Originally Posted by Maxwell
I don't think you can do a v8 or srt6 upgrade on $4,000, calculating the cost of doing the srt6 upgrade into a Base crossfire, it will also cost you about $10k, and doing the V8 conversion is also gonna cost $10k and a lot of time finding a competant tech to programn it.
$4,000 huh? can you show your accounting for that project please ???
For the SRT Upgrade - you can do it two ways:
Take your '04 (or '05 or '06) limited, take it to the dealer and trade it for an SRT. You can pick up an SRT for 18-23K depending on the mileage. Guaranteed to cost you less than $10K unless you paid a stupid price for your limited and are going to pay a stupid price for your SRT.
OR, buy a motor off of LKQ for $2,400. That leaves you another $1,600 just for the electronics. I believe Lantana mentioned $250 for the 'unlocking' of the ecu? The rest towards the re-programming...I haven't researched this much, but I would have a hard time seeing $10K to put an SRT engine into a limited. $4,000 may be a little low, but $10K seems like overkill.
I obviously haven't looked into doing this because I decided to just trade up for an SRT. It was quicker, and the car will be worth more in the end (compared to a Limited with an SRT motor - not a V8). I also liked the added performance, visual, and ergonomical aspects of the SRT over the limited. It was a no-brainer.
How street-friendly will a 350 hp N/A M112 motor be?
Where is YOUR accounting on this (apparently you have done some research).
SQ