Testing My Hemi Jeep Offroad And Hydrolocking a TJ…

Lets go hit a new offroad park in my 392 Hemi Swapped JKU!!
In this video, its time to head out to MARS Offroad Park in Linn Texas with some friends from work. This is a fairly new offroad park, with a few cool different obstacle types. They have mud, a few rocks, water crossings, and some big hills!
The group consisted of my JKU, a completely stock 2020 JL sport, and two TJs!
This was my first real time taking my 6.4 Swapped JKU offroad to really test it out. It did amazing! I just need to get some more time behind the wheel with this added power so i can find the limits of the Jeep itself. The Hemi power is insane, and with the 8 speed trans, i found myself in 4high quite often.. 4 low is extremely low, and will be very handy in technical rock crawling situations.
After playing around for a while, the TJ went a little too deep in the water and Hydrolocked his 4.0...Luckily we were able to pull the spark plugs and get her back to life without any engine damage at all.
Overall it was a great trip, with some good friends!
Thanks for watching, ill see you guys next week with another video!
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[@JeepGearGadgets]

LOL I don’t know how the stock Jeep made it through that “puddle”😂 I go out of town and you go wheeling. Ima GET YOU👊🏼

[@thatmar1neguy]

ben, maybe i missed it but what is this place called?

[@loraphillips8588]

we haven't seen much from jeep gear and gadgets lately and only a few from jk gear

[@kjhaglfjhgfasd]

Might wanna notify the stock jeep to not drive super fast into deep water. lol

[@wheels.and.wrenches]

So clueless they're dangerous

[@echristianh]

Cool trip! Thanks for the mechanic tips and kudos to the woman in the stock JL Sport being out there and giving it all a go even among all the lifts, big tires and 392!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

She did great!

[@leskobrandon538]

3wheel drive.. the beauty of locking hubs is they act as a fuse saving the locker, ring and pinion.. as a side note, I wish the Wrangler, JT, Power Wagon, &2500 Platforms all came with warn hubs, or at least as a factory option.. And ditch that stupid CAD . That would be an awesome Feature... because if you twisted a knuckle u-joint, just unlock the hubs , and drive home in 2wd high to fix it at home where all the beer is...

[@MrJoshItIs]

Is that so?

[@Rick-4552]

Im surprised she didnt hydrolock the JL in that first waterhole

[@millstonejeepworx]

I have the Warn locking hubs on my SD60. They definitely are pretty stout and your best option unless you are thinking of running a slug and deleting the lock out. Holley had said the trans coolers were shipping July 30th. So hopefully soon. Gonna be a while for mine...LOL

[@joserosasjr5446]

Hey Ben that looks to be the Mars Offroad park in Lynn,Tx. I just recently joined a south texas jeep group whom which go at least 1 once a month up there with several Jeep enthusiast to wheel for a bit, very family inclusive jeep group. Would be awesome if you and Cassie could join us one day. Been a subscriber for a while now. Love the Jeeps. 👍🏻

[@johnfitzgerald5158]

If you want to play in the water, you NEED a snorkel. He's very lucky. I blew a rod right through the oil pan of my '97 TJ in the Jersey Pine Barrens. I had the engine rebuilt only to have a corner of the the block let loose on the highway a year later. There must have been a hairline crack in the block from that rod collapsing. I had 2 buddies lose the motors on their Power Wagons at Rausch Creek this year. That is no fun. A snorkel is cheep insurance.

[@gnsukmaofficial]

Awesome I like Rubicon❤

[@josephskellenger7368]

Your videos and tutorials are awesome Ben. I am seriously hoping to do a hemi swap this winter into my 08JKUR. Do you think D44s will hold up to the added power of a 5.7l for moderate wheeling? Again, I love this channel! Thanks for all the incredible info!

[@NightFall_Rubicon]

I remember taking my stock rubicon wheeling with my father in-law's 10a 3.5" on 37s... I couldn't follow him.. that was an expensive realization.. fast forward a few months and a couple grand, I can now follow him... Today was that day for Erin.. she's about to spend some money!

[@jspizzle09]

Great vid!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@randypruett5681]

As soon as I saw the people in the video I thought Military Outing, those are always fun days!

[@Chriskinikin]

I would like to join you sometime and meet you have some fun. I am running the nervous diesel and am living it…

[@JKGearandGadgets]

I plan on doing a group ride up there sometime! I’ll talk about it in a video, as well as post on the Facebook group when I have a date

[@Chriskinikin]

@@JKGearandGadgets sounds good I have traveled the us and done so much by my self that now just want to enjoy the company if others and make friends doing it. So look forward to it and great to hear back.

[@ninjascout468]

Snorkel snorkel snorkel or stay out of the water 😂🤣😂

[@05victorylly]

Those hubs break all the time. I've broke two on my F350(dana 60 front) while snow plowing.

[@Shannon-xx8tp]

Hey Guys where you at its bean like 4 months you have to be all moved by now we miss the videos

[@MrFullThrottle]

Did anyone notice the music from Matt’s off-road recovery channel

[@michaelmurray2592]

That looked like a lot of fun!!! Great video Ben and sorry about your hub.

[@quintili1]

The entire hill country is rocks.

[@toddhodgkin3247]

Jeep needs to put a 5.7 in the wrangler so more people can afford it

[@mazevx2451]

Thats what I was hoping... Instead we got a electric Jeep...very dissapointing

[@smarterthanyou2674]

My diesel gladiator is simply unstoppable off-road and I get 23mpg on 39s

[@waynebeckerleg124]

I wish it was easy to get a hemi in aus. So expensive also. Dreams

[@ryanjacobsen9557]

So that's what snorkels are for lololol

[@rickjaramillo2288]

This place looks awesome. Never knew we had something like this down here. Where exactly is this located

[@arthurgarcia5679]

Its off of FM1017 in Linn. About 20 mins north of Edinburg. Mars Offroad Park.

[@jordanellis741]

Down from Edinburg drag strip

[@kylebizzell5198]

Yup...its mainly loose dirt but all we got

[@rickjaramillo2288]

Maybe all we got but at least it’s something. Coming from Harlingen so might as well make a days trip out of it

[@billhulkins5213]

Looks like a blast!

[@MikeCarrillo229]

Looks legit, haven’t made it out there yet. Gonna check it out 🤙🏼😎

[@troopermobb]

Love hearing that hemi engine

[@brandondawson6896]

Nice Vette!

[@todtalk3912]

Can you guys or anyone who truly knows jeeps give me a real answer on this. I'm looking at a 2013 JKR. It has the 10A package and it has only 14k miles. Its for sale at 31k which seems high and probably would be less but this market coupled with the fact its apparently a sought after model according to some people (however those people are not going to be there to help me if I run into an issue lol). So my question is, this jeep was 42k msrp when new in 2013. It is still basically brand new, even has the km2's with the white lettering that have about 85 % left maybe more, they dont look any lower than the spare which is still 100 percent. Anyway, it has every option you could have back then, it has black leather seats which still look brand new. (wish they were the red ones but o well). I wanna know, and it runs perfectly sounds quiet af. It really is nice. The only thing it doesn't have is the optioned hard top it came with (but that at least means its set up for one which is good, has a premium soft top which are good) there appears to be zero areas where water has leaked anywhere. There is some minor, surface rust on the top of the frame nothing that really concerns me, i live in pa so one winter can do this let alone an 8 year old jeep. its clean, all the other components have minimal or no rust, even the brake components dont have nothing going on. the backs of the rear shocks have a tiny but of rust, nothing that you can even see from a distance more pitting than rust. so more less the rust is not worrysome at all, just wanna mention that because its from Ct so north east we are in a salt belt line obv, id do things to remove the little surface rust and protect from here on out anyway, even if it didn't have rust just because of where we are. I have a 2012 tacoma that has lived in pa its whole life and it has 150k miles and it has tiny little surface rust but only at some corners and seams not all along the entire top seam of the frame like this jeep but i think it sat outside for a but here and there. I discovered the previous owner had it a $800k 4 car garage and house on a beautiful piece of property i looked up lol. that was till 11k miles, then it went to another address same owner for 4k miles (it seems as that house sold in 2016 and also the records show it was dealer maintained and had oil changes almost every year there was one point where it went 2 years) so it has a bit of strange history of super low miles that are absolutely legit, if you look under the hood and inside of the jeep its brand new looking, the wheels have zero pitting or rust. I really like the 10a anvil color they opted for. its a really a nice jeep. No scuff marks really. So it went offroad but it is completely stock and they didn't do anything to crazy due to the bottom being so clean and scratch free. My main concern is clearly this is year 2 of the 3.6l (which I personally like) i know it def had issues in 2012 and some in 2013 esp jeeps made in late 12 but sold as 13's but this one was built in 4 of 13 so i'm hoping it avoided this. I will get it with a warranty a good one at that and it will last 3 years up to 60k miles so that is piece of mind. I just wanna know, what should I check should i do a head gasket and pressure test to see if there is any indication of that being a problem and is there anyway to check the heads? i know the ones affected had a noticable tick but this thing starts right up and sounds perfect. So it runs great, its mpg is around 17 to 18 unless ofcourse you hammer it. I took it for a 30 mile test drive and hit all the gears on diff grades and what not and it was perfect and i cleared the mpg thing and it got 17 mpg so i think thats about normal, but maybe thats not? idk much about these but anyone who can say, no go get a new jl sport and call it a day which I can do for the same price really. Or say that this jeep is a good deal. It being 8 years old with such low miles is there anything that should be changed or done to it before I get it if I do? like i said any help would be appreciated.

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[@davidenorth]

I wanna a Hemi swap. Suspiciously eyes wife’s RT Durango.

[@workndirtoffroad1695]

Haha, do it

[@CraigPettigrewPhotos]

Hey Ben, why don’t you guys in America run snorkels? It’s a must have in Australia!

[@Kannongunz]

Look you guys had mad fuN…….got to find me some Jeep buddy’s

[@workndirtoffroad1695]

get yourself some jeep buddy's fo sho

[@varnell999]

Sucks you're so far south. Wolf Caves is the place go in Texas.

[@samurai4x483]

ok, your jeep can definitely make that first hill. You need to carry more momentum. It sounds counter productive, but you have to carry enough speed that the momentum keeps the front end moving forward instead of lifting. There is a fine point where the suspension absorbs the bump, the vehicle keeps moving and the front end doesn't lift.

[@OurJourneyProject]

Was this the final video for the best channel on KZbin? :(

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Nope! I will be back soon, just a ton of stuff going on in life

[@leskobrandon538]

Better check the axles/trans,/t-case for water

[@majorafk8186]

Watching this channel over the last couple years do crazy Jeep mods, and I can't scrape the cash together to get my RWD JK a 4WD conversion lol. Keep livin' the dream xD

[@Seattle808]

When I go deep into water I already have a recovery rope attached to my bumper or recovery points for a nice quick recovery 😅

[@JKGearandGadgets]

That’s always a good idea!

[@workndirtoffroad1695]

Smart

[@polarbear3050]

The stock Ford hubs are junk. I replaced mine with Warn hubs and didn't have any issues after that. And that was running a 6.0L Powerstroke with over 700lbs of torque.

[@bigjpferry]

The first hill climb where you were bouncing the front end is probably where the hub busted. Bouncing is always a recipe for breaking stuff. I am realizing how lucky I am to only live 3 hours away from Moab

[@garywilliams7484]

Looks fun. Waiting on the Crossbar trip with Jury and one of the toys he played with last week.

[@SpooxyCowboy1911]

The amount of useful Information I’ve learned from this channel is absurd. Learned something new today!!

[@davidenorth]

Jeep dedicated lane…😂😂😂

[@gerryhazelton9569]

More hp equals upgrading everything

[@salriggione]

Just paid $80 g's for my 392, and can't get myself to do this to my Wrangler. But certainly like watching you do it.😅

[@JKGearandGadgets]

How do you like it so far??

[@salriggione]

@@JKGearandGadgets Love it! It's has every bell and whistle Jeep makes. The steep price was a bit hard to swallow, especially when I realized Jeep hasn't replaced the aluminum steering box. Hope I don't have death-wobble issues.

[@alexmckoy8221]

@@salriggione I just had my steering box replaced by Jeep. It shouldn’t be a big issue if it does develop a wandering problem.

[@salriggione]

@Alex McKoy Glad to hear. How does it feel on the road? My girl's JL is 2yrs old nd has 19k on it. just brought it to the dealer. She has the same steering issues. They're having to replace 1) steering gear box from aluminum to steel 2) 2nd steering stabilizer shock 3) track bar 4) 2 tie rod ends. They also found that her paint is bubbling on 2 of the 4drs and the hood. Wtf w/Jeep? All covered under warranty, but Jeep needs to get it 2gether.

[@JacobEcret]

$20? That’s kinda pricey. I’ve been to a few parks, not more than $10. Pay to play I guess

[@Bl4z3rboyz1]

Always take new spark plugs air filter tools and starter fluid when playing in the water

[@davidhutto3846]

Ya'll need to make a trip up to Mason for wolf caves, plenty of rocks

[@RockSolidRig]

I agree with this, we just need to know so we can be there too. Love that place.

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

I'm an old sandrail junkie who is just now getting into Jeeps. Just got a 2014 Wrangler with 33's and a lift and looking to try some light climbing and playing in the dirt. Question: We would always of course trailer our sandrails - can a Jeep trailer another Jeep successfully? What's it like towing with a Jeep? Just thinking about a backup plan if one of the Jeep's break and we need to get it home. Thank you!!

[@Anders0nic]

Oh my!

[@FluffyTalks1]

bruh how did the jl not hydrolock

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[@ericnorton8985]

Hi, I know you did a video covering amber and white pod lights. I currently have a white led 42in curved light bar from Auxbeam and was wondering about getting some pod lights to act as ditch lights but having them be the color amber. Would it be beneficial to have the different color lights or should I just stick to white?

[@Robertwardrip]

awesome video. can't wait to watch the hub replacement

[@andrewowens4672]

I'm looking through videos and haven't seen it mentioned yet, do you regret sticking with the rubicon tcase with the 392/8HP70 swap? I know in the initial install videos you mentioned the rubicon might have been too low, would you recommend getting a sport tcase instead?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

I wouldn’t say I regret it, the strength is nice to have. But it’s geared super low. Technical crawling it’s awesome, but too low for average offroad speed so I usually wheel in 4 high now haha. Either way, my 5.38s don’t help. I think 4.88 or 5.13 would be a better fit. Depending on what kind of wheeling you like to do will help you decide on the tcase. If you want a super low low stick with the rubi. If you want low to feel like the stock rubi case, then swap to a sport case.

[@gigasipke]

My brother drove his Acura Integra into a flooded street and hydrolocked it. Once it was home I did this same procedure of pulling the plugs and turning over the engine. We also vacuumed out what we could using a straw. But put the plugs back in and it fired right up. He drove it for 50000 more miles before selling it, so as long as you don't put a hole in the side of your block it shouldn't hurt longevity.

[@jordanellis741]

Danny the owner of Mars was talking about doing more jeep/truck stuff. Just takes people wanting to go. I take the can ams and out there just not enough of a challenge in the crawler

[@JKGearandGadgets]

I saw a lot of cool spots that could be turned into some good crawling lines. I’d like to chat with him sometime

[@jordanellis741]

He is always out there on a sxs working He’s a big guy can’t miss him. Let me know next time you head out I’ll bring my crawler and x3. I live in McAllen .

[@kylebizzell5198]

That would be awesome H Jordan....I live only like 20. Mind away so would be great. I have wanted to go out there again but my buggy isn't made for loose dirt and hill climbs even though Joe and my brother dominated em.

[@LumpiaBoi808]

Those tj's sound amazing. Whats their exhaust set up?

[@brettbaust5782]

Great video. I noticed your airbag light was on. My O8 JKU has the airbag light too and when I ran the diagnostic check, it said maybe a bad relay? Everything seems in check. Have you had yours looked at? Thanks for any info.

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

Could be the clock spring just needs to be replaced. Check the codes once again just to be sure.

[@germanstein]

What happen to the channel?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Busy busy busy down here at the border with work. Big life changes starting tomorrow 🤟

[@dannyortega5272]

Man, I love your channel. Maybe because you don’t stop talking. But do you practice your knowledge on your own Jeep? Because it’s always braking and I’m starting to wonder if the whole built is for show and not for the trails ?

[@grn9209]

Plenty of rocks in West Texas.... come visit 👊🏼👏🏼🌵 Big Bend, Guadalupe Mts, El Paso

[@landonmcbroom7897]

I’ve got a 1972 jeep j20 with 23000 on it and it needs a clutch I’m thinking about hemi swapping it

[@gabeblast5548]

Glad I found this! I’m from the Edinburg area glad they have this near by!! Next time I visit differently hitting this place up! Good content on your other videos🤙🏼

[@drillbittreed10]

Where are you guys ??????? We miss yall . Well i do.

[@toddhodgkin3247]

That Hemi sounds so freaking mean

[@willieb.1700]

HUBs are cheap fuses. They are so much cheaper and easier to replace than ring and pinion or axle shafts.

[@tslucam]

Great video. Sometimes you just need a little space to go get your Jeep dirty. In some states it can be difficult to find a place close by. By the way, you should do a quick install/comparison video on the hubs. As far as I know there isn't a better option than the Warn 95060 on the market right now and some people still questions whether they are better than factory.

[@jeffcombs8237]

Great trail tech, how to. Keep jeepin!

[@gutzman01jeeptj]

The factory hubs are super weak. Seen them break just flipping on the locker under power. The aftermarket Warns kick ass.

[@timhenson9190]

Great video I’m Pulling out my transmission and putting the 8 sp back in it’s been months since he did the swap and it won’t koala limp mode I’m starving over with the transmission the engine runs great Todd sending the parts for the eight speed thank you so much

[@victorramos6088]

Ben you haven’t posted a new video in a while

[@caseydman4651]

I think we really know why he bought a different jeep when he flooded the other one lmao, beaten the SHT outa these wranglers

[@gigasipke]

Yeah, I had the same thought. There is always that one guy that, through lack of experience or whatever shows everyone the examples of what not to do. :)

[@waynetaylor5227]

too many people with too much money pissing away gas...but hey, it is Texas

[@JKGearandGadgets]

We went off-roading and probably used less than 3 gallons the entire day… You use more gas when you travel to see your underage boyfriend on weekends; but hey, y’all are cousins but you don’t care.

[@jameslangford6901]

Ben what part in your axle do you want to be the breaking point I would think them locking hubs would be the easiest to fix??

[@jefferyames4568]

Need to come to hot springs Offroad park in hot springs ar got 1-5 rated trails lots of rocks

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Hopefully soon! Work has been crazy and can’t travel much

[@jefferyames4568]

@@JKGearandGadgets if you do let me know a few weeks ahead of time And I’ll get a few jeeps together and we will ride with you

[@randalmartin438]

Plus if they're the vacuum locker the vacuum lockers are known to have difficulties

[@SkyBlueOffRoad]

Just had this happen on a trail ride. When we did all the above, we realized the gas tank was almost full...they had under half a tank of fuel when they hit the deep spot. It was a mess. Towed them out

[@notahacker2107]

What size tires is the orange TJ running?

[@loraphillips8588]

looks like i'll have to watch lite brite and im not a fan of there page they have other people doing the work on there jeep

[@JKGearandGadgets]

?

[@robertabbott6736]

did you check to see if the oil level was higher than normal witch would indicate water in the oil? , not

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Yes we did

[@scootrodellabutro6183]

Jul 22, 2021? MIA?

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Works been extremely busy

[@polanchini]

Nice video my bro. Would love to wheel with you some time.. anything you need from San Antonio let me know

[@ironbearjku2233]

Water and locking hubs equal bad time

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Ohhhh yeah.

[@011Crussell]

Hello I live in corpus and would love to meet up with y’all I have a built gladiator on 38s your gladiator is the one that inspired me

[@offroad123]

역시 jeep는 끝내주네요.. 오프로드의 제왕답습니다~~good!!

[@alexlandsberger1423]

Time for a spin free kit gain some mpg and stronger 😁

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Technically it’s already a free spin kit, just need better lockouts

[@carlsmith3817]

you have to air down. too much tire pressure, take it down to around 20

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Stiffer tires. 10psi

[@jeeptjfishingspi5407]

I'm also from Texas, where is the park because I can't find it and I want to go tomorrow

[@jeeptjfishingspi5407]

I live 35 minutes from Puerto Isabel

[@JKGearandGadgets]

It’s in Linn TX. Search for MARS Offroad on Facebook or google

[@kipirvin1970]

Check out the Thermo Tec Thermo Flow Modular cooler for your transmission.

[@jdsmith2670]

This video just taught me what to do if I hydrolocked my truck, thanks

[@scottj.7105]

Hey Ben! Great video. Looks like y'all had a blast! 300 acres to play on.... What a dream. 👍

[@captainbc52]

Put a 2.5 TJ out there and I guarantee you it would make it up that hill. That damn V8 sounds cool but that's exactly the opposite thing you want when off-roading. Way too damn heavy for stuff like that. If the content creator reads this find a 2.5 and go back out there...then post that video 😉

[@richg8530]

We all know a Harrison LMAO

[@kgositheophilusbakwena3632]

Nice video Ben next take Cassie's jeep and the gladiator on the same track and maybe with the kids

[@rco8499]

Where in South Texas is there a place for off-roading?

[@DeadLight__]

imagine snorkels existed lol

[@Bearleaux]

So I'm assuming you went from manual to auto, any issues? I'm planning a swap on my 3.6L '14 JK and wanna go to an auto with the v8 swap. With the hemi, any programming etc that needs to be done or is it more of a natural swap? Also contemplating a 6.2L Chevy swap but heard there's a ton of aftermarket programming etc that's gotta be perfect.

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Check out my Hemi swap playlist. I made videos on all of it