Hey guys, it's been a while but it appears I'm back. I've probably gone through a dozen cars at least since I sold my last Crossfire, but the opportunity popped up last night for me to buy another one today. Anyway, the seller is a shop in Birmingham, AL that took possession of it after the state determined the criteria for abandonment was met.

The car has 65K miles and the car is a mess. Apparently the owner left the car at the shop when they quoted him 2K for repairs. The car won't start, but turns over briefly. There was a pristine RCM module in the front seat, but I haven't inspected the one that's installed on the car. My guess is it's a skreem module issue, but it's been a long time since I was keen on Crossfire specifics.

As for mods, the car has a single NW single intake, NW OCC, and 65mm pulley.

I plan on ordering the skreem module from Rob this weekend, since the car is starting for 1 sec and then shutting off. Hopefully this gets it back on the road. I'd like to be drag racing this car by September.

FWIW, I figured it was meant to be when I saw it had the same wheels as my last Crossfire.

 

Did a little cleaning:

 

Good find grip.
I don't get why some ppl abandon there cars ???
Well if the repairs will coat alot more than the car is worth, but more $$$ in upgrades than the repair was.

You will have her going in no time

 

Can hardly believe it. You with another SRT-6 after selling all your spare parts. Good Luck and welcome back. Squirrel Crusher

 

Looks pretty straight! nice find.

 

Yes !
Welcome Back !!

 

"Ditto" on the welcome back! That really cleaned up nicely! As I believe in checking the simple things first, the symptom you describe of starting but then dying right away could be as simple as having no transponder chip (or the wrong transponder chip) in the key fob. Open up the key fob and see what's in there . . .

 

Good to have you back, Grip. I'm sure you'll make that into a pristine jewel in short order. I always liked that color too.

 

Thanks guys. Luckily I still have a few parts laying around, but not what I need to put it back together.

Would the car actually turnover without the transponder in the key?

As for chasing down the issue, I'm getting freaked out now after reading about the ECU frying itself if I continue connecting/disconnecting the battery. For now I'm leaving it connected, but I had to disconnect the vacuum pump in the hatch to get the exterior lights to go out. It's full of water, as well as the spare that was in the truck. I don't believe they are repairable, so I'll be ordering a used one from ebay.

The theft control module in the hatch is junk also. It was soaked and there's rust on the circuit board. Also, the tow light was illuminating on the switch, but went out when I disconnected the module

I think the RCM is good, since the fan isn't coming on when it fails to start. A brand new uninstalled spare RCM came with the car, but I don't think it's needed.

I ordered the skreem module, since the car will crank over an briefly start if I disconnect/reconnect the battery. Does this seem like I"m on the right path?

By the way, it appears the previous owner also installed a used TCU in the passenger floorboard.

Do I have to disconnect the battery to install the skreem module?

Here's the old pulse module with rust on it:


Here's the security module from the hatch:


A couple junk vacuum pumps and the security module:

 

If it tries 3 times , then nuttin, you are on the right path.
The pulse module is located in the underhood fuse panel box, how the heck did it connected in the passenger floorboard ? That would take running a bunch of wires for no discernible purpose.

 

That's what it's doing. After a few start attempts, it doesn't even click anymore unless I remove/reconnect the battery.

I was mistaken about the module. The pulse module looks similar to the TCU, so I thought that was it since it was in the floorboard near the TCU. The TCU is what seems to have been changed. Here's a couple pics of it installed in the car:

 

Yes, it will turn over and start but then immediately die . . . Check the key fob!

 

My car isn't exhibiting the exact 3 starts then nothing like skreem fails seem to suggest. I only get one start and that's it. Latemodel21 thinks the Skreem is good and that it might have a power issue. Maybe it's the fob afterall.
How do I test if the key has the correct working transponder that's tied to the car? I never had any of these issues when I owned my other two Crossfires, so please excuse my ignorance. I'll be searching for this answer in the meantime.

 

Carvel Webb was on here....and that means that car was tracked at SCCA. I know they sold a couple of them. It is definitely the correct TCU for an SRT-6 as I just did a bunch of research for another rescue on that subject. Most likely one of the first round of TCU tunes. Order a new key from Rob as RED DOG suggested.

And keep it off the bottle please! I have enough trouble chasing down all the old times on dragtimes as is. Keep it 65, not stacked, and chase me down at 11.830.....please?!? lol

 

~ looking forward to the progress... cheers!

 

Good find. Good thread.

Following!

 

That's what you need Max ! Dump that crappy VW and get you a SRT6 to fix up !

A Graphite SRT6 Roadster is YOU !!!!!

 

Steve dropped by yesterday and we started inspecting the car for mods and came across a NW intercooler on top of the other mods. We jacked up the rear end in hopes of seeing evidence of an LSD, but it's an open differential.

I think my serious track days are behind me, but I'll likely try for some 11's on DR's this season if I can get it running in time.

By the way, doesn't it take one good key (transponder and cut key) to program another one?

Thanks

Thanks

 

Carvel Webb used to do autocross with probably that SRT6. Does it have a home made trailer hitch ? He used to pull a motorcycle trailer to the events with his track wheels.
He lives about 90 miles south of me, haven't seen or heard from him in years.
His son (CJW) has a SRT6 which he drag races and is still active on the forum.

 

Yeap, that's it. I was looking at the trailer hitch yesterday. I googled his name and Crossfire and found the car on Dragtimes with a 12.0 @ 116, which is encouraging.

2005 Chrysler Crossfire Srt-6 1/4 mile Drag Racing timeslip specs 0-60 - DragTimes.com