i have read that it does 0-60 in 5.0 seconds....but i didn't know if anyone knew how quick they are in the quarter....i run a mid 13 and a kid in my town has one and im wondering if i will lose if i try to race him.....anyone see one of these in action??

 

They regularly run low 13's.

 

I'll give you an example back in the 70's my dad and his put a 396 in a *****' jeep. Jeep actually came down to look at it. Mothaffer had wheelie bars cause it would flip up on its back.. Now Jeep's are known for their torque, so what do you think something using new tech does? Im gonna make an *** out of myself and assume it has a 340 or 360 in it..

 

It uses the new 6.1L MDS hemi

Run's low 13's with AWD, possible to dip into high 12's

 

well that sucks....looks like im gonna lose to a jeep oh well can't win em all.....i'll post the results if i do end up meeting up with the kid and we race....

 

Not to make you feel any worse about this Jeep, but they claim it will run to 60 in 5 seconds on dry pavement or wet!

Don't care how fast it is, I don't like SUVs.

 

It is no faster than a trail blazer SS which should run mid to high 13's with ideal condtions and good driver. However, most road tests show that low 14's are the norm. 420hp is really nice but a 5000+lb curb weight doesn't help much. They are fast but if you run a 13.5 I would run him.

 

The 6.1 Hemis don't have cylinder deac- unless it was added recently.

Matt, definately race him! Should be good.

 

the only thing I like about these jeeps are the 20 inch iroc style rims.

 

Sorry but I strongly disagree. There are about 5 people in my local club that have either an SRT8 or a TBSS, and the SRT8s pull them everytime. Even switching drivers, etc, the SRT8s win. I have personally been at the track to witness a 13.2 out of one, forgot trap speed. Once you mod it, bye bye. The TBSS' are having problems with the transmissions. Modded and stock SS' are breaking the trans no problem. I will say the TBSS loves spray though!

 

Those are pretty darn good times for an SUV! The one at our track was running 14.2.

 

Yeah the trailblazers Iv'e heard of run high 13's, but are a helluva lot less expensive, plus there's a better aftermarket.

The Jeeps look badass though.

 

Why doesn't this thread have any pictures? That's one thing this site lacks the most is pictures.

 

here's a picture from Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Forum


and yes i do wanna race him win or lose!!

 

here..

 

those rims are sexy.

 

Those are hot wheels. Okay, post up the TTTB next.

 

haha ok



and another...



to me = eh...ok

 

They both have cool wheels.

 

I wonder how those srt8 wheels would actually look on a iroc. anyone want to photoshop that real quick?

 

Those trail blazer's are quick, They're packing an LS2 under that hood.

 

 

Just a rough paintshop idea

 

anyone actually see one of these things run at a sea level track? a buddy of mine just leased one and he wants to run my IROC

 

They are pretty fast, I would say mid 13s. 320 hp and a 4500 lb curb weight is roughly a high 13

 

Actually the SRT8 cherokee has 425 hp.

 

crank horsepower means nothing in drag racing.

 

taken off cherokeesrt8.com "hey...i went down to english town raceway park last friday to run my gc srt 8 on the quarter mile track....i got a 13.5 at 101.9"

now the vehicle isnt so unbeatable. Matt i dont know what english towns elevation is but if your higher and still trapping 101.5 then i would say you have a fighting chance.

 

ummmm....

 

x2.

 

i forget exactly what the elevation is at my track but i do know that it isn't enough to throw off my times......but thanks for posting that...it makes me feel like i have a chance!!!....btw every time i see the kid he is driving by me on a highway and im in my saturn so i haven't gotten to talk to him yet....i've put the word out that i wanna race him though so maybe he will come find me!!

 

why um? are you dumb, its the power to the pavement that counts. Obviously whp is a biproduct of crank hp, but if it doesn't get from the crank to the wheels, what does it matter.

 

x2.

 

That Jeep looks really sexy.Id say give it a run and if you lose you lose. Just have fun doing it thats all.

I dont get what youre saying. The SRT8 has a 105hp drivetrain loss?

 

If you are trying to use this arguement to reason why a slow trailblazer SS could be as fast as an SRT8 Jeep (which it isn't, the Jeep will blow the doors off the trailblazer in any race on any terrain) then you are misguided to say the least. Area under the curve and staying in there is what really counts, and the fact that the 6.1 Hemi has a larger area under the curve than an LS2 as well as 5 gears instead of 4 like the Trailblazer Super Slow is what makes it a second faster in the 1/4 and run 0-60 in under 5 seconds. It also traps higher. If you want to beat an SRT8 Grand Cherokee your vehicle needs to run a minimum 12s consistently

 

Now thats a scary thought when you're talking about beating a stock SUV

 

no kidding, 13s just isn't fast enough any more