CLOSED: SRT Engineers Roundtable: 08/05/09

[SRTEngineers]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by jeffisevil
	As for the Caliber SRT4, are Stage 1 Turbo upgrades still available for purchase? Any chance of Turbo Toys for the Caliber too?

1. They are.

2. "Future product" but I wouldn't bet on it.

[Smoove06CSRT]

What do you guys think about Royal Purple 0w40?

[nhdave]

Many thanks for coming over guys (and girls )!! It was great having the chat in Ohio as well.

[1fastsedan]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by SRTEngineers
	...we do assemble and disassemble all our products personally to assure there are no unnecessarily difficult service procedures. KC

It shows, and MANY members here applaud you for it. My SRT is, by far, the easiest to work on car that I've owned in the last 15 years.

[SRTEngineers]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by evil_6.1
	When I replaced the stock exhaust on my 2006 SRT8 charger I noticed the X-pipe was not functional. Was this done to reduce costs, change the exhaust note or because having it open does not improve performance? Is there a specific year or model SRT8 that has a functional X-pipe? Thanks for your time.

300 SRT8's were open, Charger SRT8's were close. This was done to give the Charger a different exhaust note. Having it open was a VERY minor change on performance.

[Smoove06CSRT]

also, what is the deal with all teh coolant from my 2009 GC SRT blowing past the Radiator cap and all over everything.......

it is BONE STOCK. except for the replacement OEM Rad cap I bought and it does the same thing......

[SRTEngineers]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by Fast56k
	Why does the SRT Challenger platform have much more significant wheel hop as compared to the SRT LX platform? I own one of each. C.

We have not seen a difference between the 2 if they are both autos.

[Smoove06CSRT]

I do work at a Supplier and I am at the CTC Tech Ctr all the time if you wanna take a look at it.....

[fnkychkn]

no question. just a big woo hoo shout out to you SRT folks for showing us some LX love. it's great to have you here.
as soon as you start building convertible SRT challengers, there'll be one in my garage

ok, maybe one question; do you guys wear the team shirts for inspiration while answering these questions?

[SRTEngineers]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by xevilpetex
	The fluid overheated and the front seal blew out. There were a number of LX's at the track that day experiencing power steering issues. Mine being the most severe. The car was spending the majority of its time between 4k and 6k rpm and after 2 30 minute stints with an hour in between each the powersteering gave out. After letting everything cool down for 2 hours i attempted to drive again and the pump completely failed after 1 lap (braking into a hard right hand turn after the 130mph straight) The power steering fluid was at the correct level at the start of the day and prior to the final stint. I have since added a large power steering cooler (along with oil and trans coolers) and I would like to know if there is anything else i should do to increase the pumps longevity.

The larger cooler will help if you had and overheating issue.... but we have run these vehicles (stock) for 24 hours each (8 hours per day) without any powersteering issues.

[CVP33]

Two SRT8's so far, 101,000 miles and nary a peep mechanically out of these vehicles. A HUGE improvement over my two CTS-V's. Kudo's to you and your TEAM for designing/engineering a great vehicle that really stands up to tough driving.

Please disregard my sig' as my car is stock.

[Cruisin1966]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by SRTEngineers
	As far as the 09 TCM code - there were no changes for the SRT8.

No changes from 08 to 09, or no changes from 06 through 09???? From first-hand experience in a controlled environment, I can tell you my car (09 SuperBee) with the same mods (as a couple 06's and an 08) gets out accelerated from a dead stop or rolling start all the way through at least third gear. Especially off launch, the timing drop is substantial causing a bogging down effect that is seen at every gear change afterward. Others with 09's have reported similar results.

On a different note, with cold air intake and cat back exhaust, what is the recommended spark plug gap on the SRT's? I've had some folks suggest that the plugs aren't necessarily gapped consistently and I would just like to have that "number" to check mine against.

[carter]

What year models of the SRT8 Charger have a functioning x-pipe installed? I have an 2007 that already had an aftermarket exhaust installed with the suitcase and two rear mufflers. The suitcase was two 3" inlet/outlet straight through design with no x-pipe function. When I contacted the manufacturer of the exhaust they said dyno numbers showed better results without the x-pipe. I did not believe this and cut out the suitcase and installed a 3" x-pipe. Car seems to run better and the fuel mileage has improved. Any comments on this I would greatly appreciate. Thanks.

[RobAGD]

Guys and Gals of the SRT team, Many many thanks for coming buy and answering our many questions.

We hope to see you guys back before too long for another fun filled evening Q&A Session.

Here is to seeing you all at another Big LXF Meet & Greet !

-Robert

[DMAG]

From the entire staff and membership of LXForums, we thank you from the bottom of our oil pumping hearts. We hope to have you back again really soon!

Enjoy!