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Russklass you are correct!!
Advertising. what's that?? Just ask Don Hanesworth ( that gentleman who drove his M from California for the tour) he had never heard about the Special till he was at our plant . Now he is going to trade in his 02 M on a Special .
Autoweek September 9, 2002 page 25
http://pub88.ezboard.com/f300menthusiastsclubfrm3.showMessage?topicID=48.topic
Thanks, and hope to see you in chat one evening.
Lynn Flowers
McKinney, Texas
I will post this for a few days as it is not mine.
Well since it was a plug and play swap I figured I could handle the install.
What a difference it made just swapping the amps. The "AB" amp seems to have twice the power of the "AC" amp. Lots more volume and much better sound. I also checked the front door speakers and the were crossed but I could not get the wires out of the connectors so I had the dealer do it the next time I took it in for an oil change. The dealer said no tsb for the LHS but that they would do it as CSI (Customer Satisfaction Item). First time I had heard the term, works for me, I was satisfied.
Next step I guess is to try to find someone to install a basslink in it. No guts on trying to wire that in myself.
It's an excellent and honest account of what happened. How Schrempf orchestrated and executed his assault on Chrysler and how Eaton fell for it.
What he fell for was the line about a "merger of equals" Schrempf fed him. Eaton took the money and ran alright, but thought Chrysler would stay an independent entity rather then end up a "division". Lutz knew better and that's why he left along with several others.
In the end I blame Iaccoca for that merger because if he hadn't let his ego get in the way of his logic he would have let Lutz succeed him and none of it would have happened. Today, he admits he made a mistake not turning the helm over to Lutz.
fastdriver
On September 7th 2002, (this past Saturday) Dan and Mike went back to Keystone and this time one of them brought home 1st place in the Trophey Class. OK, it was me but Dan made it to the semi-finals and was only beaten because the guy he raced against hit his dial-in time exactly. Well, I then had to take on this same guy in the finals and luckily for me he dialed in 14.0 but ran his 1/4 mile in 13.99. He was under and I was a tenth over my dial-in so I took home the 1st place trophey. Another proud moment not only for me, but for the entire 300M Enthusiasts Club in general. Dan and I took on some heavy hitters in our class. At least 25 of them ranging from a Mustang SVT in the 12 second range to a Buick Grand National in the 13.5 range to a Toyota Celica in the 22 second range. But thanks to the consistancy of our 300Ms, we were able to make it to the bitter end.
Of course, Dan and I were smart enough to keep from running against each other till absolutely necessary. You can do this by the way you line up in the staging area. This way, we wouldn't be able to eliminate each other early on so we both had better chances of winning.
There were two things that were different for me as compared to the last time I raced. One was that now I had dual exhausts. The other was how I shifted the tranny. Dan and I had a little discussion before the racing began about how he shifted his tranny instead of letting the Autostick shift it at the red line. This gave him some quicker times. And if I remember right, he said he did a flat 16.0 on one run. Well, I decided "what the heck", I'll do the same thing. Sure enough, my runs were quicker too. When I raced on July 21st, my best time was 16.238. My first run on Saturday, however, brought me down to 16.160. On July 21st, my worst run was 16.554 and my worst run on Saturday was 16.273 (that was based on the 7 runs I did that day). I was dialed in at 16.1 and almost hit my mark every time.
Here's the weird thing, though. My 4 fastest times were during the daylight when the outside temp was at least 88 degrees. When the sun went down, the temps dropped but my times didn't. They actually got worse even though they felt faster when I was running them. The only thing I could think of after the night was over was that the track wasn't as hot and therefore I was doing a little extra spinning off the start costing me some time. In fact, the Traction Control kicked on during one of my 16.2 runs.
I'd like to mention two things before I wrap this up. One is that at Keystone Raceway, you're able to listen to the announcer booth on the radio in your car. So I decided to do that while I was setting up and doing my runs. Three comments stand out in my mind. The first is when I was doing my burn-out, the announcer said "Look at those great looking wheels. They're mesmerizing." The second is when Dan was running against a Camero. Dan took off and the Camero red lighted. The announcer said "That Camero must have thought he was gonna eat the 300M alive and jumped the gun". The last comment was when I was sitting staged and ready to go. The announcer was saying what cars were in each lane and he commented "In the left lane is that beautiful Chrysler".
Secondly, When I went to pick up my trophey, the guy in the booth asked if I was the winner with the "Fancy Chrysler". I said "Fancy Chrysler....I like the sound of that". He then said "We don't get cars like that running here. That was great".
In any case, it was nice to bring home a win for the 300M Enthusiasts Club and Dan has the honor of being in the semi-finals which is a great undertaking also. Another reason why the 300M should NOT be labled as just a full sized luxury sedan.
Chrysler should have realized that this car can certainly run with the big boys.
For fancy photo, check out http://www.fastforwardclub.com/300M/trophey.jpg
-vman
Way to go videman
DCX stock has already tanked post aquisition so they have nowhere to go but up. The question is whether DC's German management figures out that, like WWII, they can't beat their North American counterparts into submission and win the war.
I do think the ultimate irony of it all is that Eaton came from a fouled up GM, fouled up Chrysler, and now Lutz comes indirectly from Chrysler trying to get GM back on track. Weird.
http://community.webshots.com/user/my300M_ or http://public.fotki.com/300M/ interior mods The one with the 300 special M door sill plates.
Jon
I see the poll is pretty close. Not many have voted yet. Go here to vote: http://pub88.ezboard.com/f300menthusiastsclubfrm3.showMessage?topicID=48.topic Lets see how it turns out in another week. This sunday at 9pm is fine as the Sopranos dont start till the following Sunday.
BadaBing
EasyRider300M
I like the look and would consider doing that
For those who don't know what I'm talking about, check out www.treptech.com to see a photo. Their site basically doesn't do anything right now, but at least they now got two photos up there.
-vman
Congratulations, but you sure are brave to treat the 300 that way. Aren't you afraid something might break?
fastdriver
>> brave to treat the 300M that way. Aren't you afraid something might break? >>
What's there to break in a 1/4 mile run that wouldn't break during normal driving? OK, so I hit close to the red line twice in 16 seconds. If that would cause a breakdown in the engine or tranny, I really wouldn't want to own the car in the first place.
From stories I've heard, many people here and on the Enthusiasts club forum run their Ms much harder than I do every day with no problems at all. And others treat theirs like a baby and the tranny sensors go out. So anything can happen at any time unless you don't do the proper maintenance which I do.
Also, I pretty much drive like a regular guy with a regular car every day. Sure, sometimes I drop it into 2nd to pass someone, but that's what it's there for. Also, I have an extended warranty to cover me for a while.
-vman
Get your money's worth, run it hard and fast.
Let the factory worry about building it better or pay the cost for re building it.
What fun are 250 horses if you don't let em run wild.
If we break them enough times maybe Chrysler will build them stronger.
" Also, I have an extended warranty to cover me for a while."
Ah.... that's the secret.
jab02lhs-
"If we break them enough times maybe Chrysler will build them stronger."
LOL... KEY word- MAYBE!
Good luck to both of you. I never drove Christine like that for fear that I'd have to see those "5-STARS" more than I did!
fastdriver
My system will use the DynoMax mufflers.
By way of an update, I finished my contract job in Petaluma, California about 3 weeks ago, and I'm now back home in Texas, drawing unemployment and looking for my next contract job (I know it will be out of town - no hi tech jobs in the Dallas area right now!). Current posibilities I'm waiting to hear from include jobs in the Chicago area, Seattle, and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Lynn Flowers
McKinney, Texas
I was wondering if anyone had purchased one of these computer upgrades for their M ?
Ive been in contact with them recently, and for a cost of $349.00 you can ship them your computer, they will upgrade it and send it back to you...
They say you will get 10-15 Hp depending on your application (93 Octane only), they will change the rev limiter, and speed limiter (if you sign a release form), and it will shorten the duration of gear shifts by not reducing the HP during shifts, resulting in quicker, firmer shifts...
Sounds good to me, especially from a reputable company... Heck, they even have a picture of a test 300M in their literature... Although I asked for before/after dyno charts and they said they only had them for the stratus 2.7... Bummer... Then they said they could only raise the speed limiter to 135Mph because Chrysler said thats as high as they could go... I kinda wanted to go at least 140 so I could outrun my friend's v6 honda accord.... Anyone know for sure what the top speed is for a PHP 300M ? Is it possible that they really max out at 135 ?
Thanks. Thinking of you too today!
fastdriver
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