srt-4 opinions?
Alrighty so uhh yeah...
Just trying to spark a conv. I was actually considering one a while ago. I am always back and fourth. On one hand they are easy to mod but on the other they are easy to blow up and don't last more than 75K miles even if you keep'em stock. :ugh2: I guess the reason i bring this up is because one pulled on me the other night. :crx: I have spanked them before. I know im probly only around 180hp but i never got the chance to ask him his mods. Anyways, anyone got any input. Other than they are domestic rice with turbos. |
I am partial to them because of the price/power equation. Most of them will have been beat on, not many old ladies who only drove it on the weekends. (although the used car salesman may disagree) Actually I like the interior dispite its crudeness, I like the lack of a real muffler, and I like the serious pull. However, it is FWD, and this car is VERY FWD. And the early ones don't even have an LSD, I think. There are plenty of other options.
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they can be had cheap now, and they're fun
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Personally, I'd spring for a Cobalt SS Supercharged over an SRT-4. But not yet folks...not quite yet... (think: what FI ecotec variant has GM recently introduced? Would there be a reason to continue the supercharged ecotec...?)
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Just me talking here... I don't understand the appeal of a front-wheel drive car from a performance standpoint. Any car can be made to go fast in a straight line with enough power and rubber, but when it comes to cornering... FWD just isn't any fun.
The wife and I need 4-doors. We went and test drove a Mazda6, MS6, and MS3 this weekend. The Mazda6 was great, auto-6sp, plenty of power, good handling, just like it should be. The MS6 was fairly fast, ZERO LAG, nice grip, worth the money. The MS3 was a f-ing handful. It just required too much attention anywhere approaching any limit. Wheelspin in a corner was uncontrollable at even partial throttle, lots of body-roll, moderate understeer. I just can't see it. Don't get me wrong, it was lots of fun... but way more trouble than it's worth. I will say that the clutches on both of those cars sucked. The bottom 3 inches of pedal travel did NOTHING. Then between inch 3.1 and 3.2, everything happend, then another 3 inches to the top of travel. SUCK! |
I have an '05 SRT-4..
It's pretty quick stock, I dunno about the "doesn't last more than 75k" thing, what is it that you've heard fails, snowsurfer? I haven't had any problems and I'm at 48k miles. Rotaryjunkie: The '03 had LSD as an option and all the '04s and '05s have one. Atlanta: Cobalt SS's are sooo slow. Not knocking on your preference but they are not good in my opinion. Sam: won't disagree with you there, the FWD kinda sucks. 1st gear is USELESS in the SRT4 even on dry pavement. If anyone here gets an SRT4 with the intention of making it fast one of the first mods should be wider tires (215 is stock, wider wheels would help too) and stiffer engine mounts. All in all, I can't complain, I needed a 4-door car with a decent trunk and the SRT4 fit the bill. |
koto, I wouldn't buy the current Cobalt SS. I'd wait...I was trying to hint at what might be in the works
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at least our defective intakes work, to cool our real cars
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Are you talking about their 1k hp turbocharged drag motor?
Originally Posted by Atlanta93LE
(Post 65437)
koto, I wouldn't buy the current Cobalt SS. I'd wait...I was trying to hint at what might be in the works
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Haha, no. I'm referring to the turbo engine in the Solstice GXP. No reason it wouldn't go into the Cobalt soon, once the supercharged setup is killed off.
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ahh... oh well, I still would rather have the methanol powered 2.0l boosted @ 40 psi. :eek: :bigtu:
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fwd, but I guess its a good daily. I'd rather have something like an accord though, or a truck since we have miaters for fun.
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I mean hell, if you do need a 4-door family car or something with a big trunk, get a used bug-eyed WRX. They can be had for like $13,000 now a days.
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That would have been my 2nd choice, but the wife loves the SRT4 since she misses her '98 Neon.
ATL: Are there plans to ditch the roots and put the turbo Ecotec in the Cobalt? If so, that's a step in the right direction. |
KOTOMILE- I dont know. I was just talkin. I was looking at the srt fourms and it just seems like everyone has blown a motor on there. Maby cuz of crappy tuning :ugh2:
anyways good for you that everything is holding up for ya. I guess im just pissed cuz i thought when i raced that one the other night it would be an easy kill. He was definetly not stock! I guess thats the appeal of the turbo car because you can tweak things and find butt loads of extra power. WELP...LATA BROTHERS!!! UHHRRRRRR HULKMANIA!!! LOL:bigtu: |
it seems like most SRT4 owners are tools, at least around here in Tampa
bunch of sissy emo douchebags for the most part, but not all |
eastcoastboost.com was formed by like 80% of srt-4 owners. now of all the orginal guys more than half of them sold them....probably a reason why.
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i was looking on a spec sheet for that ecotec 2.0 turbo engine, it was saying they are pumping 20 psi boost into that thing. Thats crazy for a factory boosted car!
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Haven driven the Solstice GXP, I can say...it is quite an engine.
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those things handle very good?? i like the way they look
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They sure do! We better stop hijacking the thread though...
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they are poorly built, fwd, handle like shit, and they dont look that great
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I am assuming that everyone saying the SRT handles poorly has never driven a front wheel drive car with a Quaife.
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Originally Posted by Wideopentuning
(Post 65632)
I am assuming that everyone saying the SRT handles poorly has never driven a front wheel drive car with a Quaife.
My civic has a quaife lsd. I really like driving the car, But when I get on it in a tight corner in second at 8k, its a beast. It is just so nice to be able to stick a corner and not have to worry about what the sudden burst of power is going to do to the front wheels. And those stupid rear wheels just roll along doing nothing, what a waste. (And I haven't thrown integra disks on them either, so their even drums!) If a well loved 4 came by and I had some $, I would buy it. But I am not selling my rwds. |
Well at least we have one guy here who has.
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im not saying all ff cars handle poorly just most
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I agree. Without a Quaife most of them are disspointing. With one though they are pretty damn impressive.
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how did you test drive an MS3. They are all sold out here in Houston. One of the leading MS dealers in the country will not have one till Feb. and even that one is sold already (most are preordered and sold before they get to the lot)
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