Dream with me... 392 stick shift

[Mrman]

By the time my 392XR gets here I'll be 41 years old. I've never had an automatic transmission in a daily driver and I'm not very excited about it. I was hoping the 392 paddles wouldn't be like all the other useless ornamental paddle shifters on the market... but looks like they will be.

So I've been daydreaming about transmission options for the 392 once I win the lottery...

One thing I've heard of for auto transmissions is, "transmission tuning." I haven't googled it, but maybe a combination trans tune/tazer/ecu tune/etc could make the factory paddles more responsive and fun.
Second most obvious idea to me (after my lottery payout) is a tranny swap from another 392 vehicle. I found a few 6.4L dodges with factory manual transmissions, so that shouldn't require a lot of science and engineering to make work. Anyway, I'm really just daydreaming about options for when I can afford that level of custom fabrication on a $90K wrangler, and also wondering if anyone has thought about this.

The more I acquiesce to the idea of an auto, it seems to make sense for an adventure rig... Doesn't require 2 working arms, and 2 working legs to operate, wife, kids, others could easily drive it out of the mountains...
Just kills me to 'almost' have the jeep of my dreams.

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[BuyHold]

A manual 392 would be so cool that Jeep would never make it.

Would be like the LJ if they did.

 

[AcesandEights]

Except they did build an LJ.

 

[2nd 392]

I just wish the auto had a sport mode like my GC. Higher rpm shift points, quicker shifts, and especially down shifts and holds the gear with a tap of the throttle. A lot of fun

 

[Mrman]

I just wish the auto had a sport mode like my GC. Higher rpm shift points, quicker shifts, and especially down shifts and holds the gear with a tap of the throttle. A lot of fun

Sounds amazing, that's the kind of thing that I wonder about with software tuning of the engine, trans, ecu. Is something like that possible?

 

[Love6MT]

I agree with the OP. I am buying this knowing I may not like it because it’s an automatic, a manual would be amazing IMO…

 

[2nd 392]

Sounds amazing, that's the kind of thing that I wonder about with software tuning of the engine, trans, ecu. Is something like that possible?

Sure, the different modes adjust the trans, the front to rear power percentages, the exhaust, and the suspension

 

[Rob97RR]

I just wish the auto had a sport mode like my GC. Higher rpm shift points, quicker shifts, and especially down shifts and holds the gear with a tap of the throttle. A lot of fun

That sounds similar to what the Off-road + button does in the 392, have you tried driving it with that turned on yet?

 

[Mrman]

That sounds similar to what the Off-road + button does in the 392, have you tried driving it with that turned on yet?

I haven't received the 392 yet. I did hear about the offroad plus setting having this effect. Is it okay to keep the offroad plus turned on all the time for dry pavement?
Also, is there any suspension component that the computer can control besides the sway bar disconnect? Meaning, can it adjust the suspension in any way for street use?

 

[Brew211]

Thats my dream too!

 

[JEEP4U]

Get Silver Sport Transmissions to work on that!!!!

TREMEC 5-Speed and 6-Speed Kits: Silver Sport Transmissions (shiftsst.com)

 

[JJMalone]

The 392 shift points and abruptness change with how it is driven at the time of shift. When driving around slow and using very little throttle, shift points are slow, soft and keep the engine rpms low, around 1500. Full throttle shifts are quick and sure, shifting right close to redline. When using full throttle and upshifting with the paddles it is snap right now. I got no complaints.

 

[2nd 392]

That sounds similar to what the Off-road + button does in the 392, have you tried driving it with that turned on yet?

No, I haven’t tried it. It was even reported ( livornois motorsports I think) that it even functions similar to launch control.

 

[Mrman]

Get Silver Sport Transmissions to work on that!!!!

TREMEC 5-Speed and 6-Speed Kits: Silver Sport Transmissions (shiftsst.com)

Thanks for the link. I almost wonder if a true dual clutch system would be better... But could they figure out a way to Rev the engine for downshifts?

 

[Mrman]

The 392 shift points and abruptness change with how it is driven at the time of shift. When driving around slow and using very little throttle, shift points are slow, soft and keep the engine rpms low, around 1500. Full throttle shifts are quick and sure, shifting right close to redline. When using full throttle and upshifting with the paddles it is snap right now. I got no complaints.

That is very interesting and encouraging to hear, thanks!

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