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It's a great car restoration show specializing on classic mopar restoration. And Mark Worman's also a brand spokesman for the new generation of challengers like yours. And funny as hell
Now that used car prices have seemed to come back to reality, my wife and I are looking forward to a 2 door car.
We have driven boring “practical” 4 door cars for about 20 years. Now that we are almost empty nesters, I might finally get the Challenger I have wanted since they first came out.
As soon as our contract is settled in September, we are car shopping. The idea of a car payment while walking a picket line doesn’t appeal to me in the least!!
First the good, I got over 40 mpg Imperial last 4 hour trip. It was 41.7 at best average. I think everything is at the break in sweet spot, just under 127,000 km. The bad, I hooked up my boat to drive 2 hours away to go fishing. Problem is, I didn't get the hitch on the ball completely. It came off and looked like it only damaged the trailer spare, a half used up tire and scuffed the top of the bumper. It looked fairly deep. Great, it will need fixed. So I cleaned it off with brake cleaner and there was one tiny spot down to black, touched it up. I then polished it. It can only be seen in just the right light. Talk about lucky. We got on the water, the depth finder arm broke but I didn't let it get me down. We also caught 50+ fish, so worth the struggle.
Last edited by olds 307 and 403; July 23rd, 2023 at 12:46 PM.
It's a great car restoration show specializing on classic mopar restoration. And Mark Worman's also a brand spokesman for the new generation of challengers like yours. And funny as hell
Originally Posted by olds 307 and 403
Thanks, I will check out his stuff.
Surprised you don't know about Mark. He is to Mopars what Joe is to Oldsmobile's. He is a walking talking encyclopedia of Mopars. Goofball. Funny. Super knowledgeable. You gotta check him out.
Glad to see you are enjoying your car. I cannot hate on these cars at all. Can be plenty of squirrels driving them sometimes but can't hate the cars.
They are great driving cars and actually look good, something severely lacking on new cars. Also these aren't the old Dodge's with half *** engineering and quality. I know, we owned and currently own an older Dodge. This one is even a big improvement over the 2010 we had.
I really like this Spectre cold air intake, a noticeable gain IMHO. I have achieved my best MPG, 41.7 Imperial since running this intake. I am guessing 1 mpg to 4 mpg, depending on driving habits, unless my display is lying. My Hellcat lower box got lost in the mail, not bothering to get another one. I will be putting in the headlight plugs and stock box in for the Winter. I have the silicone adapter from the Spectre tubing to the stock box. Since sanding the edge of the tube, the filter hasn't come off. I wanted to put in the biggest filter possible and this Amazon dry flow filter fit, perfect fit and matches the car.
Well I am now at 131,000+ km. I picked up the higher end brake pads, got a bunch of dollars on my CT card. I may pick up a spare Continental serpentine belt. My last Challenger needed pads at 150,000 km. I will access when I install the studded Winter tires. I also picked up this off Ebay. I may do minor cleanup on the casting lines before installing depending on how it looks. It is the Performance Upgrade intake, better flowing vs my stock intake. 5281803AA Intake Manifold Assembly Replacement for 2016-2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Dodge Durango Chrysler Pacifica 3.6L Koomaha
It arrived, looks good, not bad for just over $125 CAD. The only other parts I might consider are the 8 hole injectors, slightly better MPG, NGK Ruthenium spark plugs and Accel coils. I got the Autolite Iridium spark plugs really cheap a while back, I may change them alone if nothing else fails in the next few thousand miles. I'm sure the original plugs should be changed soon, 150,000 mile is the suggested, I may be an easy one later today.
Well I decided to do the spark plugs, got the Autolite Iridium spark plugs really cheap off Amazon a year or so ago. There was .010" worth of wear, definitely time. With the upper intake off, I could finally finish sucking out the mouse nest with the shop vac. Pretty sure it was from when this car sat on the dealer lot for a year. I tossed the 1/2 chewed pad under the upper intake. I used a shot of dielectric grease in each coil boot and a small amount of Permatex Cooper Antiseize on each plug thread. I used the piece hose to hand thread each spark plug. Everything torqued to factory specs including the spark plugs and gapped at .043". I just put in the head light plugs for the Winter and removed the mudflap I completely blocked off the coolant overflow from the air filter. Car runs great after the test drive. I also polished it with Tutle Wax and Meguirs Ceramic polish, both work on plastic.
A guy rolled up in chevy truck on Friday night at the stop light and asked if I wish I had a chevy. I said nope and he then said what a nice car it was. He asked if it had the Hemi, I said no. I told him AWD and I even tow my boat. He said AWD, wow and what a nice car it was again.
Thanks for the reminder on the periodic maintenance and the helpful notes on plug replacement. My plug replacement schedule is 100,000 miles--I'll be there next year. Manual transmission and rear axle fluid changes are at that mileage point as well.
Your maintenance reminds us that winter's coming. And I hope it hurries. The summer has been dry and unseasonably warm here. Today was cooler, 37 °C with dew point of 20 °C. It's currently raining, however.
Originally Posted by olds 307 and 403
This one is even a big improvement over the 2010 we had.
Hard to believe. I love my 2010--but then I haven't driven newer ones to give me a point of reference. And after putting thousands of dollars into "improvements" it can be hard to give up a favorite car.
Yeah, I did the transmission service with an aluminum pan to replace the plastic one. I did both diffs and the transfer case, all about 30,000 km ago. I will check the brakes when I put on the Winter tires next month. Winter is something we never hurry here, it has been warm, no major frost yet. Probably because we get half the year of cold and snow here. My 2010 wasn't a bad car besides the 3.5 V6, this one has been exceptional is all.
I went with Rustoleum Florescent Green then Tremclad(Rustoleum) Clear. It is pretty close to Go Green. I sanded it and hit it with brake cleaner first. I removed over spay where it got past the tape with carb cleaner added decals and then Clear coated it. I have got the decorative Challenger door sills.
Here is the engine cover installed.
I also decided to buy the best tires on the market. Continental Extreme Contact DWS06+ in the P235/55R19 105XL W speed rating.
Of course we just got 6 inches of snow, roads were almost dry but will be 10 above freezing by the end of the week. Hopefully they are as good as everyone say they are. On sale, all 4 are over $1500 installed! There is a $70 mail in rebate, so just under $1500 Canadian.
May 2nd, 2023, 01:30 PM
It's currently raining, however. 
