The new Dodge Charger, Challenger, and other LX-platform cars bring modern V-8 performance to unparalleled heights, and the new Challenger and Charger Hellcats are the most powerful American production cars today. The outrageous performance and audacious styling has earned a large and dedicated following. However, you can tune and modify the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, Charger, and Challenger for more performance, and for many owners, fast is not fast enough. In the pursuit of a higher-performing LX-platform car, former Mopar Muscle editor Randy Bolig has created this book to show you how to extract ultimate performance from these cars.
Chrysler has built more than one million Chargers, Challengers, and other full-size-platform cars starting with the Dodge Magnum and Chrysler 300. These cars offer competent handling, braking, and suspension performance, but they can be made much better through a set of targeted upgrades using better aftermarket equipment. Bolig gives you a comprehensive guide to the cars and engines. He details the features, benefits, and drawbacks of each package or set of upgrades, so you select the best modification for your car, application, and budget. He also covers basic to extreme modifications for the R/T and SRT8 models with the 5.7-, 6.1-, and 6.4-liter Hemi engines. Guidance for installing heads, rotating assemblies, ignition upgrades, higher-performance injectors, and many other parts are provided. But, this book doesn't just discuss performance; it shows you how to do it with comprehensive, step-by-step product installs for a cat-back exhaust system, hand-held ignition tuner, cold-air intake, and supercharger.
If you have been searching for the best performance package to make your Charger, Challenger, or full-size Chrysler car stand out from the crowd, you need this book. It has the latest information, so you can learn how to install all the products and get your car back out on the road.
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1
Choose Your Ride
Dodge Charger 2006–2010
Dodge Charger 2011–2014
Dodge Challenger 2008–2014
Chrysler 300 2005–2014
Dodge Magnum 2005–2008
Chapter 2:
Basic Engine Identification
5.7-Liter Hemi 2003–2008
5.7-Liter Hemi 2009–2014
6.1-Liter Hemi 2005–2010
6.4-Liter Hemi (392) 2011–2014
Engine Accessories
Intake Manifolds
Transmissions
Rear Ends
Hemi Engine Technology
Variable Camshaft Timing
Chapter 3:
Bolt-On Performance
Programmable Tuners
Custom Tuning
Project: DiabloSport I-1000 Installation
Cold-Air Intakes
Project: Cold-Air Kit Installation
Headers
Stock Exhaust System
Performance Exhaust Systems
Performance System Types
Project: TTi Full Exhaust Installation
Nitrous Oxide
Throttle Body
Clutch Assembly
Project: Ram Clutches Performance Clutch Installation
Chapter 4:
Modifying Your Engine
Supercharger and Turbocharger Design
Project: ProCharger Supercharger Installation
Fuel Selection
Intercooler
Built-In Durability
Pistons
Connecting Rods
Crankshaft Dampener
Harmonic Balancer
Cylinder Heads
Camshaft
Stroker Engines
Valvetrain
Chapter 5:
Custom-Built Engine Packages
Buy or Rebuild
Cost Considerations
Quality and Reliability Factors
Chapter 6:
Suspension, Brakes and Chassis
Front Suspension
Rear Suspension
Tires
Springs and Shocks
Noise Isolation
Step-Out
Bushing Basics
Frame Details
Project: Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Racing Considerations
Strut Bracing
Body Bridging
Roll Bar or Roll Cage
Suspension Upgrades
Aftermarket Brake Upgrades
Performance Brake Kits
Wheel Alignment
Source Guide
The new Dodge Charger, Challenger, and other LX-platform cars bring modern V-8 performance to unparalleled heights, and the new Challenger and Charger Hellcats are the most powerful American production cars today. The outrageous performance and audacious styling has earned a large and dedicated following. However, you can tune and modify the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, Charger, and Challenger for more performance, and for many owners, fast is not fast enough. In the pursuit of a higher-performing LX-platform car, former Mopar Muscle editor Randy Bolig has created this book to show you how to extract ultimate performance from these cars.
Chrysler has built more than one million Chargers, Challengers, and other full-size-platform cars starting with the Dodge Magnum and Chrysler 300. These cars offer competent handling, braking, and suspension performance, but they can be made much better through a set of targeted upgrades using better aftermarket equipment. Bolig gives you a comprehensive guide to the cars and engines. He details the features, benefits, and drawbacks of each package or set of upgrades, so you select the best modification for your car, application, and budget. He also covers basic to extreme modifications for the R/T and SRT8 models with the 5.7-, 6.1-, and 6.4-liter Hemi engines. Guidance for installing heads, rotating assemblies, ignition upgrades, higher-performance injectors, and many other parts are provided. But, this book doesn't just discuss performance; it shows you how to do it with comprehensive, step-by-step product installs for a cat-back exhaust system, hand-held ignition tuner, cold-air intake, and supercharger.
If you have been searching for the best performance package to make your Charger, Challenger, or full-size Chrysler car stand out from the crowd, you need this book. It has the latest information, so you can learn how to install all the products and get your car back out on the road.
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1
Choose Your Ride
Dodge Charger 2006–2010
Dodge Charger 2011–2014
Dodge Challenger 2008–2014
Chrysler 300 2005–2014
Dodge Magnum 2005–2008
Chapter 2:
Basic Engine Identification
5.7-Liter Hemi 2003–2008
5.7-Liter Hemi 2009–2014
6.1-Liter Hemi 2005–2010
6.4-Liter Hemi (392) 2011–2014
Engine Accessories
Intake Manifolds
Transmissions
Rear Ends
Hemi Engine Technology
Variable Camshaft Timing
Chapter 3:
Bolt-On Performance
Programmable Tuners
Custom Tuning
Project: DiabloSport I-1000 Installation
Cold-Air Intakes
Project: Cold-Air Kit Installation
Headers
Stock Exhaust System
Performance Exhaust Systems
Performance System Types
Project: TTi Full Exhaust Installation
Nitrous Oxide
Throttle Body
Clutch Assembly
Project: Ram Clutches Performance Clutch Installation
Chapter 4:
Modifying Your Engine
Supercharger and Turbocharger Design
Project: ProCharger Supercharger Installation
Fuel Selection
Intercooler
Built-In Durability
Pistons
Connecting Rods
Crankshaft Dampener
Harmonic Balancer
Cylinder Heads
Camshaft
Stroker Engines
Valvetrain
Chapter 5:
Custom-Built Engine Packages
Buy or Rebuild
Cost Considerations
Quality and Reliability Factors
Chapter 6:
Suspension, Brakes and Chassis
Front Suspension
Rear Suspension
Tires
Springs and Shocks
Noise Isolation
Step-Out
Bushing Basics
Frame Details
Project: Hotchkis Suspension Installation
Racing Considerations
Strut Bracing
Body Bridging
Roll Bar or Roll Cage
Suspension Upgrades
Aftermarket Brake Upgrades
Performance Brake Kits
Wheel Alignment
Source Guide