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#790257 11/07/03 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by ATL-SVT:
And yes I am kicking around the idea of black chrome for the tips.....




Looking good. Looking damn good. But it would look even better with the black tips.


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Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
I like what you've done to the car so far, but I'm curious about a couple things. One, are you going to add a CF hood to it to compliment the dark colored rims Second, why does the car have a cat-back exhaust when it comes w/o mufflers from the factory Also I'd add a smoked licence plate cover too


Yeah, I am affiliated with a Fiber Images distributor now, so this will be next. The cat has nothing to do with the mufflers. It is still mufflerless but now only has one resonator instead of two and is larger in diameter. The catback is worth 7-10 wheel hp. After the hood, I'm replacing the stock 02 housing, down pipe and cat with 3" versions to make it a full turbo backe exhaust.

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Thanks for clearing that up for me ATL. Now lets see that thing out on the Dragon next fall ok


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Originally posted by ATL-SVT:
Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
After the hood, I'm replacing the stock 02 housing, down pipe and cat with 3" versions to make it a full turbo backe exhaust.




I'm a bit curious about this. Are you going to a 3" single pipe all the way back, or are you keeping the "dual" exhaust? Also, if you went to a single pipe, what would you do about the muffler cutouts on the bumper?

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I just got a couple pics of the CAI installed and I didn't want to start a new thread. So here's a before pic:


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MUCH improved! WOWEEEE. Hey the battery grew legs. Or is that the air box?


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I like what you've done with the car, ATL, but in my opinion the SRT-4 looks very sexy stock as it is. The only thing I dislike about an SRT-4 exterior-wise is the fake hood scoop on the top, that does well to add subtle lines and curves to the car, and the plain rear bumper.

I'm not a big fan of the interior at all. I think it would look great with, perhaps, reverse or indiglo gauges and a leather interior, however the stock cloth interior has a very cheap look to it. Have you considered doing a leather seat conversion with the kits offered on, for instance, http://www.leatherseats.com It's relatively inexpensive, but does take an entire Saturday to complete on average.

I've considered the SRT-4 many a time, but I just don't know why I'd pick a Neon over a WRX. I honestly believe Dodge needs to release a higher model SRT-4 trim (perhaps SRT-4 eXtreme or something else that would appeal to go-go wanna-be Asian ricer boys like myself) that would offer either RWD or AWD and leather interior. Yea, yea, I know, the idea is to keep the car light and cheap, but IMHO it would make the car better all around.

Your car looks great, ATL, but I'm totally not digging the black rims. I thought the stock ones looked great, though it seemed like they would look better, wider, on a Ferarri than on a Neon.

What kind of interior aesthetic mods have you looked into for your car, ATL ?

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Originally posted by luvinmycontour:
ill wait till there are a few used ones on some local used car lots and scoop one up so i can keep the tour as a DD.




Dude a used SRT-4 would be so ragged out I wouldn't touch it.


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Originally posted by Probzilla:
Originally posted by luvinmycontour:
ill wait till there are a few used ones on some local used car lots and scoop one up so i can keep the tour as a DD.




Dude a used SRT-4 would be so ragged out I wouldn't touch it.



What he said. When I was looking for a CSVT back in the day, all I could find was cheap beat crap with high miles, or perfect low mileage for dog-awful money. Hard to find one in good shape at a good deal; otherwise why would the owner sell it?


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love the engine work..
is the battery back in the trunk now?


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