Hi everyone!

New to Ford. My other vehicle is a Dodge SRT-4 2004 which sleeps during winter. I wanted a small pickup for quite some time now and decided to buy domestic. The Ranger is a sure value and I got a very good deal on this one. Only 10,000 KM, like new.

I know my Dodge inside out but I admit I am a newbie with Ford. Looking forward to get advice here and a wealth of information in the forums.

Thanks for allowing me to share your knowledge.

Marc

 

welcome

 

welcome! you are in the right forum thats for sure! there is a lot of great info here

 

Welcome!

 

Are the SRT-4's the Neon?

Welcome to R/F

 

Mine is a 2004 so yes, it's the neon model. They were built between 2003-2005. After that the SRT-4 was the Caliber model, which never really caught my attention. The Caliber was a real deception as it had nothing in common with the bad *** attitude of the Neon SRT-4. The Neon had a forged block and stock internals were good to hold mods reaching over 400HP. Over that you played with fire. Nonetheless, it was a good platform for cheap affordable power with lots of aftermarket options to modify the car.

Thank you all for welcoming me to your forums.

 

welcome to R-F, Marc!

 

welcome to RF

 

Welcome!

 

welcome!

 

Welcome to R-F

 

my buddy had an srt that put down 500hp on pump gas. Welcome to the site.

 

my buddy has a civic that put down over 550hp on pump gas. he's building it up to 700hp as we speak. anyways, back on topic, welcome.

 

There is no limit. Darrel *** racing is the king "modder" of SRT-4's. Look for his website. His "red sled" does 9.16 @ 168.5. He has a hot rod SRT-4 which does 7.90 @ 188. This is quite amazing for a 4 cyl car. the amount of $$$ pretty much decide where you go. But at this point you have to be incredibly rich and somewhat nuts about your car...(thankfully I do not meet these criterias)..lol

I'm most likely around 400HP but traction on street tires is a big issue. I don,t see the point of going any further with FWD if I can't keep the wheels on the ground. Beyond that it's time to make the switch to a propulsion vehicle....

 

welcome!

i say pics of both vehicles right meow! haha

i am not a dodge person in the least put the srt-4's are solid. a buddy at work has one runnin about 480hp right now runs 10.5's all day. well 10.8 after he bought my big giant old dual 12's lol

 

I grab the Ranger Thursday at the dealership and I will post some pics. I the meantime, here are some pics of my SRT-4:

 

sick always like those did they fix the ever blowing head gasket in these models

 

Welcome! Nice looking car.

 

nice srt man

this is my coworkers



last pic sums it up lol. he got pulled over twice yesterday

 

The head gasket was definitely a problem for 1st gens neons. When 2nd gen started in 2000, this headgasket problem was gone.

 

welcome, cool car man