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Old 04-16-2007 | 09:43 AM
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There is a guy here at my work that has a yellow srt-8 with the black stripe down the side, I have been meaning to talk to him, and see where he stands on how his car performs, maybe I can convince him of a little run one of these days, The cars look ******* thats for damn sure. I would own one in a heart beat, but only if I could keep my 02Z, cause my car is my second wife, and I would pretty shitty to get rid of it. lol

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Old 04-16-2007 | 09:58 AM
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At the track, a friend's 300 SRT8 with CAI and Catback runs 13.5 at around 108. This is at Milan, which is a somewhat "slow" track.
Old 04-16-2007 | 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 01Blk*SS*
trust me, the truck does feel fast when u wot it.... its definately comparable to my car and weighs around 1500 more lbs.
I guess I expected it to be in another league of performance but really it didn't feel that much faster than a Lightning.
Old 04-16-2007 | 12:23 PM
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I was getting reckless eyeballed by a SRT-10 extended cab on the way to work today. I would have loved to snap him off! But of course he wouldn't bite
Old 04-16-2007 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Finite1
They look aggressive.

I thought the aftermarket was pretty limited?

I've looked on the internet for shops/stores and have only found the headers/exhaust kits from Stainless works. I know a guy who claims to have a pretty well modded one with a small cam (apparently). Is that even possible?
YES, it is very possible. There are now several several members on the 300cforums and lxforums that are running different cam/head packages. FRI (frank racing) comes to mind first hand. They are doing some great things with their cams and head/intake port work! More people than stainless works have headers/exhaust for these cars. Corsa/Magnaflow/Kooks/SLP/Borla/JBA/stainlessworks, they all make headers and catback systems for the SRTs and R/T Models.
Old 04-16-2007 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by germeezy1
I was getting reckless eyeballed by a SRT-10 extended cab on the way to work today. I would have loved to snap him off! But of course he wouldn't bite
Whoa... exteneded cab SRT-10??? I thought they only came in Single cab and Crew Cab? Are you sure it was a SRT-10?
Old 04-16-2007 | 10:32 PM
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My experiences have been all in my favor.Last time an SRT10 RAM acted like he wasnt gonna race at a red light.Then he punches it at about 30 mph.My girl was with me and my cars A4,2.73 with some boltons.I held a 2 car length lead consistently to 95 mph.Then he turned off.We laughed about that truck.I have more srt kills under my belt(minus a viper).Just my take.....
Old 04-16-2007 | 10:36 PM
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BTW we were door to door when he decides to try and punk me out.He got the hit and all.My auto downshifted nice and hard(hpp3 trans tune,all dialed in how i like it).
Old 04-17-2007 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by BigD 275
At the track, a friend's 300 SRT8 with CAI and Catback runs 13.5 at around 108. This is at Milan, which is a somewhat "slow" track.
Well at Milan, I ran a 13.1 at 109 mph with just a slp dual dual catback and a lid with a 2.2 60ft time
Old 04-17-2007 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by germeezy1
There are stock LS1 F-bodies and C5's that have run mid to high 12's bone stock. But thats not repeatable or probable.
Mid 12s bone stock? That seems far-fetched. Any bone stock LS1 F-bodies hit 110mph trap speeds?
Old 04-17-2007 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by WIPLASH
Don't forget the break in period and torque management on these things!
A guy I work with dynoed his CSRT-8 with 400 miles on it and it came out at 357rwhp on a corrected dynojet. With 12,000 miles on the clock and NOTHING but a cold air it pulled 399rwhp and almost as much torque on the same dynojet! The car has gone 12.67 @ 111mph on 18" DR's and the CAI (still only managed a high 1.9x 60' though, terrible track prep around here).

The PCM doesn't allow WOT in first gear AT ALL, EVER! I've driven the car and it pulls harder in 2nd than it does in 1st! And like I said before the torque management is rediculous in these things! When someone figures out how to get into these PCM's they'll be running low 12's with nothing more than CAI's/exhaust/tunes!

Respect is due for these things.
Let's clarify here. There is no "break-in" period for hp. What you report is an anomaly with the dyno, different air temps AND the 2nd run NOT at operating temperatures - a 20-30hp difference. Otherwise with a CAI it's 5-7 hp. I did it at 1500 and 9500 miles, 365 and 370rwhp respectively.

Full exhaust SRT-8s hit 400whp on the dyno, however.
Old 04-17-2007 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MYSRT8U
Honestly I didn think you were flaming me. Ther area few cars on the west coast that have high 12's in stock form. but you also have to know on hte west coast the air is more dense and there is hardly any hummidity. even most of the ls1's o nthe west coast can achieve lower et's than most of us on the east coast.
I would have to disagree. The Northeast seems best; Englishtown and Atco seem to run the best times. They are colder most of the year, high air density/low altitude and low humidity. You're in the south, much different.

The other major difference, assuming decent track prep/traction between a stock SRT-8 running low 13s vs. high 12s is simply whether or not it's run cool or at normal operating temps while sitting and idling in the staging lanes.
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Originally Posted by EXTREME
Whoa... exteneded cab SRT-10??? I thought they only came in Single cab and Crew Cab? Are you sure it was a SRT-10?
It was an SRT-10 it had the wheels, badges, hood. I have a hard time telling the dodge ext. cab from there crew cab.
Old 04-17-2007 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Deuuuce
Let's clarify here. There is no "break-in" period for hp. What you report is an anomaly with the dyno, different air temps AND the 2nd run NOT at operating temperatures - a 20-30hp difference. Otherwise with a CAI it's 5-7 hp. I did it at 1500 and 9500 miles, 365 and 370rwhp respectively.

Full exhaust SRT-8s hit 400whp on the dyno, however.
Don't be surprised Ford did it with the GT and the GT500, programmed into the PCM. After they got a certain amout of miles on them they really opened up!
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Originally Posted by lomaximumta
They are quick off the line then die out. No match for a stock LS1
Wrong. I've seen a race between a stock '02 6-speed trans am ws.6 and a stock charger srt-8 and the Charger was inching away at speeds over 100. I would say the 300/Charger SRT-8's are a little stronger than LS1 F-bod's and right on par with a well driven 6-speed LS1 Vette.

I've seen a time of 12.9 at 108 from a stock Charger SRT-8. NO LS1 is killing that.
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Originally Posted by gyrene2003
i ran an srt-8 magnum once on the highway with 2 passengers and i beat him both times by like 2 cars. i was very happy with my car since all i had was a lid and catback at the time. Its funny though i got flammed for like 5 pages when i posted the kill. people just found it so unholy and unbelievable that my car could be a 350 horsepower boat in the top end!! i thought i was on a friggin SRT forum.
I'm not suprised. The Magnum SRT-8 is a little heavier than the Charger and 300 SRT-8's so their not as quick. Still pretty strong once they get moving.
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Originally Posted by TORNATIC!!
Wrong. I've seen a race between a stock '02 6-speed trans am ws.6 and a stock charger srt-8 and the Charger was inching away at speeds over 100. I would say the 300/Charger SRT-8's are a little stronger than LS1 F-bod's and right on par with a well driven 6-speed LS1 Vette.

I've seen a time of 12.9 at 108 from a stock Charger SRT-8. NO LS1 is killing that.
It doesn't take many mods to run that in a LS1 F-body, and lets just hope those LS1's that do challenge the SRT-8's are modded. I personally won't be racing any SRT's unless its a Viper.
Old 04-17-2007 | 06:18 PM
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I've beaten a SRT8 charger rolling @30-35 & dead stop @ the light, both times i walked him by at least 2 cars when i let off in second gear. But it is a very good race,@ the light u have to catch him cause he can get about a car or car and half if you don't jump.
Old 04-17-2007 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by wickedbluess
I've beaten a SRT8 charger rolling @30-35 & dead stop @ the light, both times i walked him by at least 2 cars when i let off in second gear. But it is a very good race,@ the light u have to catch him cause he can get about a car or car and half if you don't jump.
I think one thing people are forgetting is the disadvantage of having an auto in a roll race versus a manual. You guys in the manual get instant surge while most auto's take a split second longer to downshift or react after you floor it. With two even cars that could be the difference right there. I could see a stock LS1 pulling couple of car lengths on a SRT-8 with it's auto taking it's time to react.

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Just last weekend a Srt-8 Charger ran a 14.5@97 (Bone Stock) , Srt-8 Magnum
13.9@101 (CAI,Catback), LS1 Camaro 14.1@102 (Bone Stock)--3000ft DA


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