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ChargerChick

11-22-2005, 11:54 PM

spoonerock

11-23-2005, 12:08 AM

Here's the thing....

When I bought this car I had no knowledge of mods....zippo! I had no intention of doing anything to it other than possibly some chrome wheels. But now after all the reading I have been doing....I GOTTA DO SOMETHING!!! :)

But I don't know where to start. And I have a fiance who thinks I shouldn't spend any more money on the car. He likes it just the way it is.

But I have the bug....thanks to you guys!!! Grrrrrrrr!

I guess my questions are: Do I really need to add to my car and if so, what?
Well..........................it sounds like the itch is getting hard to handle.(LOL)

Let's start with a simple question, let's prioritize your wants:

Rank these in order of importance to you. I want to make my Charger:

look better - outside
look better - inside
sound better - outside
sound better - inside
perform better (power, speed & handling)
be more fuel efficient

Chrome wheels is usually a good place to start if you have the SE base plastic wheel covers.

Let us know what is important to you, and trust me, you will get lots of ideas! :happy:

ChargerChick

11-23-2005, 12:17 AM

I'm not sure which is the most important to me... but looking better and performing better are tied for one and two. Then would come sounding better outside and more fuel efficient. I'm fine with all the inside stuff (looking and sounding better) so no need to do anything there.

And thanks again for your help, Spoon. You rock! :rockon:

spoonerock

11-23-2005, 12:26 AM

OK.......I just want to confirm that you have an SE or SXT. Let us know & I'll sleep on it & give you my thoughts tomorrow.

In the meantime......any ideas folks?

MYSTR8

11-23-2005, 01:38 AM

Well, I'm going to do a few little things first .. K&N drop-in air filter (performance & gas mileage), synthetic oils (many benefits), cabin filter (I like clean air), and tint (looks good and keeps the interior cooler).

With more money, I'd like new rims. I think they are the single most impressive upgrade to a car's exterior. They give the car attitude that stands out from the next Charger (if you ever see any). I really like the rims Spoonerock has on (except the 15 studs around the perimeter - tougher to clean). Chargerchick ... take the time and chose the right rims for you .. use software and see what they will look like on your car before purchasing them. You'll be glad you did.

After all of that, I'd either add a color matched rear spoiler and change the grill to the honeycomb SRT version with the custom "Charger" emblem on it.

Lastly, if I had a lot of money, I'd go with the CAI from K&N, new exhaust, and a jet chip. I'm not a fan or doing the exhaust system on a brand new car. Seems like a waste of money IMHO.

1quick1

11-23-2005, 01:47 AM

I want to do window tint, charger emblems, and new wheels on my SE sometime soon as I figure those are good starters.

BetoMXL

11-23-2005, 02:25 AM

I'll get my windows tinted tomorrow afternoon... for 60 bucks!!! cheap labor here on baja!

noggy_t_doggy

11-23-2005, 06:00 AM

OK.......I just want to confirm that you have an SE or SXT. Let us know & I'll sleep on it & give you my thoughts tomorrow.

In the meantime......any ideas folks?

She has an SXT.

RougeWelder

11-23-2005, 09:53 AM

If you are looking to change just the look, I would go with:
-Different rims
-tinted windows
-spoiler

OU812

11-23-2005, 10:15 AM

Did you get that grill form Shaq?

Paradog

11-23-2005, 12:19 PM

The general theme is to mod the exhaust, CAI, and a comp mod. The reports seem to indicate the increase in performance and efficency! The rest seems to be personal taste. Dinted windows are nice but I'm not a big fan. The spoiler does look sharp! There is also a question of how far you want to go? Is the warranty important to you? Maybe a set of headers might be nice!How much do you want to spend? If cost isn't an issue then buy two of whatever you plan to do and send on of them to me! Please!

SoCal SXT

11-23-2005, 12:48 PM

I have the Silver Steel SXT and I have done the following so far.

Mopar duel exhaust. ( sounds awesome and feels like it is faster)
Tinted windows. 20% on front sides and 35% on back and rear sides.
Rock Blockers on front and rear
Flat black Mopar spoiler
CAI and jet chip stage 2 next week

Its hard to stop once you get started.

808Chargerfan

11-23-2005, 12:49 PM

Hell, I don't even have a charger and I already have the modding bug!

Really, do what you feel is right. General theme is CAI, exhaust and the JET chip.

Good luck and keep us informed.

John

spoonerock

11-23-2005, 01:30 PM

Hello ChargerChick!

Lots of good suggestions so far............

Here are my thoughts on the subject:

You have an SXT that you want to mod. Mods can potentially cost an arm & a leg, and you would need to give me a personal budget number to help you really zero in on specifics, so I am going to give a "mod" budget of $2,000 for everything that I am suggesting for you. Here is my list for you:

New Wheels & Tires
Tinted Windows
Rear Spoiler
Cat Back Exhaust system
Cold Air Intake
Jet II performance chip

Let's start with the Wheels & Tires............

You could easily spend your entire budget (and more) on this one item alone. Your SXT came equipped with 17" aluminum alloy wheels. If you want to upgrade your rims, you will want to go with 18" or 20" to make the car more "showy". Unfortunately, that also means having to get new tires for those rims. A new set of chrome rims and tires would easily go for $500 a piece and more.

The budget sensitive route would be to go ebay and get "take offs". Those are wheels that the dealer (or tire store) have taken off a new base model car to upgrade for a new owner. The dealer who sold me my SXT did just that. They took off the 17" wheels and upgraded the car to 18" aftermarket chrome wheels. They would have then sold the original wheels on the secondary market. My 18" wheel upgrade cost $2,200 additional to the sticker price of the car.

You could get a set of 18" factory Charger RT/Daytona polished aluminum Wheels (with tires) for less than $900 on the secondary market (ebay), and you could sell your existing 17" wheels on ebay and probably get $200.

This way, your total spend for a full set of new wheels would be approx. $700

Here is a link to the wheels on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-Dodge-Magnum-Charger-RT-2006-Wheel-Tires_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66484QQitemZ80157 49216QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

If you really want chrome wheels, you can still go the ebay route and get a set of 17" chrome "take off" wheels from a Chrysler 300:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2006-17-CHROME-300C-MAGNUM-WHEELS-AND-TIRES-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66483QQitemZ8016067 679QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

So now you have about $1,300 left in your budget, lets get you some tinted windows. I can assure you that you will appreciate the tint on those HOT Arizona days, and it will definetly make your Charger more classy and mean looking. Your fellow AZ members can help you with tint laws in your state. Make sure you get ceramic based tint vs. metalic so your tint won't interfer with your AM radio reception. Metalic based tint will make AM pretty much worthless! I am allowing $200 for your tint job installed.

So now that you are down to $1,100 in your budget, lets put on a rear spoiler. Here again, ebay has good values, at prices where you can even get it painted to match your Charger's color:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE-CHARGER-PAINTED-SPOILER-WING-2006-06-NEW-RT-SXT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33638QQitemZ8015866 381QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

With shipping & install, let's figure another $300 gone from your budget, with $800 remaining.

For $500 installed, I would get the Moper semi dual exhaust cat back system. It will give your Charger "attitude" without being overly agressive sounding (yes I know I am a Zoomers fan, but we're on a budget here). I believe that there is, at least, one group buy going on from one of our forum vendors for less that $400, then another $100 for install.

Daytona_RT (Marshall) can set you up with his friend at Lildevil to get you a Stage II jet chip and AirRaid "Quick Fit Intake. Those two mods will really help improve your engines responsiveness and accleration. I would figure about $350 for those two final mods.

OOPS.........I just overspent your budget by $50, but it's real close. Of course, if you wanted to spend more..................????????

For starters however, that would be a nice little Christmas package you can suggest to your fiance (LOL) :santa:

I hope this helped you out a little.........

Any more ideas folks?

UA_who

11-23-2005, 01:42 PM

Nice post Spoonerock - very informative.

IMHO, the most effective way to change the outside is wheels/tires.
19" or 20" tires with some good W or Z rated tires fills up the wheel wells and makes a huge difference in how the car looks.

For performance, I agree with everyone else here, the CAI, exhaust, jet chip, etc. Not too expensive and gives you maybe 10-15% more horsepower.

Paradog

11-23-2005, 03:05 PM

Yet again the Mod Master has given wise words... all those not equal to the Mod Master shall take a moment to embrace the gift he has shared with us. Amen!

With the holidays upon us it is important to remember the people that arent able to enjoy the life we talk about.. please send all mods to:

Paradog
123 Charger Way
Mopar Alley, Interstate
United States of America

:angel: :pray: :pray: :wave:

Rabbitru

11-23-2005, 05:36 PM

Just a little piggy back on Spoon. I have done a little research on this myself trying to find the best setup. Performance is #1 in my book I will worry about looks later its already a sweet looking ride. Anyways if you are like me You will probobly want Intake, Exhaut, and Jet chip. My recommendation is to get your intake and exhaust done first so if you can go stage II you can. I have read about other people going stage I because they didn't do intake and exhaust upgrades and then regretting it later because they ended up getting exhaust later. I hope that all came out right just MHO. Mod on!!!

ChargerChick

11-23-2005, 06:50 PM

Hi Guys! You are all awesome!

Spoon, I can't tell you how much I appreciate all that information. Thank you so much!! I'm sorry I didn't get right back to you about what I have (SXT) but I'm glad someone else knew and let you know. I already have tinted windows... guess I should have stated that but I didn't consider that a mod. It's a MUST here in Arizona! LOL

So I guess I'm ahead of the game by $150 :wink:

I'm not sure what my fiance is going to do, other than shake his head and mumble something about wasted money. But hey! It's my car and my money, right? RIGHT!

Thanks again Spoon and everyone...you are the best! :happy:

Astro_Creep

11-23-2005, 07:06 PM

ChargerChick

11-23-2005, 07:14 PM

I swear I live in bizarro world!

I love sports....he doesn't!
I want to mod the car...he doesn't!

What is wrong with this picture???

(btw, he just got home and I told him what I wanted to do...he turned around and walked out of the room LOL )

Notaf4nboiE

11-23-2005, 07:18 PM

Here's the thing....

When I bought this car I had no knowledge of mods....zippo! I had no intention of doing anything to it other than possibly some chrome wheels. But now after all the reading I have been doing....I GOTTA DO SOMETHING!!! :)

But I don't know where to start. And I have a fiance who thinks I shouldn't spend any more money on the car. He likes it just the way it is.

But I have the bug....thanks to you guys!!! Grrrrrrrr!

I guess my questions are: Do I really need to add to my car and if so, what?

You really planning on marrying this guy? You looking at drawing attention to yourself? Or do you really want to cruise at triple digit speeds?

I'd say stay stock and use the money on something else. Blow it on your honeymoon.

:whistle:

Notaf4nboiE

11-24-2005, 12:25 AM

OK.......I just want to confirm that you have an SE or SXT. Let us know & I'll sleep on it & give you my thoughts tomorrow.

In the meantime......any ideas folks?

http://home.earthlink.net/~spoonerock/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/chargerside2.jpg

Really like the emblem. It's sharp.

spoonerock

11-24-2005, 12:55 AM

Really like the emblem. It's sharp.
Thanks! Got em on ebay (Peel & Stick). Leeparts has them as well!

HighHorseman

11-24-2005, 07:03 AM

I'm not sure what my fiance is going to do, other than shake his head and mumble something about wasted money. But hey! It's my car and my money, right? RIGHT!I love it! 100% role reversal.

For performance on a budget for the V6's, a drop in filter should be your first mod unless you want to spend the additional $200 on a full intake. You should get 5 or 6 horsepower from the filter or twice that from the intake. The exhaust will be a good mod. Magnaflow is one of the best bangs for the buck on the cat-backs because they are a great stainless steel system but at a far less price than the other stainless manufacturers. They have a single side factory replacement out now and they will have a dual system out soon, too, for the V6. The problem with the V6's is that for performance, you are going to pay the same price for the mods as you would for the larger engines but your performance increases won't be as much. Besides and intake/filter and a cat-back, the only other mod on the market right now is the Jet module which should net you about an additional 10 rwhp. Spending $800 or more will net you an additional 25 to 30 horsepower (plus better fuel mileage) which still isn't bad.

DeepDVR

11-25-2005, 09:49 PM

Spoonerock,

Can you point me in the right direction for the emblems? On leeauto, which option is it? the 66-74 or 71-74?

Did you have to order 2?

Milt

GOTTAGO06

11-25-2005, 09:56 PM

Paradog

11-25-2005, 10:01 PM

The problem with the V6's is that for performance, you are going to pay the same price for the mods as you would for the larger engines but your performance increases won't be as much.

True but the $4000 that I saved buying the V6... makes a nice 10 year investment plan for the next car! ANd the V6's get better mpg anyway! I would like to see a comparison of a stock R/T and a modded SXT on a dyno. The 500lb. difference will make a difference!

I'm not knocking my big block brothers and sisters, but it's still a Charger!

spoonerock

11-25-2005, 10:14 PM

Spoonerock,

Can you point me in the right direction for the emblems? On leeauto, which option is it? the 66-74 or 71-74?

Did you have to order 2?

Milt
The ones I have are the 71-74. I bought two (one for each fender side).

DeepDVR

11-25-2005, 10:16 PM

Thank you sir!

I appreciate the help as always!

Milt

GOTTAGO06

11-25-2005, 10:18 PM

The ones I have are the 71-74. I bought two (one for each fender side).

Are those held on with adhesive?

spoonerock

11-25-2005, 10:25 PM

Are those held on with adhesive?
Peel & Stick

ChargerChick

11-26-2005, 07:00 PM

Ok, where are my Phoenix area buddies? Daytona R/T...AZDaytona...UAwho...

Can you give me the name of a place where I can go and get some of these mods without getting ripped off?

spoonerock

11-27-2005, 11:16 PM

Ok, where are my Phoenix area buddies? Daytona R/T...AZDaytona...UAwho...

Can you give me the name of a place where I can go and get some of these mods without getting ripped off?
Hey,

I don't know if Marshal got got to you, but he is the website of his buddy:

http://www.lildevilmotorsports.com/index.php

HHP Racing a vendor on this forum and have also received a very favorable response from the other members.

spoonerock

11-27-2005, 11:17 PM

Ok, where are my Phoenix area buddies? Daytona R/T...AZDaytona...UAwho...

Can you give me the name of a place where I can go and get some of these mods without getting ripped off?
Hey,

I don't know if Marshal got back to you, but here is the website of his buddy:

http://www.lildevilmotorsports.com/index.php

HHP Racing a vendor on this forum and have also received a very favorable response from the other members.

http://www.hhpracing.com/

ChargerChick

11-28-2005, 10:50 PM

Thanks for those websites, Spoonerock! As always, you are the best!
I thank you again for your wonderful help! :)

andylant

11-29-2005, 03:41 AM

Has anyone looked into the Painted Tails on The "Super Noid's" car? Those are pretty sweet!!! I don't think I like the $350 price tag on them.....

lacour1234

09-21-2007, 10:27 PM

Lower that puppy down, slap som dark ass tint on that bitch and sport the 22's w/buttons and drive it reeeeeal slow....

the_saint

09-22-2007, 02:02 AM

Lower that puppy down, slap som dark ass tint on that bitch and sport the 22's w/buttons and drive it reeeeeal slow....

look at the date of the thread..:smoke:

johnnoottom

09-22-2007, 06:23 PM

get the chin spoiler, and rear fascia, the hexagon grill, maybe some hids, the trunk spoiler, rims for sure.. CAI, .. and check out some of the stuff from our sponsors.. the have some really cool stuff... i myself am looking at the mirror like radiator covers

Bones1274

09-22-2007, 06:38 PM

look at the date of the thread..:smoke:

I was going to say the same thing!:laugh: It's a 2 year old thread.

MooseOffTheWall

09-22-2007, 06:45 PM

yeah I would agree with everyone else. You can do some cool stuff for only a few thousand... On my truck I had rims, exhaust, intake, lighting, lowered. It was fun... Here is a link:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2180359

If I had some extra $ i'd do the following in this order....
1. Throw some D's on it
2. Exhaust
3. CAI
4. Window tint
5. Lighting - Silverstars, interior lighting

That will be ballin' compared to most of the chargers you see out on the road.. Least the chargers I've seen.

XLR8

09-22-2007, 06:52 PM

Here's a suggestion:

Dump the fiance.

If not, may I suggest a pre-nup agreement regarding the car?

Ladybreeanna

09-22-2007, 07:54 PM

Did anyone notice this thread is 2 years old? And she doesnt even have that car anymore!! LOL

johnnoottom

09-22-2007, 08:02 PM

i thought she had a different car???? doesn't she have a plum now???

Ladybreeanna

09-22-2007, 08:25 PM

LOL yup she does!

red35

09-22-2007, 10:58 PM

Did anyone notice this thread is 2 years old? And she doesnt even have that car anymore!! LOL

MWAHAHAHAHA! and her fiance is now her husband!!

Part Deux

09-23-2007, 01:02 AM

And she painted her car plum

got some neat new plates too

Go Man GO 3521

09-23-2007, 07:45 AM

Smack husband for letting her buy a 6 cylinder the first time.

402 Motoring

09-23-2007, 09:24 AM

i thought she had a different car???? doesn't she have a plum now???

Then I would suggest these......

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/rimguy/Wheels/DSC_5708.jpg

Nothing makes a bigger statement then a nice set of wheels!

ChargerChick

09-23-2007, 05:55 PM

OMG! This is soooo funny! This thread was started a month after I bought the SilverSteel SXT. All the things that Spoonerock suggested...I ended up doing and didn't even realize it until now. Thanks again Spoon!!!

As for those purple wheels.....man they are sweet. Problem is, I already have an extra set of chromes (they are on the PC right now as of 2 days ago) and it's hard to justify buying another set. (for now ;))

TBYDaytona40

09-23-2007, 06:04 PM

Sell the chromes, but the plums!

ChargerChick

09-23-2007, 06:47 PM

Sell the chromes, but the plums!

You have 2K I can have??? :)

Ladybreeanna

09-23-2007, 06:50 PM

You have 2K I can have??? :)

I thought they were more then 2K!

ChargerChick

09-23-2007, 07:08 PM

I thought they were more then 2K!

I'm sure they are! That's how much more I'm going to need after I sell the chromes on my car now. :)

IGotB&

05-07-2008, 05:10 PM

You really planning on marrying this guy? You looking at drawing attention to yourself? Or do you really want to cruise at triple digit speeds?

I'd say stay stock and use the money on something else. Blow it on your honeymoon.

:whistle:

Did you marry this guy?

Ron380

05-07-2008, 05:28 PM

Holy Resurrected Threads Batman!! :laugh:

:confused:

ChargerChick

05-07-2008, 05:40 PM

Did you marry this guy?

:yes:

Holy Resurrected Threads Batman!! :laugh:

:confused:

This is the second time it's been brought from the dead! LOL! :)

IGotB&

05-07-2008, 08:28 PM

:yes:

Well good for you and wish you and yours the best!

Ladybreeanna

05-07-2008, 08:36 PM

WOW this thread is OLD! LOL

NECharger

05-07-2008, 08:44 PM

WOW this thread is OLD! LOL

Yeah, looks like it was launched before CC had the benefit of Umbra's Thread Title 101 class. :smoke:

Ladybreeanna

05-07-2008, 08:46 PM

LOL thats true :)

ChargerChick

05-07-2008, 08:47 PM

Well good for you and wish you and yours the best!

Thank you!!! :)

Yeah, looks like it was launched before CC had the benefit of Umbra's Thread Title 101 class. :smoke:

Shhh. Don't tell him about it! :silenced: :D