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Originally posted by MotorCity:

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Yeah OC your getting everything I know. Every damn car out there your an expert on and are getting one even though you seem to have no job.

Its not the 8K price difference you were saying it was either.

Quaife LSD is not a factory part so I am assuming it could be used to void your warranty unless it was offered as one of the Mopar upgrades.

Based on some of the mods people are doing on some of the other boards to the SRT-4, I think many of them will be warranty-less anyhow.

Its a cool car but for 25K + I am not so sure...but then again you don't need all the stages and can do it over time.

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Originally posted by Officer Cartman:

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Originally posted by DimitriPopov:

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And the other 3 have much better interiros , and all look better (The lancer is borderline on that though)

Has anyone seen the Focus Cosworth? Looks awsome (its in all this months car mags)

Dont get me wrong , the SRT-4 is good , but if you put a turbo on a Focus SVT it would be a close call.

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Are you kidding me? The Recaros are the only saving grace in the Evo, the rest of the interior is embarassing! The interior on the STi rocks, but the exterior is ridiculous looking. And I can't find the Cosworth at my local Ford dealership.. Hmm..

A turbo Focus? Give me a break. Show me a 300HP Focus with a warranty - Oh wait, it won't happen. Dodge did their homework, and the whole world is hating on them.

Need proof? Look below.

SRT-4 takes 8th place overall in the One Lap of America series:

1. 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z-07
2. 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
3. 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10
4. 2001 RUF RGT
5. 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo
6. 1998 Toyota Supra Turbo
7. 1991 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
8. 2003 Dodge SRT-4
9. 1996 Lamborghini Diablo
10. 2000 Audi S4

The only mods to the SRT-4 were a Mopar Stage 1 Kit, and a Quaife LSD. Nice company to be grouped with.

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Actually you are wrong, it had more mods than that. Oh and I think maybe the professional driver helped

As for the price difference between the Evo/sti and the SRT-4 I think the Brembo brakes, better tires, HID's, AWD.... might have something to do with it.

Originally posted by Pete D:

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Actually you are wrong, it had more mods than that. Oh and I think maybe the professional driver helped

As for the price difference between the Evo/sti and the SRT-4 I think the Brembo brakes, better tires, HID's, AWD.... might have something to do with it.

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...it was Heuschele (SRT-4 driver) who stole the show. The SRT-4 had already become a focal point after it's performance at Watkin's Glen. Even though Heuschele had never been at the Glen before, he posted the 11th best time in the morning run, dusting a platoon of astonished SSGT1 campaigners. Pretty impressive forfour cylinders and fwd." They then say..."But the SRT-4's Road America performance went way beyond impressive. Starting first in his group of five, Heuschele not only drove away from his pursuers but went on to lap two of them. In just four laps. On a four-mile track. A wet four-mile track."

"His time was the day's third quickest, trailing only Gerrard(Ruf) and Adee(MTI Z07), both in much more powerful cars."

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All w/o AWD. Or Brembo brakes. Or HIDs. Where's the Evo? (way down the list)

Originally posted by Officer Cartman:

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Originally posted by Pete D:

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Actually you are wrong, it had more mods than that. Oh and I think maybe the professional driver helped

As for the price difference between the Evo/sti and the SRT-4 I think the Brembo brakes, better tires, HID's, AWD.... might have something to do with it.

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I'm telling you the way I heard it.. As for the driver, they're all professional drivers.. As I understand it, the drivers are DC employees who race SCCA. Not exactly pros.

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...it was Heuschele (SRT-4 driver) who stole the show. The SRT-4 had already become a focal point after it's performance at Watkin's Glen. Even though Heuschele had never been at the Glen before, he posted the 11th best time in the morning run, dusting a platoon of astonished SSGT1 campaigners. Pretty impressive forfour cylinders and fwd." They then say..."But the SRT-4's Road America performance went way beyond impressive. Starting first in his group of five, Heuschele not only drove away from his pursuers but went on to lap two of them. In just four laps. On a four-mile track. A wet four-mile track."

"His time was the day's third quickest, trailing only Gerrard(Ruf) and Adee(MTI Z07), both in much more powerful cars."

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All w/o AWD. Or Brembo brakes. Or HIDs. Where's the Evo? (way down the list)

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Originally posted by Pete D:

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My point is that if you took an ameteur driver (like myself) and put him/her in a STOCK SRT-4 it would be more like 80th place, not 8th.

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Originally posted by Officer Cartman:

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Originally posted by Pete D:

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My point is that if you took an ameteur driver (like myself) and put him/her in a STOCK SRT-4 it would be more like 80th place, not 8th.

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Your point is stupid. If you put an amateur in the Diablo, he'd crash within the first 2 laps. Of course an amateur racing a bunch of pros is going to do bad.

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So by that rationale you are admitting the SRT-4 did well because it has been modified and had a veteran driver

Originally posted by Pete D:

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So by that rationale you are admitting the SRT-4 did well because it has been modified and had a veteran driver

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Originally posted by Officer Cartman:

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Originally posted by Pete D:

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So by that rationale you are admitting the SRT-4 did well because it has been modified and had a veteran driver

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Have you been drinking??

The car ran in a class with equally seasoned drivers. It ran at a SEVERE HP disadvantage. How does a 250HP FWD car with an LSD beat a 400+HP AWD Lambo, when both have equally good drivers? Couldn't be based on the merits of the car, could it?

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Actually I did have a Michelob Ultra earlier but they are kinda weak.

The car:

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The PVO car is sporting Stage 1 Mopar kit, ACR struts, SRT4 springs, lowered, Quaiffe LSD , Roll bar, 22mm rear sway bar (stock front), Full Data aquisition system , driven and maintained by PVO themselves.

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The Driver:

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Racing Accomplishments:
1998 SCCA National Club Racing T1 Champion (Viper)
1997 SCCA Pro Racing Neon Challenge SSB Champion
1997 SCCA National Club Racing CENDIV Series, 2nd Place SSB(Tied for 1st in points)
1996 SCCA Pro Racing Neon Challenge SSC Champion
1996 SCCA National Club Racing CENDIV Series Champion, SSC
1995 SCCA National Club Racing SSC Champion
1995 SCCA National Club Racing CENDIV Series Champion, SSC
1995 SCCA National Club Racing Rookie of the Year
1995 SCCA Pro Racing Inaugural Neon Challenge, 2nd Place, SSC
1994 SCCA Regional Club Racing CENDIV Series Runoffs Champion,SSC
1992 Saginaw Region DS Champion
1991 Detroit Region DS Champion
1991 Saginaw Region DS Champion
1990 South Bend Region "Tire Rack FS Champion"
- Holds or has held track records at Waterford, Putnam Park, Road America, Lime Rock, and Brainerd

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Doesn't sound like a factory backed modified SRT-4 with a seasoned driver to me