Very cool article on the 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4 from Car and Driver...

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=7871

redriderbob

 

Sounds like they really liked the car!! I know I do!![sm=smiley20.gif]

 

Me too!!![sm=smiley17.gif]I think the SRT-4 they tested still needed to be broke in though, it was a little slow in the 1/4 compared to it's 0-60 time. A GREAT showing none the less, and a f[sm=smiley35.gif]k of alot better than Motor Weeks pathetic run(14.9@99 in the 1/4) in an '03. I have never seen an '03 that slow in person.

 

Maybe a "newbee" owner/driver...I was kinda slow in mine till I got used to it...[sm=smiley16.gif]

 

same here[8D] but at my very first time at the track, my best time was a respectful 14.8. not bad for a newbie with a bone stock '03 srt-4 at the drags[&:]

 

I'm going to find a track as soon as I get the Stage 1 (or less likely) Stage 2...[&:]

 

have you gotten anything else for your car already. If you haven't, the stage 2 is actually a really good deal for only a little bit more saving(probably less saving than me-you all probably make more). The stage 1 is $400 but modern performance has the stage 2(without turbo toys) for $850. The wastegate actuator that comes with it is worth about $150 by itself plus you get the MAP and TIP sensors. And if you are going to get the stage 1 anyways the stage 2 comes with better injectors and a better PCM. I personally think that it is a better deal to wait a little longer and get the stage 2 rather than buying the injectors and PCM twice.

 

I've got the stuff listed in my postings (haven't put the BOV on yet). I change my mind about every 15 minutes on this....my pocketbook says Stage 1, my heart says Stage 2.
Heck, maybe I'll just work some overtime on the police dispatch desk after my patrol is over and pay for it that way...[sm=smiley4.gif]

 

I bought the 10mm Craftsman ratcheting box end, both regular and offset to put the BOV on myself. Screw paying the dealership $75-$115 to do it when they have never done one before. It won't hurt it even if I were to do it wrong, it just wouldn't have much power due to pressure loss. I've done more than enough wrenching to do it myself. Besides, the money I'll save doing it myself can go toward the Mopar Performance exhaust which I will also put on myself. I will have the dealership put Stage 2 on though.[sm=smiley2.gif]

 

How much did the box end cost?[&:]