yep, but they said they will be doing it once a month... however useless that is!

 

Hmm.....useless as always. DCX doesnt like us. I bet they just went on there to hunt for more reasons to void warranties

 

They never showed up????????

 

Oh they showed up, but one guy asked something like "Hey what the **** is wrong with my car?" And DCX replied with, well we dont know you, nor your car, nor your driving habits, so why are you bothering to ask us?? It was overwrought with questions of stupidity. Which is the norm. Questions like:

"Why doesnt the car have rear power windows?"
DCX: We had to meet a price quota and save weight
"Why do we have regular motor mounts"
DCX: We wanted something between street and race, its not a race car, its built off the neon

And so on and so forth along those lines. So it was virtually useless, since no one asked any questions of any type of ample intellect.

 

they should have posted srt "engineers will answer any questions with previously typed rebuttals and Q and A forms"

 

I read it and it appears real. People on that forum questioned the validity too. The engineers answered stupid questions like you figure they would. They also answered controversial questions like a coporate representative so it seemed very real. Not alot of great information very basic stuff but good confirmation information: ( It appeared like it was screened as questions were simple and they maybe answered 30 questions at most.)


Here are just some of the questions asked:

How many different transmissions were tested on the prototype SRT-4s before they finally settled on the NVG T850 and what were they?

How many different turbos were tested on the prototype SRT-4s before they finally settled on the Mitsubishi TD-04 and what were they?
(We already know about the supercharger, thank GOD that didn't go into production!)



*The NVG T850 was the only transmission that would package and handle the torque capacity.

*There were three suppliers whose turbos we evaluated... Garrett, Borg Warner, and Mitsubishi. In total, we evaluated about 25 different configurations.


Why did't you guys correctly impliment the front suspension and the motor mounts to where they would be useable under power. Not bunny hop on wet pavement and those motor mounts move way too much. This is a performance car that can't. Not like the little train that could.

*Remeber the car was built to be a street car as well as a performance car. And that means that you have to find the right balance between track and street. We also wanted to keep the car affordable so by using the production motor mounts we can keep the bang for the buck quotient high.



whats is with the problem of the PCV valve problem we are all having? why wasnt there something designed to address the problem of getting oil down into the intercooler pipes? Should we get oil catch cans for the problem, or should we leave it as it was from the factory?


*Blow-by from engine combustion is pulled off thru the PCV system. In the case of the SRT4, the hose vents it to the throttle body. If the engine has been heavily used, has seen many hours at excessive boost, the rings may be worn, which will cause more oil vapor thorought the engine. Catch cans are not recommended as they may be a fire hazzard and do not pass the emission regulations for the vehicle.


why was the stock BOV placed back at the turbo instead of much further upstream near the throttle body? in the stock form the pressure needs to backfeed thru the system to get back to the bov for release.


*Because you want to unload the compressor wheel to keep it spinning.....

*The closer to the compressor wheel the BOV is, the quicker the pressure at the compressor wheel can be bled off = less drop in turbo rpm.

*This is one of the reasons Psi-Fi designed their system with the BOV located in the compressor discharge tube............



whats with the 6" wide wheels? couldnt design the car with wider wheels?



*The wheel and tire clearances required for street driving, and our desire to lower the suspension did not allow for a larger wheel and tire on the Neon platform. The Neon was not originally designed with an SRT in mind.

 

Thanks for the consolidated version. Better than reading through four pages of; don't post this, my car does this, doesn't do that, no comment on future products, etc. Their response to skinny rims and catch cans being a hazard are just laughable. Yea, they probably are real SRT engineers.

Hey, you did miss the question on why there are crank handles in the back. The answer was there was no room for the power motors in the rear doors. hmmmm

I want to ask them if they are going to offer a ACR package that lets us non-ACR SRT-4 guys buy at a reasonible price (hey $1000 is good). You know, the struts, sways, rims, etc.

 

AS far as the wheels and CC being hazards, they have to say that. What happens if you dont empty a catch can? Very bad things. Heck, you cant get owners to use the right kind of gas even when you put it in the owners manual in bold print. Can you imagnine the lawsuit now? 'Heartless DCX burned my little boy alive!!!!!!!!!!!". Yeah, they'll risk that. When test cars pass a 200K durability test without a catchcan just fine? Not.

The wheels were the best compromise they could do. Whats an acceptable fit to you is NOT what they use as a standard. Hell, I was told by Ethan B. himself that he almost had to comply with a DCX standard that said ALL passenger vehicles must be able to fit snow chains with no interference with bodywork. Took an act of God to get out of that. Also, they must allow for clearance under absolute worst case. Flat tire, full steering lock, full suspension compression, and STILL clear all non moving parts by a certain distance.

 

Hey, you did miss the question on why there are crank handles in the back. The answer was there was no room for the power motors in the rear doors. hmmmm

Yea that was great right!
I thought they would have said the extra weight would have slowed the SRT down!!!


Just another comment: This forum is so much nicer ...people actually want to help here. Glad I joined ..

 

right....so that's why there are aftermarket power window kits that fit just fine.....