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RIPP Superchargers 2012-2014 SRT Stage 1 Testing results

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Hello guys,

RIPP Superchargers has been in business under one name in one place for 20 years in the high performance aftermarket industry. For the last 14 years we have been Supercharger Kit manufactures for various vehicles. We have earned Certified Third Party Engineering by Vortech Engineering. Which means we work hand in hand with Vortech with new kits. This kit we are introducing is actually the Vortech kit going forward for the 2012-2014 SRT Jeep. Vortech commissioned RIPP in charge of the SRT Jeep line and we couldn't be more honored. We are currently the most popular Jeep Wrangler Kit on the market for the 07-2014 JK (3.8 AND 3.6) WITH OVER 3000 kits sold worldwide. We also have a very extensive Dealer Network with a strong reach (worldwide)

YES - We will be doing the 3.6 and 5.7 Grand Cherokee Later this year ;)

Our approach to these systems is a little different than our advertising competitors. We actually have a very minimalist approach when it comes to our system they install real easy and perform within the parameters of the vehicle. The vehicle never feels like it working outside it power handling capabilities. Our kits are minimally invasive, in fact there is no cutting at all with our system and it install in about 5 hours. The kits come complete including tuning. This also means if you need to revers it out for any reason, there would be no trace it was ever in there...:thumbsup:

RIPP Systems come with:

  • Vortech V3 Si Trim (Self Contained)
  • Vortech Race Valve
  • Plug and Play Injectors (New Siemens)
  • Front Mounted Intercooler
  • 3.5in Boost Piping
  • Diablo Pre-Programmed Intune (RIPP Tuning Included)
  • Powder Coated Mounting Brackets
  • Gates Belt
  • Air Filter
  • Hardware
  • NGK Iridium Plugs (colder)
  • 4 Ply Black Couplers
  • Vacuum lines
  • Zipties
  • Fully Illustrated Color Instructions
  • 1 Year Warranty
  • Tech line with Customer Service
The picture included is of our in house 2014 SRT (WE OWN IT). It is a Proto-Type - it is not a Production unit. It is a working Prototype and we have run it on the dyno and daily drive it. At the moment the kit is set up at 4spi and has produced 506RWHP with stock manifolds, cats and Exhaust.The drive-ability is perfect, there are no burps hesitation weird stalls and most important no check engine lights. We are going to continue to test this and move onto 6psi, we are concentrating on the transmissions integrity constantly monitoring the temps and shift quality. The power comes on like a freight train and never stops all the way to red-line.

Questions Welcome
RIPPTECH
718-815-1313
www.rippmods.com
 
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Looking forward to the results and more pics please!
 
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How does adding this kit affect my warranty. I'm thinking it is completely void... Is there any chance this could turn into a factory authorized kit?
 
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How does adding this kit affect my warranty. I'm thinking it is completely void... Is there any chance this could turn into a factory authorized kit?
We are extremely conservative in our approach, I would assume if you go in with an electrical problem they wouldn't give you an issue. If something more severe should go wrong our system would leave very little trace.

Believe it or not our Jeep Wrangler kits are sold around the country through dealerships... we don't know who authorized it, but we have built an extremely strong reputation for being very reliable in the 07-2014 JK segment. Our approach is the same with the SRT.


Looking good can wait to see it done
The lay out is the same the quality of the piping will be better.


Will this kit eventually fit a 2012 SRT?
Sure - that's the plan
11-14 5.7 WK2
12-14 6.4 WK2
11-14 3.6 WK2

RIPPTECH
 
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I'm keeping close tabs on this one, I'm very interested as are a few other people I have talked to in Doha, Qatar, maybe we will try and set up some sort of group buy, keep up the great work!
 
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I just got one question. Does that mean the tune is now unlock and this super charger will give out its full potential in power production?
 
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Because AWD dyno's are extremely expensive and very rare for a shop to have. An overwhelming majority of clientele are going to be RWD performance cars so the added cost to own an AWD is not cost effective for the business.
 
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I understand the added cost, but I figured you guys in the US would have heaps of AWD dynos around. Here in Sydney metro area I have 5 or 6 to choose from all within an hours drive of my place. I'm pretty sure the AWD dynos cost a lot more here than in the States.

I love what Ripp have done, and with no disrespect to them, its kinda false advertising to only quote RWD figures on an AWD car.

Someone else mentions 15%-17% loss in RWD mode, in AWd mode that's more like 25%-30%. So a 25% AWD driveline loss equates to 460 odd HP if you use the numbers above.

Same here.. They mostly work on Jeeps 4x4 and AWD anyway.. So having AWD dyno makes more sense. And would give true numbers for work done.. From what I've been reading there is a big difference between doing the dyno the way the car will be driven to doing it RWD


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Hey guys, as you may or may not know RIPP is very respected in the Wrangler circles, As such we take a yearly trek from NYC (our home) to Moab Utah. This year we had our own trail run with 40 Jeeps many of which were RIPP Supercharged. Please enjoy this video produced by Rockstar Energy Drinks, Rockstar Garage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3W4657Yy2Q

When we got back we went to testing the Durango R/T 5.7. We tested the NA Power at 276rwhp awd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjGjTJexLA

Same here.. They mostly work on Jeeps 4x4 and AWD anyway.. So having AWD dyno makes more sense. And would give true numbers for work done.. From what I've been reading there is a big difference between doing the dyno the way the car will be driven to doing it RWD


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When you put this vehicle is DYNO MODE - they are automatically in RWD mode... This AWD system is 70/30 which means its AWD for the first few feet then switches off to RWD - Its only AWD for the traction gears 1st and 2nd, then is 100%RWD... False advertising is very very harsh words in our direction...We strive to be as transparent and upfront as possible... If you notice we have an AWD Dyno-Dynamics DYNO... The 2011-2014 Durango and WK2 GC 5.7 are stuck in AWD ALL THE TIME - The SRT is different and more efficient for the sport driving we all enjoy. So in reality we are testing exactly the way the vehicles are driven and therefore being honest.

My Durango is at Ripp for work, Ross drove me home, and i don't think i've ever seen a SUV go fast like Ross's SRT. Hit 100 like there was nothing to it!
Yea - it's really a lot of fun to drive - feels perfect in our opinion - 140mph comes rolling along all to easy... :thumbsup:

I love the work, clean, mean and something I'm considering....

Might be a stupid qn but I'm assuming with the charger at 5psi the running gear can handle it?
Wouldn't want sh1t breaking a few thousand kms after an install.


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That,s a very fair question and that's exactly why we own a 2014 SRT - We truly believe the best way to enjoy and develop any SC'd vehicle is by owning one. Ours has been 100% spot on, cold weather testing was 100% including those sub zero cold starts and driveablility is really predictable and easy to live with. We do not shut any engine safety monitoring off, so if the cats get hot we bend our engine management to keep both the engine and cats safe. It there were knock we bring back timing to keep things safe. If air intake temps are too hot we fatten the mixture up a tad to cool things down chemically.

We've spent a lot of time around both transmissions (6spd and the 8spd) and found out pretty much every thing there is to know regarding the stock parts. Being conservative and focusing on reliability we tried to lay out a fair power program that can easily be bumped up later. Below is an outline that makes sense to based on that. Rember guy, we're quoting WHP with stock manifolds and cats.

2012-2013 SRT and 5.7 GC/Durango:
We would suggest the 4psi set up for the 6spd's which puts the power at 509rwhp and 490trq on stock exhaust manifolds and exhaust. The reason we suggest this is the 6spd is rated at 600 crank HP. With a calculated drive-train loss of 18% RWD that puts us right at the trans handling point (509rwhp + 18% = 600). As we get bolder and establish ourselves we'll open up a little more power, its not hard to do. But, we'd think we'd all agree that 50less HP for 100% more reliability is a fair trade.

2014 SRT GC AND R/T 5.7:
8spd 6psi, because the trans is rated at 700HP crank - We found 569rwhp at 6psi and backed it down to 530hp to keep thing honest and safe with just 1500 miles on the odometer of our shop 2014 SRT. None-the-less 570rwhp + 18% = 672crank HP. Which is within limits. We figure with a header it "should" hit 700 crank WHICH IS 600whp (wheel) pretty easy at 6psi. Since 1) when aren't dealing with stock heating cats and 2) they flow better. The cat-back Exhaust system gains are still up for examination in our opinion, we aren't convinced the current exhaust system have proven a benefit to the power curve (Unless there are dyno proven results we don;t know about, please link us up to them, we'd gladly test them if said companies are open to it).

Went to Ripps shop last a week. Spent well over an hour there with Ross the owner and got a tour of the shop and a test drive in his 2014 Jeep SRT with the kit installed. Nothing but good things to say. Good people and awesome product. Fit and finish on the kit was excellent and keeps the stock like appearance. Performance is ridiculous. Everybody tends to call their rigs a beast. It's not truly a beast unless you have one of these kits installed. Needless to say I have one preordered and hope to pick it up before the end of the month and install it with it friend. Will give updates once I get to that point if anyone is interested.


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Mike, it was great meeting with you - and yes we are working at capacity in the current location, but to be honest we are being held up by Vortech, we placed our order about 3 weeks ago and are looking to take delivery next week. Once the blowers are in place we will assemble the per-production kits and get them out to the willing testers.

Thank you for the vote of confidence, it means a lot to us when we can impress a new group and client. As we previously expressed, if we wouldn't want to live with the mod, neither would potential clients. We are equally as excited to get parts in your hands.

No response to my e-mail either.... Had to give some $'s over at this point :(
We apologize in advance if we missed an email, we certainly did not ignore or intentionally miss it.


No real news to speak of yet. The kits have not been fully produced and aren't ready for distribution yet. They are supposed to be available with in the next 1-2 weeks. I have one preordered and will be picking it up as soon as I get the phone call that it is ready to go. As far as performance goes...went out in Ross' truck with the prototype if this system on it. Felt amazing. His truck only has 1700 miles on it so I can imagine it's only gonna get faster with mileage. If you really want info from him...don't bother emailing. Just pick up the phone and call. They answer everytime. It's only a small 5 guy shop so I think production is keeping them all busy right now and they answer a phone when they hear it but don't necessarily sit down everyday and take the time to check emails.


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ALL Correct Thank you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wpn-m3AVQ8

RIPPTECH
718-815-1313
 
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