Silly Racing & Tech: 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4

This next car comes as a tip from Matt C who writes: Here's an interesting find - a platform mate to the final generation of Lancer Evolution! But while they shared the same GEMA engine block and some of their underpinnings. the Caliber SRT-4 wasn't a precision all wheel drive rally weapon - more like a Dodge Omni GLH whose punishment for a lifetime of bad karma was to be reincarnated as a cheap front wheel drive crossover SUV. Except it failed to realize it was being punished.  Find this 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT4 offered for $5900 in Atlanta, GA via craigslist.  Whoa, is that a cannon in the background?

Autocross Beast: 1998 Dodge Neon R/T SRT-4 Swap

Fewer cars have a worse reputation for being a cheap ride than the Dodge/Plymouth Neon.  It is true that the interior materials used in these cars is low rent, but the layout is decent enough and very functional.  First gen ACR model Neons made due with same DOHC engine that was available on lesser models.  It wasn't until the second gen car was introduced that Dodge blew the horsepower doors off the competition with the 2.4 turbo engine.  Today's feature has the very best of everything in the Neon universe on this R/T two door.  Find this 1998 Dodge Neon R/T for sale in Mamaroneck, NY for $8,500 via craigslist.

5k: Holy Shift: Plymouth Voyager Sport Van SE Turbo, 300 horsepower

Have the last two turbo minivans left you wanting more? The Dodge Caravan Shelby clone, with its rad graphics, and SRT-4 swapped Voyager, with 300 horsepower, both fell short in the gear-change department. Now, you can pulverize latent childhood insecurities by running a 13-second quarter mile in the first car you puked in, while feeding your control complex by shifting gears all by yourself. Find this 1989 Plymouth Voyager Sport Van with 2.5-liter turbo/5-speed for sale here on eBay in New Baden, IL for $5,000 reserve-not-met with one day to go via eBay.

5k: ACRSRT-4: 1992 Dodge Neon ACR, SRT-4 swap

Dodge didn't have a legitimate reason for making the SRT-4 as a sedan instead of a coupe, except everyone else was doing sedans. No homologation purposes, no rich heritage to uphold, and only a marginal increase in practicality. Although really, who buys a torque-steering turbo rocket for practicality? So why not put the SRT-4 muscle into the sumptuous, breathtaking lines of the Neon coupe? (sarcasm alert) Find this 1999 Dodge Neon ACR with SRT-4 swap in Mount Storm, WV for $5,300 via craigslist. 

5k: This Van is Faster Than Yours: 1989 Plymouth Voyager SRT-4

Everybody loves a sleeper - that dowdy-looking car that attracts no attention until it lays down two perfect patches or blows the doors off of your buddy's Vette at a stoplight. A station wagon is a good choice as a build platform, because it makes the end product that much more entertaining, but what if the sleeper wagon is not sleepy enough? And and say the plain-jane 4 door sedan is just too sporty? What do you build then? You take a base model, short wheelbase early Chrysler minivan - a Plymouth Voyager to be exact - and shove the heart of a Dodge SRT-4 in place of the wheezy lump it was born with. Find this 1989 Plymouth Voyager w/ SRT-4 swap for sale in Hamilton, OH for $5000 via craigslist. Tip from Fueltruck.

P is for Poseur: 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser

P is for poseurs, pansies and petrified pedants.  P isn't for powerful and it certainly isn't for pants-dropping, unless you are referring to a prostate exam...because PT cruisers are predominantly driven by aging Costco Hawaiian shirt shoppers who picked it out of the lineup of econoboxes at their nearest mile-o-cars because it looked retro but still had the same useability and driving characteristics of a Prius.  The two questions most often asked at the dealership are can I drive it in sandals and do the rainbow grateful dead stickers come from the factory?  FULL STOP -- today we are going to break down that stereotype.  It's time to put the PT Barnum back in the PT Cruiser.  Find this 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser with SRT-4 drivetrain offered for $7,500 in Chardon, OH via craigslist.