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Old 11-01-2006 | 03:46 PM
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Man, I installed a few things now on my wife's SRT-4 and cranked the boost up to 17lbs from 12lbs and LET me tell you...that little sucker flys! My wife went out on a test drive so I can set the boost where she wanted it, which was at FULL 17lbs! Anyway, she ran across an RX8 at a light and the guy took off, and she followed and put about 4 cars on the guy, then the guy wouldnt pull next to her at the light...then he creeps up and asks " How much horsepower does that car have?" She loved it! Good kill. Im loving this little car. I have my old Cobra MAC 9" filter on it, that thing wants to suck the hood off!
Old 11-01-2006 | 03:55 PM
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Yup, those little cars CAN be potent. For the most part they are not up to the performance of our cars. There are a rare few that could hand me my ***, but they only wanna roll race cause they can't launch worth a crap. Still sounds like it would be a fun daily driver. I would have to take that gay *** wing off and all badges that say srt4 or neon......that **** screams gay.
Old 11-01-2006 | 03:58 PM
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Thats cool. SRT-4's are fun little cars.
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I wouldnt run my mouth off like an idiot but I tell ya, I find the Cobra sitting in the driveway and I tear out with the ....the......NEON more and more now on Taco Bell runs!
Old 11-01-2006 | 06:34 PM
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what mods do u have on ur wifes' srt? i have a friend with one with stg 2 w/toys and other supporting mods and this things flies. it prolly good for a mid to high 12 with a good launch.
Old 11-01-2006 | 06:53 PM
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There are some pretty sick ones running around here. lujanmotorsports is a local mopar shop which cranks out some pretty angry skittles.
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I wasn't running off at the mouth like an idiot, why don't you read before you write?? I said they CAN be potent, MOST are not up to par w/ us, and there are a FEW that could hand me my ***.



I have raced a stg2 w/ toys, said he was running higher oct. on HOM mode, turoback exhaust, and a few other mods.......needless to say, I strolled out on his *** from a 45 roll.......5-6 cars by 120
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there is a couple stage 3 srt4's out here throwing down some potent #'s... pretty quick little cars for sure.

btw rx8's are slowness.. the srt4 could take one stock. good kill.
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Originally Posted by dalez28
there is a couple stage 3 srt4's out here throwing down some potent #'s... pretty quick little cars for sure.

btw rx8's are slowness.. the srt4 could take one stock. good kill.
Actually people have been running better from what I hear on the stg 2 w/ supporting mods. SRT4 guys say stg3 is a waste of cash, if your gunna go higher than stg2, you should just upgrade the turbo to a 50 trim.
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Originally Posted by 01MMMZ28
Actually people have been running better from what I hear on the stg 2 w/ supporting mods. SRT4 guys say stg3 is a waste of cash, if your gunna go higher than stg2, you should just upgrade the turbo to a 50 trim.
I thought the 3 does get a larger snail... or maybe the 2 I have seen under hood of just had also done the upgraded turbo route too. Both were the t3 50 trim.
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I was thinking about getting one before I saw that 98 and up z28's are waay cheaper than a srt4's im kinda a big guy so the camaro was a good choice. The only thing's I dont like about the camaro are the big doors and the long front end (im just used to small cars) but thats just me evertything else I love the car kicks major butt. Oh yea my camaro is the fisrt car I didnt need a hill to get past 130 mph .
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The stg 3 is a turbo swap. They are fast, for what they are, a Neon with a warranty
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nice... should go for a WRX next ;-)!!!
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Originally Posted by JayplaySS2
Man, I installed a few things now on my wife's SRT-4 and cranked the boost up to 17lbs from 12lbs and LET me tell you...that little sucker flys! My wife went out on a test drive so I can set the boost where she wanted it, which was at FULL 17lbs! Anyway, she ran across an RX8 at a light and the guy took off, and she followed and put about 4 cars on the guy, then the guy wouldnt pull next to her at the light...then he creeps up and asks " How much horsepower does that car have?" She loved it! Good kill. Im loving this little car. I have my old Cobra MAC 9" filter on it, that thing wants to suck the hood off!

Mucho fun daddy-o!
Old 11-02-2006 | 06:21 AM
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I heard that stage 2 srt4's had issues with running tooooo rich compared to the stage 1 & 3.....Also that stage 2's have more probs.....is this true????
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Originally Posted by 01MMMZ28
I wasn't running off at the mouth like an idiot, why don't you read before you write?? I said they CAN be potent, MOST are not up to par w/ us, and there are a FEW that could hand me my ***.



I have raced a stg2 w/ toys, said he was running higher oct. on HOM mode, turoback exhaust, and a few other mods.......needless to say, I strolled out on his *** from a 45 roll.......5-6 cars by 120
Whoa, I wasnt bitching at you, I was saying in general...I wouldnt run my mouth off if I had an SRT-4....that had NOTHING to do with you or your post... I see alot of guys act like they have LS1/Cobra killing SRT-4's when in reality they are usually 13 sec cars.
Old 11-02-2006 | 10:10 AM
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Nice kill. But be easy on the RX8's, we're slow.
Old 11-02-2006 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by miamifan3413
I heard that stage 2 srt4's had issues with running tooooo rich compared to the stage 1 & 3.....Also that stage 2's have more probs.....is this true????
MOPAR was kinda smart and made the S2 tune a bit richer. Thats been confirmed IIRC by Grassroots Motor Sports. They figured that people were going to likely do other mods beyond just S2 and that they had better put in a bit of a cushion A/F ratio wise to be safe.
Old 11-02-2006 | 12:47 PM
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In general srt-4's run rich anyways. At least my 3 friends do. About 10.5 on the a/f gauge. They all still made good power though. One made 260whp on stage 1 with a 10.2-10.5 a/f ratio. I think their fuel return line kits help this out also.
Old 11-02-2006 | 01:40 PM
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10.5 is a pretty nice AF for high boost on pump. Not on the edge, not pig rich, just safe and effective for motors like the SRT4s.



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