Originally Posted by hpmotors
A 4th option would be a standalone new ecu (ie, an AEM type) that has the capacity to handle the supercharger - AND more!
too low production numbers, and even fewer enthusiasts... to give you an idea, to get the weather pack connectors reproduced for a SRT-4, it cost AEM 400 dollars per unit... couple that with development cost (each plug n play AEM unit has to be able to control the gauges properly and use all the stock sensors, this takes many hours of reverse engineering) and the unit production costs... and you can see how this would cost over 3000 per unit for this car which no one would be willing to pay...
trying to use the universal AEM unit on this car would be a huge undertaking as you would need to leave the stock ECU in to control the gauge cluster and hope it worked when you hand over the engine controls to the AEM unit...
its just no the right kind of car for this kind of undertaking, its too new, too few enthusiasts, too expensive to start hacking and slashing with your fingers crossed...
i can see myself using this car in 6 - 8 years as my toy box where i will rip out the entire engine and tranny, place a 2.4 turbo engine out of a SRT-4 in it with a jeep liberty RWD 6 speed manual transmission, all controlled by a AEM unit, with a gauge cluster filled with VDO aftermarket gauges... but for now, its too early...