Was SUPERCHARGING The RUDICON A Bad Idea?!? 

That motors days are numbered. 😂 Oh, and Zach is a great addition to the channel. Knowledgeable and seems like a supercool, chill dude. And as an added bonus he looks exactly like Peter from Office Space…😁

That shop video of you and Janelle that you put on IG needs put on RU-vid shorts for people who don't have IG. It's a must see.

I’m so happy you don’t want to LS swap! Always good to have a RAD video drop to start the week

RUUUUUUUUDDYYYYY! Love Trevor and Tucker!

It's never a bad idea to supercharge anything!

A dyno tune is a must. Stock map on a stock 4.0 is a ticking time bomb. Do something about the hot air intake! In any case heat will get the best of it in the summer.

Good to see Trevor !!!! I really liked him on MORR ! Too bad you didn't dyno it before and after. This is the kind of stuff I like to see you do .

Congratulations, Rudy. I know things have been hard and it's taking a lot of work and not much to work with since you branched off from your dad. You are making your mark and climbing up. Keep going.

Great to see you back. Tools - always take tools with you.

I admire your "jump in, lean into it and brace for impact" attitude when it comes to building your Rudicon! Right on!

Rudy has turned into his dad, Mattgyver'n stuff and Zach must be the new voice of reasoning like Tom is to the MORR team lol. New generation of MORR unfolding here 😃 RORR "Rudy's off road recovery"

I absolutely love the Rudicon and keeping the inline 6 was an excellent idea. I can't wait to see more Rudicon action!

Dang haven’t seen Trevor in a minute 🤘🏻 should have kept the quarter panel😂 adds character 🤘🏻

I like the Supercharger. It does sound neat. I'm surprised by how quiet that it is.

I was wanting an update on your brother’s old pickup on the Suburban chassis? That was an interesting project. Thanks

Don't be too tough on Zach, I am sure others have missed something. LOL. Do tell about your new shop, what are your plans, what are advantages, etc. Looks nice

One of the best ways to cap off a caulking tube is with a wire nut, (Scotch lok). Either a yellow or red. Screw it down snug, works great for a long while. Great to see another video from you, Rudy!! MWP Cosby Tn.

Glad to see the Rudicon getting some love. I really can't wait for this mini rollback truck with Trevor and Tucker!

It’s about time Rudy! And you brought Trevor and dad, top notch video.

* The look on your face after you where doing 2nd gear wheelies in the Sand Rail at your Dads.. Priceless .. 👍

Nice to have you back Rudy. Good move putting a supercharger on the Rudicon.

wow very close to your old shop. I like the new look. I have never stopped by because not wishing to interrupt. I have had a few lunches at the border store and thanks on the tip for getting air their.. Very nice blower install.

Love the blower addition. ❤️ Definitely has the cool factor.

I did some wheel wells on 2010 Chevy Silverado. They was getting rusted out so my friend ordered some replacement ones and i cut them out and welded them in. After that i grinded the welds down and used bondo on it not much thow. And it still looks good and he even dented it and no chipping or cracks. It was the first and only time i did it and i loved it.

I supercharged my 4.0 with an Eaton m90 and it's a ripper!

1. Run supercharger 2. Blow old Engine 3. ??????? 4. Supercharge replacement Golen Stroker

Oh man that first pull out of the lot put a big ole smile on my face 😂

Cool. With the supercharger you can dig deeper holes in the sand. Nicely done.

It was good to see you run the 24, congrats Rudy. Supercharge all the way if your rig is build to handle it. Let er rip. It has been fun watching the build progress.

Well, this could be interesting, lol! But, I might be biased... Way back in '79 I bought a t-shirt that showed my grin from an 8-71 we put on a AMC Gremlin... "I'd rather be blown, than injected!". Keep providing us all with an interesting upgrades, lol! Thanx !

Rudy is the only person I know to have bought a 5k supercharger, and attempt to hammer it on 🤣🤣

Haven’t seen Trevor in a while. Nice to see him again

That's cool, but that old engine isn't going to live long with a supercharger, LOL. Run it till it won't!!

Welcome to 2024, Rudy and Jeanelle. Hope all of your efforts will be blessed w/ success. I think Pappa is envious of that SC unit and will end up doing the same/similar upgrade to the Banana - you could hear the gears humming, as he asked questions about it. I'm waiting to see what Matt has been up to w/ his Baja Corvair.

I could see Matt is going to supercharge the banana now 😂😂 You could see the gears in his head turning 😂😂

Sweet thanks for the invite!!! I'll come camp in the parking lot for weeks and nvr leave...........😂

First off watch all the videos love the channel miss you on Matt's off-road recovery but I know you built the exhaust for the bananas so I'm hoping you're going to do the same thing for the Rubicon want to hear that same sound you did an amazing job keep up the good work

The pin for RAD is in a different location to the address on Google Maps, is that the old shop? The RAD pin is on Field Av> Also, did the supercharger come with an ECU? She'll be running rather lean otherwise.

great stuff, funny, I didn't get to watch this before the hammers. Was wondering where the blue panel came from, makes sense now ha ha ha. Nice to have met you and checked out the Rudicon in person. Thanks for being a good dude Rudy!!!!

I have a 2015 Jeep Rubicon AEV w/ an Eldenbrock e- force supercharger .. It is great compared to the stock Pentastar v6 .. It is now at 87,000 miles and I am upgrading to a AMW 4x4 6.4 hemi w/ 8 speed tranny ( Upgraded drive shafts and rear axle rods to handle the hemi ) .. Looking forward to the monster upgrade !!

Great choice of the super charger 👌 But now your going to find the next weak link in the drive train❤ Keep up the great work & videos.

Hey Rudy and crew The super of the charging is always the best idea lol. I am excited to see the new digs come together and grow with you. A bit of unsolicited advice from me. (armchair peanut gallery) Figure out what is making your audio duck (get quieter). Very hard to listen when your vocal is so low. Being partially deaf this is an issue for folks like me. Thanks again for all the great content and work. You are truly RAD

Nice! I love electrical issues. I could watch that stuff all day! Looks like you found a good set of hands too. Thanx Rudy!

Maybe an auxiliary radiator and cooler for the Supercharger mounted on the rear roof? And tune it asap to not run it leaned out!

Liked to watch when you were on your dads channel and like to watch you on your own. I really want to see the footage from the sand rail you worked on at your dads shop. Wheelies in second = awesome footage. 😂

Rudy is a smart man smiles to be seen soon with that supercharger

oh snap trevors here! That's great! Now I want to watch this channel.

had that problem when re gasketing a stock setup at work. remove both the intake and exhaust and then go to re assemble and the intake hits the heat warped exhaust.

If cooling ends up being a problem then I think logically the next step in the Rudicon's evolution is a radiator sticking 8 inches out of the hood.

Watching from KENYA 🇰🇪 EAST AFRICA

Not going to lie. I miss you and Trevor over at your dad's shop. But, I'm here to watch you grow. PS --- bring Trevor in every chance you get.

I wish we had another close up of that RUUUDYYYY!!!

I had to grind my intake manifold in the same spots when I put a header on. I hate the same side design of the intake and exhaust!

Good Job Rudy! Let us know more about your new crew member. It's still got that Gangster Lean. I guess that's just your signature. Thanks for the videos!! Keep em coming!

I can’t believe after all this time watching both channels I never knew Rudy was Matt’s son….how did I miss that??!

Its really cool that you've found one of these Boosted Technologies superchargers. Itll be interesting if youve ever have issues, those guys are not the friendliest for support...

Rudy, your jeep is a beast, its truly inspiration for other builders to see, spend money in the right parts and you can have a blast without breaking the bank if you have confidence in your fabrication work. it would be cool to see Rudicon, verse banana, Broncstar, Ownes blazer, dejablue (when finished), scorpion, and the onx winner S-10 and few comparable builds at sandhallow.

Glade you are back posting videos.

Hey Trev!!! Good to see ya again!

Great!~, Almost ready for Dakar!

If it don’t fit - whack it with a mallet. 😂 Love you, Rudy! Welcome to the channel, Zach!

Rudy is super nice guy!

Great mod and definitely a welcomed boost I’m sure!

Zack/Zach is a nice addition.. especially when he does pretty great work on that quarter..

Sounds great and good job guys .

😂 the look on your dad’s face was I don’t really need a supercharger but it sounds like a cool idea!

Great show rudy well the supercharges kick him buttkeep rock and rollin😊

Definitely cooler than an LS Swap!

"Atleast until this blows up" That's what I was thinking, remembering back to when you stuck that tired high milage motor in there!

I love RAD channel. Keep up the good work Rudy!🤠

Good morning and thumbs UP!!

It’s very reminiscent of how the Morrvair runs now. That’s a huge improvement over what it was before. The Morrvair is no powerhouse, but it does well.

It's good to you see you back in action!

A little more power to get over obstacles= broken axles and other components...... I prefer to go the lower gearing and weight reduction route. If I can't crawl it, don't need to go up it, but that's just how I roll cause Im tires of upgrading and fixing stuff. But very cool, Super chargers are pretty rad and cool build.

I turbo'd my 4.0 and while it's not LS power, it's a close second. I'd probably compare it to late 90's Vortec 350 power and that's plenty, plus it sounds wicked cool on hill climbs and generally surprises most onlookers so there's nothing wrong with some good ol forced induction.

I got to say rudy that is a great idea i seen where paul at fabtays put a supercharger on a ls motor get thos done rudy

You and the rubicon did great at 24 hell and back. Well done

Do you plan on upgrading the fuel pump on Rudicon? It would seem that the more air you introduce to an engine, the more fuel you will need. Food for thought.

Younger Brother saves Older Brother's bacon! Great video.

A possible good idea put a heat shield between the supercharger and the exhaust manifold.

Forced induction is instant HP , but add a little ch3no2 and watch out for your rods as they leave ! Awesome upgrade !

Awesome going supercharge Rudicon. Misadventure lab & Rudy that's a good day. 👍

That is the nicest boxing for a part I have ever seen, not being a computer. It sounds like you pinched your exhaust at the 24 . I heard it then and it is even more so now after you put the boost to it . And yes it's way cool !

Zach's spicy attitude blends in well 👍😎✊

Rudy you should supercharged it way more horsepower good luck Rudy

I had a 2000 TJ with a 2.5l 4 banger for 12 years. I straight up loved that thing in every regard other than the power output. I put 568 (I think that's what it ended up being) ring, pinion side and spiders gears in it, electronic lockers, 4" Tuff Country articulating suspension lift/shocks, 35x15 BFG ATs, D ring winch bumper, 16000lbs Champion winch, swing arm rear bumper with cans, Rhino lined the interior, header, exhaust, helical cut throttle body spacer, stage 3 chip and on and on trying to get that 2.5l to have any guts at all. It did far better than stock, but never had the power I wanted. I was heavily debating the small block Chevy vs super charger decision on it and had settled on the super charger. Then the wife got diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis at 38yoa and started light chemo to keep her immune system in check, and couldn't handle the tent camping anymore. I bawled my eyes out and sold my TJ to get the money for a Cummins Ram, a toy hauler and ATV to keep her out camping and having fun. God I miss that Jeep and still wonder if that super charger would have finally satisfied me. Thanks for bringing back fond memories of my other most favorite vehicle! (I also had a 1974 Ramcharger with a removable top from 20 to 28yoa and LOVED that thing! Hence my digging that Radcharger project too!)

Hope you had a good holiday visiting and vacationing with family! Seems like there have been a few YT creators supercharging their off-road rigs lately. Looks like it'll be a nice "boost" in performance!

Super cool supercharger. The Rudicon just went to the next level. Great video. 👍👌 😎

Maybe a cowl induction setup for the air filter?

Good to see Trevor

I would opt in for a paper filter an closed housing (pod filters love to let crap into the engine) an potentially a small scoop on the hood (which housing + scoop you could easily make with your skills) an you could have a flap so in winter picks up air from engine bay....Superchargers like to be cool as we know, too much heat becomes a disaster (me an lots of people will tell you why haha) Anyway Great work and enjoy the extra power

Zach nailed the foreshadowing at 11:11 😂

measure intake pressure or flow. but also exhaust back pressure sensor with gauge.

I've forgotten the exact same thing when I put in a new engine in.

Trevor! And he stayed upright! WIN!

Being in the body shop business for years and thousands of spot welds later I thought I would let you and viewers who don't realise that there is a spot weld remover that is a shaft with a removable double headed spot weld size hole saw and a pilot shaft in the middle that you set so it only drills the first layer of metal. When you are done and the panel is off you just have to grind of the small amount of weld left behind. There are many other ways I just thought this one little tool might help someone. It's cool you are working with the engine you have instead of the typical LS swap. They are like a butthole, everyone has one and the wiring is a nightmare and/or expensive. I remember the old small blocks. You needed 2 wires and a fuel line and they were running. It didn't blow the oil fill cap off when you started it so you should be ok. LOL

I so wanted to supercharge my XJ. You are living my dream. Well done.

Zach is dope, just a chill guy wanting to fuck around with cars, I wanna know how you found him.

Bananna to the rescue 😊

The Rudicon took a beating at the 24 Hours of Hell and Back but everyone was in your corner for that event!!!! A little boost makes everything better in moderation on a stock engine as you well know. I say boost it till it blows and be building another motor in the wings!🍻