This is my first mopar, performance oriented or otherwise. Picked it up yesterday.
I got it with the ZF 8-speed automatic.
The pictures are at the dealer where it was still quite dirty. I asked to do the washing myself. It was on trains for nearly 20 days.
In the one picture, I am installing my catch can. With only 13 miles on it, there was oil residue on both sides of the factory PCV line. Even residue on the intake elbow that had leaked from the PCV line.
I've dipped into the power already and I would just describe it as effortless power. Feels great, the trans seems like a great choice. I really have a hard time seeing the need for Hellcat kind of power on the street.
It's a big car, obviously, but it doesn't feel ponderous. I feel there is decent visibility except for the horrid blind spot to the right rear. The passenger headrest blocks the quarter window so I see nothing except straight to the right.
This will be a fun use car only, couple thousand miles a year. Per my other thread in the oil section, I will be running the recommended Pennzoil 0w40 SRT oil and Mopar filter. Also they specify no longer than 6 months... so that will be kind of a waste with my mileage but I'll follow what they say at least for a year or two.
"day 1" mods to be installed soon are a lighter wheel/tire set with 275-40-20 Continental DW summer tires (vs. 245-45-20 stock, same except very tall 28.7" height) (never seen stock (non-truck) cars with this tall a tire.. should aid footprint), Front strut/cowl brace, black alluminum gas door, Lloyds Ultimat mats. Catch can already on from dealer. Performance mods will wait some time.
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I got it with the ZF 8-speed automatic.
The pictures are at the dealer where it was still quite dirty. I asked to do the washing myself. It was on trains for nearly 20 days.
In the one picture, I am installing my catch can. With only 13 miles on it, there was oil residue on both sides of the factory PCV line. Even residue on the intake elbow that had leaked from the PCV line.
I've dipped into the power already and I would just describe it as effortless power. Feels great, the trans seems like a great choice. I really have a hard time seeing the need for Hellcat kind of power on the street.
It's a big car, obviously, but it doesn't feel ponderous. I feel there is decent visibility except for the horrid blind spot to the right rear. The passenger headrest blocks the quarter window so I see nothing except straight to the right.
This will be a fun use car only, couple thousand miles a year. Per my other thread in the oil section, I will be running the recommended Pennzoil 0w40 SRT oil and Mopar filter. Also they specify no longer than 6 months... so that will be kind of a waste with my mileage but I'll follow what they say at least for a year or two.
"day 1" mods to be installed soon are a lighter wheel/tire set with 275-40-20 Continental DW summer tires (vs. 245-45-20 stock, same except very tall 28.7" height) (never seen stock (non-truck) cars with this tall a tire.. should aid footprint), Front strut/cowl brace, black alluminum gas door, Lloyds Ultimat mats. Catch can already on from dealer. Performance mods will wait some time.
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[img:center]http://s234.photobucket.com/user/deanm11/media/Chall_AtDealer.jpg.html[/img]
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I know the 275-40 is a popular tire upsize, but for my next set I'm actually un-staggering it and going with 245-50 all around instead of 245-45 front and 245-50 rear. Probably Nitto Motivos just because they get such rave reviews from Challenger owners, although I may go with Pilot Sport A/S-3s again. Whatever the case, the one tire I'll never go back to was the stock Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar. Wow- what junk.
