New guy on the block

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DavidG100

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Location
Newbury UK
Car
Chysler 300c SRT8
Hi All,

So.....here I am, newly enlisted into the dizzy world of car performance and styling. So far the information I've seen on this web site is very extensive and the gallery has some simply outstanding vehicles. I'll post mine soon....

What's my ride? I have a Chrysler 300c SRT8 Tourer. 6.1 litres V8 and 425bhp of outstanding performance and engineering. So why do I want to enhance this beauty? Well...0 - 60 in 4.8 seconds just isn't enough. I want to make a good car better....come to papa....

Judging by what I've read and seen, this is a great place to start. So far the car is stock, but I plan to add an induction filter, electric cutouts and ECU remap initially.....I've seen a great supercharger for it, but the cost is huge......think that's going to wait a while.

Any tips, ideas and plain old suggestions (of the printable kind ;))are always welcome......
 
for some reason your post got held up in the moderation cue:confused:

but anyway hello and welcome to tc's:bigsmile:
 
oooooh!, a HEMI V8, I'm jealous but also glad that I'm not the one who has to feed it :lol:

Welcome to the forum though mate, I hope you enjoy yourself here.
 
Tell me about it......this beast does 18 - 19 miles to the gallon.......Didn't buy it though for economy....nor the carbon footprint, which is the size of Bolivia....to paraphase a well known quote.....
 
May I as the site admin wish you a very warm welcome to TorqueCars. It is really nice to meet you and I hope you'll be spending some time with us over the months to come.
You'll find us one of the friendliest and most helpful car tuning forums around.

What plans do you have for your car? I'm sure we can give you lots of ideas and suggestions if you need any.

Do feel free to chip in on our other topics and discussions, we are all here to share our passion for cars. Being friendly and helpful is a forum rule here and I'm sure you'll fit in just fine.

The best mods for a car engine are as follows.
Internal work yields the biggest gains, head work like porting polishing and 3 angle valve jobs will maximise the airflow and raise the power.

If you want to go to the max then cryo treat the block, get it rebored and look into blueprinting and balancing as well.

Bigger valves are an obvious addon but not all engines are suitable as it depends how close together the OEM valves are.

A fast road cam will yield good power gains, especially in the top end of the rev range. Don't go mad though a profile of up to 270 degrees will give the best gains without the engine becoming cammy.

The most popular power mods are induction kits (which are questionable as power mods but they can sound nice if that is your sort of thing) and sports exhausts with sports catalysts or decats.

To keep the car legal I'd recommend a sports catalyst rather than a decat.
The last mod should always be a remap as this will allow you to fully realise the power gains on offer from your mods.

It's worth having a read of the articles on www.torquecars.com/tuning/ for more information on these mods and what the terms mean.
 
Thanks for the welcome guys and for the mod tips Waynne....I'm most definately going to look into those for sure. I've kinda laid out my plans for initial performance mods......but a couple of light bulbs have come on tonight over styling.......it's going to be good......more later.....
 
I just noticed the 'Grease Monkey' bit.........Love it. Just nobody call me junior....
 
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It sure does and welcome!! Keen enthusiasts through and though by the look of it.

Grasshopper has much to learn.....
 
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