Dodge SRT4 Stage 3

[mazdaowner123]

I'd rather have an evo ;\

~brian

 

[Mike R]

not true man.... with only hotchkins sway bars & b&g coilovers my srt-4 handles AS good if not better then a msp. NO b.s...

i will say this though.... when it comes to hight speed cornering the msp is WAY more stable/predictable in the turns.

I agree, I saw one with springs and swaybars beat all the MSP's at a local autocross.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

STI for me thanks

 

[otmsp]

two srt4`s finished last in the touring car race in St.Pete.Fl this last weekend,while one msp retired and the other came in 8th place out of 30 cars.Mazda 6 won! Like I said srt4 last place...... neon.....neon.....

 

[txrxs]

hate hate hate...

 

[Micah]

Saw whatever you want about the SRT4's handling characteristics.

The fact is that it's much cheaper and safer to upgrade suspension components than it is to upgrade engine components - especially with the FSDE.

However, the damn thing still looks like a skittle. Then again, the MSP and MP3 are just a paintjob and body kit away from being a standard DX, LX, or ES sedan in the looks department.

Sounds like alot of jealous MSP owners to me. There's no need for that though, talk to MPNick and get to tuning. Plenty of success stories on this forum from MPI. Granted, there are a list of people who have had problems too - but in EVERY CASE they had problems with their cars that needed to be fixed. Invest a couple grand in Forged Internals, the MPI Tuner w/TM, extra injectors, a FMIC, and a cheap laptop for tuning -- no more worries about STI/EVO/SRT4, plus the joy and pride (and aguably headache) of owning a modded/tuned car.

 

[wannabe]

However, the damn thing still looks like a skittle. Then again, the MSP and MP3 are just a paintjob and body kit away from being a standard DX, LX, or ES sedan in the looks department.

how is that different from the SRT-4 over a base neon?

 

[anarchistchiken]

I love how they made the integrated switches for the boost control and whatnot look just as bad as the rest of the interior, lol.


They might be fast, but I've owned a neon, and I will never own another, it's just that simple.

And if we're talking about looks, I'd take a stock ex over an SRT4 (looks wise) anyday. And that goes triple for a msp/mp3, and like 7x for a P5

 

[RenzoMSP]

I still have power rear windows. Ha beat that.

 

[wannabe]

so your saying youd rather have 7 p5s over 1 srt-4? who WOULDNT take that deal (evil)

 

[Micah]

how is that different from the SRT-4 over a base neon?

That's my point, the WRX/STI(Impreza), Ralliart/EVO(Lancer), and MP3/MSP(Protege) are all in the same boat which is "Budget tuned econoboxes".

 

[wannabe]

That's my point, the WRX/STI(Impreza), Ralliart/EVO(Lancer), and MP3/MSP(Protege) are all in the same boat which is "Budget tuned econoboxes".

i gotcha

 

[Micah]

That's not to say it's a bad thing, there are pro's and con's. Just I wouldn't expect a platform designed for a target retail of 15k to have the potential of a platform with double the target retail.

However when it comes to factory tuning it seems that most cars are tuned on the extremely safe side of performance, so for someone who is willing to spend the time tuning - there are significant gains to be had.

Then again, my protege blew it's engine once, and I decided to go back to stock and later when I had the money - I opted to finance a new car that had the performance I was looking for opposed to building and tuning again. (I also work 70+ hours a week)

$0.02

 

[Iggy]

yeah that thing is fast, but all that power in a front drive car is nuts. imagine that in the snow...yikes


and for all those who say the srt-4 will loose aroun a corner, they should know about the ACR package for it. supposedly itll make it one of the best handling front drive cars ever

 

[toucci]

yeah that thing is fast, but all that power in a front drive car is nuts. imagine that in the snow...yikes


and for all those who say the srt-4 will loose aroun a corner, they should know about the ACR package for it. supposedly itll make it one of the best handling front drive cars ever

700 bucks and you can have the same shocks and springs on a regular protege and actually be able to step on the gas mid corner.

 

[Rism]

700 bucks and you can have the same shocks and springs on a regular protege and actually be able to step on the gas mid corner.

with enough money you can make any car handle good

 

[Iggy]

700 bucks and you can have the same shocks and springs on a regular protege and actually be able to step on the gas mid corner.

for 1295 you could have a full suspension, wheels and tires with the ACr package

 

[1FASTMP5]

for 1295 you could have a full suspension, wheels and tires with the ACr package

dont forget they will come in white!(2thumbs)

 

[4001]

supposedly itll make it one of the best handling front drive cars ever

from BBS rims and new Shocks (uhm)

 

[protegeV]

lets put it this way...its a helluva lot easier and cheaper to make a fast car handle than to make a good-handling car fast. In other words, we are all pwned