New Car! *UPDATE! New Pics in Post #16*

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:28 am

Soooooooooo, decided not to get into another Neon SRT. They're just too hard to find a clean car with decent mileage for a reasonable price tag. Ended up getting a Caliber SRT yesterday! I won't have it until next weekend though.

- 2008
- 139xxx km / 86xxx mi
- fully loaded (nav, kicker system, leather, sunroof)
- refinished stockers in gunmetal

Plans:
- BC extreme low coilovers
- Whoosh camber arms
- I/E
- Rice plate
- MS1Kv3
- some dope ass sweet hella cool rims

Here are some pics from the dealer ad:

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:32 am

Can't wait for you to find some stupid, self-inflicted flaw that makes you complain and sell it

Haha but seriously. Quit buying black vehicles.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:33 am

Glad that you're getting another Mopar product.

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:36 am

FAC3L3SS wrote:Can't wait for you to find some stupid, self-inflicted flaw that makes you complain and sell it

Haha but seriously. Quit buying black vehicles.

Won't happen with this one.

Self inflicted????

Wasn't because of me the silver one blew

and the black one had too many issues, and needed too much money for me to keep.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:09 pm

Congrats, even though you haven't gotten it yet. Must be super excited to post a car you do not have in your possession yet.

- BC extreme low coilovers
- Whoosh camber arms
- I/E
- Rice plate
- MS1Kv3
- some dope ass sweet hella cool rims

Not sure what the MS1Kv3 is, but I am guessing Mopar Stage 1 Killer Version 3...Such a joke. You know DiabloSport is coming out with a tuning device for the Caliber SRT-4 here soon.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:26 pm

ThatKevin wrote:
FAC3L3SS wrote:Can't wait for you to find some stupid, self-inflicted flaw that makes you complain and sell it

Haha but seriously. Quit buying black vehicles.
Won't happen with this one.

Self inflicted????

Wasn't because of me the silver one blew and the black one had too many issues, and needed too much money for me to keep.

My point exactly. The ol' litany of excuses!

Just don't make this one a heaping pile of shit. You're 2 for 3...

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Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:57 pm

oh sweet. i wish i could find one at a decent price around here then maybe i would get one of them.

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:00 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:
My point exactly. The ol' litany of excuses!

Just don't make this one a heaping pile of shit. You're 2 for 3...

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I didn't make the SRT a pile of shit.. it was like that when I bought it.

1/3

Neon4Life wrote:oh sweet. i wish i could find one at a decent price around here then maybe i would get one of them.

Yeah, I've noticed people ask A LOT more for these cars in the states.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:51 am

@ adam and kevin going at it

at any rate i hope it treats you well, def not my fav vehicle but like gramps said at least its mopar

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:55 pm

Pull the front/rear crossmembers out and repaint them ASAP. They are as bad, or probably worse for rust than the 2gn neon's front crossmember. I knda chuckled at the rust on my Mom's '07 last year when replacing the struts.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:03 pm

Looks great dude! Hope to see it at Carlisle this year.

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:38 pm

INVUJerry wrote:Looks great dude! Hope to see it at Carlisle this year.

Nope

Nick and Brandon can't make it this year, so I won't be going.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:10 am

ThatKevin wrote:Nick and Brandon can't make it this year, so I won't be going.

SteelBlue · Post by **SteelBlue** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 3:54 pm

Congrats! I don't get mine until Saturday so I'll live through pics of yours and driving the husbands.

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:41 pm

SteelBlue wrote:Congrats! I don't get mine until Saturday so I'll live through pics of yours and driving the husbands.

I get mine tomorrow at noon

I probably won't sleep tonight

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun May 25, 2014 11:59 pm

Lots of progress within the last two months

I think I'm done for this summer, now to just enjoy the car. Only thing left is to dyno it. Most guys are putting down 320-340whp with the same mods, so if I can break 320whp I'll be happy. Pretty sure there's a dyno next month I'll be going to. Also, decided not to slam this car. 245/40's and wheel gap #weaksauce.

FAC3L3SS wrote: Just don't make this one a heaping pile of shit. You're 2 for 3...

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Mon May 26, 2014 7:59 pm

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:07 pm

If you wreck it, let me know, I want a CSRT4 drivetrain for my Avenger, ha ha ha. Looks nice.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Mon May 26, 2014 10:02 pm

wow I love it. looking good man.

ckrock946 · Post by **ckrock946** » Tue May 27, 2014 5:28 pm

liked the five spokes better... but that stance looks perfect, dont lower it anymore

otherwise looks like pure sex; enjoy!!

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Tue May 27, 2014 5:36 pm

ckrock946 wrote:liked the five spokes better...

I actually liked the stock rims, but every other csrt has stock rims so I needed something else. Plus, for some reason I wanted to go 18's instead of the stock 19's.

ckrock946 · Post by **ckrock946** » Tue May 27, 2014 5:51 pm

are they the same wheels that you had on your nsrt before you sold it?

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Wed May 28, 2014 8:18 pm

ckrock946 wrote:are they the same wheels that you had on your nsrt before you sold it?

Pretty much.

Neon = 17x8 +35 205/45
Caliber = 18x8.5 +20 245/40 (10mm spacer in the rear)

rehack · Post by **rehack** » Wed May 28, 2014 9:30 pm

That's a beautiful car, but there are no "reasonable" Calibers around here, let alone an SRT4. Congrats on the awesome find, that car looks mean as hell.

6(sic)6 · Post by **6(sic)6** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:29 pm

beautiful. I still want to get a black one like yours and "murder" it out.

They look so bad ass

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:42 pm

6(sic)6 wrote:
They look so bad ass

My favourite part is that tune for tune (stock turbo), these take NSRT's

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:38 pm

ThatKevin wrote:
6(sic)6 wrote:
They look so bad ass
My favourite part is that tune for tune (stock turbo), these take NSRT's

Well of course. You got a bigger turbo, VVT and a more sophisticated motor. Of course it is going to net better numbers then a Neon SRT-4 tune for tune.

ckrock946 · Post by **ckrock946** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:02 pm

Is the nsrt faster stock, thought it was because the caliber is so heavy

ThatKevin · Post by **ThatKevin** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:16 am

MyNeonSaysHi wrote: Well of course. You got a bigger turbo, VVT and a more sophisticated motor. Of course it is going to net better numbers then a Neon SRT-4 tune for tune.

Same size turbo, TD04. I didn't know how it would hold up against a Neon though. 17lb tune (Cali) vs 22lb tune (Neon). Also, the Caliber is heavier by 300ish lbs.

ckrock946 wrote:Is the nsrt faster stock, thought it was because the caliber is so heavy

Stock vs stock I'm pretty sure the Cali takes it. There was a constant battle at a local(ish) track and the cali was always a tenth of a second or two faster in the 1/4m.

There are a lot of pros and cons to owning one over the other, I do miss my Neon(s).

6(sic)6 · Post by **6(sic)6** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 11:30 am

my pipe dream

2GN.ORG

New Car! UPDATE! New Pics in Post #16

New Car! UPDATE! New Pics in Post #16