Turbo or V6?

[xcantuaj]

I decided to order my Jeep. I drove the turbo and it seems sluggish at the beginning then picks up nicely. The V6 is the opposite ...starts off quickly and then loses steam. I'm sure the after market companies will add HP and TQ to that turbo easily. What are your thoughts?

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[jeremyjeep]

 

[rogo]

The answer is simple.

Cheaper fuel and maintenance with flat early power band vs. premium fuel, a bit more maintenance with a big ticket item(turbo) but more power out the door.

Both will be good motors. I would say if you aren't a big auto buff and don't do a lot of your own work or pay close attention. Go with the V6

 

[OldGuyNewJeep]

What are your thoughts?

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/rubicon-2-0-l-turbo-what-am-i-missing.8682/

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/anyone-have-2-0-turbo-regret.17142/

 

[WXman]

I decided to order my Jeep. I drove the turbo and it seems sluggish at the beginning then picks up nicely. The V6 is the opposite ...starts off quickly and then loses steam. I'm sure the after market companies will add HP and TQ to that turbo easily. What are your thoughts?

My experience is totally opposite. The V6 is a top-end motor, hence the higher horsepower numbers.

But my decision was not based upon power at all. My decision was based upon my experience with tiny, forced induction, direct injection engines and the maintenance and reliability nightmare they can quickly become.

The K.I.S.S. principle never rang so true.

 

[bumpit]

I drove them both and disnt really think either one was fast but they both had plenty of power. With the rubicon xfer case the low end power will be plenty with either.

I ended up with the v6 as I've had 2 and they were great. I was also curious what larger tires would do to the turbo. Assuming it runs more your mileage might suffer and they were both so close I went with the v6.

Really tho either one will more than do the job so just choose what you like.

 

[JlURT]

If your not into modifying engine's, I would say v6 if you have no care in the world but since you are asking, it seems to me you do care about spec's. I would say get the 2.0T. The battery kicks in from 0 to 1500 rpm, after that, the small turbo kicks in to carry the rest of the power. I drove both back to back and also owned two 3.6 jku's. The 2.0T definitely has more balls. With tunes coming out soon with simple bolt on's, it will be interesting to see 300+ whp paired with the 8 speed.

If you ever modded turbo engine's, then you know thw answer.

 

[SilverJL]

 

[TexasJeeper]

I kinda wish I had ponied up the extra grand and got the turbo. But then again I'm a tinker'er.

 

[OldBird]

It was a difficult decision for me too, in the end my decision was based on two things: the cost of premium fuel (and the age of that fuel in some of the remote places I end up), and just added complexity that gives one more potential failure on the trail. I'm not worried that overall reliability will be worse, but there are more connections and parts that could shake loose, especially over the long term.

My Jeep won't be on the road every day though, it'll be more than 50% trails. If I were on road most of the time it might have been a different decision.

 

[wv18jl]

Both are good motors.

Did not trust the new "partial hybrid" or whatever the proper term is for the new system.

I'll wait and see how it treats the folks who don't mind being the testers for the new system.

 

[hutchman]

The comparison graphs above are not correct. Torque for both engines is roughly the same at 2400 RPM, yet the graph shows power for the 2L at 200 hp and the 3.6L at 90.

That is mathematically impossible. This graph is not an accurate comparison.

 

[Torero]

To me bigger is better. I went with the V6. I love turbocharged engines, so a V6 turbo would have been ideal. I added a supercharger.

 

[rogo]

To me bigger is better. I went with the V6. I love turbocharged engines, so a V6 turbo would have been ideal. I added a supercharger.

If went ahead and committed to the cost of adding a supercharger, but really love turbos, why didn't you just get a turbo system?

 

[BigJimSlade]

The comparison graphs above are not correct. Torque for both engines is roughly the same at 2400 RPM, yet the graph shows power for the 2L at 200 hp and the 3.6L at 90.

That is mathematically impossible. This graph is not an accurate comparison.

The 3.6 lines are black. The 2.0 lines are green.

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