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Almost the complete opposite of this happenrd to me I bought one for three grand in Nashville Tennessee looked like a shitbox on the exterior had Raceland coilovers which I didn't like but the engine had quality good parts like an AGP kit HKS blow off turbo valve bunch of Turbonetics, forged internals sone DCR Heavy Duty clutch now I just got to get this body work right got to make it look like yours and in the long run we'll probably end up spending the same money it's all relative man the s*** is freaking fast though and even though I haven't got toinstall all the parts I bought I've done a few rips in it. PS I hate half ass wiring too looks crappy and it's dangerous
Amen brother! Check out some of the newer videos, we've had our ups and downs, but she's solid! At least we got one and are doing our part to keep these babies alive and healthy!
Easy fix. You can find a used 50 trim kit for less than 1200. I wouldn't be doing pulls on an eBay turbo. You can see if it has aftermarket cams by looking for adjustable cam gears. Also, since it's tuned for that eBay turbo I hope you have the tuner or else you gotta spend some money on the tuner and unmarrying the ecu
"Easy fix" and $1,200 doesn't go together on my book 😂 but yea I'm hoping my tuner will have some sympathy for me once I get the new setup. It may be a while. It does have cam gears. The mechanic told me it definitely has Cams, just wondering if the springs and retainers were done.
this just happened to me as well. bought what i thought was a srt4. when i pull the vin its reg'd as and neon r/t. but has all the srt goodies minus the wing. also has a bws turbo, CAI, aftermarket downpipe. needs a power steering pump, possibly engine mounts. definetely a clutch fork as the clutch isnt fully disengaging. sucks ppl can be honest anymore
I got fucked to brother bought a srt 4 always wanted one couldn't pass up on deal.and 2weeks later head gasket blew now I got the car I always wanted parked in my garage with blown headgasket ima fix it but was lied to saying the car was good content coming soon on my srt 4 as well stay tune
I once sold a car to a guy who took credit for the complete build. A lot people who knew that car knew that i brought home a disaster of a project. He did get called for his unfounded version and realized he was wrong. I should have never sold that car because it turned out so nice. Not I have a nice baby turbo 05' PT Cruiser convert. At least the family who sold me the PT were upfront and honest with all the work that had been done and the work it still needs. Which gave me a budget to work with. Your SRT4 is one of my favorite cars on U-tube.
Yea that blows,and a big reason why I dont have any interest in anyone elses project, if it isnt stock I wont give a car a second look.Then I dont have to worry about what they really did,and were there shortcuts taken etc.But like u said ,overall it's a clean car but a little more of a project than what u expected u were buying
Yea, for the most part. Then you have the people that "put it back to stock" before they sell it. You'd have to look real closely to find out if they really did.
Damn man you got me sketched out now! Looking at an SRT in philly (5 hours from me) with 30k miles and a twin swap. I’ve reached out to MANY guys selling their SRT but most are either rude and don’t like me asking a ton of questions (makes sense considering all of them are 4+ hours away, I’m in VA) and this fella I’m talking to now is very open about his car and seems to know it but he hasn’t touched the trans. Sorry that dude ripped you off but there are good folks in the community. Don’t lose hope!
I had similar but mine had all new parts and brand name. Story was a popped head gasket cuz he plumbed turbo wrong and did a pull and it ate ALL the boost. Get it home and blown motor and then you start to see the gremlins and short cuts. I will never buy anyone's project again cuz ppl just can't be real. Besides after you go over every nut and bolt etc you might as well built it yourself. Great vids and I too have a kitty killer finally. Best feeling when the shame comes across their face 🤣🤣
Never buy a modded used srt4, ever. They're one of the most beat cars on the market and everyone lies about whats done to em. Hold out and find a lower mile all stock with original papers.
I was just kidding , was tryna cheer u up even tho this is 2 months old and pls don’t take down the video cause it gives people who are tryna buy cars Some tips on what not to do. Cheers man and I’ll be watching ur videos now cause I’m a fan now :)
I know this is a year old, but you can tell if it's cammed just by the idle sound... It might be a bit hard to tell if it's "stage 1" cams, but Crower's "Stage 2" cams have quite a bit of overlap, so you can definitely tell it's cammed by the idle lope..., Unless the timing is so far advanced that it smoothes out the idle. But it probably would take so much timing to do so that it more than likely wouldn't run...
Depends on if you want one modded or not. I knew I should've went stock and just built up, but even being as precautious as possible, there's still the chance of getting screwed. I'd look for wires being cut/taped around the wiring harness, map/tip sensors. Make sure it runs good. Check shifting in to 3rd gear, they are known to go bad. Make sure it doesn't pop out of the gear whole decelerating. Get a compression check done if you can.
Engine/trubo If it doesn't have a stock turbo I would do a compression test for sure, if stock turbo check to see if the heat shield is gone if so well it probably had a big turbo at one point. Check to see if map/tip/injector/ wires have been cut or modified. Oh yea.. .did i mention compression test lol its must
I see your comment was from 1 yr ago, but 10+ yrs on, the greatest car I ever owned was a Skittle, buuuuut... I’m still in the market and this may help: what the others said & I’d (personally) plan on a $1k teardown to be sure the critical bits are in the right place. This is before you even buy it. That’s a lot of $ to “shop around”, so I’d only even partially suggest this if you’re legit (that’s up to you) aaaaand if you wanna make sure the car is legit (only the seller really knows). Good luck & happy hunting!
For sure today. And yesterday. And last week. And 100 yrs ago and before that & yada yada. Point is: it happens; and it happened; and it will continue to happen. People gonna people! 😉
What was wrong with it when you bought it besides the eBay parts? Check engine light? If so, what codes? I bought mine from a guy just like you, he lied and when I drove it off home check engine light comes on for p1187 code. I texted him and asked him about it and he replied “oh that never happened to me”. Now that light is on, it’s for map sensor I replaced it and it’s still on .. don’t know why at this point, any suggestions?
Same exact thing happened to me brother. Guy told me he HAD to sell it to buy a family car for his newborn baby. Sells it to me. Then find out rings are about shot and he bought another srt4 . karma will come around! Good thing we own 4 Srt4s and may know a thing or 2 about em 😜
While I personally do buy used autos, I grew up with my father’s mantra of “don’t buy someone else’s problem”. He wasn’t wrong: besides a vid like this, I bailed on my 03 SRT4 bc it became more trouble than it was worth. Now, in my defense, Quik’s point is valid: I wasn’t dishonest: I told the Pontiac dealership the problems I was having & the codes I was throwing: cam gear out of alignment or some such minor issue 😂 & personally worked with 2 different buyers on what DCR told me to try to tame the timing. Anyway, now it’s 10+ yrs later and that G8 GXP was a poor replacement for my Neon... I still miss the crank-down back windows of that tiny Mopar. Weird how life is sometimes, yanno? 😛
Man that sucks Luke. I was thinking about that when you bought the car. I am actually looking into a Focus ST, and my biggest fear is what did the previous owner do or not do properly or cheap. But your right, on the bright side, got a cool project car you can choose what goes in.
Go mazda 6 automatic. Unsung hero. This joyride is cute, but there will be problems and buyers remorse... you deserved better though, much love to an honest man. Cars are all lies from stealership to body shop, from insurance to warranties.
I know. Thats why i want to know, has daily driver lived up to expectation and want to see clips of that car too as well as are you happy with it, or just ok.
This must be the first car you ever bought. Everyone lies when selling their car. Protect yourself and learn before you throw your money. Other guy was dishonest but you only have yourself to blame. I stopped at you wondering if it has stage 2 cams. I stopped feeling bad at that point. My eyes are still rolling.
Well you must be just like him. I've never lied selling any car. I have myself to blame for his dishonesty? Makes complete sense. No one's going to disassemble a 15 year old car to see if everything is what someone says it is. The cam thing was more of a joke, so you can bring your eyes back pal. Appreciate the wise words of advice.
Bro that suck but you have to realize that you still have a pretty good vehicle and no lie I’m a little jealous lol I wish I had your car but not what you paid for it sorry bro but you should unload POV videos of the car you just driving it car sound good
I hate when people lie. I’ve gotten screwed a few times. Idk why I trust people I just see no reason for them to lie about a car I buy. I have a second Srt4 I brought and the evo. I won’t sell either because I know what’s done to them at this point.
Hell, I don't think you're completely shit out of luck with it. It's a super clean car, has all gears, runs pretty good for a fleabay turbo, and the interior looks mint. Overall, seems like one hell of a strong foundation. Sucks he lied, but jokes on him, I'd say you ended up with a cleaner car.
Ikr? I couldn’t tell speedo, but seemed to pull legit? Was that wheelspin in 2d?... even if that’s not a great sign, well at least it isn’t a bad sign lol.
Definitely lied about the hp too, not trying to sound cocky or sound like an asshole but mine makes 401whp and pulls so much harder. Those Chinese turbos don’t spoil until about 5000rpm
Oh yea I can definitely tell. It's prolly mid 300's right now. And the 500 hp was a bit click baity on my part haha. Need some headwork and e85 before I get close. Well, now, a new turbo, downpipe, exhaust Manifold...😂
quiXilver09 I get you lol I’m running stock bottom end, Precision 5831 , log turbo manifold, balance chained removed, 1000cc injectors, act stage 3 clutch, aem wideband, boomba fuel rail and quite a few other things like the catch can I have a few videos up on Instagram, car pulls real nicely. Gt500 won’t touch it.
Mine makes just under 500 on 91 pump gas. It's on full bolt ons and a Garrett 50 trim turbo with supporting fuel mods such as 1000cc injectors and a walboro 250 fuel pump.
I did state at the beginning of the video that it wasn't the end of the world, it just sucks to get lied to. I also did have input. Couple educated friends and it was being worked on by a well known srt4 mechanic. It all seemed too good to be true.