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they made 25000 SRT4s and tens of thousands more turbo PT cruisers all the way to 2009. its a much better motor (parts wise) than a turbo III.

The SRT4 engine weighs more than you think. closer to 350 with manifolds/accessories and it is tall. Then you also need intercooler, piping, etc... There are a couple people working on A-body swaps right now, i kicked it around half halfheartedly as well. The issue that i can see is that a good street able e85/stage3 turbo will do 400ft and 400HP. you can do that with a MILD v8 all day. and not have as much torque right off idle to 2500. 3000 on up it will run great.

In the end it would be a giant PITA. cool but a pain. I'm going 5.7 hemi as soon as i can stand to have my car out of commission... which is why the engine is still on the stand for 4 years.



People are having troubles with the SRT4 head in a RWD configuration as it positions the intake and exhaust manifolds in the wrong directions. Some people are going with a 420A head as it flips the direction and uses the same mounting pattern while others are making custom manifolds. I know of 3-4 projects on FABO that are doing the swap. About 350 whp and torque would be my goal, but I want to run it on 91 octane.

Gen III Hemi is a really cool swap but I just don't like how everything is so tight in the engine bay. I like the uniqueness of the SRT4 swap and how open it is. It will give you a little more room to work, be a little cleaner, and you can add more to it.

Either way, I'd like a T56 in the car so with a small block bellhousing or Gen III bellhousing I have 3 different engine options. But, like you said, it's just a half hearted idea till I get my Dart running on all 4's again. I'd definitely want a more fun daily driver or another "toy" car the next time the Dart goes out of commission.

Some build threads:

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=158780

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=218144

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=157546