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Old 07-22-2010, 11:02 AM   #68 (permalink)
rha600
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Sidenote: My brother is a total Jeepster. He always has been. The new goal for him is going to be the 2012, redesigned SRT8. It's been caught out testing, so it looks like a go. 6.4L Hemi with 480+ HP and AWD? DROOL. Within this past year, he's made me become a Dodge/Jeep fan with all of the new products they are rolling out. Do some research on that Pentastar. It's quite interesting. That is going to be Chrysler/Fiat's world engine. When they put Multi-Air on it, it's going to be really powerful. THEN, they're going to start putting turbos on it as well. The twin-turbo 3.6 is estimated to have well over 500HP with Multi-Air. It will be one of the engines in the Maseratis. Wow.
Jeep/Chrysler is also supposed to be coming out with an 8speed auto tranny in 2013 (I think). The "problem" with the SRT is that once you get into the 500hp area guys are having to upgrade the tranny. Of course there are some that have put 15K miles on the stock tranny with 500+ but most seem to have to replace it. The new 6.4 will have the same tranny in it which to me is odd because the tranny we have is the same one that was in all the 55 series MB AMG cars. SL55, S55, CL55... those cars were all 500hp (at the flywheel not the wheels) cars and I'm surprised AMG would cut it that close and not have a beefier transmission.

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RHA, that Jeep is... Drool. That thing destroys my Z. Trust me, I've tried. Not even close.
Thanks! The AWD is a huge bonus coming off the line. My warranty is up in Feb so I'm going to start some little mods on it. CAI, Diablo tune... Should be in the high 12s with just that.

I'm looking to get a Z in a couple months. I'm kind of waiting for the 2011's to hit the lots and see what kind of deal I can get on a 2010 in either the cherry, or if they will put NAV in it for me, a 40th. I'm just trying to decide if I want a 6MT or the 7AT.
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