neon srt-4

[92redsc]

i heard some people talking about the neon on this site saying it runs 13.7s stock. i dont think this is right because 1. its a FF car so not enough traction, 2. itsa turbo/intercooled I-4 thats making 205 aprox. flywheel HP and 245 aprox. flywheel torque thats not any thing compared to SCs. 3. i know they dont have a super low gear ratio (numericly high) because it has a top speed of aprox. 150 mph. but a torquer that will run that top speed almost has 50 ft lbs more torque and about the same HP that only runs 15.5s, im guessing that neon isnt runing much faster than 14.7s much less 13.7s any input? because if i could make my car that light and run 13.7s just have to figure out how to do it.

[TbirdSC93]

Guess again....there very quick cars

Car and Driver:
0-60- 5.6 seconds
1/4-14.1
weighs 2920lbs (about a 1000 less there our SCs)

215bhp at 5400 RPM
245lb-ft at 3200RPM

....

A really good driver could break 13s and simple mods has it runnin 13s easy I would think

As much as I hate to admit it...Its a fast f*cking car

[stangbanger67]

I thought I remember reading somewhere that they were also under-rated. The mag I was reading(don't remember which one) Dynoed it at something like 210hp at the wheels!! Thats like 245 at the fly. Unless of course, dodge sent 'em a ringer:rolleyes:

[92redsc]

if you make a supercoupe that light, than stock it shold run low 14s???? how do you lighten as SC that much

[Stelar SC]

Yea the Srt4 is alllot lighter than the sc, the sc will beat it off the line but then after that the neon will take control

[Stewie]

They definatly are that fast, they are underrated, as said, putting down number at the wheels higher than what they are rated at the crank. I believe it also comes in at less than 3000 pounds, 5 speed manualy tranny, and 04s get a limited slip diff. up front and better tuning through teh PCM for even more power (factory rated at 230 HP, but actually????)

Brian

[T-bird4vr]

I hate to admit it, but I would love one. That is quick, and with CHEAP mods..... ummm.
-Julian

[Mr1der]

yup, fast and cheap

I'll take mine in M&M yellow!

[bigwilly89sc]

those cars are all over the place here in northern ohio, it sucks!!! there are a lot of turbo cars around here too, norwalk raceway park in norwalk ohio has atleast 5 or more there on race nights. those lil cars hook up good!!!! i would have to think that the 60 foot times are better then our cars, **** man, lets not even talk about all the *******s who spent about a grand are are running high 12s and low 13s with these cars. havent even been able to afford some rims but got the 4 banger to run HIGH 12s

its a shame, turbo cars are cheap to mod, easy to mod, and most of em that are on the market are light as hell, accept for the AWD cars, but hey, what they lack in the "lightweight" dept, they make up for in traction and power.

thats why im just gonna drop a TITANIC load of money into my coupe and and blow their doors off with a 15year old car. that'll tame em!! haha

[Stelar SC]

I actually went to test drive one just to see how powerfull it is and all i have to saw is WOW... that thing pins you in your seat all the way up to redline in all the gears, on top of that the handling is amazing, and the grip of the tires is amazing

[Mr1der]

how'd it do in the curves? A lot of understeer?

[RancherV6Lee]

seen one running street tires with JUST a cold air kit pull a 14.09@99mph with a 2.2 60ft in "bad" air. The corrected altitude that day was 2900ft, our track is at 1100ft.

[SuperCoupeSC91]

be carefull before you think you could beat a SRT-4 Neon, i thought i'd give it a run, eVen with the few mods i did, that thing just pulled away from me..(i had 225/60's when i did, now i got 285/30/18) i stopped in 2nd gear because his rear end was about a little farther than my front bumper, that thing launched let me tell you, dam was i suprised for a front wheel drive car, i stopped racing due to a dam neon was beating me, but i'd like to race it at a track, becuase i have 3.73's and in a 5-spd i got better 3-4-5 gear pulling...1-2 shifting to quick and gears are to short.. i need more mods !!! i need to go to the track next year.. i want to see with a few more mods and my new tires how i will run... Alex LaChance

[92redsc]

ha ha, my friend just bought a 99 GT 5 speed with 30,000 miles (awsome huh) and we saw a srt4 running the streets. it had
lil-vipr on the plates so we knew he would race. his gt has sticky 245 nittos, a cool air, adn underdrives. thats it. haha we beat it by a full car length. we pulled into braums and that guy came in and he said he has a cool air on it. he was running 14.2s up here at 3300 ft. pretty fast for a fairly stock 4 banger, ill give him that, but i bet those engines wont last very long putting that much power through 4 cylinders. any way my friends gt runs 13.9s at 3300 ft. i almost wish i had got a mustang instead of this super coupe for my first car, as this car is giving me hell. i drove it for less than 3 weeks after i got it and the HGs blew. fixed that and got the cats fixed(3 more weeks) drove it 1 day and i want to hell. im still trying to figure out whats wrong with it. i think its the blower. well glad i spent 3200 on a car that i had to turn around and put 500+ dollars fixing it up and is still broken.

[TbirdSC93]

I had to get my tranny rebuilt 2 months after I bought mine :rolleyes:

[Mercutio]

Dodge let me flog out an SRT4 at Willow Springs Raceway...that thing is flat out fast. It's also the best handling FWD car I've ever driven. You have to abuse it before it starts to understeer.

[BLOWN38]

But, remember how much it costs, 21,000. How much did you buy your SC for? We'll say an average of 6,000. So if you went out and put 15,000 into your SC. How fast would you be goin then? I'd say at least 12's without N2O. And you would prolly have some big wheels on it too.


Chris

[TbirdSC93]

better not pay 21,000....thats called dealer markup :p

Supposed to be the fastest car for under 20k

[MagpoweredSC]

My friend has an 04 srt 4 and it is fast but, it's still a neon. The fit and finish doesnt even compare with my sc. We got into a little race and i pulled on him hard out of the hole and he gained a little but i'd say i had a few car links on him, but didn't get to the dragstrip with him yet, and it was from a slow roll so we didn't spin too bad.

[TbirdSC93]

I dont know your mods but a stock SRT would walk a stock or slightly modded SC.....There about a 14 second car stock and thats what im about at now with my car....and you can see all my mods

Dont think Imma neon lover now...just givin some respect where some respect is due, however, you have to question the long term reliablility of a car that cheap with that kinda performance...

[Stewie]

Originally posted by MagpoweredSC
My friend has an 04 srt 4 and it is fast but, it's still a neon. The fit and finish doesnt even compare with my sc. We got into a little race and i pulled on him hard out of the hole and he gained a little but i'd say i had a few car links on him, but didn't get to the dragstrip with him yet, and it was from a slow roll so we didn't spin too bad.


I hate the "it's still just a Neon argument", the SC is just a base T-Bird, the impala is just a Caprice, A BMW M5 is just a glorified 530, the SVT focus is just ZX3, the Evolution VIII is just a lancer, the WRX STI is just a based out Subaru Impreza, well, you get the idea. And they are very high 13/low 14 second cars EASY. they are way underrated.

8r, Brian

[TbirdSC93]

The its just a neon isnt really aruguement...I see it as more of a description....its a econo car with an attitude...A neon aint that comfortable and does have a classy interior and such....such is the srt-4....

And if any one cares I beat one at the local 1/8th mile track but he was a fairly crappy driver because I walked him by a few car lengths

[driftmaster]

well, the srt-4 is running the same turbo as the wrx but with .4 more liters and 1psi more boost and more aggressive fuel advancement.

Mitsu TD04.

personally, who the heck wants a neon? Its like saying, i want to be seen in a neon. I dont care if it runs 11sec 1/4 and tops out at 210mph ... its a darn neon and it looks ridiculous. And to my buddy who is a doge dealer and knocks my rex, "When it snows or rains, I'm long gone!" and you cant drift in a srt-4!

We have a couple srt-4s that run with our group and they keep up, no problem. Here's the bad part, when it snows, they go home. SO whos having fun? I see it as, I want to have my best car with me at all times. I want to invest solely in one car so i never get seen in a beater nor do I want that great race to pass me up because i'm pushing 110hp in my civic ... know what i mean? I see a lot of you guys have 2 or more cars. thats cool, but i like the option of putting all my money into one car and making it the best i can. I wish i could have 2 cars, but i cant so i figure its best to have the best i can.

[TbirdSC93]

how much fun can you have driving in snow? i dont understand that?
plus in a couple years or whatever when that salt starts eating away at your car youll retract those statements...

Lucky me lives in FL and I drive it year round

[driftmaster]

Florida, yep, then in that case if I lived down there I would of kept my ws6 ... just dont brag about how nice it is right now, please ;) I'm in ohio and up here, well, the weather isnt always nice!! The snow is more fun than I thought. I bought my rex and when it first snowed I took it out and it was unreal. First, I had no problem laying into the gas from a dead stop. THe car just plows through it all. Secondly, if you have never experienced an AWD doughnut or a drift, well, I highly recommend it. Here is a link to a movie we did. There are more, I'll try to find the links:

http://www.williamjdwyer.com/d/

check it out.