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Any ideas ?
The wish is to get even more fancy - by adding a passenger visor video screen and also configure a custom 27" LCD screen in the back with an XBOX360. Ideally the XBOX360 would be hooked up to the sound system with these JL parts as just another AUX input, similar to adding an iPOD for example. This would be coupled with some custom subs and speakers all around.
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About a month away for me for the basic cleansweep and replacement of stock BA speakers, but it is fun crafting up the ideas of what is possible. :-)
There's more in the Removing stickers, labels, decals, glue, sap... discussion.
Steve, Host
I went online during my lunch hour last Wednesday to once again search for the holy grail. I decided to check out www.cars.com They had 6 available throughout the country. Different colors, miles and options. I called on a red on in Colorado. Phil Long Jeep in Denver to be more specific. The red one was sold the day before, but the sales guy continues to say that he has a silver one still available. I got the details, less then 100 miles and again, "available" and he was looking at the SRT-8, not getting one in a few weeks. I secured the truck with my credit card, which is the same one that secured a black on in Arizona, still yet to be built. Told the fiance we are going to Denver and booked the flights. What?, she wanted to be part of the experience and likes the idea as much as me.
Flight left on time, car ride to the dealer was simple, yet 40 minutes away. We arrived at 8:00 PM, dealer closes at 9:00. My sales guy was waiting for me outside to greet. We said our "finally nice to meet you's" and he walked me over to a recently detailed silver JGC SRT-8 with my name on it. She was beautiful!! I walked around her and checked her out up and down. Signed the paperwork and we were ready to go. Now, things get interesting. As I shaked hands and was getting into my jeep, I noticed the dealership was emptying outside waiting for me to start her up. I smiled and said that I have only heard the jeep on TV and never in person, they just smiled and said just wait. She was perfect. My fiance smiled, I slowly put it into Drive and rolled away. No more then 6 miles into it, I have a dodge hemi checking me out,pointing and trying to egg me on to drop the hammer. The jeep was perfect all 900 miles home. I of course stopped at every gas station with the fear I wouldn't make it to the next one 100 miles away, but I didn't mind and I just liked starting it back up and cleaning the exhaust tips with the available paper towels. Was interviewed 3 times at 3 different gas stations. The SRT-8 JGC should be illegal. I made sure I watched the odo hit every even 100 miles and when she hit 400 I dumped it. I'm talking 80-100 in seconds, it was too easy and I just smiled. She ran the hills like a champ and kept up with the flow of traffic, of course it was my flow until the first hill comes and then I noticed we had the road to ourselves. I was up this morning at 6:45 AM ready for my first hands on detail. Again, interviewed by a few guys asking if I wouldn't mind showing them what's under the hood and if I would start it back up. It's flattering and I'm pleased and lucky to be part of the family. Those who are still waiting, it's worth it.
Getting the front windows tinted tomorrow morning, and I expect to be up cleaning it again before I roll into the office.
Cheers
I'm still squeezing out $2.95 around the corner at a Citgo here in Miami. I'll put Cheveron or Shell in every 5th or 6th fill-up for their cleaning agents, but I drive too much to spoil her on every fill-up.
Steve, Host
PS: anyone have any idea how to turn back on the blue lights that surround the gauges in the instrument cluster?
The installer had to disconnect the front/rear speaker balance, not important to me anyway.
Also that caused the loss of the U-connect handsfree sound which is setup thru the front speaker wiring. They did a work-around and the voice now comes thru the rear speakers.
Lots of positive attention to the truck at the shop. Even more impressive since the shop is surrounded by and caters to all the expensive and exotic car dealerships in the area.
Tnx to all;
John – Burbank, CA
TUFSRT8
I do have a couple of questions for current owners, though...for those in the snow belt that have had it out in snow - have you felt the need to buy snow tires?
And, I'm figuring I'll change the oil right after the break-in period...is there a specific oil recommended, or are you using synthetic, or...?
Also, can anyone tell me if the srt8 has a trip computer, where it tells you miles-to-empty, time to change the oil, etc.? Finally, here's a silly question...do all the doors unlock when you shut off the engine, or is that possibly a settable option?
I'm hoping someone will post the mopar perf mod link here when it becomes available...I looked around the mopar site and didn't see anything on the srt8 at all...maybe that's because I'm a lifelong Ford guy and this is the first time I'm buying anything other than Ford, and I'm not familiar with the site/names/etc.!
Can you tell I'm excited?! Hoping it comes in this week! (especially since I sold my explorer friday night, and now I have to rent a car!)
Ron
The SRT does have a info computer that let's you know all of the things that you inquired about.
I kept the factory oil in my 6.1 up to 1000 miles, and then I changed it to Mobil 1 full-synthetic, as is the case with all of my cars. Some may believe that changing the oil out as soon as you get a car is the best thing. This couldn't be furthest from the truth, especially a hi-po motor like the 6.1L. The piston rings and and all internal moving parts seat best when the factory-supplied oil is used for at least through the break-in period.
Living in L.I., you'd think that I'd had it in the snow. Not even a chance. That's why I got the HEMI Ram's and Commander for.
Am I going to get my Black SRT-8? I put the order in on January 21st at Cecil Atkinson Jeep in Burnet, TX. I was able to negotiate the price at $38,170 with the only option being the sunroof. I was told this is the dealer invoice price with that option. I traded in a 2003 M3 as a dealer pass through with a buyer waiting on the other end. Cecil Atkinson has been sitting on my $36K+ money since January. The factory accepted the order and I have had a vehicle order number since that day. I have had minimal proactive contact from the dealer since the purchase and I recently got fed up (April 18th) and decided to make the 1 hour drive (I live in Austin, TX) to get some answers in person. I had the sales person call the factory liason and she told him they were likely not building any more GC SRT8s this year. What she did say was that they were trying to get the factory to committ to two more batches of the older orders that were still not fulfilled and then stop all production of 2006s. The deadlines are supposed to be the end of April and the end of the first week in May for these new build batches to happen, as I was told by the sales person.
I am trying to determine if I am getting another run-around answer and if anyone knows any information about what is going on? Ultimately, am I going to get my truck and if so, how long am I likely going to wait? I just read the post above from "tufgcsrt8" who said that he ordered his on February 23rd and it should be in any day. This order was a month after I ordered mine.
Can anyone she some light on this?
Thanks so much in advance.
Yes, there is a selectable feature in which you can unlock the driver's door "only" or all doors when the driver's door is opened, not when switch is cycled off. You can also have just the driver's door unlock with keyless system, or all doors.
I've got a friend who has the Silver SRT and "she!!" has driven her SRT in the snow a few times. She said that the traction is about as good as a Quadra-Trac equipped JGC, just as long as you don't nail it because all four tires will light up on slippery surfaces.
My SRT just turned 3k miles on yesterday, and it just gets better and better with each passing mile. My neighbor has a 300 SRT-8 with 6k miles and he said that all of his performance numbers have gotten better with the miles, and the engine seems more refined, a testament that I can agree with.
The only mods I've installed are:
5" cat-back exhaust(22+ extra hp)
cold-air intake(10+ extra hp)
smaller drive pulley(5+ extra hp)
Goodyear F1 Supercar tires(much stickier than stock)/Giovanna Black Glass wheels to complement the red paint
Performance Chip(supposed 25+ extra hp)
Things I'm still waiting on:
bigger throttle assembly
Stage 2 PCM upgrade
rear lower and upper spoilers
Euro taillamps
When the SRT was new, it posted a 0-60 time of about 4.7 secs. to 60. It now gets there in about 4.2 seconds, quicker than some performance cars(ie: Corvette, Porsche 911, heck even faster than a Ferrari F430 @ "only{" 4.3 seconds to 60.
And it's not all about acceleration with this beast. This thing hangs a .86g when stock, no easy feat for a 4400 pound box. But install great quality tires like the F1's, and that number goes to .93g without breaking a sweat. Point and Shoot.
Overall, I couldn't be more pleased with the purchase of this truck. I was in the process of purchasing a SRT-10 Ram QC because of its incredible performance and huge aftermarket performance parts supply list, but one whirl around DC's proving grounds in Michigan to test the SRT-8, I couldn't turn it down.
Due to the complicated formulas used to assign dealer allocation it is very difficult, even for the dealer, to really know if and when an ordered vehicle is going to come in. Dealers and salespersons have come up with hundreds of different "delay" excuses for the various SRT8 models, most of which are totally untrue.
Your only choice if you do not want to wait is to search inventory lists from other dealers, including out of state, and try to find one you can work a deal on. Probably 99% of what you find is going to be at MSRP or above. And you are probably never going to find a stripped model with just a sunroof, especially if your choice is limited to one color. If the reason for not getting the main option group is financial, I understand, but I believe it is going to be tougher to sell a used base SRT8 Jeep in a few years being that most owners will want those options, especially side air bags.
I wish I had better news, but with a limited production vehicle like the Grand Cherokee SRT8, this is unfortunately what you are up against. I don't understand why DCX/Jeep cannot do a better job in coming up with a better and more definitive ordering process.
The Grand Cherokee SRT8 actually weighs about 4,850 Lbs. I am curious though how simply changing to F1 tires would increase the launch g-force numbers. Since there is no tire spin at launch, how are "stickier" tires going to improve on that? I am assuming that you have not installed a mod to totally turn off the ESP.
Have you done any before/after dyno tests on the mods you list? The HP numbers you list seem to be about 2-3x what is typical in real world testing vs claims made by aftermarket companies.
Also, you mentioned changing the factory oil "to fully synthetic Mobile One" which sounded like you were saying that it was changed to a different oil - but the factory fill on the Jeep SRT8 is Mobil 0W-40 synthetic, is that what you used?
Is there a way to modify my order to include the option group one? or would that just be a costly ticket to the back of the line?
Initially, it was a financial reason for not selecting the option group 1, now I wish I had since I have the $$. If anyone knows of a black one in the southern U.S. please let me know.
Do you remember when they actually had a build date for it? That might give me some idea of when I could expect mine since they don't have that yet.
I just called DC and they said there was still no build date and that my dealer would have more information about when it would come in.
Moreover, the SRT does weigh in @ 4800lbs(4836 to be exact), so I do stand corrected there. The 4400 pounds is before the 6.1 is installed.
The ESP system is MB-derived, so there is no software anywhere that is able to fully defeat the system.
I don't have to fudge my dynometer testing done on the SRT. It makes 469hp and 467lb-ft of torque: I have the slips to prove it. And anybody who know's a thing or two about the 6.1 HEMI knows that it is hugely conservatively rated in power.
Not all SRT's are filled with Mobil-1. Mine wasn't and my neighbor's 300 wasn't either. And yes I do use the 5W-30 in the summer, and 0W-40 in the winter. Any gearhead knows that the higher this viscosity is for the summer, the better, and vice versa for the winter. This is especially true for big-stroke/bore American engines.
I have never heard of an SRT8 not having a factory fill of Mobil 1 0W-40, this has been the case since the 300C version came out over a year ago. If yours or your neighbors had something else in it someone must have changed it after it arrived at the dealer.
4850 Lbs is the spec for the 2007 SRT8 models, part of the difference being the slightly larger fuel tank capacity and the rear spoiler.
I don't have to fudge my dynometer testing done on the SRT. It makes 469hp and 467lb-ft of torque: I have the slips to prove it. And anybody who know's a thing or two about the 6.1 HEMI knows that it is hugely conservatively rated in power
I am aware of the conservative power ratings on the Hemi, which means in typical cases it puts out more than the rated 420hp. But the HP gains for the mods you listed added up to "62hp" which I felt was way high. Considering the the 6.1 is "hugely conservatively rated in power" then all of your mods add up to a lot less than the 62hp claimed.
Hello SRT fans...:
The Cayenne turbo :shades: used to be the fastest...but I guess with the new HEMI Jeep...it is fastest from 0-60.....only 4.6 or 4.8 sec.
Cayenne turbo can only do it in 5.0 sec......
I have not seen one yet....THey must be limited edition or something.
Congrats...you guys win !! :-)
All of the SRT8 vehicles are "limited" production. Only about 2,000 Grand Cherokees have been built so far this model year with an expected total of around 3000. For 2007 I would expect the Grand Cherokee numbers to double. When it's all said and done the SRT division will have built 20,000 total vehicles for 2006 (300C, Charger, Magnum and Grand Cherokee).
Congrats...you guys win !!
Today, but tomorrow may be a different story. I'm sure the title will be changing back and forth in the months/years ahead!
First off, by fully disabling the ESP doesn't necessarily promote better numbers. This thing is so powerful that it will often overrun it's own ability. Pulling the fuse will in fact disable the ABS, degenarating braking, which at the slightest push of the pedal promotes early lock-up of tires. Myself and others have found it better just to leave it be.
For some reason or another, my SRT was not filled with Mobil-1. No biggie. None of my HEMI-equipped trucks did.
If you read more closely, I never said that the dymo test was done with the mods added.
BTW, do you own an SRT?
Thanks!
I average about 250-275 miles on a tank if I'm on the highway and get down to a low of 210-220 if I venture out to the city. If you wait till 2007, there is a bigger tank in the works. Not much bigger, but I'm sure we SRT owners will take what we can get.
But for now, the SRT is the king in the SUV world.