Hi everyone.
I'm new to these forums since I don't yet own an srt10 Ram. I do own a 06 Ram Hemi QC, love that thing, but have always wanted an SRT10.
I came across one at a near by dealership. It is silver, reg cab, 81k miles on it, 2004, asking $19k. Before you think this is such a great deal, let me provide some details on it.
It is clean on the inside, but missing the stock sub. I don't know where the amp would be located on these, so I'm not sure if the stock amp is there as well. I hear that the stock setup sucks anyway, so that might not be such a biggie.
It has 6 disk changer, and when I took the truck to my mechanic to have it looked over, he noticed that the valves on the drivers side are a bit noisy. We looked inside the oil cap to see if we can find any carbon build up or sludge, but it looked very clean, so perhaps this is normal? My mechanic theorized that perhaps the oil wasn't changed often enough resulting in the noisy lifters, but again, he hasn't had much experience with the viper engine. This is where you kind folks can help me.
Also, the gauge cluster has 2 holes on the top of the message light stalks. One hole is on the left side and the other on the right side. The holes look perfectly circular as if there where some other LED type light in it's place, but now have been taken out. Any ideas what that could have been? The plastic is still sealed while the hole is on the cluster itself.
When attempting to drive fast and shift fast, the gear dont seem to want to let go and engage fast enough. I'm thinking it is time for a new clutch. If it were to race, it would lose due to slow shifting.
The purpose of this truck would be for fun on the weekend, not a daily driver. So to summarize my questions:
1. Where would the stock amp be located?
2. Is the "noisy lifter" sound normal on these engines?
3. What could the holes in the cluster be for?
4. Does it sound like it needs a new clutch or is shifting this thing sound normal based on my description?
5. Mother of all questions, does this truck sound like a good deal to go after?
I appreciate any and all responses.
I'm new to these forums since I don't yet own an srt10 Ram. I do own a 06 Ram Hemi QC, love that thing, but have always wanted an SRT10.
I came across one at a near by dealership. It is silver, reg cab, 81k miles on it, 2004, asking $19k. Before you think this is such a great deal, let me provide some details on it.
It is clean on the inside, but missing the stock sub. I don't know where the amp would be located on these, so I'm not sure if the stock amp is there as well. I hear that the stock setup sucks anyway, so that might not be such a biggie.
It has 6 disk changer, and when I took the truck to my mechanic to have it looked over, he noticed that the valves on the drivers side are a bit noisy. We looked inside the oil cap to see if we can find any carbon build up or sludge, but it looked very clean, so perhaps this is normal? My mechanic theorized that perhaps the oil wasn't changed often enough resulting in the noisy lifters, but again, he hasn't had much experience with the viper engine. This is where you kind folks can help me.
Also, the gauge cluster has 2 holes on the top of the message light stalks. One hole is on the left side and the other on the right side. The holes look perfectly circular as if there where some other LED type light in it's place, but now have been taken out. Any ideas what that could have been? The plastic is still sealed while the hole is on the cluster itself.
When attempting to drive fast and shift fast, the gear dont seem to want to let go and engage fast enough. I'm thinking it is time for a new clutch. If it were to race, it would lose due to slow shifting.
The purpose of this truck would be for fun on the weekend, not a daily driver. So to summarize my questions:
1. Where would the stock amp be located?
2. Is the "noisy lifter" sound normal on these engines?
3. What could the holes in the cluster be for?
4. Does it sound like it needs a new clutch or is shifting this thing sound normal based on my description?
5. Mother of all questions, does this truck sound like a good deal to go after?
I appreciate any and all responses.
