phunny ebay

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 7:51 am

I can only hope this was done on purpose.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Ne ... 0808QQrdZ1

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:40 pm

lol, if I had that kind of money, it woulda been mine yesterday (not to mention if the server hadn't crashed, lol). $10,000 for an SRT-4 with mods????? Damn, lol.

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:10 pm

never paid attention to the price... mainly the upside down pics...

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:21 pm

ohh, oh yeah, rofl. yeah I completely forgot about that. heheh. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but yeah it's funny, lol.

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:14 pm

10,000, reserve not met.

But still, 21k for a car with 26,000 miles on it isn't bad, especially since it has the stage one turbo upgrade.

Apop will probably chime in here soon too, seeing as he is the resident srt4 owner ;)

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:06 pm

heheheh, yep. If it's performance you're talking, I like the 8-bangers better, though they're not as quick out of the box as 4's or 6's, you give them a slight bit of time, and you'll see nothing but dust. Case in point: the other day a 96 Honda Accord that had engine, exhaust, and body mods came up beside me (didn't have NoS though, from what I could tell) and started playing around. Well, being the patient person I was, I decided not to mess with him right away, until he burned rubber off a red light. he got about half the length of my Suburban out in front (he was in the left lane, I was in the right) and then I stomped it; within a few seconds I was 4 car lengths ahead, easily, lol. Lesson here, if you're gonna street-race an 8 for any particular long distance (1/4 mile or better), you better be packing heat, lol, because they can smoke you!!

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:43 pm

Well yeah, there is no replacement for displacement. There is no way you will beat a stock 8 with a stock 4 without some sort of forced induction.

I mean sure, an s2000 will smoke up on a mustang gt the majority of the time, but the s2k is running what, 10:1 compression while the gt is probably only running 8:1 or so compression? I dont know much about the stangs, im more of an import guy to say the truth.

But yeah, I know that the majority of v8's that are N/A will torch a poor N/A 4 or 6 cyl.

Now...I just need the money to drop a Mopar 440 into my dodge stealth... then toss some twin turbos on that baby...

Post by **Apoptosis** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:23 pm

The day a Suburban beats an SRT-4 is the day i sell mine. The SRT-4 is fun to drive and all, but it gets too much negative attention. I get kids in Sunfire's trying to race me. I passed on that one. The other day I had a Turbo Diesel truck want to race on the highway. Had a lift, chip, intake, 6" exhaust and gears. I laughed and gave it about 75% gas, when I finally looked in my rear view mirror he wasn't there. Looked out the side not there... He was in my blind spot at 105MPH. Needless to say I laid into it under full boost in 4th and was a good 8 cars on him by 130mph. Those trucks set up like that are pushing 500-550HP which is pretty sweet. Need to get me one of those if gas was cheap.

I had another black SRT-4 pull up to me in a 30mph zone and was blowing off his BOV and revving it up at what he thought was my stocker. Had an AGP FMIC, Borla exhaust, a STS, and a BOV. He said he'd go easy on me. We ran from the light and I power shifted into 2nd when he shifted. At the next light he asked why my BOV didn't work from 1st to 2nd, but did from 2nd to 3rd. I just laughed at that one. I shocked him cause he thought I looked stock... Newbs that is the point.

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:29 pm

Sleepers for the win.

Sad thing is that the SRT-4's look identical to any other neon, minus the larger spoiler and the hood scoops, and the telltale FMIC. But the FMIC on the stock srt's is hidden behind mesh, which makes it hard to tell, and you cant tell if it is an srt-4 unless you get up in front, or actually look at the badging.

I'm actually thinking of debadging the twin turbo on either side of my car and going more sleeper look. I still have a recirculating BOV so it isn't so loud as open loop...

I just need to build it up a little more for the full sleeper. Ahh if I only had around 5 grand to toss around on some 13t's w/ support mods and full exhaust =(

My car just looks mean. its much more agressive looking than an SRT-4 IMO.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:41 pm

I see your point, however, I was referring to strip-down stock: no forced induction, no NoS, no mods at all; besides, now that I think about it, that Honda more than likely didn't have as much power as an SRT-4, as I've seen one of those in action, and they are bad-ass, especially with a few minor tweaks and upgrades. Another reason why I probably beat that Honda was because, on 82-89 models of Suburbans, Corvettes, and Camaros, they had a 700-R4 tranny in em, meaning a separate overdrive cog, as opposed to direct lock overdrive (it always helps to have an extra cog in the case when doing certain applications, lol); so pretty much, he already went through all his gears when I was neck-in-neck with him, and I still had 3rd and OD to go into, so that would be a probable explanation, though like deadly-app said, and any automotive enthusiast or professional will tell you, there is no replacement for displacement; Why do you think, with relatively milder mods, V-8's can get in the neighborhood of 1000 HP, where say a AWD Supra with 3 turbos, intercooler, the whole 9 yards can only get 1132 HP, and he's at the end of his rope; there's still more left you can do with an 8-banger, guess that's why I like em, and if I end up being filthy rich I'll buy a Z-06 Vette or take a stock Vette and have Lingenfelter Performance Equipment (for those who don't know, it's a performance shop that uses their own custom parts on Vettes, and it's based around a man named John Lingenfelter, a guy who when he was alive was notorious for smoking just about everything he encountered on the test track and the street track) put easily 1100 horses to the wheels for a mere $20,000, and that's the mid-end model, lol. Personally though, I might just keep the Suburban for now and do a few things to it, get it from its anemic 245HP stock to around 500HP (change to a mild cam, upgrade the air intake method, and rebuild the engine); however, if I wanted to (and I don't because of gas prices, lol), I could get around 2000HP out of it by installing a GM 572 crate engine, toss 175HP shot of NoS for intercooling effect, and bolt on a Weiland 8-71 blower, not to mention I would use a prog controller for the NoS and maybe a street chip; good thing about the 572 is that all its rotating components are forged (crank, cam, rods, and pistons), but to use the blower it would drop me down to say oh 8.5:1 or 8:1 compression...personally, I would be happy driving a damn hybrid right now and building something more powerful- a computer, rofl

addition: I'm all for sleepers myself, but sometimes you gotta show your ass, lol

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:47 pm

mmhmm. I know a guy who owns a built 3000gt who raced a maxima wagon, mid 80's.

The thing the guy didnt tell him before hand was that it had a full skyline swap and was putting around 700hp to the wheels =)

Cmon, just get a ram air system going to that burban and you're good to go!

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:58 pm

tis my plan, hell I don't need any more than that considering I'm only going to spruce up the engine a little with a rebuild and make the body look decent before I sell it; even in the condition it's in I can get 2 grand out of it if I sold it to someone I knew; must...get......down........payment; want......92..........300ZX, lol, but only because it's a sexy bastard and can put some decent power out for an import V-6, hella power if you got twin turbo, though I would replace the stock turbos with something a little more beefy and reliable.

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:47 pm

Thats why I want WRX 13T's =)

I could go beefy and get EVOIII 16g's, orrrrr the big one!

Go single turbo swap Garrett T-76 or something of that nature =)

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:16 am

heheh, that's what I would go with, the Garrett t-76, those things are fricking sweet and provide plenty of boost; haven't heard anything bad out of anyone who has used them in their imports. Just make sure you have forged components in the engine, otherwise all that boost could blow your engine to automotive hell, lol

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:32 am

Nah, the boost wont kill the engine. Only if it runs lean. If I get forged stuff It can stand it if I detonate every so often, but mostly it would be if the air was so cooled, or if I want to rev above the 7 grand redline, like high rev valve springs, stage 3 heads, etc, so I can redline to 8.5 or 9.

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:45 am

right, that's what I was meaning there. considering you seem to be an automotive enthusiast I would make sure your checklist was good so to speak, lol. Always important to run it a little rich so you don't blow your engine, and forged components is always a big big plus; definitely wouldn't use hypereutectic (sp?) parts on artifically-aspirated engines due to their high silicone content, they would more than likely not hold up as well as forged. cool, it's always good to see someone who knows their automotive concepts

deadly-app · Post by **deadly-app** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:40 am

Haha, I'm still learning. It's quite amazing that I knew little to nothing about cars when I purchased mine, but due to the aftermarket and enthusiast following I'm learning like crazy. I still don't have the experience and knowledge to live off of, but I sound like I know something =)

Nowwww how about some forged titanium rods and pistons with a little bit of cryogenic treating in there? 11,000 rpms anyone?

killswitch83 · Post by **killswitch83** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:17 pm

lol, I hear ya, I'm the same way: I know enough to be dangerous

; only thing about revving an engine that high is that you'll most definitely want that crank made out of forged Titanium as well, not to mention you'll need a block and a cooling system that can handle the temps generated by that much revving, not to mention you'll want to moly-coat the piston skirts and use full-synthetic oil; also, don't forget about ultra high-performance heads and really stout gaskets all-around. Otherwise, you can do that, lol.

JTanczos · Post by **JTanczos** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:13 pm

I wonder if the plate comes with it. That is almost worth it by itself! LOL!

As for the rest of the car talk. I dont understand it so I wont go there. Nice pics!

JT

Antonik · Post by **Antonik** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:41 pm

Anyone notice the cars' front plate says "UR OWN3D" wonder if its photoshoped or not.