Originally posted by fastball
Dodge must still use a turbo to pull that off. Ask them to coax that power with nothing but a block, pistons, and cams.
Who cares how they do it? Does it make the car any better or worse because of what technique is used to make that output? You could say the same thing about any Honda, Porsche or BMW engine and be like, "Well they still need to use a cam-switching system to pull that off." Psh.
Originally posted by AcuraFanatic
1. 5-speed manual is one gear to little (6-speed is almost a pre-requisite these days)
2. 75dBA at 70mph is friggin loud, period.
3. 6000RPM redline will not entice Honda guru's
4. 14.0psi of boost puts a lot of stress on the engine
1. Most 6-speeds just have two overdrive gears, 6th is for pussin around on the highway and saving gas.
2. 75 dBA ain't
that loud. Besides, it's at redline...do you really expect the car to be whisper-quiet?
3. Honda gurus? How many "Honda gurus" are there exactly?
4. The motor only runs 8.1:1 CR. The WRX runs 14 psi of boost stock also, is that motor overstressed?
Originally posted by fastball
With that kind of boost stress, I'm guessing the pistons, rods, and crank are all iron, as is the block. Jeez, 75db would give me a headache by the time I get to work in the morning (40 minute drive, all freeway)!
As I've already said, this is not the first production motor in history to run 14 pounds of boost. And unless you drive to work at redline the whole way, you won't have to deal with a 75 dBA racket.
[edit] Now don't think that I'm like worshipping the SRT-4, I'm not. The skidpad numbers compared to the Focus SVT and Mazdaspeed Protege indicate that the chassis engineers could have spent a bit more time getting everything dialed in, given that the car's already riding on Pilot Sport tires. Neither the Focus nor Protege has that kind of sticky rubber yet manages to pull much better numbers on the skidpad. However if you look at the braking distance the stickier tires on the Neon show where they really help.