Funny story, the title pretty much explains it all...I was out with the family today and I saw a white D in traffic with 392 badging on the side. He was about 3-4 cars ahead of me, but the "car guy" in me immediately knew something wasn't right about this rig. As I got closer to him I noticed there was no SRT badging on the rear or any other place on the truck whatsoever. Not only that, but there was no rear diffuser and his exhaust pipes were small. At this point I knew for sure this was NOT a 392. By now he's only about a half car length in front of me, I still decided to give him the benefit of the doubt, so I rolled down my window to check for the exhaust note...Nothing, this thing was quiet as a mouse. So now we both finally get caught at the red light and we're side by side. This is where the story gets really funny. He must've looked over and saw my 345 Hemi badging on the side, because when the light turned green he took off at a snails pace lol. I gave him a nice blast of Hemi exhaust note and went about my way. He continued driving extremely slow the entire time, until he was completely out of my rearview and lost in the traffic behind me. Why put 392 badges on a V6 is beyond me, you definitely won't fool any real gear heads out there. But hey to each his own I guess 🤷‍♂️
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In my mind, it's really quite simple: If you didn't buy a particular trim level, then don't mark it that way. There is no such thing as a Durango SRT lite. DODGE didn't produce any Hellcat-ish models either. The only reason to do this is to project yourself as something you (and your vehicle) are not. I believe there is a word for this behavior... "poser".
As for why the community can (and IMHO should) rail against this phenomenon, it's simple. Most of us would prefer not to be associated with the subculture where this originated. It was cute when the high school kids started putting stickers and fartcan mufflers their Civics, WRXs, and Evos. Then they started slamming them to the ground. Then came this ridiculous up-badging trend. But that scene should be left with them, and their cars. Up-badging is effectively street-cred fraud. It's high school crap.
If it doesn't make it go faster, stop better, turn better, or sound better, then just leave it at Pep Boys where it belongs. Better yet... Be an adult and rep what you bought. But if for some reason, you desperately need more street cred? Then buy a better truck.
As for why the community can (and IMHO should) rail against this phenomenon, it's simple. Most of us would prefer not to be associated with the subculture where this originated. It was cute when the high school kids started putting stickers and fartcan mufflers their Civics, WRXs, and Evos. Then they started slamming them to the ground. Then came this ridiculous up-badging trend. But that scene should be left with them, and their cars. Up-badging is effectively street-cred fraud. It's high school crap.
If it doesn't make it go faster, stop better, turn better, or sound better, then just leave it at Pep Boys where it belongs. Better yet... Be an adult and rep what you bought. But if for some reason, you desperately need more street cred? Then buy a better truck.
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Dodge should take a queue from your thinking. Paddle shifters on a low horsepower V6? Awesome looking hood that should be for performance models also available on V6 models. I personally do not like having a non performance vehicle look like a performance one, factory or not. But people buy and do what they want to, it is their vehicle and if they like it, so be it. I don't like it and would not buy a GT model with the Performance Hood but I am not someone to tell anyone what to buy or criticize their choice while speaking/writing with them.
Man those fartcan mufflers were obnoxious..sounded like a pissed off beehive. Lets thank the F&F for that wonderful era. I was in high school when the first F&F came out, so I must reluctantly admit that I was bit by that bug as well lol. I had a 96 Maxima at the time, the most I did was put neon underbody lights and blue'ish halogen headlights lol. Luckily I've grown since then and I do share your current sentiments about trim levels and modding. Be proud of what you have, no need to pretend to be something you're not at this stage in life.
Funny you say that, ever since those GTs got the performance hood I've noticed a lot more of them driving their Charger/Challenger GTs like they stole it. Most of R/T & 392 guys aren't even as erratic as many of the GTs I've seen around here lately.
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I don't know what that means and I hope I'm not one of them but my scat pack dust is beyond bad, but it's an easy at home fix, swap to powerstop carbon/ceramic pads and no more dust ever lol.. just did my newest scat last week, took 1 hour at home...
My point is: A person buys a performance vehicle, which comes with high performance brakes. High performance brakes make lots of dust that coats your wheels (with some exceptions, like carbon-ceramic rotors...).
If you vent about that on a public forum then you're just showing everyone what an uninformed maroon you are.
If you knew that already and don't like it, swap out your brake pads. If you didn't know, Google that s**t and educate yourself, then swap out your brake pads.
Either way, for Chrissakes, shut up about how dirty your wheels are or trade your high performance vehicle in for a Prius.
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I see this way more over in the Charger Forums, but it does come up here from time to time. Do what you want it is your vehicle, but expect backlash from your enthusiasts.
I see an up-badged SRT Challenger about once or twice a month near me, funny he never seems to try and pose when I am driving my Daytona 392. Caught him a couple of times "flexing" when I had my Durango and had to laugh, it is a V6. Saw the same thing with a Camero a couple of days ago as he gives it gas to show off, whatever he did to his exhaust it sounded horrible for a V6. I've also seen a Grand Cherokee with of course Hellcat badges on the sides, no Brembo's or anything else. I'll admit not sure if it was a 6 or 8 cylinder and she was just towing a trailer, but I still had to give her a V8 exhaust note as I went around her just for the heck of it [emoji6].
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I see an up-badged SRT Challenger about once or twice a month near me, funny he never seems to try and pose when I am driving my Daytona 392. Caught him a couple of times "flexing" when I had my Durango and had to laugh, it is a V6. Saw the same thing with a Camero a couple of days ago as he gives it gas to show off, whatever he did to his exhaust it sounded horrible for a V6. I've also seen a Grand Cherokee with of course Hellcat badges on the sides, no Brembo's or anything else. I'll admit not sure if it was a 6 or 8 cylinder and she was just towing a trailer, but I still had to give her a V8 exhaust note as I went around her just for the heck of it [emoji6].
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Lol geez the Challenger just skipped the R/T phase and went to straight to a SRT huh? On a side-note, the V6 Camaro exhaust is a tricky one, it's quite easy to make it sound worse than stock with the wrong exhaust.I see this way more over in the Charger Forums, but it does come up here from time to time. Do what you want it is your vehicle, but expect backlash from your enthusiasts.
I see an up-badged SRT Challenger about once or twice a month near me, funny he never seems to try and pose when I am driving my Daytona 392. Caught him a couple of times "flexing" when I had my Durango and had to laugh, it is a V6. Saw the same thing with a Camero a couple of days ago as he gives it gas to show off, whatever he did to his exhaust it sounded horrible for a V6. I've also seen a Grand Cherokee with of course Hellcat badges on the sides, no Brembo's or anything else. I'll admit not sure if it was a 6 or 8 cylinder and she was just towing a trailer, but I still had to give her a V8 exhaust note as I went around her just for the heck of it.![Image]()
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@305r/t.
Ya, he skipped over one or two to the big boy badge, still a nice looking car minus that though.
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I've seen a render of that abomination before but it was in red. There are quite a few people that want a Supercharged SRT minivan apparently. Maybe nick name it Satan's Little Helper, fitting spin on the Simpson's dog name yes/no? LoL!
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Ya, he skipped over one or two to the big boy badge, still a nice looking car minus that though.
@KANNINA
I've seen a render of that abomination before but it was in red. There are quite a few people that want a Supercharged SRT minivan apparently. Maybe nick name it Satan's Little Helper, fitting spin on the Simpson's dog name yes/no? LoL!
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LOL, good one!
Maybe "Satan's Baby Carriage" or "Rosemary's Baby Carriage."
With a little sticker in the back window that says "Hellspawn on Board."
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French?
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Wait! I need these. I actually have an 06 Chrysler 300 SRT that I repainted and never put the badges back on. Sending PM now.
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I put "Texas Edition" badges on my 'rango. The badges are normally used on certain Chevy Silverado pickup models. My wife appreciated it. She's a Texan.
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Just ridiculous, I have seen a clown near me on the LIE like that. My initial reaction was this guy knows absolutely nothing about cars & thinks he is cool. But in retrospect, hopefully he has a sense of humor & is being sarcastic. A debadged SXT isn’t ever going to pass as a SRT. He should’ve saved some cash & just put the turbo badges & fake vents you can buy @ Pep Boys. LOL. To each their own I guess. I feel the same way about the non SRT Durango’s with the hood vent & front fascia. I’d be pissed if I paid 60-70k for an SRT and my truck looks like all the rest on the road.
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Personally, I think it is a lot worse. The eyelashes just tell everyone you are a girl or maybe you were born a guy & now identify as a girl. LOL. The 392 badges on a non SRT say you’ve done an engine swap or you’re a clown. I can tolerate the gearheads & the girls. Both have a reason.
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