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Old 12-09-2014
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Originally Posted by BeatOffTheBush View Post
Also, and this isn't picking on the Rubicon specifically, but the Wrangler motors is complete and utter rubbish. It's near identical in spec to the old GM Ecotec V6 that powered thousands of commodores which although rough were fairy perky and are very common in various 4wd conversions, yet the Wrangler unit produces less power and feels incredibly massively lethargic, as if it's doing me a favor by responsing when I push the GO pedal. Yeah the electronic throttle is responsible for much of that, but at the end of the day someone at Chrysler decided that it was acceptable for sale to the public and thats not ok.


TL;DR - Awesome offroad performance, but dont expect the world.
Are you talking about the 3.8l V6 or 3.6l V6, they are completely different engines in performance and torque.
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