Amazing...

Dodge Srt-10...$50,000.00

Novi Complete system with intercooler, pumps, pcm, exhaust, the works, + install....$15,000.00 +

Spending almost $70,000 on a Dodge POS that can't hit a 12 to save its life...PRICELESS!

Not sure how many of you have seen these trucks perform at your local tracks, but this was the first for me. Good buddy of mine recently bought his truck and with under 1200 miles, had the novi system dropped in it. We went to the track for the first time about two weeks ago...he got one pass and and went 13.7 @109.
This week...added full exhaust with longtubes, and he was preaching mid to low 12's...First pass was 13.3 @ 109. Second pass was 13.2 @110. Third pass was destroyed clutch @75mph. Not to mention I had the priviledge of spanking him every time.
He has had fast mustangs previously and can definitely drive. Although he can say that he's got a twelve second MPH, until we actually see a 12 it doesn't matter, and to be honest, i really dont think he will, unless he can find a drag radial for those 22's.

I just think its a beautiful thing when I can run high 12's all night long, with a 50,000 mile '99, with less than $3000 into it, and never break a thing.

The centerforce dual friction is going in on monday and there will be new times wed. night. I'll keep you all posted as to what happens.
By the way, does anyone know a good place to get cheap viper transmissions, cause thats whats going next!

 

Well, seeing as how a virtually stock one has been in the low 13's and even high 12's, I'm not sure what your point is other than to say that your buddy obviously has something wrong with his truck. People choose different kind of vehicles for various reasons. Allow the freedom of choice.

 

big azz truck

big azz horse power

big azz ET

 

i ran a stock srt-10 with my stock 01 lightning. i ran a 13.7@100 he ran a 13.9@103, he was spinning the entire time, my 60' was a 2.0 and i think his ws like a 2.2 or a 2.3 (i have to check the ticket again). they are pretty respectable trucks, the drivers just have to learn how to get and keep traction with them. the price tags on them are astounding though

 

Yeah, only 110mph? Basically the NOVI blower added 30-40hp to his engine?

Something is _definitely_ wrong. Assuming he can run even just 7-8psi that thing should be running a LOT faster trap speeds, irregardless of ET.

It could be something as simple as the tune.

 

ROFLMAO

It's kind of funny how sometimes things just don't work the way you think. On the GTO side, maggy has a blower for the LS1. Almost all the guys running them are getting over 400 HP at the wheels, but when they go to the track, times are nearly identical to a stock Goat. They've apparently got a huge problem with heat soak. Looks like the Dodge boys have still got some big bugs to work out on the FI set-ups.

 

what was his 60 ft times? either he is over powering the tires or he has a serious tuning issue.

 

You can take all the shoulds woulds and coulds and jam them!
To make a long story short, as I believe was jetpilots point is, there are a lot of people dumping huge money into those trucks, and NOT alot of people showing ANY respectible times. I don't care if its just a matter of traction, or tuning, or driver, or interference by alian laser beams (they actually prevented me from getting a 12 for over a year, basturds!) It just comes down to "that don't impress me much" as Shania would say!

 

Dodge has Detuned the SRT10!

the first models were faster and had more power.
Clutches were frying left and right.

To "fix" the problem Dodge detuned it.

(don't believe me, check the SRT-10 boards)

 

I 100% agree. Those arguments are as worthless as the "if you gave me the difference between what I paid for my car and what you paid for yours and let me mod my car-I'd beat you" arguments...

Or the argument that Lightnings and Cobra's have superchargers, so therefore we have an unfair advantage...

All that matters is ET's

 

You guys are right... at the track, it's run what you brung, and excuses do not matter.

But you can't tell me that you think that bolting on a NOVI blower and setting it up correctly will net you only 3-4mph gain over stock.

C'mon. This is ONE truck. No one is impressed with the time of this truck, but I'm willing to bet if the combination is sorted out it will run well. Will that justify what it costs? That's up to the individual.

 

Really? I havent heard that, Ill check it out, thanks. I did hear the first ones that were dyno'd showed much more than a 20% drivetrain loss (showing the 500 HP was a bit overrated, I guess).

 

His shorts were in the 2.3's -2.4's everyrun...just couldn't hold the tires. Granted the truck has the power to pull faster times, but not on the stock tires.

 

We have a good friend in the family who is one of the top SRT mechanics in the nation. He also has councluded that the later model SRT-10 rams are getting de-tuned to the number of 20-30 hp per all the clutch issues that they are having. He was in a regional training when the D/C trainer enlightend them on the issue. They are having troubles with the Clutches, slave cylinders, etc.. This is nation wide issue and is affecting most of the rams, even the owners who tend to pamper their trucks more than some are having issues..

as he said, that is what you get when you just throw a big motor into a ram 1500 in a short period of time..

 

couldnt agree more.


you chase, you race. it is not up to the truck or the driver or anything else. it is who get to the end of the 1320 first.