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5.7L Hemi Registry #1650 Tbird100636

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#1 · (Edited)
Forum Username
Tbird100636

Real Name
Dan McCabe

Vehicle:
2011 Dodge Charger R/T

Vehicle Color:
Redline 3 Coat Pearl

AWD?
Yes

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Factory Options:

R/T Plus Group, Redline 3 Coat Pearl Paint, Radar Red/Black Interior, Navigation and Back-Up Camera Group, Driver Convenience Group, Power Sunroof, Rear Spoiler

Modifications and aftermarket:

Slush Mats, McGard Wheel Locks, Front and Rear molded splash guards, Heritage R/T grille badge, Heritage R/T decklid badge. Mopar cargo organizers, Flowmaster Force II exhaust system, 68-74 Charger badge (for grille), Mopar Cold Air Intake, Silver Pentastar badges on engine cover, 2012+ DODGE// grille badge on engine cover (tabs cut off and mounted with double-sided tape), 2005-2008 Magnum badge on engine cover, Mopar Black Chrome Grille surround, factory shelf subwoofer (attempted, currently not operational), underhood light.

Future Modifications:

Silver Pentastar badge on R.F. lower fender, blinker mod.

Modifications that were considered, but passed on:

Mopar chin spoiler, Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust system, heated steering wheel, AWD Police brake upgrade.

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#2 ·
Thanks to RobAGD for getting this in!!! :pepper:

Pictures, Front left corner:

Rear left corner:

Radar Red/Black interior:

The heart of the car, the 5.7L VCT MDS HEMI:


More pictures coming, after the splash guards are installed.
 
#7 ·
Love the car, The red Interior is amazing I have the same set up inside people go crazy when they see it huh? Are those factory rims?
 
#11 · (Edited)
A Flowmaster Force II exhaust system is coming this week for the Charger. Just under $600 shipped from Amazon. Hoping to get the Mopar chin spoiler on before the Mohegan Sun show. Also looking into options for removing the rear spoiler. Just too damned annoying to clean and dry around it. Only a few minor issues have cropped up:

-Parking brake pedal pad split apart.
-Shifter bezel slider squeaks when moving shift lever.
-Horns are weak.
-Recall for front door handles.

I'll stop by the dealer this week to schedule an appointment.
 
#12 · (Edited)
Flowmaster Force II exhaust has been on a couple weeks. I'm definetely satisfied with the sound and loudness of it. The door handle recall, park brake pedal pad, shifter slider, and horns were done this past Friday. I've changed my mind on the chin spoiler... for now. I think the front bumper looks good without it. Also the car is higher in the front so the functionality of a parking curbstone scraper isn't needed. 68-74 Grille badge installed. New picture from this past Sunday:

 
#13 ·
Some more recent pictures. This is from The Great American Car Show in late July. A bunch of us met up at the Dedham Mall, then drove up together.



A shot after the show at Larz Anderson Park.


I've had it to several Mass Cruisers Cruise Nights at Patriot Place as well.
 
#14 · (Edited)
More recent pictures:

9/6 at Bass Pro, with some fellow LD owners:


I made it to my first Wheels of Time cruise night at SE Regional HS with it.


Brought it to the United Charity Car Show at the local Toyota/Scion dealer.


Brought it to the Cruisin' New England Spooktackular


And the finale of the season, the last cruise night of the year at Bass Pro, with some classic Mopar Muscle:


And there were a few in-between that. Can't wait for this year's season to start!!! Planning on going to Lime Rock for a Sandy Hook benefit in April.
 
#21 ·
I notice in two of the pictures you appear to be parked next to the same white Tbird, is it yours? If not, where's the Tbird? :p Nice Charger BTW.. lol
 
#25 ·
So just over 4 years later, piled allot of miles on from 5/2013 until 6/2015 driving almost 100 miles a day to and from work 5-6 days a week. Since only do about 60 miles a day now. At nearly 72,000 miles the original Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 tires are just about ready for replacement, I do need to do them before the winter really gets bad, our first real winter storm days ago proved worn out tires don't handle as well as slightly worn ones. I was considering staying with the Michelin's, or going to the Hankook Optimo H725's some of the AWD Chargers/300's use now, but given the Michelin's high cost, this was out ($220-$270 each). Hankooks were $191 each, but looking on Tire Rack's website they rated much lower than the Michelin's, so they're out too. I found a new tire from Continental (yes, the company that made those horrible tires our early LX's burned threw with ease), the Continental TrueContact. The price per is $174, and all of the test ratings and reviews are great, even better than the Michelin's. So I'll be doing those pretty soon. Also coming up for brakes all around, despite the pulsations they're still the original brakes. I'm considering upgrading to AWD Police brakes when the time comes. It looks like I'll be keeping this one a long time, as FCA stopped making AWD HEMI models in 2015, other than the cop cars which added AWD HEMI availability starting 2014. But I don't want to go in that direction where I have to sacrifice options I've grown accustom to, just to have an AWD HEMI car.
 
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Back in January, I put the new Continentals on. Only $150 each, but they turned out to be a crappy quality tire. They vibrate, especially when cold, and they aren't even a self-sealing tire. After a few minutes of driving they smoothen out. They're pretty chirpy too cornering at slow speeds. I briefly had an issue with the HVAC not blowing cold enough, fix was a new Humidity Sensor, which the old one had set a DTC and the diagnostic procedure simply states to replace it if the code comes right back. The heated steering wheel conversion wasn't really serious, aside from the parts needed there's no guarantee it will work without a configuration change. AWD Brakes... yes, they are doable, but you essentially need to change everything. I didn't try on the rear, but on the front you need the rotors, pads, caliper brackets, bracket slide pins, bracket retaining bolts, new calipers, and new flex hoses. The bearings, knuckles, and dust shields do not have to be changed. They will clear the inside of the stock 19" wheels used 2011 and newer. Based on the cost for such a conversion, I instead opted for the stock pads and rotors. I may be making a big change DD wise in the coming month or 2, so I opted to stay stock. They work fine, and could have lasted longer than 84,000 miles had the backsides of the rotors not rotted away. Rears aren't too far behind. Powertrain warranty ends in less than a month, so if anything were to happen in that department, I wouldn't have to pay to fix it. Fuel door wasn't popping off easy or opening easy after popping off, I took it out and lubed it up, which only lasted a couple months before it started to bind up again. I'll have to try a different lube next time.
 
#27 ·
96,000 miles on the clock now, front and rear brakes done, but they warped easy. I'm thinking it's related to the crappy Chinese made wheels Mopar has been using for the AWD since 2011. I re-balanced the wheels and most of the vibrations are gone. Something about the wheel hub surface on the wheels, not true or something else... Other than PM, a bulb, and a bats--- crazy RR TPM sensor most recently, it still drives great. I have not replaced it as a DD just yet, but hopefully it will be soon. But even so, it's not going anywhere anyway. Stay tuned...
 
#28 ·
Nothing really new, other than I have 2 TPM sensors going wacky now, just haven't gotten around to replacing them. Currently a tick over 99,000 miles, still runs great. Don't have anything new on the new car front, maybe soon, maybe not...
 
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Just updating this, 10 years and 134,000 miles later, I still have it. Broke down in 2020 and this past January and had the recon. tech at my work detail it, it came out great. It has a rust issue on the front edge of the roof, from one of the many stone chips from commuting the vehicle on the highway, as well as the R.R. 1/4 dog leg. The crap Continentals I put on years ago were finally worn out, they never were a good tire, and scary in the winter. Went back to Michelins this time. I need to have the front flex pipes on the cats replaced, they have been leaking for a while, as well as call Flowmaster about their warranty since the X-Pipe on my Force II system developed a leak where the 2 pipes are welded together. I'm essentially switching between this and my 2017 Scat for DD duty.
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