Originally Posted by Teck-9
Heres the story. A while back, I started a thread called srt power in your na for 3k. I said that you could get 280 to the wheels with a nw dcai with the big filters, magnecor wires, ngk irridiums, needswings fuel filter/ regulator, needswings downpipes that delete all 4 cats, srt cat-back, underdrive pulley kit, and an ecu tune. I have done all of this minus the ecu reflash due to possible swaps in the future. The results are rather shocking, it actually feels like a car with some power. I have done no dynos, but it really pulls you back in your seat. I have timed 0-60 pulls multiple times with multiple devices, all were under 5 and a half seconds and one was as low as 5.1 with 57 degreee air temparature. Could i keep up with an srt after an ecu tune? Possibly. My next mod will be the 74 mm tb. Then im considering a 430 injector swap, but I hear split reviews on injector swaps, opinions, advice? Also, a 430 fuel pump swap. I'd like to do headers, but can't find any. Ive considered a rear mount turbo setup, lantana doesn't think i'll blow the motor, but im still skittish toward forced induction. I've thought of cams, but i hear they sacrifice power in higher rpms to improve your peak hp and that the stock cams are best for the broad power curve. Does anybody have any experience to offer on any of this or possibly some things that I haven't thought of?
A few things:
Get a tune ASAP. Call up Eurocharged, ask for Jerry and get the OBD cable sent to you. He will flash the ECU to fit your mods, and will reflash for FREE in the future. So, don't let mods that "might" be installed hold you up from getting the tune.
Also, are you datalogging at all? With all of those mods and no tune, I'd be skittish without knowing where the a/f ratios are holding.
Finally, a dyno at this point is a MUST in order to be truly subjective. Butt-dynos are notoriously INaccurate, and "feels fast" holds no merit.
Sadly, timing devices can be very inconsistent because you're at the mercy of your reaction time.
Speedriven is working on a set of headers, jump in the group buy if you're interested. The more, the merrier
All that being said, you still will likely be much slower than a stock SRT. They simply have too much torque, too low in the RPM range, and it's a tough thing to beat.