Jeep SRT8 - Finally Got One Of My Fave Cars Ever -

Dyno Day today for a giggle with some of "the boys" in the UK... was absolutely roasting but ran well... even at what 32C plus...
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Reckon a few more ponie's in there if this was a cold day... it was SCORCHIO!!! Castle Comb was the location and also after the dyno we headed off to JAPFEST!!!

However, figures were: 446.7bhp@crank (340.3bhp@wheels) with 444.1lbs/602nm of torque! So, what 23.4% drivetrain loss
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Great bunch of muppets as well, we had some XFR's, lovely M3 and some Saabs... however, it is time soon for the SC!!! Has to be!!! Need more power at the wheels and that SC should give me 100-120bhp@wheels.

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Well just to give some updates on SRT8 ownership in the 3+ years... so, as in the original post, I bought this Jeep on circa 39,700 miles February 2021 and it was a last of the line (2nd to last WK1 SRT8 registered in UK, in fact probably one of the last WK1's full stop)... so now having owned for over 3 years, it's NEVER let me down once... with the the only replacement being some bushings on the front diff... because I wanted proper poly bushes on it... it's cost me ZERO POUNDS in FIXES. The rest has been purely servicing and maintenance and keeping on top of everything!!! This surely would not be the case with any of the Range Rovers, Jags or German cars of this era? But hey ho, I'm not here to fight with owners of those cars ;)

However, obviously maintenance which basically is; Motor Oil every 3-3.5k miles (Mobile 1 0/40 is expensive at £50 per 5ltr) and you need around 6.5ltrs on a change. I run SRT Dodge Viper oil filters which are around £16 each... then every 10k miles I've dropped the transfer case, all diff and transmission oils, not expensive at all. PCV valve replacement, peanuts... cleaning CAI out and refitting... all the usual stuff and still running the replacement discs (MTEC) and pads (EBC Yellow) I put on soon after buying it... loads of miles left on those!

The SRT8 is now on 62,600 miles and running beautifully, zero bangs, knocks crunching or anything... in fact, I'd say it's running as good or better than when I first bought it. Have to say, considering the reputation of Chrysler products (i.e. appalling) this thing has been an absolute dream to own... and hopefully it continues that way. I think like a lot of cars, you care and put some effort into maintenance... treat them well and they will rewards you... but yeah... you know I've heard all sorts of horror stories with the 2011+ SRT's with the 6.4 engines... MDS causing problems, lifters etc etc... just seems like these "old school" engines are just built better it's as simple as that!

Anyway, It'll be on display at American Speedfest 11 Saturday 08 - Sunday 09 June 2024 at Brandshatch all weekend... so if anyone is there feel free to come over to the SRT section and say hello :cool:
 
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pugheaven said:
OWNER UPDATES 3+ YEARS LATER

Well just to give some updates on SRT8 ownership in the 3+ years... so, as in the original post, I bought this Jeep on circa 39,700 miles February 2021 and it was a last of the line (2nd to last WK1 SRT8 registered in UK, in fact probably one of the last WK1's full stop)... so now having owned for over 3 years, it's NEVER let me down once... with the the only replacement being some bushings on the front diff... because I wanted proper poly bushes on it... it's cost me ZERO POUNDS in FIXES. The rest has been purely servicing and maintenance and keeping on top of everything!!! This surely would not be the case with any of the Range Rovers, Jags or German cars of this era? But hey ho, I'm not here to fight with owners of those cars ;)

However, obviously maintenance which basically is; Motor Oil every 3-3.5k miles (Mobile 1 0/40 is expensive at £50 per 5ltr) and you need around 6.5ltrs on a change. I run SRT Dodge Viper oil filters which are around £16 each... then every 10k miles I've dropped the transfer case, all diff and transmission oils, not expensive at all. PCV valve replacement, peanuts... cleaning CAI out and refitting... all the usual stuff and still running the replacement discs (MTEC) and pads (EBC Yellow) I put on soon after buying it... loads of miles left on those!

The SRT8 is now on 62,600 miles and running beautifully, zero bangs, knocks crunching or anything... in fact, I'd say it's running as good or better than when I first bought it. Have to say, considering the reputation of Chrysler products (i.e. appalling) this thing has been an absolute dream to own... and hopefully it continues that way. I think like a lot of cars, you care and put some effort into maintenance... treat them well and they will rewards you... but yeah... you know I've heard all sorts of horror stories with the 2011+ SRT's with the 6.4 engines... MDS causing problems, lifters etc etc... just seems like these "old school" engines are just built better it's as simple as that!

Anyway, It'll be on display at American Speedfest 11 Saturday 08 - Sunday 09 June 2024 at Brandshatch all weekend... so if anyone is there feel free to come over to the SRT section and say hello :cool:
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Glad to hear it's been treating you well, and I can't say I'm surprised at all, having had 2 5.7 hemi versions in the family. I think a lot of their bad reputation comes from people who don't maintain them: our current one has well over 250k miles on it (it was clocked years ago so I can't say for sure exactly how many) but gets everything it needs maintenance-wise which has kept it totally reliable. The plastic interior is starting to show signs of age but you can't really complain considering it's a 19 year old car that sits in the sun all day.
 
tom_nieto said:
I’m not sure I’d want to add any more downforce, it’s heavy enough as is to alter tidal patterns!


Love the car though! Completely bonkers!
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Cheers man... yeah it's literally for looks lets be honest like you say, 2.2 ton doesn't need downforce hahaha... Cheers though yeah either people love it (which I get soooo many questions at petrol stations from people of all ages and they absolutely always ask me to rev it, even at lights) or you're a hater i.e. why have something stupid that sups fuel blah blah... everyone has an opinion but in the flesh the amount of people that smile and wanna talk... kinda proves that it's different doesn't look like ANY other SUV which is perfect... and it was genesis really, in 2006 the super SUV didn't exist... kinda threw down a gauntlet to the Europeans really...

geekman said:
Glad to hear it's been treating you well, and I can't say I'm surprised at all, having had 2 5.7 hemi versions in the family. I think a lot of their bad reputation comes from people who don't maintain them: our current one has well over 250k miles on it (it was clocked years ago so I can't say for sure exactly how many) but gets everything it needs maintenance-wise which has kept it totally reliable. The plastic interior is starting to show signs of age but you can't really complain considering it's a 19 year old car that sits in the sun all day.
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Yep, he literally wants for nothing... oil every 3k miles, both diffs, transmission, transfer case every 10k, coolant change every 10k miles... some would argue over the top, but I'll be going Super Charger in the next couple of years and this is a lifer for me... so I want to keep it in absolutely pristine
condition. When at the show, I would actually say mines easily the best condition one possibly in the country... it's literally A1 even underneath looks like a 3 year old car.

Like you say, if you maintain (and you don't have to be as meticulous as me, you could leave longer intervals I know that), then it will reward you... literally nothing has gone wrong... apart from a notorious heater matrix house which I fixed straight away. These things although made cheaply interior wise... the engine and transmission (NAG1 same as in the SLR Maclaren!) are pretty bomb proof unlike the 6.4's from 2013 onwards... wouldn't touch one of those at all.
 
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