Hennessey Performance is not the only shop
you can call if you decide you can’t have your Jeep Gladiator with anything
else than a Hellcat engine. Many custom shops around the country perform the
engine swap for the right amount of cash and TR3 Performance is one of them.
The Florida-based company specializes in modifying exotic cars but it couldn’t
turn down a customer’s request to give the Gladiator a Hellcat transplant.
The pickup truck came to the shop straight
from the dealership and the crew set out to do more than just to swap the
standard 285 HP 3.6-liter V6 for the 707 HP 6.2-liter supercharged V8 we all
know as the Hellcat.
The Jeep Gladiator
underwent a massive transformation that turned it into a performance off-road
truck ready for anything, anytime and anywhere. The list of parts used to give
the Gladiator a boost of confidence and capability is really long, so we
imagine a lot of dough went into this build. On the outside, the Hellcat
Gladiator sports a new front bumper as well as new fenders, inner fenders,
locking hood downs and rear rack — all from DV8. The front bumper comes with an
extension fitted with Rigid D-Series Pro Spot Lights, with the roof-mounted
50-inch LED Spot/Flood Light Bars coming from the same supplier.
The rear bumper is a Road Armor Stealth
model with a built-in winch. New accessories fitted to the truck also include
four Monster hooks, Rough Country tire carrier in the bed, and N-Fab Nerf step
system. On the topic of performance, the aftermarket specialist fitted a
2.5-inch Fox Shocks Rubicon Express lift kit, which freed up space for 17-inch
XD Wheels shod with 35-inch Mickey Thompson Baja MTZP3 off-road tires.
As for the Hellcat engine, TR3 Performance
decided a Magnaflow exhaust and fuel system upgrade from Fore Innovations were
enough and we applaud them (and the owner) for that.
