2003:
Colors: Yellow, Red, Black, Silver
Power: Rated at 215hp/245tq
- SRS was an option in 03 however not very common.
- The instrument cluster gauge surrounds were chrome on some of the '03s (similar to what's also on the exports cars) vice painted silver. (Blackbird R/T)
- The very early '03 cars (~first month) supposedly got a "hotter" calibration similar to S1. (Blackbird R/T)
2004:
Colors: Yellow(Rare left over yellow bodies from 03), Red, Black, Silver, Blue (replaced Yellow)
Power: Rated at 230hp/250tq
Changes:
- Headlights now with a silver band instead of black
- Valve cover change with new PCV
- Axles strengthened sometime between Feb-March.
Click here for picture.
- Coolant feed line fittings changed (see post 57 & 59)
- Larger injectors (S1 injectors)
- LSD standard
- New Venture T850 updates on the '04 trans to improve operation and address '03 concerns (internal part changes did not supersede to new numbers so without break-down and direct comparison can't say what exactly they changed/updated). (Blackbird R/T)
- Friction Modifier requirement for '04+ cars with LSD. (Blackbird R/T)
- Service supplement lowering trans fluid change interval to 18k-miles due to Friction Modifier eating ATF. (Blackbird R/T)
- Change in supplement/manuals regarding recommendation/use of M1. (Blackbird R/T)
- Tires changed from Michilen to BFGoodrich
- Sun roof optional (w/ 'oh-shit' handles)
- Kicker package optional
- Starter cables slightly different on where they mount (fried a starter when hooking it up like an 04 :P)
- Angled #4 spark plug wire started to become standard on newer 04's
- Standard neon foot pedals replaced with "bright" or metal pedals with rubber grommets.
- Test port with schrader valve
removed from fuel rail. (note: some early 04's still had 03 style rails)
- windsheild washer squirter's spray pattern changed.
- Old style "slider" controls removed from radio sometime between 04 and 05
- VTA activation proceedures changed. Details can be viewed
here.
- Sometime in either 04 or 05 the front emblem changed from a single piece to a two piece. RSchyns' 04 (build date Oct 03) is a one piece while
this thread shows an 05 with a two piece front emblem.
- NGK plug info added to the emission decal on '04+. (Blackbird R/T)
2005:
Same changes as 04
Colors: Orange replaced Blue for first half of 05. Silver replaced with White in late 05
- ACR package
- Commemorative package
- 05 PCM's tend to be a bit more picky about PTB and overboost CEL's.
- Removed battery temp sensor
- Battery terminal covers. Rubber and hard plastic.
- Plastic shielding added to brake wire to prevent clutch pedal crushing the wire when fully depressed.
- warranty restricted to strictly 3 year 36000 mile power train / bumper to bumper.
- Some of the '05s have a slightly different gray printed background on the gauge face. (Blackbird R/T)
- WGA change to common Mitsu design in '05. (Blackbird R/T)
- Upper motor mount torque bracket changed (see
picture).
- Different color SRT-4 on the owner's manual for all three years.
I'm sure there are other things I've missed but that's just what I've seen and/or recalled at the moment.
If you see something that I forgot please PM me and I will edit my post as quick as I can. Lets try to keep this thread free of debris.
