What did you do to your Hellcat today?

[Unholy707]

I can't take credit for doing it.

Most of the bag was balled up at the throttle blade, and with some luck I got at least 95% of it out. After clearing the codes the dash is free of warning lights and it seems to run like it should.

Of course I only drove it off the trailer and to its parking spot since the filter isn't quite what it used to be. Can't close the lid over it.

I’d be pulling the throttle body and the lid to see if there’s melted plastic in the intercooler bricks

 

[Jimmy N.]

I’d be pulling the throttle body and the lid to see if there’s melted plastic in the intercooler bricks

You're very welcome to come over and do it.

If you think you can survive the lower temps and humidity.

 

[2ndAmend]

Have you considered just leaving the hood open? It works well on our Challengers, and should help the gas struts live a little longer.

As an added bonus, it's hard to forget that the hood's open.

I should just take the hood off!

 

[Jimmy N.]

I think that's what Unholy did, since he needs constant access.

 

[1971demon]

You're very welcome to come over and do it.

If you think you can survive the lower temps and humidity.

Are Ya Crazy...that Melon head will show up with a sledge hammer..and beat it to pieces down to the wrist pins....in the name of all things holy don't tell em where ya live...

 

[EricG]

Strange indeed, but it could've been a lot worse.

Yes, it would've been easier had my 3500 not been blocked in by my new and not operational tow vehicle, and had the trailer with the winch not had about five yards of gravel in front of it. Had no choice but to take her 3500, which has nothing in the way of tools, extinguisher, etc. in it, and the little 18' trailer.

A really good thing was that had it happened another couple of hundred feet down the road, there's no cell service for about eight miles. Then she couldn't even have called AAA, had the rollback damage the splitter and whatever they'd tie the car down with, dump it at the dealer some 110 miles away - where they would've diagnosed and fixed the issue for only several hundred dollars. Took me five minutes, and the cost of a new filter. View attachment 171733

By the way, before I had unearthed the problem I had my girlfriend halfway talked into ordering a Durango Hellcat.

Nice! When did you guys get the Charger??? Are you going to be Rio Arriba County's first Uber driver?

 

[Jimmy N.]

She decided that she "needed" one maybe eight months ago. That was a bit late for having a good selection of Granite ones with the dually fenders.

Found one in California that didn't have black wheels or a hole in the roof. Perfect...except they wanted a $10K ADM. Ended up getting one from Texas, complete with gloomy wheels and a defective roof, but they were asking about $8K below MSRP and it came with an IGLA installed.

The latter turned into a bit of confusion since we had no idea that the car had that anti theft system, but that's a separate (and odd) story. Anyway, here it is, fresh off the trailer.

 

[45-70govt]

She decided that she "needed" one maybe eight months ago. That was a bit late for having a good selection of Granite ones with the dually fenders.

Found one in California that didn't have black wheels or a hole in the roof. Perfect...except they wanted a $10K ADM. Ended up getting one from Texas, complete with gloomy wheels and a defective roof, but they were asking about $8K below MSRP and it came with an IGLA installed.

The latter turned into a bit of confusion since we had no idea that the car had that anti theft system, but that's a separate (and odd) story. Anyway, here it is, fresh off the trailer. View attachment 171827

So, you going to weld the back doors shut so its a slightly more respectable car?

 

[Jimmy N.]

So, you going to weld the back doors shut so its a slightly more respectable car?

I wish. Her reasoning for getting the Crew Cat was that it's harder to load stuff in the back seat of the Challenger when she goes shopping.

Besides, welding on the body would add even more heat to a shape that already looks like it's halfway melted.

 

[MMissile]

I walked past mine twice, this past week. Still there....waiting. I gotta change the oil and rotate the tires.

 

[Jimmy N.]

New filter arrived, and now the lid did actually seat correctly over it.

Surprisingly quick shipping from Steve White, by the way. And a test drive will happen when/if the roads dry up next week.

 

[1971demon]

New filter arrived, and now the lid did actually seat correctly over it.

Surprisingly quick shipping from Steve White, by the way. And a test drive will happen when/if the roads dry up next week. View attachment 171833

WET roads...

 

[Old Mopar Guy]

Went out to Long Island farm country and tore up some back roads with my cousin and his new Z06. Still has not hit the 500 mile break in, but damn that thing sure does sound fine!!!

 

[Jimmy N.]

Those rear wheels look nice.

Maybe the fronts also do, but since they're black it's hard to tell what they look like.

 

[Old Mopar Guy]

Those rear wheels look nice.

Maybe the fronts also do, but since they're black it's hard to tell what they look like.

Thanks Jimmy. OEM knockoffs. HR 5’s. I’d like to pick up a pair of Bogarts for the front as well, but they are expensive.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Those look much like what came on my '18, except in a dark gray color.

Promptly replaced them with less gloomy OE wheels, as seen in my profile photo. And yes, full disclosure, I really don't care for black wheels. I've changed them out, painted them, or had them powder coated, on everything from my UTV to just about everything except my M936. Somehow I tolerate those being black.

 

[1971demon]

Those look much like what came on my '18, except in a dark gray color.

Promptly replaced them with less gloomy OE wheels, as seen in my profile photo. And yes, full disclosure, I really don't care for black wheels. I've changed them out, painted them, or had them powder coated, on everything from my UTV to just about everything except my M936. Somehow I tolerate those being black.

There is NO better car/wheel combo than Gatsby.s burgundy and chrome wheel combo....not a fan of chrome generally...but that combo...can't be beat....

 

[Jimmy N.]

Yep, that is one gorgeous car.

 

[Wizza]

Took mine to the VA hoapital for an appt.

God people do not know how to drive.....horrible examples of people that barely passed the written exam let alone spatial awareness of their surroundings

I did snap a pic of my mileage milestone

 

[EricG]

Took mine to the VA hoapital for an appt.

God people do not know how to drive.....horrible examples of people that barely passed the written exam let alone spatial awareness of their surroundings

I did snap a pic of my mileage milestone View attachment 171890

Love it, put those miles on!!!