Originally Posted by former NXMX5
i agree about the lack of mods, but you talk about them like they're going onto a Mustang or being made for the VQ 3.5L... there's just no sales volume for these parts to be designed, tested, "mass" produced, etc... and direct from Chrysler no less? you'd be better off chewing RENNtech's ear off. I mean no disrespect to Kris, juddz, or Core at all -- they're all good ideas; but they are far-fetched.
i would like to see a HEMI swap over kit while we're piling it on.
...then why is it not far fetched for Mazdaspeed to offer a line of performance add-ons for the similarly low volume RX-7? The aftermarket is a multi-billion dollar industry, and divisions such as Chrysler's SRT group or Ford's SVT group are a means to build brand recognition not only for a special limited run of vehicles, but also their in-house aftermarket parts. The OEM's definitely want a piece of this market, with its high profit margins. And even if the Crossfire is low volume, the similar Mercedes SLK shares many components and is sold globally. That global volume could be bundled, and only the packaging would need to be changed between Mopar and Mercedes cartons. I think it makes sense to discuss this with DaimlerChrysler, especially since they have been extremely responsive in supporting the needs of the SRT-4 owners out there, who own something that sells in volumes similar to our Crossfires. Sure, the SRT-4 is a Neon. But the entire powertrain is unique to the SRT-4 and PT turbo, and there are enough manifold differences and other variations between PT and SRT-4 such that many of the "turbo toys" should only work on the SRT-4 variant. And again, I am no stranger to building up cars. My last two were very far from being stock. There is nothing impossible or ridiculous about bolting up any of the parts that I mentioned, because I've done it all before.