Quote: Originally Posted by NeonDan
on a side note...please guys/gals....if you dont wanna spend vast amounts of money in repairs or broken parts take in consideration what you are asking you 2950-3200lbs (unladden) high hp/tq FWD car to do. If you want to extract better times you have to invest in more than just go faster bits. For a car like the SRT4 to put its power down you need to address the motor mounts, suspension and the overall weight distribution. For mounts just consult a forum vendor or do a search, for suspension mods its best if you add polyurethane bushings along with springs/or Coil overs (...if you dont mind while you are at it buy Front and rear strut tower bars) not forgeting to get better sway bars and finally weight distribution on these cars is something like 63% front/37% rear so the untimate goal with what i just mentioned is to keep the rear from squatting while keeping the front end planted.
Dan, if you're talking about roadracing or Auto-x, I agree 100%, but drag racing? Certainly, suspension can help with drag racing times, but I think you can do a whole lot of power mods on the stock turbo, run 12's with just motor mounts or inserts, and not break anything. It gets dicier when you upgrade the turbo, move to slicks and/or try to run 11's or better.
I would never upgrade just the springs, 'cause you'll blow the struts and the ride will suck. Coilovers cost $1200-$1300+ and they will certainly help on the launch for weight transfer, but the difference in 60' times will be marginal unless you have a turbo upgrade. Strut tower bars and sway bars do nothing or near nothing for straight line acceleration, but are very useful for the twisties.
Cliff's Notes: You've been driving riven's car too much!
