Almost done with truck, should I sell it?

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texastonka

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Been working on this project since 2010. Almost done with it after new head unit, lights, rear speakers, dash speakers etc. are installed..

Time to sell? List of mods below with a BASIC first time old man style walk around of truck... I am no A/V guy...

Think anyone would have any interest in a truck like this? Been pleasure to build and drive for the past 3 years!


Quick walk around my Ram SRT10 - YouTube


2005 Ram SRT 10
Paxton super charger
Custom built air/water intercooler set up
Custom intercooler
Custom heat exchanger
TIAL blow off valve with correct spring rate for SC system (custom made spring rate by TIAL for this truck)
Bosch Cobra pump and reservoir for cooler set up
All AN fittings and stainless lines
MOPAR stainless headers coated black
Cat delete MOPAR mid pipes
MOPAR/BORLA cat back exhaust
JTSVP racing coil packs
Optima Red Top battery
SCT Tuner
Mild cam & head work
JTSVP racing throttle body
JTSVP SS braided oil lines
JTSVP SS braided power steering lines
JTSVP o2 sensor extensions
JTSVP SS braided brake lines
JTSVP triple pillar and pod gauge mounts
JTSVP full poly bushing kit including suspension, ft/rr sway bar, steering rack, control arm, etc…
Motul brake fluid & clutch
Mobil 1 15w50 oil
Amsoil coolant
Redline synthetics in tranny, diff & power steering
CalTracs traction bars on rear
Brand new factory front springs (replaced in 2011)
OEM rear springs (no lowering at all- factory height)
B&M shifter
Wheels are from Night Runner package (dark nickel pearl coating)
Orange Industries aftermarket real time tire pressure sensor system with real time tire temp readings too
AB Quality wires (best you can buy- on all my Vipers)
Low temp Tstat
Entire rear axle assembly replaced at dealer (has approx. 5K miles on it)
Factory 4.56 gears
Stoptech Cryo slotted rotors with EBC Yellow Stuff pads
Calipers removed, rebuilt and powder coated with Viper logo to match valve covers
Valve covers removed and powder coated gloss red
SC system and cooling system coated in wrinkle black, same as Underground Racing uses for TT kits
Matched intake manifold in wrinkle black
JMB Black catch can with breather and sight glass
MOPAR SS headers coated ceramic black
All new gaskets for everything removed to powder coat as on last month
Lloyd LUXE mats custom floor mats
Focal P165V30 separates in doors
Boston Acoustic S35 in dash
JL Audio HD600/4 powers Mids and Tweeters
Custom SRT10 engraved rear subwoofer box
JL Audio 10w3v3 woofer in rear box (down fire) two of them
Alpine PDX-M6 amp for two 10â€￾ woofers
Monster 402XLN interconnects
Monster 402 XLN speaker cable
JL Audio XD-PCS1/0-2B power connection system
Dynamat sound deadener double layer on floor, back wall, doors, firewall, and roof (kills road noise- awesome for stereo)
New brake, clutch and gas pedals (rubber knobs wear down, these are new)
Was told it has a Centerforce clutch (I did not install, was told this by ART in Buda)
Headlights were taken apart and insides painted black to match (does not affect headlights, just painted the non-reflective parts)
RECON LED tail lights (smoked)
RECON LED third brake light (smoked)
Front bumper cover repainted to eliminate rock chips- planned on clear bra the entire truck soon
Billet factory grill insert replaced with honeycomb insert to match OEM bumper and hood
Complete badge delete on entire exterior truck (added custom SRT badge to grill)
Cowl area painted body color
Door hands painted body color
Factory heated power mirrors painted body color
Tailgate deleted handle and moved to inside gate
Radio antenna was removed and deleted, filled with metal plate and smoothed (same as tailgate handle)
Factory rear spoiler still mounted in factory location
Custom (very rare) Retractable bed cover with custom mounts to go around OEM rear spoiler, lockable. (with no handle and lockable cover you can us the bed as secure storage)
Bed is water tight. Never been in rain but after a wash there is no water in the bed.
Clean title in hand, no liens

Parts I have here, ready to be installed (can be included if you would like):
Pioneer AVH-X8500BHS Head Unit
Pioneer CD-IU201S iPhone integration unit (use you phone from the touch screen (App Radio))
Pioneer ND-BC6 HD rearview camera
Focal PC130 speakers for behind seat location
Retroshop.us custom made projector headlights (Link to gallery of custom lights HERE)
Retro Solutions 55w Digital HID lights for new projector housings
Retro Solutions 55w Digital HID kit for fogs with custom caps to avoid blinding oncoming cars
Polk Audio DB351 speakers for dash (better than the Boston Acoustics I installed in 2011)
Rockford Fosgate R125-2 amp for dash when Polk are installed (move JL HD600/4 to doors and rear Focals)
 
Wow!!!
I dont see why somebody wouldnt jump at the chance to buy this.

Awesome ride, you really put in the time.
 
Dang another HIGHLY modified truck F/S!!:burnout:

NICE truck GLWYS!!:rock:
 
I love the truck and had fun building it. Not sure if I am selling or not. I appreciate the compliments on it though. Seen some awesome trucks on this site, hard competition.

If I was to sell it, it would have to be at a loss of course. What kind of $$ are these trucks bringing now? Seen modified for mid 30's but nothing with a audiophile sound system, sound deadened along with performance mods.
If I was to sell it, would have to get mid to high 40's for it. About 40-50% of what I got in it.
 
Who tuned the SCT & have you had it on the dyno? What is the approx. HP? How long have you had the Paxton on the engine? Any time slips?
 
I like these truck, it is nice trucks. I like under hood spinny thing. What horsepowers this truck is makes?? I buying this truck when soon. Where you keep a pussy magnet on this trucks? I like a sex.
 
Again I appreciate all the responses, really do love the truck. To answer a few of the questions I saw in this thread, I do not have a 1/4 mile time. Never raced it. The SCT tune was done by David Weaver at ART in Buda, TX before they closed up shop. The we are running VERY rich for motor longevity between 9.5:1 and 10:1 A/F ratio. I wasn't going for a dyno queen with the Paxton, but extra power to have fun but keep it consistent.

Stock Paxton system with doubled up Paxton heat exchangers we saw a HUGE drop in power between dyno runs due to heat soak. With stock Paxton set up (with doubled heat exchangers up front) the first run went at 633hp and 606tq (this is in Texas at about 100 degrees with 70% humidity) second run, same set up taken 2 minutes after first run dropped power to 535hp and 552 tq. The heat soak killed it! Stock Paxton cooler set ups are good for ONE pass at a drag strip, something I didn't want. I wanted constant cool charge air keeping hp up to consistent numbers. So we custom built this massive air/water cooler set up (less ice box because again I do not drag race- one can be installed very easy if you want). Dyno with the new cooler set up (it was 102 that day with close to 85% humidity) first pull was 624hp and 606 tq. waited 2 minutes and did a second pull at 610hp and 601tq.

This new set up beat the heat issue. We all know we can't recreate real world air flow with a 4' warehouse fan, so we estimate with these test numbers that out on the highway we have 100% consistent HP numbers. The two intake gauges serve the purpose of identifying the effectiveness of the cooler system. When in motion after intercooler is always equal to intake at airfilter temps. Very effective set up.

If you forged the motor, threw on a Novi 2500 unit and an ice box this would be a 4 digit HP truck easy. I doubt the Novi 2000 unit is capable of much more than 800 safe hp.

I am the president of the Viper Club of America in this region and I have little issue keeping up with the cars all the way to about 120 then they walk away pretty good.
 
For the question of HOW MUCH?

I would have to get $47K for it to sell it without regret. $47K is about 50% of what I have in it which I feel is fair. If I can't get that then I will finish the sound system install and enjoy the truck for the next few years. That is the hard part about not having a payment on it anymore. It doesn't cost me anything to keep it other than a few hundred a year for insurance. If I sell it I know I will have another HUGE payment for the next few years on something new.... or be elbow deep in the Jeep SRT8 modifying it...

If I was offered $47k I think I would sell it.
 
9.5-10.5 AF isnt the best AF to be at at all, if it was mine i would be a little concerned of washing the rings,your power will be down too from over fueling it, just to be honest getting anything starting with a 4 for it I would bet a 90% chance of not happening, I've seen alot of amazing trucks with over $100k put into and they between $30-35k. It's a shame but reality! Best of luck, it's an amazing ride you have!!
 
Yellow venom said:
9.5-10.5 AF isnt the best AF to be at at all, if it was mine i would be a little concerned of washing the rings,your power will be down too from over fueling it, just to be honest getting anything starting with a 4 for it I would bet a 90% chance of not happening, I've seen alot of amazing trucks with over $100k put into and they between $30-35k. It's a shame but reality! Best of luck, it's an amazing ride you have!!
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Yeah that af is fat for sure.
On the money deal yeah it sucks


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