viper truck club is the best SRT-10 forums. and i wouldnt even consider a SRT-10 for any sort of performance. 2 X-pen-sive... if u know what i mean.
can get a hemi v8 faster for 1/2 the price
sorry man.
but for just a fun stock driver with maybe bolt ons, dont matter how good of shape its in its gonna need serious upkeep and lots of $$$$ thats y i passed on SRT-10s
Finally someone who knows about SRT10s, maybe you can help me. I guess I have had it wrong all these years..
You say you wouldn't consider an SRT 10 for any sort of performance? Why?
I thought they had 500hp and 525 lbft of TQ stock.. Stiffer lowered suspension, an aerodynamics body package a Dana 60 rear axle and a 6 speed manual in the Reg cabs.. All stock, just to name a few things... Plus at one time held the world record for fastest production pick up.. Huh, guess I figured they were all about performance.. I must have been mistaken. Are all SRT badged vehicles with out performance?? SRT must just be like a Long Horn, or Thunder Road package. It Just an appearance thing?
Really, you can get a Hemi in the 12s for half the price? Seems to me you could pick up a low mileage SRT10 for about 20K and do nothing but a tuner and have a 12 sec truck.. I don't think I could find, buy and build a low mileage Hemi in the 12s for 10K.. I guess I've been looking in the wrong places, maybe you can help me find where I can find these low prices. Wow, Hemi parts must be really cheap.. I had no idea!!!
Plus all this extra "serious" upkeep you speak of, what more does an SRT 10 need as far as maintenance that a typical Hemi powered truck doesn't? More gas I suppose.. But not sure about the rest.
And 25% of them are up for sale? Where did this number come from? I can't say I have ever seen nearly 2500 SRT10s up for sale all at one time.. And its because of upkeep? Damn, SRT10s must be junk. Good to know all this, I would hate to buy one of those lemons...
Since your an expert and I'm guessing have owned one, please help me out.