SRTRICK
Enthusiast
Well, I picked up my red SRT at Roanoke yesterday, I trailered it home and slipped it in the garage without really driving it.
I went out for a drive today and I have to say that I like it better than my 00 RT/10 in almost every way!
John Gastman did a superb job prepping the car, every body seam was straight and the paint is better than I remember it being on my RT. I love the true convertible top, it's tight and easy to raise and lower. I don't have the latch rattle as far as I can tell, and if the car has the mirror dents, they are not noticable. Although I initially thought the throttle was a bit soft with too much of the opening too far into the travel, after driving a few miles, I find that it is really fairly progressive and makes it easier to feather the throttle coming out of a corner than on my RT. I haven't yet gone to full throttle, of course, but at part throttle I can find none of the "bog" others are talking about.
I do see where the seats could be a bit lower, so I may look into a seat lowering kit if one becomes available. I also may look into installing a lighter smaller racing seat as it does seem as though a thinner seat & back padding might make a little more room in the cockpit. Although I already have the MGW short shift lever/knob, it's really not bad as it comes from the factory, the linkage is really quite precise and up and double clutch downshifts are clean and even.
Sorry for rambling on, but it's new, you know. I can hardly wait for the first Illinois VCA autocross next week to get a better feel for the handling.
Oh, by the way, you new srt owners might want to double check the factory alignment. Roanoke checked and adjusted mine as I wanted a bit more negative camber that the factory specs, and we found the rear right settings from the factory were way off spec, only -.19 degrees. That would have made for some nasty left turns!!
For those of you still waiting for your SRT, keep the faith, it really is a great car!
I went out for a drive today and I have to say that I like it better than my 00 RT/10 in almost every way!
John Gastman did a superb job prepping the car, every body seam was straight and the paint is better than I remember it being on my RT. I love the true convertible top, it's tight and easy to raise and lower. I don't have the latch rattle as far as I can tell, and if the car has the mirror dents, they are not noticable. Although I initially thought the throttle was a bit soft with too much of the opening too far into the travel, after driving a few miles, I find that it is really fairly progressive and makes it easier to feather the throttle coming out of a corner than on my RT. I haven't yet gone to full throttle, of course, but at part throttle I can find none of the "bog" others are talking about.
I do see where the seats could be a bit lower, so I may look into a seat lowering kit if one becomes available. I also may look into installing a lighter smaller racing seat as it does seem as though a thinner seat & back padding might make a little more room in the cockpit. Although I already have the MGW short shift lever/knob, it's really not bad as it comes from the factory, the linkage is really quite precise and up and double clutch downshifts are clean and even.
Sorry for rambling on, but it's new, you know. I can hardly wait for the first Illinois VCA autocross next week to get a better feel for the handling.
Oh, by the way, you new srt owners might want to double check the factory alignment. Roanoke checked and adjusted mine as I wanted a bit more negative camber that the factory specs, and we found the rear right settings from the factory were way off spec, only -.19 degrees. That would have made for some nasty left turns!!
For those of you still waiting for your SRT, keep the faith, it really is a great car!
