The Quickest Car Under $20,000, Dodge's Entrant into the Tuner Crowd the SRT-4 

Enjoyed ur video sir. I'm around ur age and remember vividly when the SRT4 first hit the streets. I purchased my first one in 2004 in black. Like you I ran into an issue with someone cut my father off after running a stop sign and totaled it. I enjoyed the car so much that I to purchase another one after the accident. A black ACR. That I still have now w/ 63k miles at the moment. Like you said remains a thrill and enjoyment everytime I get to drive it. Over the past 15 years even brought two of my three children home from the hospital in that car so it's like one of the family. My son now enjoys it equally as much. Enjoy your project will subscribe to your channel and enjoy seeing your updates on the car.

Love how you broke it down and explained all the things and features I have a 02 neon non turbo I have had for 8 year's now and have done so much to it lowered it and redone the whole motor all new sensors and big motors mounts gonna put a srt4 motor swap I it next year want to say I enjoyed you video.

Wow! I had no idea that there were only 211 '05 Orange Blast SRT-4 ACR built, that's good to know. I'm in Michigan and I bought my Orange Blast SRT-4 ACR mid summer of 2005, it was my 2nd car and I only drive it in good weather (never seen snow), been garage stored most of the time and it currently has less than 9,800 (nine thousand eight hundred) miles on it, essentially, it's all stock with some add-ons like a blow-off plate, K&N filter, Hurst short throw shifter, and retro tail lights. I do nothing special storing my SRT-4, I use fresh fuel stabilizer and top off the gas tank, pull out the battery, and I put my car cover on and that's it. I done that in September 2018 and I just pulled it out of storage on August 15, 2020. That's almost 2 years of just sitting, I thought for sure that I was going to have problems starting the engine but nope, I installed the battery and it fired right up and ran great, aired up the tires and drove it home from the storage garage. If you're curious, I only use Star Tron fuel stabilizer in my engines. Thanks for your video!

I owned 2 of them a 03 and 04 both sliver . 04 had a 50 trim, big injectors, walbro 255 fuel pump, full bolt ons, car ripped at 27 psi..was at a gas station one day 3 young kids came up to me offered me almost 10k for the car ... This was 2019 .. i let it go ..wish i didnt..very nice video ... Can't find them anymore all beat to hell and badly played around with.

This is by far the most comprehensive and personal review of one of the most overlooked Mopar’s of all time. I recently drove over 200 miles to look at a black 2005 ACR with 67K miles on the clock but unfortunately the deal couldn’t be done. I was looking to trade my 06 Jeep Srt8 that just hit 100K on the odometer but the the dealer wouldn’t honor the car gurus price drop from 13K to 11.500. I had to cancel the deal just on principle but I definitely enjoyed driving it and understand how it’s “sometimes more enjoyable than the Viper “ thanks again for another informative and interesting video.👍🏻

If you can piece together a Mopar stage 3 kit go that route. Aside from the increased performance you’ll also increase the value and desirability of your e-blue. Otherwise a quick spooling turbo around the 480whp mark (or less) will maintain stock like drivability and keep the car reliable. Great review. Those are two of the cleanest srt4’s on RU-vid.

Just had mine in a body restoration. Beautiful Salsa Red like my original n/a sohc 2001

After getting into tuner cars as a teen, mainly dsms, I did a lot of planning ahead before choosing a car. Worked for a year under my parents roof after I finished highschool with my first car from grandpa, an '08 focus S. Finally had plenty, decided to do a loan for credit and bought an R title lighter gold respray orange blast acr. Unlooked over from Craigslist back in 2016, it had 89k and bald tires all round. Dude was a little thug my age but I didn't care, I was ready for my fun car. Paid $6k to him and another $500 for the bank loan. I put decent at the time "firehawks" on it and cleaned up a few of its problems. It already had a bbk 3" turboback, apg bfmic and wastgate. Mopare restriction bov plate. The Cv axle went after a few days. Ran like a gazelle for a year or so, 11k miles! Then I had a date 45 minutes away.. turbo coolant return hose popped off on the highway and car got hot. I pulled over, thought I looked over everything. Said maybe its low on coolant. It needed the flush when I got it. Threw some in gave it a few and rolled into it merging back in, thinking the air and boost would help. Nope. Blew a headgasket and a turbo for some booty. Was not in the same situation as the year before and long story short 3 years of ownership hell and wasting away before it comes back. Sold it to a friend. Friend trusted his mechanic with the wrong advice instead of my own and next thing you know car is parted and scrapped... Don't sell your loved ones off to friends, and if you're a poorer life with me get your fix from motorcycles instead of cars for the mean time. Half of what I paid for that car got me an 05 cbr1000rr when I moved to motorcycles, and up to that bike. I'll find another fun 4 wheels one day. The dodge ram is enjoyable even with all its practicality lol.

Can't believe i never saw this vid before. You made a perfect summary of the srt's. But don't be too shy in the ability to drive on a circuit. I've done the necessary laps on European circuits without major adjustments and often surprise alot of people with the speed in corners, braking and of course acceleration. The standard brakes (if well maintained and equipped with quality brake pads) are really fine. Feel free to check some of my video's in the "green hell" Nurburgring Nordschleife in Germany back in 2012 with a commemorative edition (nr 134/200)

Have a stock 2005,have a Caliber SRT4 2008,and a PT GT 2004 same srt4 engine...the 3 SRT4 generations...

I'm the original owner of my 2005 SRT4 acr. Still love driving it. I make a number of custom parts for srt4s as well. 🤘

Literally the same as any other SRT 4. Rims and seat holes LOL 😆

Hey man that's super cool you've always had blue cars, cause I've always had blue mopars too. Except my Jeep Comanche pickup, thay thing was black on black. But it all started with my dads 68 Coronet 500 in UU1 blue. After my jeep died I had a blue 92 Lebaron. Then I got a PB3 blue Dakota RT after college. Now I have a PB5 Electric Blue SRT4 just like yours. Love the videos and the blue mopars man, sub'd.

Te admiro amigo! que bueno que conseguiste tu sueño, yo aun no he logrado conseguir uno, a mi país Costa Rica nunca llego el SRT4, traté de importar dos veces y termine estafado, asi que ahora pues toca enfrentar otros gastos. Talvez algún día lograre traer uno y cumplir mi sueño. Mucha suerte y gracias por el video bellísimo! I admire you my friend! I'm glad you got your dream, I still haven't managed to get one, the SRT4 never arrived in my country Costa Rica, I tried to import twice and ended up scammed, so now it's time to face other expenses. Maybe one day I will manage to bring one and fulfill my dream. Good luck and thanks for the beautiful video!

I need to get a second one so I can have my big turbo and my stage 3 BWS set ups!! Really can’t wait to get that thing on a good car

my 05 srt is still awesome, i love that car

I miss my srt-4. They're so hard to find now. There's only a handful for sale in the entire country. Good video!

I would love to see a all-wheel drive version or would that be too much cuz I know there's DSM's that have all-wheel drives on there eclipses lasers and talons so would it be too much of a stretch to do a neon the same way???????????

Wonder why my 05 is EBLUE if it's was an 04 color only.....hmm. And acr has a few more differences than listed here but he covered more than anyone else...good vid bro!!👍

Outstanding.

I'm super impressed by how clean the cars are! I'm the original owner of a stock 05 orange ACR and so many things are just falling apart. Plastic pieces like the windshield washer nozzles, shift linkage bushings, and dash panel; rubber seals; and the stiff suspension just gets destroyed by my pothole-filled daily commute. OEM parts are either stupid expensive or discontinued. Any recommendations on replacement shocks for the ACR? The aftermarket regular neon Konis I got after the original Tokicos bit the dust fit fine, but barely lasted a year.

Currently looking at stock 05 white ACR w/200k hwy miles and was wondering what CONs to look for or maintenance receipts to ask for. Really liking these srt4 but want to buy a close to stock or completely stock one for the right price.

Lol. Above 120 mph for spoiler functionality. So it’s cosmetic in the everyday sense.

Don't forget, the sunroof was also an option. I'd have to assume you are 72hemi?

I currently have a 09 bmw 335i automatic, and I put it on the market for trade and someone offered me a 05 srt4 is that a good trade you think? See I'm tired of the unreliability of the n54 Iive put so much money into it and it still could use more thing's like index 12 injectors that cost $1,500 🤬 yea I don't think I wanna spend that money plus more stuff like that it could use but the prices are ridiculous that's why I put it for trade it drive perfectly now so I parked it and put it in the market idk what to I'm hoping maybe a good trade today I got offered the 05 srt4 has rims ,navigation , looks modified is it worth my time ????? is it a good deal????? I'm looking for reliability and with power

So did you upgrade your transmission? And what are some things I should upgrade to make it more reliable

What mods do I need to get high 12 seconds? I only have 3 inch straight pipes, big intercooler and that’s about it haha 05 black ACR

I have the same Venom Racing badge for my srt-4 i bought from my dad (except black badge to match) , but i was told that my Uncle started Venom Racing. I looked online and couldnt even find a thing about it. lmk whatever you can ig, because its been 2 years since this video... but this started years and years ago i guess...

I got a 2004 yellow 😅

I currently have a blue ‘05 neon, but I want to look for another car that I might get when I’m ready for it. Do you think it would be worth it for me to try to get a srt-4?

have a 05 orange srt4 love the content

Hey man love the videos. Sorry for the late content. I just got an e blue srt and I wanted to know if the front emblem is just double sided taped on or bolted on? I'm removing it to put a viper logo and didn't want to crack the bumper trying to pry it off. Thanks!

i want to see what i can make a SXT neon do? turbo? cold air intake?....etc. :)

Hey are you in amador? That looks like the drive from Jackson to valley ranch

I want your dads acr! Seriously, is he considering selling it?

I had owned 3 already. Stage 3 black Stage 1 blue 50 trim silver Tomorrow I'm getting a 2005 orange one . Love how it sounds and handles. Power is just amazing. The orange one doesn't say ACR anywhere. How can i know if its ACR? How much power does a acr has ?

i think they came out with a silver SRT also....? i almost bought it. :(

Adjustable struts and stiff sways don't do jack shit LoL. Unless you can adjust ride height and camber big deal

Aussie old guy wanting to hook up with someone to help export a srt 4 factory stock car to Australia ? Know any trusty dealers ?

This may be a hail mary pass but how would money would catch your attention when it came to selling one sir?

Jesus loves you

Does anyone know if the srt4 ever came from the factory and/or dealer with a flat black hood like the AAR and T/A ,...as an option