You guys ever ran into srt-4's on the road?

[GrilledCheese33]

Whats up nicoers, im sitting in english class and im really bored, so ive got a question. On the way to school this morning, this kid in an srt-4 kept revving his engine at a stoplight. So i took off with my tires spinning like crazy and me gettin sideways!(it was wet) After i quit spinning in 2nd, i just kept going with the srt on my a** i started to pull away some then he went over and passed me. I thought those things were faster than that. I was on him the whole way and he wasn't gaining by much. So i was just wondering if any of you have experienced this? Im glad they are stopping making these things. Rich a** kids think they are cool b/c they drive a car that they think is crazy fast out of the box.

[SeVa-S13]

They're decently quick stock. I'm not too good at launching FWD turbo cars but I turned out a 14.5 in a friend's stock '04.

[chrislis]

they have some decent pick up off the line but start lagging in 4th and 5th. i know this because i raced a kid in a srt4 up here at a traffic light, about a 1/4 mile and he beat me off the line but i caught up and passed him when i was in 4th at about 4 grand. from there i was pulling away. buut yeah i would expect better out of a turbo srt4 compared to my car not being turbo at the time. interesting? yes.

[ILikeMy240sx]

mehhh stop calling it a SRT-4.... neon is a neon is a neon is a neon is a neon...

I do admit that it is pretty quick stock but 03s suck due to no LSD and the torque steer on those things are just unbearable. It can be pretty potent with those Mopar upgrades

[aesic]

They can be REALLY quick if modded right. Then again, so can 240s...

For example, my friend in his M3 raced a SRT-4 and he got beat (but M3's aren't that fast in a straight line...). He now wants to race the SRT-4 in his dad's SRT-10 because he said that the SRT-4 pulled like the SRT-10 (thats kinda scary) . I'm not sure how much work has been done to the SRT-4 but I'm sure there was plenty. Just don't race a black SRT-4 if your in San Jose, you will get beat.

-aesic

[chrislis]

im sorry but how rich is your friends family?

[Repo Man]

Man, I had one roll up next to me two days ago and he made his super-loud BOV fart at me. I was so damn frustrated that I'm still rolling a stock, 226,000 mile single cam. I would have given my lefty for a modded SR or RB under the hood. It would have been nice to rev it to 6k or so while rolling at 40, drop the clutch and smoke 'em.

I did drag "race" a very nice Fiero with a big wing last night and I beat him. hehe...

repo

[97ka-t]

I decided, after thoroughly mentioning to the fellow SVT Cobra driver that my 240 was slow as ****, to race him starting around 40mph. I was raped. 300hp 4.6L V8... 119.4RWHP 2.4L 4cyl.. I loseeee

[ILikeMy240sx]

seriously... man ego shouldnt be inflated more than it should and it shouldnt be deflated more than it should...

You've just violated those two things by racing a Cobra... lol

[97ka-t]

I didn't really feel like racing him, but I gave in after he revved that stupid dual exhaust V8, and complimented the cleanness of my Kouki I statistically tested the quickness of my 240 against my friend's 1999 Chevy Malibu 150hp 3.1L V6. I'm slightly quicker. How terrible is that. I've already been castrated by the miniscule amount of power coming out of my automatic 2.4L, it's pretty much a given that I'm going to lose, unless I'm racing rice, and there is a lot of it here in Durham

[Riley2.4L]

srt-4's are rather quick hands down but all in all it is a 2 liter fwd car turbo or not a lightley modded and tuned 240 can take them (not smoke 'em but win the race anyway).

[hek1620]

i test drove one once. i scared the **** out of the dealer guy, he couldn't speak till i stopped. they're pretty quick. but opt for the stage three and u'll have a "neon" with about 400 hp, quaiffe lsd, and computer setup to only kick in full boost once in third. that should be a monster.

[chandler]

its a 2.4ltr turbo 4cylinder, I used to work at dodge, and no whewre on the car does it say neon, its just slightly a neon chassis

[GhostDriver]

I didn't think an NA 240sx stood any sort of chance against an SRT-4. I haven't heard good things about their reliability though.

[ILikeMy240sx]

its a 2.4ltr turbo 4cylinder, I used to work at dodge, and no whewre on the car does it say neon, its just slightly a neon chassis

slightly?? your joking right?

[BadMojo]

its a 2.4ltr turbo 4cylinder, I used to work at dodge, and no whewre on the car does it say neon, its just slightly a neon chassis

Well, the engine, transmission, and suspension bits are different, as is a good portion of the interior, but it still shares the Neon's somewhat floppy unibody.

Still, it's a fun car for a good price. I'd pick it over any new sport compact in the low $20K range with the exception of the WRX (2.0L or 2.5L) and *maybe* the new Civic Si.

[coolbone28]

haha^^ it sounds like chandler was brainwashed a little too much by dodge....c'mon now

[InsanityInc]

I didn't really feel like racing him, but I gave in after he revved that stupid dual exhaust V8, and complimented the cleanness of my Kouki I statistically tested the quickness of my 240 against my friend's 1999 Chevy Malibu 150hp 3.1L V6. I'm slightly quicker. How terrible is that. I've already been castrated by the miniscule amount of power coming out of my automatic 2.4L, it's pretty much a given that I'm going to lose, unless I'm racing rice, and there is a lot of it here in Durham

Just upgrade to a 5speed. That will actually increase your WHP, and make the car faster due to the gearing as well.

[574-240sx]

They are pretty quick. Nothing down low but top end they are fast. Any KA-T should beat them in the quarter but they come back pretty hard.

[slip80]

srt-4 are alright. 04 and up though. I raced a stage 2 04 srt-4 with the toys and damn it was fast! But it lost! Off the line it was a bat out of HELL!Then second gear and on I was gone! But I still give props for the NEON!(not bragging ) I did him by two and half cars. We did roll though. Went to 80 mph. They are a cool car though. For 20 G's. thats a great buy. Me - KA-T nsport kit. 8 psi!srt-4 stage 2 w/toys.

[Fenvy]

why **** on srt4?

isn't it 210hp for less than 20k?

what doe this neon is a neon mean? it's 60 advertised hp faster than the ka

rwd isn't everything, you know....

1000$ for injectors, safc, tuning, boost controller and you can proabably get it over 250hp easily

[Florida240sx]

My friends dad has a 95 neon with the sohc. Running 8lbs and he beats them srt-4 running 14..roflmao. SRT's run a 14.1 in the 1/4

[Fenvy]

My friends dad has a 95 neon with the sohc. Running 8lbs and he beats them srt-4 running 14..roflmao. SRT's run a 14.1 in the 1/4

yeah but what kind of turbo? psi doens't dictate ****, 5psi on t88 will proabbly beat 10psi on t25

210hp fwd for 14.1 sounds reasonable, nothing is wrong with it

[ddgsxr504]

I don't know if you guys will flame me for this but at one point about a year and a half ago I was thinking of selling my 240 (yea I know, let me have it) and getting an STi WRX. Well upon researching this car I found out that..

A stock SRT-4 will beat a stock WRX in the 1/4 mile. Not the STi just a regular WRX so that should tell you something. I don't care what anyone says about the SRT-4 because I myself hate them too but out the box for the sticker price those mothers are fast!

[Beemen550]

ive got video of one running a 11.5 in the 1/4 at Indy Truck Bash a couple weeks ago, go to http://www.srtforums.com/forums/timeslips.php. there are numerous srt-4's in the 11's someone said they hit a 10 but no proof yet

[GrilledCheese33]

well, i didnt mean to spark a huge argument. Just asking if anyone had ever messed with them. So the kid found me at school today(i'm pretty well known b/c of the burnout i did in the parking lot the other day ) He found me and we were talking. The car is an 03, and of course it says srt-4 across the winshield(adds 50 whp!). Its all stock. He said he couldn't believe my car pulled like that. He also liked how i spun off the light, so its all good. He was a cool guy, not an a** at all. He Really liked my car, and he likes drifting so its a + . I was surprised about how it didn't pull all that much harder than my s14. And loveless, has a good valid point. Don't flame the neon b/c they can be wicked fast! I just posted b/c i was bored in english!

[BadMojo]

why **** on srt4?

isn't it 210hp for less than 20k?

what doe this neon is a neon mean? it's 60 advertised hp faster than the ka

I think it's about $21K now, but with a Quaife LSD standard and putting nearly 230hp and 250 lb ft of torque to the wheels. I agree...hell of a deal.

The only thing the SRT-4 needs more of is traction.

[slip80]

LMAO. What a thread!

[ARGAMEMENON]

Who cares how great a deal it is for 20K....A few more K and what, 50 more HP and a better diff? Why spend 20K on a new bone stock SRT4? Buy any old 240 for a few grand, hell, even a few hundred, and put a few grand into it and you'll have something all together better, handling wise and all. Or, while you're at it, take the $18,000 + you saved by buying a 240 and put it all into the car. Thats just my thinking, I know others like a brand new car, and having a warranty and all....

And to Loveless... he said he was running 8 psi through his '95.....this means he put a turbo on a naturally aspirated motor, which will have a compression of something like 10:1 compared to the SRT4's 8.5:1 ( I don't know the exact numbers...I'm not into neon performance..). Thats where the difference in PSI comes in.

All that being said, the SRT4 isn't too shabby for what it is. But...its still a Neon.

[whiterps13]

ill give them credit, they are pretty damn quick for the price. BUT, i would never be caught dead driving one. it is still a neon, no matter what you guys think.