[QUOTE=TIM Z]the srt4's impress me for a 4 banger. their fun as hell to drive to. its like a turbo go-cart

 

Bro, i don't know how much you know about the SRT-4's but they make damn good trque numbers man.In fact they have too much torque for the weight of the car thats why they always try to race from a roll.Basically there torque is at almost peak at around 2-2.5k and holds a flat line past 4grand and its well over 200 at the wheels stock.They can't do **** from a dig because if they try they just roast the tires down bigtime.Thats why everytime a srt owner wants to race they want a roll race so they can avoid the no traction in first gear.
I say race both ways go from a roll and a dig and see who comes out on top each time.
Also good kill bro what all did he ahve done to it?Any stages?Or just bolt ons?
My best friends has a black ACR stage 2 with bolt ons...he owns me....

 

My only question about them is why do they all backfire on the shifts? When I'm at the dragstrip 3 out of 4 will backfire on the 1-2 shift. Someone told me they are notorious for that.

 

I guess thats where I get my opinions then... I murdered one off the line even with my **** 3.42's.... I know they are strong and it doesnt take too many bolt ons to make them pretty damn fast from any speed... in my case, I think the driver could have been a factor too... that kid knew nothing even about how a turbo worked... much less how to drive one.

 

Ya alot of times with a good driver they can go from a dig and it wont matter as much.Its called control over that lead foot lol.If you spin ease up but most guys with them or ricer wanna b's and just drop it to the floor when they know its not gonna hook.Even still good drivers can launch em but they are few and far between.Until you reach big turbo guys then alot of them can't hook in second gear still lol.Damn front wheel drive.....

 

Its because they do a little *** mod to make it shoot flames when they shift.Basically they remove some part of the exhaust or some **** and when you shift at wot it shoots flames.Its a ricer mod if you ask me.

 

It could also be them hitting the rev limiter. Eek.

 

My Buddy With A '68 Mercury Montigo Has A Big Block For Motor In It Raced A Srt-4 With A Big Turbo And Nitrous A Few Other Things On Slicks. The Montigo Will Pull The Wheel On Slicks And Only Beat That Srt-4 By 3 Links. The Montigo Is A Mid 11 Sec. Car.... Pretty Impressive For Fwd. On The Other Hand, I Kill Them Off The Line At Intersections........

 

Do a little research before you trash a car. Stock SRT4s trap 99+ so you beating one that was modded must mean his driving was horrible. Also the reason they "backfire" when they shift is because they are powershifting, meaning not letting off of the gas. I have a great deal of respect for those cars. Doesnt take much money to mod and I have been beaten by a full stage two SRT4 trapping 108. Your truck must be quite the performer. What were his mods besides the spray? If you mentioned them already, my apologies.

 

Yup, I witnessed an SRT-4's taillights in person when I was running the crew cab. Mine was a 14 flat +/- truck (14.2's in hot weather). Lined up with him at a stop light, me with 3.90's I took the hit with about a 4 truck lead on him, once he got the turbo spooled up, blew by me like I was sitting still.

I talked to the guy later, turned out to be an HPD officer, but it was stock turbo, with bolt-on's. thats all he really said, but it was a high 12's low 13's car.