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About LinkBacksHey all I am new around here. I am kinda in the market for a Magnum. I currently have a Scooby Turbo Forester that I am in the process of selling (I think I sold it tonight). I am sold on the utility of a wagon and I want a fast fun to drive one. Which is what brought me the Magnum.
I sold a 01 Lightning to get the forester and I have missed it every day since. So I figured a SRT should give me the same jollies as the lightning did. Well tonight I test drove a 300C SRT8 since I could not find any magums close by. Both the wife and I said it did not have the same sweet pull as the lightining did. I figured they would be a similar weight and the SRT acutally has more ponnies than the L. Don't get me wrong it was quick and the seats and brakes rocked.
Is a tunner needed to bring these cars to life?
Or am I just a boost junkie?
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Thread: SRT let down?
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10-28-2008, 03:04 AM #1
Wagonmafia
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SRT let down?
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10-28-2008, 03:27 AM #2
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There's no doubt the lighting is one of the fastest pickup trucks around (if your not considering the SRT10
), but it doesn't compare to a SRT8. What your probable feeling is the difference between a natural aspirated engine and that of a supercharger, regardless, the lightning has less horse power (although more tq), heavier and slower in the quarter mile than a 300C SRT8--no if and or butts about it.
I think the diffrence is your truck has a more tq off the line and seems quicker, but after an 1/8 of a mile or so you'll see the tail lights of the srt8 pass you by, about 0.3 tenths of a second in the quarter mile.
Get the SRT8, best "full sized, 4 door" muscle car you'll ever buy.Last edited by MoPOWeR-349; 10-28-2008 at 03:45 AM.
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10-28-2008, 03:41 AM #3
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Was the lightning modded? Are you sure you didn't test drive a 5.7? The SRT should feel like a monster compared to a lightning.
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10-28-2008, 03:57 AM #4
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Oh good point! Make sure it has some of these... Originally Posted by metgo
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10-28-2008, 06:10 AM #5
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I am sure it is the lack of instant positive atmosphere that you were used to in the L.
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10-28-2008, 08:17 AM #6
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Remember too if the car was not driven hard the PCm learns that and the car will feel like a slug.........try and see if the dealer will pop the battery for a few seconds......then go drive it.....bet its a different animal.
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10-28-2008, 09:50 AM #7
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where exactly did you drive it? in the city during rush hour? i picked up my MSRT and smile the whole 1250 miles back home.
if a SRT dont make you happy, i dont see how you could have stayed in a forrester more than 1 month. Originally Posted by gr8crash
Its like paying $6K for your girlfriend to get a great boob job, then meeting a girl that has better boobs that are natural, are you gonna complain cuz you paid $6k for boobs for an Ex that aren't as good as the one in your hand? I think not.
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10-28-2008, 10:07 AM #8
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caution
the 6.1 is so smooth and quiet in stock form it fools a lot of people.
Can't judge cars by the seat of the pants.
I used to have an old firebird with a 455 in it that shifted at 5 grand, felt kinda slow on the street. With a good driver it would trap 125 mph!Steve
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10-28-2008, 10:23 AM #9
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the L was stock.
I drove the 300 through town and on the freeway. It was not ruch hour, but there was more traffic than I would have liked.
I think it could have largely felt slower due to the slow smooth shifting. And I am positive it was a SRT8.
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10-28-2008, 11:51 AM #10
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Originally Posted by MoPOWeR-349
Oh good point! Make sure it has some of these...
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10-28-2008, 11:58 AM #11
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And NOT these..... Originally Posted by MoPOWeR-349
Oh good point! Make sure it has some of these...
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10-28-2008, 12:07 PM #12
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It was even cooler seeing an SRT8 with "V6 Magnum" badges on it - THAT cracked me up... Originally Posted by MoPOWeR-349
Oh good point! Make sure it has some of these...
The comment about HAL 'learning' was spot on as well - resetting the adaptives with a battery drop or F11 pull in the front fusebox might have shown you a whole different animal.
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10-28-2008, 01:04 PM #13
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That must not have been an srt, a buddy of mine has a 2000 lightning with a tunner and exhaust and I have to admit its pretty quick for a truck but it wont beat an srt8
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10-28-2008, 01:05 PM #14
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Wouldn't that be funny if it was the v6 with the SRT8 badging on it...
Maybe this would have been a better picture, can't fake this...
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10-28-2008, 02:46 PM #15
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Did you turn off the ESP? Fully?
It's like night and day between having it off and on. An SRT8 is like a kick in the back when you floor it with the ESP off.
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