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Replying to: cuppy1 (Jan 17, 2006 7:04 am)
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Can 420 HP take me to the front?? After I driving a friends 2006 Porsche Cayenne turbo (450 HP)I have my doubts. What about adding a twin turbo to the new Jeep?
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Replying to: tl767 (Jan 17, 2006 2:08 pm) |
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Replying to: sbeck (Jan 17, 2006 9:16 pm) The upcoming Mopar perf upgrade kit should be way more feasible than twin turboing a SRT-8. |
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Since the Jeep has a big-bore motor, putting a turbo on it may not be the best option as it takes a while for turbos to spool up. Supercharging seems more deemable in this particular application. Vortech has a supercharger out now for the 6.1L and it said to take the power up to "around 500-550hp". But I'd be hard-pressed to put more stress on the engine versus waiting for Mopar's performance upgrade that'll give it virtually the same power in a more cost effective and less time consuming package. My SRT is making in the neighborhood of about 450hp. Cold-air intake and custom Bassani free-flowing/low-restriction exhaust has turned this thing from a drag-racer to a rocket ship. New 0-60: 4.87 sec Upgrades and about 1200 miles of driving: 4.56 seconds that I posted this past weekend. My friends, that is fast for a car let alone a 4800 pound SUV. I'm currently am waiting on the Brembo brake upgrade that order. The brakes that are on the SRT are great by all means, but come on guys, you can never have enough, right? |
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Replying to: subden (Jan 11, 2006 7:24 pm) # so insurance isn't to ridiculous. The only colors it is available in are black, silver and red. The only interior color available is dark slate gray. The steel blue is supposedly a late availability color. I have no idea when mine is coming but can't wait.
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Replying to: 06blksrt8 (Jan 19, 2006 7:57 am)
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If you love your M3, then you are going to go absolutely nutz when you get a chance to crack the SRT at full tilt. I have nothing to say short of astonishing for the way the Jeep seamlessly and effortlessly drives. My SRT is probably in the top 5 of all of the performance cars I've ever owned. And to go with that the versatility that it provides, it's a winner. The BMW, Porsche, and RR Sport are very nice performance SUV's, but the got quite a ways to go to catch the HEMI. 
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Replying to: blkhemi (Jan 19, 2006 2:50 pm) when we test drove the srt in the rain i was very impressed to say the least and that was in near freezing conditions the wait is killing me. when another dealer gets one in I will try to schedule a road test on a nice day. I love the m3, the sound, the handling and the engine sound especially when i rev it up to 8,000 and the funny thing is that my wife loves the m3 too .when i'm in the passenger side i often see her grin sometimes when see punches it. at first my wife did not like the m3 then see got pregnant. then see said we need a car that an infant seat will fit. fortunately for me it did. the next thing was if the kid does not like it or it becomes to difficult then we need to get rid of the m3. to say the least the baby loved it, and cried anytime we were in any other vehicle besides the m3. when we found out a second one was on the way I looked at x-5 and the porsche, did not test drive just look, but if i was going to spend that much money I was going for the M5 but I want sure how I would react to the SMG being a stick guy and all. alot of people love it and other people hate it. I wasn't going to order a 95K car not knowing how I would feel about it and the stick version is not coming out until next year. now the second one is on the way and i feel it would be difficult to travel with two car seats in the back of the m3. but my wife, you is understanding, said we will try to manage it knowing how much i loved the m3. my brother who has a 20003 jeep cherokee mentioned to me a couple of months ago that an srt version is coming out. then out of curiosity wanted to see if any dealer had any to test drive last week after the third call a dealer said we just got one off the truck. when i went there is was love at first sight. |
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