Walker Texas Wrangler
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- First Name
- Kelly
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2021
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- Location
- Humble, TX
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- www.hamburgsolutions.com
- Vehicle(s)
- '21 JLU Rubicon, Previous: '99 TJ Sahara
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I only have 1500 miles on my non e-torque 2.0L JLUR. I didn't compare it against the Pentastar because I knew I wanted an auto. So far I really like it, I would buy it again given the choice. I'm not a fan of the ESS, it's very noticeable to me, but I've gotten used to it and can always turn it off if I have to.
It's decent on gas and I'm running 87 with an occasional 91 just to see if there is a difference. So far, I haven't noticed one. But we'll see when summer hits Houston. So far I've averaged around 18.5 mpg. That includes a lot of idling and more city than highway driving.
I think the 8 speed auto steals the show and seems very refined to me. This is my first turbo and haven't really noticed any lag, when I jump on it, it goes. Reminds me of that couple of seconds before the extra 2 barrels on the carb kicked in on the 350 4 barrel carb. I guess that's the "lag".
I don't even really mind the exhaust sound. It sounds better than my TJ with the 4.0 did. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't complete with my K5s dual glass packs with no cat converter, or my RAMs flow master, but they are different animals.
It's decent on gas and I'm running 87 with an occasional 91 just to see if there is a difference. So far, I haven't noticed one. But we'll see when summer hits Houston. So far I've averaged around 18.5 mpg. That includes a lot of idling and more city than highway driving.
I think the 8 speed auto steals the show and seems very refined to me. This is my first turbo and haven't really noticed any lag, when I jump on it, it goes. Reminds me of that couple of seconds before the extra 2 barrels on the carb kicked in on the 350 4 barrel carb. I guess that's the "lag".
I don't even really mind the exhaust sound. It sounds better than my TJ with the 4.0 did. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't complete with my K5s dual glass packs with no cat converter, or my RAMs flow master, but they are different animals.
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