After begging for a while I finally got Justin from JMB Performance to make me an intake for my SRT-6. I've only had it on there a couple of weeks, but according to my butt dyno it has definitely picked up some power, there's better throttle response, and I can hear the whine of the supercharger better. Overall I am very happy with it!

JMB makes great products (he's very well known for making SRT-4, Viper, and Ram SRT-10 performance parts) and they can powdercoat just about any color you would want. I wanted it silver with silver sparkle to be relatively close to the silver accents on the car (window surrounding, grill, gills on the side). I wanted something close to that, but with a little more pop for car shows. My pictures aren't the best, the sparkle really pops in the sun. Right now this is just a one off, but he said if there is enough interest he would probably do a group buy.

 

If the dyno results are about the same (~30hp) and is cheaper than the NeedsWings then I'm in. I already have filters I'd just need the piping

 

Reality,

Looks like he did a very nice job. I like the powder coating. Only thing is it may heat up a bit in traffic. Most of us wrapped the intake with Header wrap for an extra measure but it looks very nice.

Steve

 

Looks good...............any chance the original filter housings, and belt cover will still fit (even though they won't be functional), in order to keep the look somewhat stock ?
If they do, I would surely be interested !

 

I'm not sure what the price would be, I didn't really ask. I'll ask him if we can get 10 or so people to commit how much it would be. I dynoed my car with the stock intake and with no intake on, and I picked up around 25 or 30hp. I'm sure its better than stock (anything would be better than stock!), but I have no idea how much it picked up, and I don't plan on dynoing it again anytime soon, so I can't give exact numbers.

I'm not sure if the original filter housings still fit, but just looking at the pics I took I think they would. I know the belt cover still fits, but I may have mine modified to remove the "wings" and have it painted for car shows. Haven't decided for sure yet. I do plan to have the valve covers powdercoated too though.

 

I dont think you could get the filter boxes in with that CAI, or any other. There isnt that much clearance around the boxes and the CAI is pretty much blocking out the rear mount point at least.

MikeR

 

It looks like high quality work, but how is that COLD AIR induction when it draws air from under the hood near the engine? Maybe the extra HP comes from the addition of the performance filters.

 

Very nice indeed...any idea what the cost might be? Also, I see the bracket for the passenger side...is there something comparable on the driver side?

 

You may be right, I haven't tried to put it back on, and don't plan to! I do like the look of the cover on there though, especially if I cut the wings off. Anyone have a stock cover they don't want anymore? If I modify mine, I would want to still have a stock one to replace it with.

You are dealing with the lesser of two evils I guess. He thought about making it go through the original air intake piping in the front of the car and put the filters behind the front grill, but then you are going through a smaller area, which is restrictive. You can only flow as much air as your smallest area. As you are moving air would be cooler, but yes once at a stop, especially on a hot day, air would be warmer. The filters are lined up relatively well with the original, restrictive, intake piping in the front of the car, so I'm sure whatever cool air from the front that's coming in is being fed to the filters

Not sure on the cost, I'll ask JMB how many you need to have a group buy and what the cost would be. I asked the same thing about having a bracket on one side, but after trying to move it around a little when it was installed I realized just having the one bracket holds it very firmly in place, no need for one on the drivers side.

 

Here's a link to a bunch on SRT-6 parts that I put together.
http://www.srtconnection.com/forums/...ead.php?t=3105

Reality,
If JMB is going to make some of these, send me there site address and a price and I'll add it to my list. Try getting some DEI header wrap or something equal and wrap your intake tubes. It'll help keep the air a bit cooler before getting to the engine. The heat from the engine will cause the pipes to get hot, and the wrap will help insulate them. Just my suggestion.


Toy

 

That's a great list of SRT-6 parts, thanks for doing that.

JMB website is http://jmbperformance.com, but he doesn't have the intake out there. I don't think he's really planning on selling these. If there's enough interest I'm sure he'll do a group buy, if not then I guess I'll have the one and only JMB SRT-6 intake

I thought about wrapping the intake, but I'm not really concerned about the extra few hp it may pickup with that, and I don't want it to mess up my beautiful powdercoating! If I was that worried about the performance (which later I may be) then I'll just do a simple water/meth install.

I think the JMB intake is perfect for me, its a great mixture of performance and bling (and hearing the supercharger a little more is definitely icing on the cake)!

 

I just talked with JMB, they said they can do a group buy for the intake at $399 plus about $25 for shipping. They would need about 5 or so people to commit before doing the group buy. They can powdercoat just about any color you want. The link below shows some of the colors they have available.

http://www.jmbperformance.com/colorchart.html

Please post here if you for sure want to purchase one and we'll see how many people we can get. If we get enough, then everyone can contact JMB for payment and let them know the color you want.

 

Is that piping 3" or 2.5"?

Can you post a pic of the y-pipe section under the coupler where it meets the t/b?

 

Its 2.5" piping. You mean a pic of the inside with the piping off? I didn't get a pic before he put the intake on so I don't have one yet. Its just as you would expect it by looking from the outside though. The pipes were cut and welded together, they were shaped to match the opening by the throttle body. Its very free flowing, not restrictive at all, but like I said before... anything is better than the restrictive stock setup.

 

Reality,
Which is your color...they look really great.

 

ITS ABOUT TIME! i had justin do all of my powder coating on my SRT-10. I used his CAI and catch can on my 10 as well. Justin's work is top notch and he stands behind his products/service 100%...I was hoping he would finally start to do something for the SRT-6. Here's some pics of his work.

the first shows the viper motor stock-then half way through-and finally the finished install.

 

Simple question if you wrap your arm in Header wrap would your arm disipate heat as well? Why do you think they build them out of alluminum the Weight? NO it's so it will disipate the heat. You not only wrap headers for the heat they throw off but what do you do to make a chimney draw better? You make sure it holds its' warmth. The problem with internet car knowledge is that if ONE guy does something that others think looks "Real Cool" everyone does it, they do no reserach themselves. Why not wrap your whole interior so you don't need to use the Air Conditioning anymore? Man some of your guys' ideas are so unbelievable. Thats why checker auto and Pep Boys have that section of bolt on garbage for the Rice Tuners. Also why is everyone one of you so affraid of admitting you own a Chrysler and stop putting all the Mercedes Benz stickers on your cars? I will challenge any one or group of you to discuss the design and building of the Crossfire but I will not let you say it is a Mercedes. I have owned Mercedes and not "entry" level ones, now I choose to drive a Chrysler Crossfire and I am not ashamed of it. Rather proud that I can do what I please.
Mike

 

If you wrap your arm in header wrap and then place it against a hot stove will it burn you as bad as no header wrap? Maybe if you left it there a while, but it will effectively prevent the heat from being transmitted directly from the hot stove to your flesh.

Its also quite a bit more feasable than wrapping your interior so you dont have to use the a/c. Thats a funny visual though.

 

Sorry, didn't see this until now. My color is reflective chrome with metallic, its the one on the right in this picture...

http://www.jmbperformance.com/colors...tivechrome.JPG

 

The idea of wrapping the intake is to help slow the heat soaking that the aluminun piping will absorb. Part of the problem with the factory setup was that it sits right against the block, being heated the whole time you're driving. With the pipes off the block and in the air a bit, that will help some with the heat, but not entirely. Even wrappping the pipes will not completely keep the heat out, but it'll help. It's about the same idea as using an intercooler for the superchager. It takes the hot air, runs it thru a radiator like devise to cool it before going back into the engine. Wrapping won't work like an intercooler, I'm not saying that, but it'll help some. Down here in the south, we need all the cooling help we can get. Some of you guys way up north would be shocked at the power loss of driving in the high heat down here.

And I drive a Chrysler, not a MB!!

I'll add there intake to my list, thanks.