GT Cruiser

[Bone_Driver]

Took on a Pt Cruiser GT(2.4 Turbo). Easily put him half a car length behind the bumper right away and held it until about 50mph. Then the turbo kicked in and he pulled even when I hit about 70mph. He wasn't happy that it took him that long to catch up. That is a definite improvement for the PT guys over the non-turbo version. Too bad there isn't a turbo/supercharger for us, he'd still be eating dust.

[HavockWK]

I hate those things. Chrysler should have gone with the hot rod association with that body style and made a real car out of it.

[VShortt]

I kindly refer to them as the "PT Loser"

[SpeedFreak]

Seems to me there a Dodge Neon platform with a different body on top. I suspect alot of the go fast parts that make the SRT4 a hot item would also work on the PT Cruiser.

PS: His turbo should have been kicked in a long time before you two reached 70mph. I would have thought he was approaching full boost right around 3500-4000rpms with a peak hp of 220 ponies reached around 5000rpms

[the head]

My brother had a PT. His wife used to refer to it as "the little hearse". That was pretty harsh...

[jhromy]

they are so fugly....

[Bone_Driver]

Yeah, the turbo kicked in before 70, but it took him till 70 to overcome the deficit that he had from the start.

[tnbowhunter]

Thanks for the tip, I guess the moral of this story is to get up to 70 and then put your foot on the brakes.

[Steve V.]

the hotrodders would go nuts.

[gftitan04]

Originally Posted by SpeedFreak

Seems to me there a Dodge Neon platform with a different body on top. I suspect alot of the go fast parts that make the SRT4 a hot item would also work on the PT Cruiser.

It's the same motor as the SRT4. I know a guy that can run 12's in his PT. He put a bigger turbo (not to mention a bunch of other things) in and is running about 360hp to the wheels.
The only reason they are not as fast as the SRT4, is because they are quite a bit heavier.