SRT4 worth it?

[Srt4dude87]

Iv'e owned my Srt since August of 05. Mine has right now 32,000 miles and I think I'm cursed.At 10,000 miles syncros went out in my tranny and had to have them fixed. At 20,000 my oil pump went out and blew my motor and ate up my cams crank and all kinds of shit and cost 2800 to rebuild not to mention it took the dealership 3 months to get it finished because they said they had to get parts that were back ordered. The tensioner went out on my belts 2 weeks after i got it back. And now my turbo bearings i think are goin out. But i love the car in every way. It looks great, drives great, and if you pull up beside most hondas or cobalt ss' you can blow them away. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

[Ondonti]

I bet tyler is glad he got the GLH turbo omni for a daily driver instead

[Turbo224]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ondonti I bet tyler is glad he got the GLH turbo omni for a daily driver instead

Yes I am!

[TurboMan]

Id like to find a glh or glhs for a summer weekend cruiser one day. But I cant complain owning my gt cruiser. Nothing like keeping up to a cobalt ss on the the highway and they cant loose ya. And once you get beside them in town they have the wtf on them as you pass them

[fusion]

I put 33k on an 03, and am at 70k on my 04. 03 had zero problems. 04 has had the famous TPS wire issue, and the fuel pump went out. Upgraded my fuel pump so now I need to up the boost and control it.

[SpiritedShelbys]

The only issue I've had with mine is a boost leak. Just changed the engine and trans oil and am about to turn 32K on my '05 SRT4. I've loved every minute of ownership on this baby. It's just like my Shelbys but handles better.. well marginally. LOL.

[Muzzy]

I have a 05' SRT-4 that I bought for my wife new. We've owned it for three years this January with 19K miles on it. It has never been in for service (I do my own work anyway, would never let a dealer touch one of my SRT's). I've got the Stage 2 w/toys, Maddog STS, ATP Upper Pressure Pipe with Turbo XS Type-H BOV, Catless mid-pipe, Booger Bushings, Mopar Performance (MP) CAI. It runs mid 13's spinning the tires through 1st gear. The car handles like it is on rails.

I am 6'1" @190lbs and find the seats a little snug but comfortable. It is not a long trip vehicle though. On the rare occasion that I drive it, it feels like I am in a cockpit.

The 2.4L engine is one tough little bugger. You can make tons of HP pretty easily. Stage 3 will get you around 350 WHP. If you go the non-MP route, there are tons of upgrades to make serious HP. Stock low end is good to about 400 at the crank. Some have gone past that, but you are playing with fire if you don't upgrade the internals. My only complaint is the crappy crankcase evac system. You end up filling you intercooler with oil if you don't install a catch can of some kind in line with your PCV hose. I guess that in one of the problems of having a forced induction engine.

As far as boost goes, the boost varies according to air density. The Throttle Inlet Pressure Sensor (TIPS) regulates boost based on the inlet pressure. On cold days with denser air, you make less. On hot days with less dense air, you make more. My wife's SRT-4 will peak at 20 PSI and settle to 18PSI on the highest setting (3) with the Stage 2.

-Muzzy

[nemiro]

I'm on my 8th (really) SRT, now. They are the GLHS of this decade, and then some. For a cheap econobox, it's pretty refined, and it stands up to all but the most abusive of drivers. A couple of the cars I have had in the past have been thrashed by previous owners, and they are still running today. My current one has 57k on the clock. I put 25k on it since March. I am tuning it with the SCT package, and am running 3bar MAP/TIP, running 22psi on 90 octane pump gas. Car runs like a scorched cat, and it handles great! I couldn't like this car more, and will be hard pressed to ever go back to a 2.2/2.5 car on account of it. I wish I liked the Caliber SRT-4 more than I do, because I'm sure it is better in many respects to my '05.

[168glhs1986]

Get an SRT8 Grand Cherokee. Best of both worlds.

[spooled28]

ive had mine about 3 weeks. i purchased a red 04 srt4 1 owner with 16000 miles on it for 13,995