[Five_Oh]

Yesterday morning my phone rang. It was Matson. "Sir, your car is ready for pick up."
:banana: :rocker: :banana: :alfdance: :rocker:

Below is my first glance of her!

Wow! She actually looks a lot better in person than she did on the internet!
She had a layer of dirt on her from the voyage but this car looked totally
awesome! This is the first time I've seen this car since it had to be shipped
to Hawaii from Washington. I decided to give her the once-around.

Man! I was very pleased with my purchase! I checked up the inspection,
went inside and signed her out and then we were off! Prior to ordering my
Charger I was told that the navigation feature would not work in Hawaii. I
ordered it anyway. On my way out of the shipping dock and pulled over and
punched a few buttons on my dash and viole! NAVIGATION! I am very
pleased to announce that the nav unit works like a charm! Unfortunately, the
Sirius radio does not. Oh well.

While the stock exhaust sounded o.k. coming out of the docks it was far from
the way I wanted my HEMI to vocalize. We left the dock for a tank of 92
octane and then went straight to Exhaust Systems Hawaii for some new pipes!
Inside I met up with Roland. I had planned on installing a cat-back Super 44
system with 2.5" pipe and reso-delete. Roland recommended to go with the
Super 40s instead. He explained that the Super 44 often have a high pitched
wine at certain RPMs that has caused a few complaints. Roland went on to
explain that the 4" body Super 44s will provide less flow than the 5" Super 40
s and that with the HEMI I'd be better off with the increased flow. Roland
assured me that if he was installing on his Charger he'd go with the Super 40
s over the Super 44s. Since he spends at least 40 hours a week installing and
listening to exhaust systems I took his advice and went with the Super 40s.

Here we see the stock exhaust.

This one is a little blurry. I guess I was nervous.

Out with the old, in with the new!

And here we have the new installation all painted up and ready to rock! :rocker:

And a view with her back on terra firma. The tips are a little sedate but a
nice improvement over stock.

From here I drove her home to show the wife and wash off the grime! :driving:
Tomorrow she'll get properly registered and maybe tint! I've got a few more
mods on the to-do list. I'll keep you guys posted.

I am totally jazzed for this car! :rocker:

 

[Gladiator]

Wow. First mod on the way home. You work fast. Nice ride and congratulations.

 

[alegav]

Looks FANTASTIC, Congrats

 

[CHARGERTREV]

If you got the mod bug on the drive home........wow....6 months from now....

 

[FLEX]

Wow. First mod on the way home. You work fast. Nice ride and congratulations.

No kidding!


I had mine a year before I got my aftermarket exhaust.

Nicely done!!! :bigthumb:

-=FLEX=-

 

[TBYDaytona40]

Congrats! We are all stoked for you!

 

[jackyy]

Welcome from Tennessee!

 

[Five_Oh]

Thanks for all the congrats! :beerchug:

I got a PM asking my opinion on the Flowmaster 40 sound. I like it. The reso-delete gives it a lot more umph. When this car starts you can certainly tell its got a HEMI. The growl is far and away better than the stock purr. However, this exhaust isn't for everyone. I can hear it when I'm driving around town at ALL rpms and louder at certain rpms. A friend of mine was following me last night as I "pulled away" from him. He called my cellular and said that the car sounded really mean even when I was pulling away. He said it was plenty loud. This makes me glad I didn't get the Super 44s since they would have been even louder. The Super 40s are vocal enough. Sorry, I don't have anything to record a sound byte with. But, if you want an aggressive sound and you want to let everyone know you're driving with a purpose... the Super 40s with reso-delete and 2.5" tubes will foot the bill. :rocker:

 

[no-rulz25]

Hey welcome to the Oahu charger family!! You'll definitely have to show her off at the next M&G. I too went w/ the Flow 40's w/ the reso delete. Sounded great just couldn't take the drone on the highway around 2k rpm. Then I went w/ the Flowmaster Hushpower II reso's and it was much better. Finally ended up w/ Zoomer's, little pricey but WELL worth the cash. Hope to see ya around. Where are u at on island?

 

[Five_Oh]

I'm in Kaneohe. Hopefully I can make the next M&G. That would be a great opportunity to listen to some of these exhaust options up close.

Time will tell how tolerant I am of the Flow40s. I wanted it as raunchy as possible when I was dreaming about picking her up and planning all the stuff I was going to do to her. She sounds pretty mean now. If the neighborhood complains to much I might look at making a change.

 

[HUNtastic]

WOW... Im speachless!....... Thats a beautyful R/T!!! Congrats!!!!

The way you showed the pics and described, it just reminded me of the day i got mine.

 

[rumpkin001]

beautiful charger. good choice with exhaust systems hawaii. i went with the 44's myself, all that matters is that you like what you bought. cant wait to hear it some day. dont forget to check out the dodge ikonz car/truck club, just check out the link in my sig.(dodgetruckworld.com hi chapter) hope you enjoy the islands!

 

[Phanta5m]

wow that's awesome... i'm really happy for you... and you did your first mod on the way home:rocker:

 

[deem0nessa]

congrats five o!....... man are in hemi mode or what....driving her straight to the exhaust shop! luv it!

 

[ChargerGrl28]

great lookin car. i love the color.

 

[DanSS24]

Very nice...i'm jealous...kinda.:rocker:

 

[hawaiiHEMI]

Hey welcome to the Oahu charger family!! You'll definitely have to show her off at the next M&G. I too went w/ the Flow 40's w/ the reso delete. Sounded great just couldn't take the drone on the highway around 2k rpm. Then I went w/ the Flowmaster Hushpower II reso's and it was much better. Finally ended up w/ Zoomer's, little pricey but WELL worth the cash. Hope to see ya around. Where are u at on island?

man your zoomers suck! mine sound much better! haha j/k man!

yes the zoomers are my pick of them all!

welcome to the boards and nice lookin car!

 

[no-rulz25]

man your zoomers suck! mine sound much better! haha j/k man!

yes the zoomers are my pick of them all!

welcome to the boards and nice lookin car!

Man stop drinkin that haterade!!!!

 

[Five_Oh]

beautiful charger. good choice with exhaust systems hawaii. i went with the 44's myself, all that matters is that you like what you bought. cant wait to hear it some day. dont forget to check out the dodge ikonz car/truck club, just check out the link in my sig.(dodgetruckworld.com hi chapter) hope you enjoy the islands!

I'll check out the link for sure!

Actually, I've been living in Hawaii for 18 years. I'm a 15 year vet in the HPD and I purchased this car from Washington because it was so much cheaper even with the shipping costs. This will be my patrol car. I get my radio/siren/light installed tomorrow. So... if you're driving on the windward side and are suddenly stricken with a chill of fear and intrepidation there is probably a creature made of Blue Steel and Horsepower lurking in your rearview ready to pounce. :icon_evil:

Actually, after a few disappointing losses to some import jackrabbits and a seat-staining trip down the windward side of the H3 at over 100mph after a guy I zapped coming out of the tunnel at 129mph I decided my V6 Explorer wasn't the best car for the job when it comes to proactive traffic enforcement. My Charger is a HUGE step up from the Ford and I love driving it.

 

[DanSS24]

Actually, after a few disappointing losses to some import jackrabbits and a seat-staining trip down the windward side of the H3 at over 100mph after a guy I zapped coming out of the tunnel at 129mph I decided my V6 Explorer wasn't the best car for the job when it comes to proactive traffic enforcement. My Charger is a HUGE step up from the Ford and I love driving it.

I hear ya' dude...my durango sucked. Visibility with the blue lights are better on the Charger than my durango. :driving: