Upgrading the 2013 Durango Citadel

rcflyerks · Jun 27, 2016

Robfrmny21 said:
Nice set up, all you need is rt head lamps and your truck with look sinister.

Thanks. Haven't decided what I want to do with the head lamps yet, if anything at all. I will be replacing the grill with a blacked out grill and the lower fascia with an R/T fascia. I do have a RK Sport carbon fiber hood on order that will help make it look more sinister.

soxfaninfl · Jun 27, 2016

rcflyerks said:
Nice. The Citadel has all of the luxury amenities and is a good platform to upgrade. What do you plan on doing to yours?

What I would like to do is lower it an inch like the R/T for better handling. I used to drive lowered S10's in my 20's(had a 3/4 drop). I may go with after market coil springs or simply buy the ones that the R/T rides on. I know the R/T springs are just lowered by 0.8 inches versus the Citadel and the Crew models. I don't want to go too low as I don't want to be bottoming out. I don't want to have to deal with that anymore.

Since the 2012's and the 2013's are hampered by the 6sp tranny with the gear ratios so spread out, I will probably swap out the 3.42 for a 3.90 rear end. Chevy produces a 4.11, and I did that swap in my 88 S10. Not sure if Dodge, has one?

I would like to eventually add a Whipple Supercaharger like your doing. That will make the biggest performance boost.

I may explore swapping out the 6spd for the 8spd tranny. I was told by Dodge that 8spd tranny is only 3600 for a 2014 R/T. What would get expensive is all the modules that will be swapped out, but I will have to do the research since it looks like nobody has ever done the swap. I plan to keep this ride for a long time at least 8 years minimum, so I will explore that option too. The parts guy in the Dodge dealership tried to talk me out of the potential swap, but it can be done.

soxfaninfl · Jun 27, 2016

rcflyerks said:
This morning I bedded the brakes and rotors based on the Brembo rotor and brake instructions. After that I washed the Durango, went over it with a clay bar, and waxed it.

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I really like with way your ride looks. The SRT wheels look great.

soxfaninfl · Jun 27, 2016

rcflyerks said:
Thanks. Haven't decided what I want to do with the head lamps yet, if anything at all. I will be replacing the grill with a blacked out grill and the lower fascia with an R/T fascia. I do have a RK Sport carbon fiber hood on order that will help make it look more sinister.

Look forward to seeing how that looks.

soxfaninfl · Jun 27, 2016

FSTDANGO3 said:
Well done nice write up
STEVE

I agree. This is really great for the guys that want to learn how to do this kind of stuff on their own.

rcflyerks · Jun 28, 2016

Robfrmny21 said:
Nice set up, all you need is rt head lamps and your truck with look sinister.

Thanks for helping me spend more money

These will be here early next week.

Dropped off a new grill and lower R/T fascia at the paint shop this morning. Soon, all of the chrome on the front will be gone.

Robfrmny21 · Jun 28, 2016

rcflyerks said:
Thanks for helping me spend more money These will be here early next week.

Dropped off a new grill and lower R/T fascia at the paint shop this morning. Soon, all of the chrome on the front will be gone.

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Sorry bro with all the blk your chrome headlamps were breaking the front up.

Do you have oem hid in your citadel ?

rcflyerks · Jun 29, 2016

Robfrmny21 said:
Sorry bro with all the blk your chrome headlamps were breaking the front up.

Do you have oem hid in your citadel ?

Yes, they are the OEM HID with the chrome bezel that came with the truck. I'll probably be putting them up for sale along with all of the brake parts.

rcflyerks · Jun 30, 2016

Guess what I'll be doing this weekend

Picking up the new grill and lower fascia from the paint shop tomorrow.

rcflyerks · Jul 2, 2016

This morning I picked up the grill and lower fascia from the paint shop. After work I backed the Durango into my workshop and removed the original bumper/lower fascia unit, the grill, and the headlights with the chrome bezel. Then I installed the new headlights with the black bezel and the grill. Next, I removed the old fascia from the bumper and installed the new one, then re-installed the bumper. From start to finish it took about 1.5 hours. Here's some before and after photos.

soxfaninfl · Jul 2, 2016

Wow that looks great.

rcflyerks · Jul 5, 2016

Thanks soxfan.

rcflyerks · Jul 5, 2016

Last week I ordered and received some Chemical Guys products for balck paint. Since we had a long weekend I decided to apply them on the Durango and I also cleaned the engine bay. I went through a 7 step process:
1. Wash and dry
2. Went over it with a clay bar
3. Applied 3M compound with a DA polisher using a medium cut pad to get rid of a few parking lot scratches
4. Applied 3M machine polish using the polisher with a polishing pad
5. Applied Chemical Guys Jet Sealant using the polisher and a polishing pad
6. Apllied Chemical Guys Black Light color enhancer the polisher and a polishing pad
7. Applied Chemical Guys Black wax by hand

The photos really don't do it any justice. Basically, it looks like a wet, black mirror. I've had many black cars and tried many different products but the Chamical Guys Black products seem to give the best wet, reflective look.

Under florescent lights:

Under sun light:

Engine bay:

rcflyerks · Jul 5, 2016

After finishing with the outside, I moved to the inside and cleaned it and conditioned the leather. Then I added some carbon fiber accents using 3M 1080 car wrap vinyl.

soxfaninfl · Jul 5, 2016

Great photos. Your ride is really coming out nice.

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Skippy426 · Jul 5, 2016

I'm loving that carbon fiber, might be my next mod! And what radio is that? Does it sound better than the stock? My wife's caliber with the STOCK most basic system sounds better than my "506 watt Alpine system"

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soxfaninfl · Jul 6, 2016

rcflyerks said:
Previous Upgrades
First upgrade was a Mopar CAI and then a Borla catback exhaust. Recently I installed the Diablo Sport 93 octane tune. I used the Trinity 1/4 mile run to get a base line before installing the tune. Here are some before and after times for the 1/4 mile.

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Kirk

Kirk,

Could you please post the screen shots of before and after once you install the Wipple Supercharger? I would love to see how much of a difference it makes in the 0 to 60 and 1/4 times. I'm considering purchasing one.

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rcflyerks · Jul 6, 2016

soxfaninfl said:
Great photos. Your ride is really coming out nice.

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Thanks. I've enjoyed the journey so far.

soxfaninfl said:
Kirk,

Could you please post the screen shots of before and after once you install the Wipple Supercharger? I would love to see how much of a difference it makes in the 0 to 60 and 1/4 times. I'm considering purchasing one.

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You got it. I'm just as curious as you are to see what the differences are.

MJB8 · Jul 6, 2016

Dam that looks great.

rcflyerks · Jul 6, 2016

Skippy426 said:
I'm loving that carbon fiber, might be my next mod! And what radio is that? Does it sound better than the stock? My wife's caliber with the STOCK most basic system sounds better than my "506 watt Alpine system"

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Thanks. The radio is a Pioneer AVIC-8200 NEX. It's worlds better than the OEM "Alpine" system. Here's a link to a post showing the components of my system. If you want more info, let me know.

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