no more than 800 bucks into it and he ran it for quite a while no problems. Let's try to stop being so narrow minded on here and instead of bashing right away and screaming stoker or nothing let's help people try to do this and point them in the right direction. Seriously most of the turbo xj posts I've checked out are full of bashing and people yelling stoker and it makes it difficult to aquire good info about how to do this and it's a very viable option to making good affordable power not to mention turbo jeeps sound mad like a mini cummins!
05-24-2015, 02:42 AM
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You r u guys all hating on the guy if you just gonna tell him he's never gonna do it why even reply and you don't have to have 4k to turbo a jeep especially if it's pre 97 you can build a pretty reliable setup for just over a grand if you know how to weld and fab a little however you can't stoke a jeep for that kinda money. It really surprises me more people don't turbo for extra power since it has proven to make about the same power as a stoker not to mention the benefit of being able to thrash your motor as much as you want with a turbo cause if it blows you can pick another up from the junkyard for a few hundred bucks call a couple buddies to help swap it and a weekend later it's like nothing ever hapened. Now if you blow up your 4k stoker say good bye to your jeep for a while and hello to expensive freight charges shipping you motor around to be warrantied if they will even warranty it otherwise rebuild for another 4k or spend a few hundred bucks on a junkyard motor and be back to stock. Check this guy's build out http://www.mngaragegeeks.com/forum/s...=7963#post7963 specifically the turbo part he probably has no more than 800 bucks into it and he ran it for quite a while no problems. Let's try to stop being so narrow minded on here and instead of bashing right away and screaming stoker or nothing let's help people try to do this and point them in the right direction. Seriously most of the turbo xj posts I've checked out are full of bashing and people yelling stoker and it makes it difficult to aquire good info about how to do this and it's a very viable option to making good affordable power not to mention turbo jeeps sound mad like a mini cummins!
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05-24-2015, 05:04 AM
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I've been down all 3 of these roads.
Stroker- expensive, time consuming, labor intensive, requires other supporting parts, ? tuning
Turbo- can be expensive, no available kits, time and labor intensive, need fab and welding skills, ?tuning
Supercharger- great for low down power, perfect for the Jeeps, bolt on, removable, 1-2 days labor, kit available with everything included, comes pre-tuned, easiest, $2500 done, more power than stroker, safe and reliable
See my site for more info.
Stroker- expensive, time consuming, labor intensive, requires other supporting parts, ? tuning
Turbo- can be expensive, no available kits, time and labor intensive, need fab and welding skills, ?tuning
Supercharger- great for low down power, perfect for the Jeeps, bolt on, removable, 1-2 days labor, kit available with everything included, comes pre-tuned, easiest, $2500 done, more power than stroker, safe and reliable
See my site for more info.
05-24-2015, 07:20 AM
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I've seen to many flops offroad caused by just a bit to much throttle so I'd take the more predictable power that a supercharger or stroke provides in an offroad situation