| It's faster than a speeding Porsche Cayenne | | | | runners along with polished combustion chambers. |
| Turbo. It laughs at the face of a BMW X5 and | | | | And on airflow test bench conducted by |
| sprints to 60 mph faster than a new Mustang GT. | | | | Hennessey the ported heads flow 360 cfm on |
| The new super car, Jeep's rowdy Grand | | | | each intake port which is about 60 cfm more |
| Cherokee SRT8 is equipped with a powerful 6.1 | | | | than stock. |
| liter Hemi V8, delivering a potent 420 horsepower | | | | To further increase airflow to the cylinders a |
| and 420 pound-feet of torque. This SUV family | | | | single Garrett T4 turbocharger that delivers |
| hauler is definitely not your average SUV and you | | | | seven psi of thrust was added. The custom-made |
| will know soon enough once you hear its throaty | | | | stainless-steel headers deliver exhaust to the |
| roar as it reach a quarter mile in a matter of 13.5 | | | | turbo, then boost is fed through the 3.5 inch |
| seconds which by the way is only a muscle car | | | | polished stainless steel tubing, a big front mount |
| territory. | | | | air-to-air aluminum intercooler and custom inlet |
| Despite the power delivered by Jeep's Grand | | | | tubing replete with twin billet-aluminum blow-off |
| Cherokee SRT8 it still doesn't match the | | | | valves. To keep the turbo's boost in check is a |
| performance of the Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe | | | | single 44 mm wastegate while the 180 degree |
| and for this same reason why the Hennessey | | | | thermostat helps the Hemi to remain cool. |
| Performance created the new SRT600 package. | | | | Hennessey has also added a high-volume fuel |
| The Hennessey Performance was the same | | | | pump that delivers a continuous flow of petrol |
| people responsible for tuning up the Viper and | | | | likewise the oversized fuel injectors and a special |
| since it wants to always create something more | | | | fuel-pressure regulator are being monitored by a |
| powerful than its previous masterpiece it has | | | | custom-programmed engine computer. The result |
| developed the performance package that will | | | | of all these process is a 6.1 liter V8 that delivers |
| enable the Grand Cherokee SRT8 to finally defeat | | | | 600 horsepower at 5200 rpm backed by 650 lb-ft |
| the ferocious Dodge V10 Viper in a 0 to 60 and | | | | of torque at 4000 revs. Such powerful torque |
| quarter mile sprint. | | | | requires a lot of engine airflow that lead the |
| Actually this was already accomplished with the | | | | Hennessey to fit a dual three inch diameter |
| new Hennessey SRT600 fortified Jeep, the Viper | | | | stainless steel exhaust system, high flow mufflers, |
| was outpaced to 60 mph by half a second and | | | | and a polished four inch diameter exhaust tips. At |
| cross the quarter mile finish line two-tenths | | | | rest, the SRT600 is like a meek lamb but try to |
| sooner than a much lower and lighter Viper. | | | | flat-foot the throttle and it awakens into a |
| Ever wondered where the Jeep's added Saturn | | | | monstrous beast. A word of caution: The |
| V-like thrust comes from? Instead of a solid | | | | Hennessey SRT600 Jeep SRT8 is not for the |
| rocket booster, a big Garrett turbocharger has | | | | faint-hearted. |
| provided the boost to a modified 6.1 liter V8. How | | | | The modifications done on the Jeep SRT8 was |
| did the Hennessey Performance accomplish this? | | | | maintained at a minimum level which means that |
| First they started by removing the stock SRT8 | | | | aside from the engine, the basic components of |
| V8 and tear it down to the cast-iron cylinder | | | | the SRT8 like for instance its Jeep fuel filter, the |
| block. Afterwards heavy-duty bearings were | | | | factory SRT spec Brembo disc brakes and many |
| added before the installation of aftermarket | | | | more were not altered. The exterior was |
| forged steel connecting rods, forged-aluminum | | | | however enhanced by adding a few SRT600 |
| 9.5:1piston, and high performance piston rings. | | | | badges and optional 20x10.5 inches forged |
| Hennessey has also reworked the cylinder heads | | | | aluminum wheels wrapped in a Michelin Pilot Sport |
| creating a full porting on the intake and exhaust | | | | 2 295/30ZR20 tires. |