I have noticed there are far too many people on this site wondering if this car is modable and some that are even discrediting most mods even though most of these people have not even attempted these mods. I did alot VERY quickly on this car and EVERYTHING i have done has made the car faster and faster. This is a guide sort of speak to show somebody how to build a low 12 second crossfire for around 2 grand! I really hope this entry can become a sticky or something that way people can read it and see the FACTS and not opinions.
1. Breaking the car in -
My crossfire had less than 100 miles on it when I bought it. I broke my car in by topping her out before she even hit 200 miles. I was between 155-160 several times and drove the car hard ALL the time. There is a million opinions on breaking in but I though I would just share with everyone how I did mine. I have always done this on anything new I have purchased and have never blown anything up.
2. The next thing I did was a get a baseline on the car and took her to the track. The car ran
13.2@103 if I remember correctly the first time out. At that time there was only 1,200ish miles on her. I had the resonator removed shortly after that track session.
3. I then ordered the needswings cold air intake and put several hundred miles on her very quickly before I went to the track. I knew the car was faster and ran a
12.9@106 with the intake.
4. I then ordered the ASP pulleys (331380) and put several hundred miles on her as well. The car felt twice as fast right away but gained even more with miles. I ran a
12.3@110 with that added.
5. I then sent my ECU into InMotion tuning and had a custom tune done for $500. I went to the track again and ran a
12.2@113 with that added.
Here is the cost breakdown:
Resonator Removed: $150
Intake: $500
Pulley's: $1,000
Tuning: $500
I went from
13.2@103 to
12.2@113 with those above mods and thats a fact.
If you have a standard crossfire (non srt) the fastest way to get a fast car is to trade in on an SRT. No disrespect intended but some of you guys have spend thousands on the non srt model in attempts to build a faster car when it would have been cheaper just to trade in most likely. Even the fastest highly modded non srt xfire runs low 14's high 13's best which even a stock SRT will easily spank.
As far as dynoing goes I say the hell with it. It's good for tuning and thats about it. Let the track show you what she's got.
I hope this helps everyone and if anyone was offended I want to apologize in advance. The point of the above is to provide clarity on the modding potential of the car. If you think the srt is fun stock just wait until you mod it with some or all of the above. There is few feelings better than having such a sleeper and beating unsuspecting "other" sports cars so badly they go back to the dealer just to get there motor checked out...