Certainly this board lost much of its appeal when 3BarBoost lost the ability to feel comfortable posting on this board. This was the lone source we had for actual and factual information regarding the OEM equipment on the vehicles we own. Such much of what's posted now lacks any sort of scientific data and is mearly assumption. I used to read these forums daily to read what 3Bar had to say. Now I check once or twice a week...
If you want a Stage 3 turboed cruiser, get the SRT-4 kit and adapt to your favorite 5-speed cruiser. Not idea, but it should work better than most any of the piggy-back solutions out there.
I don't believe that the existance of PT specific Stage 2 or Stage 3 components would significantly affect the number of PT's sold. The PT target audience for the most part does not want such things. How many GT's were sold vs. non-GT's in recent years?
There never was much market share or revenue boost opportunity with these kits.
With regard to V8's fuel economy, I get 17 mpg on average with my 4 cylinder PT. I got about the same with past V8 vehicles (that were faster). The HEMI solution is not to help OPEC. It is a marketing term that sells cars. Number of cylinders and displacement is only a percentage of the total fuel economy equation. Toyota and Honda have much more efficient models if that is your interest.
Chrysler can do better, as could the other two "American" manufacturers. Providing top performance for vehicles is not something that will provide the most value to the great majority of automobile purchasers. Reliability and image are much higher. Chrysler as a brand is one of the least desireable for teenagers. The people who are really into these performance "upgrades" are on the fringe of PT drivers.
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