It's a start. Planned mods he said. There's a lot of potential In the 5.7 and a lot of different options available. Just depends on how far you want to go. There's a lot of info on modded 5.7s, just have to look. Don't know what's available as far as tuners for the 2021s.
So you bring up a valid point.
Agree. I feel like if you want to give the 5.7 a good power increase (like 100hp and over) while keeping it drivable you really have to go deep into into it. Something like a supercharger would do it, but I don't know if there are any solid options for the Durango. Maybe take out the 5.7 and put the 6.4 in there?
Oh Whipple has a 3.0L Supercharger option now, they have Durango kits. By itself it's a hell of a gain. But you can do even more on top of it. At that point the 8hp70 transmission is no longer an option. Down the road I may do that but that will take a hefty stack of funds, for a whole new drive train on top of a $8500 Supercharger.
Checked out that Whipple, not bad, but taking into account price, smog restrictions, install costs and extras needed I would just get the SRT at that point. Less hassle, maybe cheaper, "dealership friendly", etc. Wouldn't work for me in my situation.
No, no - most shops will only charge around $12,000 for everything - the Whipple, install, tune, etc. I bought my 2021 Durango RT, Tow n Go for $53k + $12k (for Whipple & install)= $65k. Still a lot cheaper than an SRT and I'll have about 125 more HP! I've also developed a good rapport with my service managers at my local Dodge dealer - they are actually encouraging me to install the Whipple and the 2 SRT Techs they have want me to also - they said it's BS all the people that freak out over warranty. If you do a quality install, know what you're doing or use a reputable local Speed Shop and something happens, they're still going to repair my vehicle under warranty and why wouldn't they??!! I've bought 3 vehicles from them and they want my repeat business. PS. there's numerous videos about the Diablo PCM tune - they claim PEAK HP and Torque increases but on a Dyno graph there's actually losses on the entire power band! Not worth it at all!
I hope you really do not believe your dealer.
LOL!!!! No, no, no - you don't know who you're talking to, LOL! I've been there and done that for over 15 years now!!! I know the head SM personally just like I know the Head SM at Ford and Audi. I have multiple examples of modifying my cars under warranty and every single one of them was covered! I live in a larger city, almost 1 million people but the car community is a tight knit one - everyone knows everyone, we all take care of each other. I had a 2016 Ford Taurus SHO that was almost past Stage 2 tune - Gearhead and LMS/LME tunes, custom CAI, exhaust, bolt-ons, both turbos worked on, etc - the PTU took a dump and GUESS WHAT?! The dealer was fully aware of all my mods and tunes and they fixed it under warranty!! Imagine that! A $3,000 bill they covered 100%! You know why? Well, please read my post again! The service manager at this Ford dealer was a major motor head himself and loved to see my build on the SHO. I also bought an Expedition and an F150 from them along with my SHO. They want my business! Why would they not cover a repair under warranty even though I modified the car - doesn't come out of their pocket! But do you know what does go into their pockets? My business! And once again, it's all about relationships - I learned this from a 20+ year sales career. Play nice and make friends with your SMs and they will take care of you! I have an Audi S4 that was tuned - SAME exact story as my SHO, the trans started slipping - they fixed anyway because my wife bought a Q5 and was going to trade in my S4 for an S6. It's so simple you guys! I've never had a problem. 15 years of doing this and never once a problem with multiple dealerships. And then the bottom line is also - if you can't fix the car and 100% rely on a warranty then you can't afford the car or the modifications, period! I know my car will get fixed under warranty, but if for some very ODD reason it doesn't, I pay the bill. It's risk I take and I've never had an issue.
