Roman
Resident Skydiver
Today I had an appointment at the dealer to do a few things to my ride.
First off was installing the Stage1 upgrade.
Replacing the stock ecu & injectors bumped up power figure to 235hp (up 20) and 260lbs.ft of torque (up 15) and also features:
Essentially turning the bypass valve into a blow off valve by adding the proper spacer between intake plumbing and the valve itself.
Performance benefits are hard to quantify but it was cheap and sounds great !
Once those things done, we went underneath and installed Mopar anti-sway bars, front and back.
Front is bigger and there is now one on the rear axle (yeah... there was none.
).
Driving impressions:
It pulls much harder than it used to do. Boost meter now reads up to 15 psi. instead of 12 psi. Boost comes on faster as promised and letting off the throttle triggers the blow off valve in a shorter but much louder way accompanied by a noticeable exhaust rumble that didn't used to be there before.
Cornering is now flat and changing lanes on the freeway feels stable and very much in control. Going 'round the interchange at both ends of the bridge on the way home today reminded me my previous ride, the ACR Neon.
Believe me, that's a wonderful feeling, especially in such a tall vehicle.
I guess I am going to start wearing out tires sideways again...
I the result. I went for a lot at the same time but improved ride and power at the same time and I guess I am now driving the pt I wanted from the start. Anything else (and I am thinking about what to do next ) will be gravy. 
Beware the hissin' and rumbling pt. :lol:
First off was installing the Stage1 upgrade.
Replacing the stock ecu & injectors bumped up power figure to 235hp (up 20) and 260lbs.ft of torque (up 15) and also features:
While in the engine bay, The blow off valve upgrade was done too.
Essentially turning the bypass valve into a blow off valve by adding the proper spacer between intake plumbing and the valve itself.
Performance benefits are hard to quantify but it was cheap and sounds great !
Once those things done, we went underneath and installed Mopar anti-sway bars, front and back.
Front is bigger and there is now one on the rear axle (yeah... there was none.
).Driving impressions:
It pulls much harder than it used to do. Boost meter now reads up to 15 psi. instead of 12 psi. Boost comes on faster as promised and letting off the throttle triggers the blow off valve in a shorter but much louder way accompanied by a noticeable exhaust rumble that didn't used to be there before.
Cornering is now flat and changing lanes on the freeway feels stable and very much in control. Going 'round the interchange at both ends of the bridge on the way home today reminded me my previous ride, the ACR Neon.
Believe me, that's a wonderful feeling, especially in such a tall vehicle.
I guess I am going to start wearing out tires sideways again...
I
the result. I went for a lot at the same time but improved ride and power at the same time and I guess I am now driving the pt I wanted from the start. Anything else (and I am thinking about what to do next ) will be gravy. Beware the hissin' and rumbling pt. :lol:
