Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Dyno and Drag CSVT vs. 03 Dodge SRT-4

The SRT-4's arent that great out of the hole, but they kill at top end. Absolutely KILL!!!

Sounds like the only one of us around this board that stands a chance is warmonger. That's if he can put all that horsepower to the asphalt ? Probably a little like playing Grand Tourismo...you build your bank account up to 1/2 a million, put all the mods available on your car and now it has 2,000 HP and all it does is spin the tires

I'll take his 300+ Hp at the wheels 'tour and hope for traction in the race! Be sure to let us know the moment it happens.

I knew they were supposed to be pretty slick but did not expect them to be this freakin nasty!

Scott

there are a few other turbo'd 'tours that stand a chance. such as wvrdr and keyser (i think those are right). you must be talking bout the escudo, fully moddify it and have 1800+hp and just spin until the end of 6th gear especially if you have dirt tires on asphault.

i read that the rated 215 hp on the neon is at the wheels. And have you seen the aftermarket for those things? There is already a HUGE amount of mods available. I know i'm thinkin of tradin in. Then again, i've always been a mopar guy at heart.

Carlos...long time no hear...hey were going to Vegas tonight wanna go...anyways.....215 is what dodge rated it at the crank....223 is what it downed stock at Jackson Racing with 245 torque to the wheels.


Dodge "Under promised and over delievered" this product by a lot.


Roz

I wanted to chime in on this b/c I almost traded in the SVT 2 days ago for a black SRT-4 after test driving one. as far as the looks, im not to crazy about it. However, everything else about the car is pretty impresive. I did a 2nd gear pull and was extremely impressed from the minute I let the clutch out. The interior is pretty cool, but a little tight for a big guy. The dealer was trying to put me 2.5k upside down, and I couldnt deal with that. Maybe I will get one down the road sometime

I'm not scared....I recently went for a ride in a new SRT-4, and while they have tons of potential, I was a little let down on the "pull" factor. I then took the SRT-4 owner for a ride in the Tour at 7psi and he was simply astounded at how quick my car is. I still like the SRT-4 nonetheless....just not neccesarrily scared of them.

Most of the guys on SRT-4 Forums are running in the low 14's-high 13's with little to no mods, with 60' itmes in the 2.0-2.2 range. I, on 5psi went 13.8 with a high 2.2x 60' so at that boost level with my current tires it would be a driver race. Hopefully I will see some at the track my next trip..that will be fun!

ATL-SRT err..SVT, have you run any respectable times yet? Just curious......I've seen some high 14's over on the forums.

One point the CSVT guys could make is the better breathing nature of the SVT...NA, SVT make full power to 7000+K RPM, with forced induction & chip, they are still rising until cutoff at 7500 RPM...awesome! This is reflected in more power for less boost. While 223 FWHP from the 2.4L Neon is decent it required 10+psi IIRC, the 2.5L SVT with 5.5 psi made what 230 FWHP, 8-10 psi boost near 280-300 FWHP from about the same displacement. And a Duratec will ALWAYS sound better than a 4-pot.

The Neon gets credit for current bang for buck but beyond the bang it is less interesting than an SVT. I just can't see someone over 30 in a Neon SRT4.. I personally would not trade even up, but then drag racing is not a priority for me.

This is not a knock of the Neon, rather praise for the SVT which is still a kick after all these years. If I were 18, I would probably love the SRT4..

Whats the SRT-4 handle like? can it touch the SVT?