5.7L owns SRT8

[GC05]

ok, not 2 be rude to the SRT8 fellas but i got a 5.7L engine trying to upgrade its performance 2 own the SRT8's. if anybody could help me out with the parts i need 2 buy,,, explaining how much each part and how many HP it increases my soon2be beast?

THANKS FOR UR RESPONSES!!!

[TheBackRoads]

your probably going to wanna do either a turbo/super, but if you want it naturally aspired, headers,cams, full high flow exhaust is a great place to start.

[blackattack182]

Hopefully you know what the SRT8 can already do, so going from there, you'll need everything if you're going N/A. Intake, TB, Pistons, Rods, Cams, Headers, Cats, High Flow Exhaust, maybe axles and a transmission build-up to handle the extra HP. You'll also need a computer flash.

If you go A/A (Artificially Aspirated), Zex Nitrous kits, Hennessey Turbos, or KRC Performance are all good to look at.

[XxDRIVERxX]

Intake, Full exhaust, 4.10's and a Nx Wet kit, throw in some 100hp jets, and you should walk right by an SRT8 mid-late track with a good 60'. If you want full time power, just do the exhaust mods, and get yourself the hennessy blower, or similar.
Easily run around what 8psi on stock internals?

-Shawn

[GC05]

Does anybody know where i can find a supercharge for my 5.7L for a good price? i've been searching the net and can't find anything less for $7,500 i wouldn't mind a used1 please some help here fellas

[blackattack182]

There aren't any WK HEMIs out there that are even supercharged that we know of, let alone selling their kit.

If you want that kind of performance, you have to go spend the money. Either that or get a 150 shot of wet nitrous, beef up your engine's internals with forged parts, and then see how you do.

[onehothemi]

nitrous. lol juice in a box. :)

[HOJeepster]

Let me ask why you want your 5.7L to outpace the SRT8, but yet seem unwilling to fork out the money. Why not just buy an SRT8? Or just convert the SRT8 to look like a stock WK? Would that defeat your purpose?

[JJ]

Buy an SRT8, swap motors with your 5.7, sell the SRT8. I gots smarts.

[blackattack182]

You could probably pull that over on some jackass. If you made the engine look good, get some custom rocker covers, etc.

[GC05]

Originally posted by HOJeepster
Let me ask why you want your 5.7L to outpace the SRT8, but yet seem unwilling to fork out the money. Why not just buy an SRT8? Or just convert the SRT8 to look like a stock WK? Would that defeat your purpose?

I am working on the conversion as we speak making my WK look like an SRT8 but im keeping my badges. Why u say, I guess i'd like an SRT8 to pull up next 2 me in a stop light with a smile on his/her face confident he/she will smoke me but in fact all they will be seeing is 5.7L..... And yeahh money is an issue for me, I am full time student finishing my associates and transfering 2 a university.

[blackattack182]

Well then you better put the conversion on hold until you finish your college loans. This type of thing is no joke, especially if you're scraping money together for it.

[GC05]

Originally posted by blackattack182
Well then you better put the conversion on hold until you finish your college loans. This type of thing is no joke, especially if you're scraping money together for it.

yes i understand what im getting myself into,,, serious cash is being spent. But its all worth it in end. My number 1 priority is the conversion then a ((supercharge))... and I'm not on college loans, I have a FULL scholarship from my government and a monthly salary which is limited for just living expenses but I am not complaining :)

[FlyinLo]

what government gives you a full scholarship + living expenses?

[GC05]

Originally posted by FlyinLo
what government gives you a full scholarship + living expenses?

Saudi Arabia, thats where Im from but currently living and studying here in the U.S hopefully i will be finishing in 2 years then im moving back 2 Saudi.

[FlyinLo]

Just curious, are there no good schools in saudi arabia?

[GC05]

Originally posted by FlyinLo
Just curious, are there no good schools in saudi arabia?

There are quite a few, but more than 60% of the country is between the ages of 16-25, which is causing an overcrowd in colleges and universities. thats why the government is giving scholarships to the U.S, Canada and many countries. Saudi Arabia is a young country not even a hundred years old, it became a wealthy country around 1950's and we used that wealth with long term investments which is education.

Plus its a good experience to be studying in a forien country in a different langauge. A chance for the 2 cultures 2 learn something about each other.

[JJ]

Do you get free gas?

[blackattack182]

If he eats enough Taco Bell, he gets free gas.

[HOJeepster]

I would just buy an SRT8 and do a reverse flip...make your SRT* look like a Laredo...

[blackattack182]

I've wanted to see one of those for a while. That would be a sleeper.

[GC05]

Originally posted by JJ
Do you get free gas?

well we get it real cheap compaired to the prices in the U.S, Canada and Britian you guys would consider it free. A gallon is around .50 U.S cents

[GC05]

Originally posted by blackattack182
If he eats enough Taco Bell, he gets free gas.

LOOOOOL

[FlyinLo]

how do you get it for 50 cents? Do you have some sort of discount card you show the cashier?

[GC05]

Originally posted by FlyinLo
how do you get it for 50 cents? Do you have some sort of discount card you show the cashier?

No i mean back home thats how much you pay per gallon but here i pay as much as u guys

[blackattack182]

Reasons:

No ridiculous taxes
No transport fees
OPEC doesn't hate you

[jeepinjunkie]

No i mean back home thats how much you pay per gallon but here i pay as much as u guys [/quote]

GCO5....you gotta talk to your people back home and get them to start pumping more oil for us...pretty please, with sugar on top(LOL)!

Why the h*ll are they raking us over the coals! I bet our total pooch screw in Iraq hasn't helped the USA's standing much in the Middleeast.

[GC05]

Originally posted by blackattack182
Reasons:

No ridiculous taxes
No transport fees
OPEC doesn't hate you

Very true except the OPEC thing, after the Iraq war, Saudi has been forced by OPEC to pump as much oil as possible to keep the prices stable. This is bad for Saudi cuzz were pumping more for the same price. its more like they hate us

[GC05]

Originally posted by jeepinjunkie
No i mean back home thats how much you pay per gallon but here i pay as much as u guys

GCO5....you gotta talk to your people back home and get them to start pumping more oil for us...pretty please, with sugar on top(LOL)!

Why the h*ll are they raking us over the coals! I bet our total pooch screw in Iraq hasn't helped the USA's standing much in the Middleeast. [/quote]

Well even if i conveniced them in doing so, only a small percentage comes to the U.S around 15% of the U.S oil comes from the middle east more or less. and yeahh USA isn't very popular in the middle east these days, their more considered as ur high school bully. No offence you guys its just governments and politics

[jeepinjunkie]

Originally posted by GC05
Originally posted by jeepinjunkie
No i mean back home thats how much you pay per gallon but here i pay as much as u guys

GCO5....you gotta talk to your people back home and get them to start pumping more oil for us...pretty please, with sugar on top(LOL)!

Why the h*ll are they raking us over the coals! I bet our total pooch screw in Iraq hasn't helped the USA's standing much in the Middleeast.

Well even if i conveniced them in doing so, only a small percentage comes to the U.S around 15% of the U.S oil comes from the middle east more or less. and yeahh USA isn't very popular in the middle east these days, their more considered as ur high school bully. No offence you guys its just governments and politics [/quote]

ya, I realize that Saudi oil doesn't really make it to the states.
Truth be told, Saudi Arabia, and the Ruling Familiy are our greatest ally in the middle east, and we are lucky to have their backing. I don't know if we could have possibly screwed up any worse in Iraq even if we had tried! We go in with no plan, hang out there for a few years and get shot at......half our government wants to send more troops, the other half want to pull out on the drop of a dime.....America's worst enemy is ourselves : (

[GC05]

Originally posted by jeepinjunkie
Originally posted by GC05
Originally posted by jeepinjunkie
No i mean back home thats how much you pay per gallon but here i pay as much as u guys

GCO5....you gotta talk to your people back home and get them to start pumping more oil for us...pretty please, with sugar on top(LOL)!

Why the h*ll are they raking us over the coals! I bet our total pooch screw in Iraq hasn't helped the USA's standing much in the Middleeast.

Well even if i conveniced them in doing so, only a small percentage comes to the U.S around 15% of the U.S oil comes from the middle east more or less. and yeahh USA isn't very popular in the middle east these days, their more considered as ur high school bully. No offence you guys its just governments and politics

ya, I realize that Saudi oil doesn't really make it to the states.
Truth be told, Saudi Arabia, and the Ruling Familiy are our greatest ally in the middle east, and we are lucky to have their backing. I don't know if we could have possibly screwed up any worse in Iraq even if we had tried! We go in with no plan, hang out there for a few years and get shot at......half our government wants to send more troops, the other half want to pull out on the drop of a dime.....America's worst enemy is ourselves : ( [/quote]

I really dont think the U.S should leave Iraq at this moment, its very unstable lots kios over there. Not saying I approved of the war in the first place but what is done is done and people should realize there is a civil war happening there. They should present a solution and do it quick and right this time untill then Iraq is hell on Earth.

[blackattack182]

No political debates, they end up bad... Go back to the oil.

China is using massive amounts of oil and they're willing to pay, which makes it harder on the US.

Any findings on your conversion? Call any companies yet?

If I were you, I would find a company that's looking to R&D a kit on the 5.7L (like Kenne Bell) and volunteer my Jeep for the work.

[jeepinjunkie]

Originally posted by blackattack182


If I were you, I would find a company that's looking to R&D a kit on the 5.7L (like Kenne Bell) and volunteer my Jeep for the work.

wait for me, so I can volunteer my Jeep first! :drinkup:

[GC05]

Originally posted by blackattack182
No political debates, they end up bad...


:yupp: Thats why i dont like politics lets keep it strickly streets

[GC05]

Originally posted by blackattack182
Any findings on your conversion? Call any companies yet?

If I were you, I would find a company that's looking to R&D a kit on the 5.7L (like Kenne Bell) and volunteer my Jeep for the work.

scottina06laredo helped alot by recommeding Unique customs I called them last Thursday and I ordered the front bumper and the grill from them and the exhaust from an SRT8 form, when i get more cash flowing into my account ill get the rear bumper and the side skirts. So hopfully 2 months from now ill haave it all completed and ill be adding K&N air intake some headers and the Jet stage 2 chip.

[GC05]

Originally posted by jeepinjunkie
Originally posted by blackattack182


If I were you, I would find a company that's looking to R&D a kit on the 5.7L (like Kenne Bell) and volunteer my Jeep for the work.

wait for me, so I can volunteer my Jeep first! :drinkup:

LOL

[QBNKID]

GC05, I wish you the best of luck succeeding with this goal of yours, and I hope you do accomplish it; I would love to see a 5.7L jeep run that incredibly.

But remember this SRT8 guys are modding them also on the performance field. Some of them are starting to dip into the 11s (11.6 to be exact) with just cam, heads, PCM flash, CAI, exhaust and a 100 shot nitrous, without the nitrous 12.2, very few leave them stock.
If you ever do pull next to one at a red light I sure do hope he is a stock one, otherwise it wouldn't be pretty. If you ever pull next to one at the ¼ mile track, you might still come up short. Talking about that… the day I ran my fastest ET with my jeep of 14.3 that was the day I lost to a friend with an inferno red jeep SRT8, we both had pretty much the same mods except he had headers also, he ran a 12.5, when he reached the end of the ¼ mile I was about 20 cars behind him still (rule of thumb… one tenth equals a car length, I didn’t believe it until I experienced it)
I know a friend with a Magnum 5.7L that ran 12.9 and he has a lot of work done to his motor, even thou still a N/A motor, but those LX cars are extremely much lighter than our 5.7Ls and bone stock they have gone high 13s to low 14s.

Remember our jeeps are even heavier than the SRT8 jeeps also, so you would have to shave off a lot of weight from it. The SRT8s also have stronger engine components, they were design to go very fast and ours just a little fast, most likely you have to get some type of forced induction into it, so major internal work would have to go into the engine alone to make it capable to hold massive amounts of boost from the turbo, s/c or nitrous. Then you would have to look into the transmission and reinforce it, our bottom ends would only take a little more power than we already have, that’s why the SRT8’s had to be coupled with different transmission from MB, lighter transfer case and differentials to list a few. Then the suspension and the brakes would have to be upgraded it for the obvious. Basically you are doing the work the SRT engineers already did with the jeep SRT8 in converting a 5.7L into a 6.1L what it is today, but yours would cost much much more at the end than if you would have just bought the SRT8 from the beginning.
I’m with the ones that said why not get and SRT8 and debadge it and then add the 5.7L badges. Cheaper mod is to buy the 5.7L badges at the dealer to end up with the same results if you ask me.
Ohh and after you are done with all the engine work it might not even be a 5.7L anymore.

But hey to each their own, if what you like is to experience the modding and spending a huge amount of money that would have to go into it… hey knock yourself out. Like I said before… I would love to see a 5.7L jeep go faster than an SRT8, and I admit it even I have had the thought of doing that to my 5.7L, and after talking with many people and seen week after week this SRT8s running at the track producing jaw dropping numbers then I was realistic and that idea never crossed my mind again. That’s why the next vehicle I own most likely be and jeep SRT8 and planning to mod the heck out of it, I just hope it will be the ’09 or 2010 they are talking so much about with the 6.4L 500+ HP.

I don’t want to sound negative; I just hope you looked at the whole picture and not just at the engine part before you started with your conversion.
If you knew all that, I’m sorry I typed so much (usually I don’t type this much lol), but hopefully I made a difference and saved you quite a few bucks for gas here in the states.
Good luck in whatever you decide.
-Mario

[GC05]

Thanks bro, I really appreciate u helping me out with ur advice... but the thing is I own my GC and its not worth even 25K anymore!!! so buying an SRT8 is not an option because i would have 2 add 20K more to be able 2 buy it... and with half that money I am sure ill get the same results, maybe better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtZCDeQCiD8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj5fvc1kY4w

If they got those results I sure can

I know they have put more than 10K on their cars ... It just depends how much $$$ im willing 2 pay and if I even have that $$$... Again THANKS Mario

[QBNKID]

No problem... :drinkup:
You seem determined and that's all it counts, wish you the best of luck modding it.
I hope to see similar videos of the GC doing 8's, if you ever do go that fast I might go and video tape that run myself, don't want to miss that for the world.
Keep us updated with the transformation.

If I could be of any help (on the possitive side now), just let me know.

-M

[onehothemi]

can be done with nitrous.

[GC05]

Glad u have done it 1hothemi.... just wondering where did u get ur kooks headers?
Any video's? track sheets? after the nitrous.

[onehothemi]

nothing yet moving into new apartment this weekend so track day is shot along with any surplus cash will get there soon.

[SPRINGS24]

yo QBNKID,

ur avatar is dope, but u got me lookin like i'm on a porn site when i'm on the computer and people(my friends & fam.) walk by.


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[QBNKID]

Spring check this out...
http://www.streetjeeps.net/viewthread.php?tid=3162&page=1#pid37776

And sorry to GC05 for me derailing this thread a little. I hope it gets back on track now.
How about this...
GC05... have you done anything new to the jeep lately?
Are you considering nitrous?

[GC05]

hahah... no worries man ur avatar does look dope

i am almost done with the conversion all the parts have arrived except the rear bumper absorber... I installed the grille and side skirts myself and im leaving the front and rear bumpers for an auto body shop because if anything goes wrong they could fix it with no cost... as far as performance goes sadly I have not done anything yet except buying the SRT8 magnaflow exhaust. nitrous doesn't seem like a good idea 2 me ... im more looking for a supercharger but first i gotta get an air intake kooks headers and jet stage 2 chip but that has to go after I find the supercharger.

[jeepinjunkie]

Originally posted by GC05
hahah... no worries man ur avatar does look dope

i am almost done with the conversion all the parts have arrived except the rear bumper absorber... I installed the grille and side skirts myself and im leaving the front and rear bumpers for an auto body shop because if anything goes wrong they could fix it with no cost... as far as performance goes sadly I have not done anything yet except buying the SRT8 magnaflow exhaust. nitrous doesn't seem like a good idea 2 me ... im more looking for a supercharger but first i gotta get an air intake kooks headers and jet stage 2 chip but that has to go after I find the supercharger.

Are you doing an SRT8 conversion? Where did you get your parts from?

[GC05]

Sorry it took me long to post... I already posted 3 times but for some reason it was redirecting me to google... anyways,,, yeahh i am doing the SRT8 conversion and almost done with it... I got my front and rear bumpers shipped and painted from Unique Customs Scottina06 recommended them and they were GR8 again thanks Scott for recommending them. I got the rest of the parts from www.justforjeeps.com and they are the chrome front insert, grille insert and rear brake lights. I got a used exhaust from an SRT8 forum. Hope this covers everything and helps u out.

[FlyinLo]

GC05, the site wasn't working for a day or so. That's why you were getting that google thing.