I want one of the new Hurricane motors....!
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New Jeep 3.0 inline 6
- Thread starter Akitadog
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Is there any word of that thing making it into the Wranglers?
I will probably always wonder what in the world FCA was doing with their Jeep engine ideas from 96- til now-Both the 4.0 and the 3.6 Really we’re not ideal- At least the four-point I was tough do you have to give it credit for that and I think we all benefit from that now you can still get a jeep that runs good and will last - Even though they’ve been out of production so long.
I will probably always wonder what in the world FCA was doing with their Jeep engine ideas from 96- til now-Both the 4.0 and the 3.6 Really we’re not ideal- At least the four-point I was tough do you have to give it credit for that and I think we all benefit from that now you can still get a jeep that runs good and will last - Even though they’ve been out of production so long.
looks good on paper but I'd give it a few years to make sure that new cylinder liner tech lasts and they don't have reliability problems with any of the expensive components or common pitfalls of gasoline turbo direct injection.
I am sure it will be a strong runner! , however I seriously doubt this thing will stand the test of time. 510 h.p. out of 3 liters is 170 h.p. per 61 Cubic inches!
A 6.0 GM Vortec truck engine would have 1020 h.p. at the same level of output. This isn't the formula you use to get a 250 - 300 thousand mile engine.
The more "advanced" a Jeep becomes the less reliable and problem free it becomes. Look at what Daimler did when they " improved " TJ's in 05 -06 ,
Faulty ECM's and protocols , no design OPDA's , A glass jaw 6 spd. manual transmission , etc...
We need a more modern inline 6 with some more power , ( think LS style I - 6 ) . But this will never happen !
I guess I have to soldier on with my fuelie Rambler motor and accept the reliability / performance trade offs. Fun to dream though !
I'm on a work trip in Montana this week and I rented a Wagoneer with the turbo 3.0. The thing gets up and goes, wow...especially considering how massive the vehicle is. And it's quiet, so you really don't expect it to move that fast. None of the guys riding with me could believe what it was until I popped the hood and let them look.
I still stand by my original comment that I'd want to see how reliable they end up being in the long run but it would be a blast in a TJ. Hard to tell how hard it would be to fit since the Wagoneer engine bay is so freaking huge it probably makes the 6 look smaller than it really is.
I still stand by my original comment that I'd want to see how reliable they end up being in the long run but it would be a blast in a TJ. Hard to tell how hard it would be to fit since the Wagoneer engine bay is so freaking huge it probably makes the 6 look smaller than it really is.
Last I heard they were gonna put this motor in the next refresh of the JL/JT. Given they just facelifted them, I’d give it 4-5 years till we see it in a Wrangler.
It’s a shame, the 3.6 was a decent engine imo. I would never buy an offroader with a turbo or hybrid.
KennethS
TJ Enthusiast
I agree, but think of how many people buy a Wrangler and never leave the pavement.
The majority, according to Jeep.
Keyword there being offroader.
We’re on our second hybrid JL in the family, and we love it for what it is. It’s objectively the best daily driver/grocery getter that Jeep has ever made.
That said, the most “offroad” ours will ever see is the snow covered parking lot at the ski park.
KennethS
TJ Enthusiast
Every Jeep should have the opportunity to be free of pavement.
How come no turbo? It basically doesn’t exist when you are crawling, and is an asset when trailing, climbing, or DDing
I wonder what kind of heat soak issues you'd have without enough speed to drive lots of air through the engine compartment. The turbos are up high, right off the cylinder head, in an area that won't get much flow unless you vent the hood.
Though, at least it's crossflow so they're not heating up the intake and injectors.
IMO, with modern turbo engines, they add complexity and make the engine less reliable/long lasting. None of that in an offroader is desirable to me.
I bet it’s little to no worse than other vehicles with a hurricane assuming the hot bits are properly shielded.
What rpm did boost come in on the hurricane rig you drove?
I thought the eco boost was going to be an unreliable pos, but it’s proven to be legit. Maybe the hurricane will do well. I’d be more than happy with the standard output numbers.
To me, it’s well worth it to have double the power and better gas mileage if the engine lasts 150k-200k miles
Early. I didn't look at the rpm so much as just noticing that it came on about a second after I hit the throttle from a stop. These new turbo machines are nothing like the ones from the 80s and 90s!
I see why you are asking about heat soak. I’d like to think it will be fine if its good in summer bumper-to-bumper traffic.
I’d feel much better if the hurricane had MPI along with their DI. Maybe it includes an oil catch can…I’m definitely not interested if the carbon build-up needs to be walnut blasted.
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