JL vs. JK 3-way fun

[Rogueman_1]

On a recent camping trip while exploring we visited the Reward Mine and on the way to the mine you pass over an old military airstrip.

Well naturally we couldn't pass up an opportunity to have some fun! In the clip is my stock powertrain 2020 2.0 vs. a 2015 JK (unknown mods if any to engine/intake/exhaust) vs. a 2012 stock engine with an aftermarket exhaust.

All 3 vehicles were fully loaded down with a weekend's worth of camping gear. I usually notice very little turbo lag when empty around town from a dead stop but there was DEFINITELY a lag fully loaded with gear!! All vehicles were lifted on 35's.

The 2 JKU's took off and jumped out in front of me right from the start... then my turbo went to work

Enjoy...

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[Yellowssm]

Kinda hard to tell from the video but I presume the JL was the winner?

 

[Rogueman_1]

Kinda hard to tell from the video but I presume the JL was the winner?

Correct

 

[HappyJeeper]

I'm thinking' my JLUR diesel fully loaded woulda took it......lol

 

[AnnDee4444]

I'm thinking' my JLUR diesel fully loaded woulda took it......lol

12 less wheel HP, ~400 pounds heavier & a gear ratio that's roughly 9% taller? I would be interested to see how the 3.0 would do in a drag race. After the lower gears, the numbers aren't really in it's favor.

	3.6	2.0	3.0
Advertised peak Tq.	260	295	442
Measured wheel Tq.	233	270	387
Drivetrain loss Tq.	10.4%	8.5%	12.4%
Advertised peak HP	285	270	260
Measured wheel HP	239	233	221
Drivetrain loss HP	16.1%	13.7%	15.0%

The drivetrain loss numbers don't mean much, and are most likely the same for all engines.

HP & torque dyno numbers from these videos:

 

[Will_Jeep]

The 2 JKU's took off and jumped out in front of me right from the start... then my turbo went to work

Nice!!

 

[Rogueman_1]

I'm thinking' my JLUR diesel fully loaded woulda took it......lol

Only one way to find out!
Forget the load though... major lag

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