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Got some time to clean up my G8 and my wife's Lancer GTS. Of course, I get a call about 20min ago and someone wants to come to see my Jeep tomorrow... the car I didn't clean. :-)

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Looking good.

Those wheels you posted would like nice on there.

Are those 20s? :P
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I dont have anything to contribute to this thread except for saying[img]...."remember%20that%20one%20time%20we%20had%20a%20flat%20tire%20on%20I-95%20heading%20down%20to%20Miami%20in%20the%20expedition%20I%20had%20just%20bought%20for%20my%20daughter?"[/img]
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Cnasty wrote:Looking good.

Those wheels you posted would like nice on there.

Are those 20s? :P

19s. Can't decide if I want to mess with the cosmetic stuff or engine first. Either way, gotta get rid of my Jeep before I start playing. :-)
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I'llbe honest, iI don't know much about the under the hood stuff.

But I have been advised to get a cold air intake, catch can, and work on the engine 'sound', muffler?

All good for more hp and gas mileage I've heard.
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Cnasty wrote:I'llbe honest, iI don't know much about the under the hood stuff.

But I have been advised to get a cold air intake, catch can, and work on the engine 'sound', muffler?

All good for more hp and gas mileage I've heard.
Sounds like you're gonna have just the Charger I'll be looking for in 2 years, coincidentally at your 2 year limit to keep a car.

I'll have my people call your people.
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Cnasty wrote:I'llbe honest, iI don't know much about the under the hood stuff.

But I have been advised to get a cold air intake, catch can, and work on the engine 'sound', muffler?

All good for more hp and gas mileage I've heard.

Generally speaking, yes. CAI (Cold Air Intake) and Exhaust are typically cheap and basic "bolt-on" performance add-ons. With the newer cars, it's most likely that you're going to need to a chip or chip flash (not sure on your car) to get the optimum performance from the 2 items.

At a simple level, air flow + fuel consumption = better performance. Increase the intake (CAI addition), increase the flow through (exhaust), you can potentially see gains in performance. However, if the chip doesn't optimize the mixture, you won't see the best results.

Without adjustment, you're likely looking at 8-10 hp per item. With adjustment, you can hit as much as 30hp in total. In my case, the chip is a must, because the car comes designed specific to 87 octane and changing the air intake (in my case, I'll be using a ram air induction system) and switching the exhaust, will throw it way off.
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Nole4real wrote:I dont have anything to contribute to this thread except for saying[img]...."remember%20that%20one%20time%20we%20had%20a%20flat%20tire%20on%20I-95%20heading%20down%20to%20Miami%20in%20the%20expedition%20I%20had%20just%20bought%20for%20my%20daughter?"[/img]

:?

dont know why i hit image on that....too lazy to fix

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@Corey

Quick search on the Charger shows the intake choice isn't a big deal. Guys are getting similar performance from K&N, AirRaid and AFE2. For exhaust, don't waste you money with muffler swap. Save it and go full cat back system. It'll be a bit a little more expensive, but that's where guys are getting the real performance jump. The tune looks like it can be done yourself, but you're going to need the tuner kit. The majority seem to be using a Diablo system. Read up on this to get an understanding on how it works. If you're not computer savvy, you'll want to take it to a performance specialist to have them do it. Not something you want to screw up.

I know a good amount about mine, but I just reached out to a friend that gave me a good recommendation that I've contacted at CincySpeed. I'd rather not take any unnecessary risks.
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From what I was reading up about its looking like $300 or so for that Diablo and that is the one mentioned the most.

I wouldnt say I am a computer idiot but I also am not sure i could figure out what I am looking for exactly in tuning it.

Little by little. Let me finish this wheel project first.
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shel311 wrote:
Cnasty wrote:I'llbe honest, iI don't know much about the under the hood stuff.

But I have been advised to get a cold air intake, catch can, and work on the engine 'sound', muffler?

All good for more hp and gas mileage I've heard.
Sounds like you're gonna have just the Charger I'll be looking for in 2 years, coincidentally at your 2 year limit to keep a car.

I'll have my people call your people.
Ill keep her in good shape for ya.
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Cnasty wrote:From what I was reading up about its looking like $300 or so for that Diablo and that is the one mentioned the most.

I wouldnt say I am a computer idiot but I also am not sure i could figure out what I am looking for exactly in tuning it.

Little by little. Let me finish this wheel project first.
When I had my Charger I had a Diablo. I had the Hemi and the canned tunes that came with it were ok. The 93 octane race tune woke the car up pretty good. I don't know anything about the tunes for the 3.6. The Pentastar is a newer motor and I haven't heard much about it yet.
As far as getting a cat-back system, you won't see any real gains (10hp) unless you go with an off-road x-pipe that deletes your cats. If you delete the cats then you will need a custom tune but you will definitely get some hp gains that you can feel.
No matter what, you aren't going to get a v8 sound from a v6. If you go with a cat-back system that has an x-pipe, you will see an increase in torque but the sound will be a little more raspier. H-pipes give a deeper muscle car tone but do not produce as much torque as a x-pipe. With either system, delete the resonators and you will get a deeper tone yet but have the chance of producing drone.
Stay away from Magnaflow. I had one of their cat-backs on my 300 and the sound was ok but the drone around 2k rpm was terrible.
I see you are getting a catch can also. Is there a lot of blow-by on the 3.6? I have one on my Mustang and I need to empty it every 5k miles or so. I'm just glad I'm catching all that oil so it isn't gumming up my intake.
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i havent gotten anything as of yet but was advised those 3 will be the first things to do and the price isnt so bad to get a lot more performnce.

I havent heard of a problem with the 3.6 and the need for a catch can but have heard they are great investments.

You will be proud of me. I am curently sitting in the garage on the ipad as the wheel dries as i wanted to do them over as i am a perfectionist. i took them off but i am unsure what you and niddler were mentioning about 2 at a time? my jack locations can not support right in the middle and just jacking up.

Unless you meant a jack for the front and then the one that came with the car in the front?
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Err. I have a nice set of jack stands I could let you borrow. Probably should have told you to get a couple of those too. You could use the one that came with the car but those tend to be a pain in the ass. That is why I got the floor jack. Makes things so much easier.
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We were talking about a floor jack, not the one that came with your car for a flat tire.

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Powerzone-380033- ... 172&sr=1-7

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You can put it in the middle and jack up the entire front end or back end of the car at the same time.
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yea, i got the floor jack but didnt get the stands.

gotta be very pre school level shit with me on this car stuff. im learning :lol:
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The_Niddler wrote:We were talking about a floor jack, not the one that came with your car for a flat tire.

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Powerzone-380033- ... 172&sr=1-7

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You can put it in the middle and jack up the entire front end or back end of the car at the same time.
thats what i bought but my jack locations do not support in the middle of the front or back or so the manual says

i am doing one wheel at a time, 15 minutes drying in between. i liked how they turned out but not 100% satisfied as i hd a little grain in some spots as i dont think i cleaned them enough.
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I didn't realize you had the 3.6.. wasn't paying attention. Just go buy a Flowmaster air filter to replace your stock if you want to do something cheap (though if you take care of it properly, it will SAVE you money over the long haul). If you want to step up, buy a Cold Air Intake. Don't jack with the exhaust. You'll be disappointed.
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i would like that throaty sound but not tooooo throaty if that makes any sense?

i was shocked how much giddy up this thing has for the V6

That rear wheel drive just makes this car glide.
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hell yeah it has giddy-up. 305 hp isn't anything to sneeze at. The v8 mustangs and camaros from just a couple years ago had less hp than that.
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