Just released at the 2011 New York Auto Show

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 1:08 am

KJWildman wrote:

zeero wrote:

Budke wrote:

Still has a minivan motor.

Pfffft....dude, its only the engine block, and quite frankly, has more than enough power to move the Jeep.

The single best upgrade, if you want more "power" is to change to 5.13 gear ratio, thats about it. The motor is just fine.

Ya Right!!! :ROTFL:

wish somebody had told me this last fall!! :-)r

if 200hp got to the ground i'd be nice. probably 95-115 when its all said and done. its adequate but not enough. and the fact they had the stones to come out with a 4speed is incredible. i love hitting a hill at 60 (because in a wind thats as fast as i can go with out being blown everywhere) and having it downshift to second gear. hearing the rpms scream at 4k makes me feel so great :banghead:

. they dont need a v8, but they darn sure need to redesign the drivetrain and engine.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 9:49 am

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the new 2012 Wrangler getting the Pentastar V6?

67Customs · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 11:35 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the new 2012 Wrangler getting the Pentastar V6?

It is going into everything.

According to pentastars.com: "The Pentastar engines were created by Chrysler engineers to replace the V6 powerplants used by both Chrysler Group and Mercedes. By the end of 2012, it will be Chrysler’s sole V6."

Which is why I think the Wrangler will be fine with the amount of power it produces.

Makes 305 in the Challenger and 290 in the Grand Cherokee.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 1:34 pm

67Customs wrote:

dieselenthusiast wrote:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the new 2012 Wrangler getting the Pentastar V6?

It is going into everything. Which is why I think the Wrangler will be fine with the amount of power it produces.

Makes 305 in the Challenger and 290 in the Grand Cherokee.

Yeah, that should be a great motor for the Wrangler. :JEEPIN:

ArcherAce · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:21 pm

The Pentastar is a much smoother engine than the 3.8, and seems to put out more torque according to my "seat of the pants" o'meter. The transmission is different too. I'm told it's the same trans that the diesel uses. It has the same shift pattern and doesn't require a top off of the fluid at the plant, just like the diesels.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 5:47 pm

ArcherAce wrote:

The Pentastar is a much smoother engine than the 3.8, and seems to put out more torque according to my "seat of the pants" o'meter. The transmission is different too. I'm told it's the same trans that the diesel uses. It has the same shift pattern and doesn't require a top off of the fluid at the plant, just like the diesels.

We just need the diesel and we’ll be good. :pepper:

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 12:28 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

ArcherAce wrote:

The Pentastar is a much smoother engine than the 3.8, and seems to put out more torque according to my "seat of the pants" o'meter. The transmission is different too. I'm told it's the same trans that the diesel uses. It has the same shift pattern and doesn't require a top off of the fluid at the plant, just like the diesels.

We just need the diesel and we’ll be good. :pepper:

x100

zeero · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 7:45 pm

Yup, VM Motori 2.8L Diesel.....you can get one for the JK from AEV for $10,000.

Full conversion, motor, tank, mounts and fuel lines.

ArcherAce · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 9:32 pm

Every time I ask the engineers about a diesel, they hang their heads. They want it as badly as we do.

I finally got to drive a new pentastar. Very nice. A great improvement over the 3.8.

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Wed May 18, 2011 11:24 pm

zeero wrote:

Yup, VM Motori 2.8L Diesel.....you can get one for the JK from AEV for $10,000.

Full conversion, motor, tank, mounts and fuel lines.

well darn sure dont want that diesel. you could swap a 4bt for that much. hell, im sure you could find quite a few small cummins diesels and swap them for 10k

JMSMN · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:28 am

DCS customs in Kalispell MT does Jeep conversions over to diesels. That's where I'm getting custom bell housing for my '79 F-250 so I can drop a 12V Cummings into it.

mikmaze · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:27 am

gotta warn you..... cummings motors are chinese knockoffs. get genuine CUMMINS!

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:31 pm

mikmaze wrote:

gotta warn you..... cummings motors are chinese knockoffs. get genuine CUMMINS!

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