[Arabex]

Well,

As some of you may know I finally got my Jailbreak recently and of course I do have a list of upgrades to install.

This is what I’ve got so far:

• ZL1 Rock guards
• ZL1 Skirts
• ZL1 Rear Delux Difuser
• Mopar SRT door sills (why does this don’t come standard?)
• Mopar rear Strut brace
• Mopar trunk carpet (this also should’ve been factory standa

Still pending to install:

• ZL1 Front Splitter (not installed yet)
• Mopar black SRT Rear license plate kit
• Mopar Hellcat logo stem valve caps
• Front strut brace (haven’t figured out which one to install)
• Windows tint and PPF (got appointment for mid August)

Any recommendations for the front strut brace? Looking to keep the original Inter cooler reservoir, anyone knows if the original Mopar will fit?

Also, what brake pads do you recommend for daily driver and for track to replace the OEM?

Cheers,

 

[Knuckles]

Cant speak for your whole list but I also got the ZL1 rock guards for when mine arrives.
I put a thread out about ceramic brake pads and a member said to get the Z26 by powerstop.
Ordered them from summit. Around 150.00 for all four. Hope this helps

 

[Reaperhwk]

I would think the OEM pads would have way more grip then the powerstop cermic a though. Trading grip for less dust……

 

[Xylander]

I'm not a fan of most Mopar branded items. For example, the Mopar trunk mat is fairly thin. I tend to get Lloyd's brand Luxe mats. They're very thick, heavy, durable, and have a lifetime warranty on them for things like fading, fraying, etc. Downside... super expensive (around $600 if I recall for 2 front mats and matching trunk mat).

 

[beep-beep-vroom]

Other than the rock guards, none of that is an upgrade.

 

[Unholy707]

I would think the OEM pads would have way more grip then the powerstop cermic a though. Trading grip for less dust……

The Oem ones do stop better.

 

[Unholy707]

I'm not a fan of most Mopar branded items. For example, the Mopar trunk mat is fairly thin. I tend to get Lloyd's brand Luxe mats. They're very thick, heavy, durable, and have a lifetime warranty on them for things like fading, fraying, etc. Downside... super expensive (around $600 if I recall for 2 front mats and matching trunk mat).

Mopar stuff is actually good quality.

 

[Bhdau1]

While the Brembo pads fare better if you are hitting the track with this car, they are absolutely awful for dusting your wheels. Clean your wheels perfectly then take a leisurely 10 mile ride and check them, you will already have a layer of dust built up. Pull the Brembo pads and save them, install the Z26 Powerstop pads and you can kiss the dust goodbye without sacrificing any appreciable amount of stopping power for street/daily driving. Also, really the first "mod" should be a set of Michelin or Continental tires as the factory tires are absolute garbage regardless of whether you get the summer performance or all season Pirellis offered on it. A good quality catch can from UPR and a diff brace from Per4mance Development should also be on your list for must-do mods.

 

[Arabex]

While the Brembo pads fare better if you are hitting the track with this car, they are absolutely awful for dusting your wheels. Clean your wheels perfectly then take a leisurely 10 mile ride and check them, you will already have a layer of dust built up. Pull the Brembo pads and save them, install the Z26 Powerstop pads and you can kiss the dust goodbye without sacrificing any appreciable amount of stopping power for street/daily driving. Also, really the first "mod" should be a set of Michelin or Continental tires as the factory tires are absolute garbage regardless of whether you get the summer performance or all season Pirellis offered on it. A good quality catch can from UPR and a diff brace from Per4mance Development should also be on your list for must-do mods.

Yeah, I’ve been looking for a good deal on a set of Michelins but they’ve been out of stock at Costco, they only carry the all season version and given what I’ve heard about the summer tires I’m leaning towards those. I do like get them from Costco as their installation cost is much lower plus they offer lifetime rotation and their insurance is decent all included into the cost of the tires!

Im also in the look for the UPR catch can (fender version) but I’ll wait for a Black Friday or someone whose selling it that they don’t want it any longer.

Diff brace I’m not so sure about it as I don’t want any complaints from Dodge if I have to take it for either service or warranty claim, however if a good deal pops outyou can bet I’ll be bidding for it 🤓

I’m not planning to take it to the Drag strip nor track but who knows maybe in the future I might change my mind!


Thanks for the suggestions

 

[Reaperhwk]

Yeah, I’ve been looking for a good deal on a set of Michelins but they’ve been out of stock at Costco, they only carry the all season version and given what I’ve heard about the summer tires I’m leaning towards those. I do like get them from Costco as their installation cost is much lower plus they offer lifetime rotation and their insurance is decent all included into the cost of the tires!

Im also in the look for the UPR catch can (fender version) but I’ll wait for a Black Friday or someone whose selling it that they don’t want it any longer.

Diff brace I’m not so sure about it as I don’t want any complaints from Dodge if I have to take it for either service or warranty claim, however if a good deal pops outyou can bet I’ll be bidding for it 🤓

I’m not planning to take it to the Drag strip nor track but who knows maybe in the future I might change my mind!


Thanks for the suggestions

I read that dodge can give you an issue if you have a catch can installed for any warranty work? Just a heads up maybe remove it if you ever go in for service

 

[Unholy707]

I would just beat on the car while stock, get a bunch of stuff replaced under warranty before it goes out, and then mod with sweet new parts

 

[Bhdau1]

I HIGHLY doubt any Dodge dealer is going to void warranty work over a catch can. It's a passive device that alters nothing and only removes the dirty oil atomized into the air that is sent back into the engine to burn. I have never heard of a single instance of anyone catching a hard time over a catch can from a dealer. The diff brace to me is insurance against excessive wear and possible breakage from wheel hop and hard launches. The way I see it, I would rather have it on there preventing the diff from moving all around and causing wear and damage to the axles or gearset. If by some chance I do have a problem, remove four bolts and it is back to stock. I think the more risky approach is not using a diff brace and incurring excessive wear and damage while under warranty and then finally breaking after the warranty is up. Oh also the UPR catch can is plug and play. Save the factory hoses which are also snap-on and you can always remove the catch can before taking it to the dealer in literally 5 minutes.

 

[Bhdau1]

Yeah, I’ve been looking for a good deal on a set of Michelins but they’ve been out of stock at Costco, they only carry the all season version and given what I’ve heard about the summer tires I’m leaning towards those. I do like get them from Costco as their installation cost is much lower plus they offer lifetime rotation and their insurance is decent all included into the cost of the tires!

Im also in the look for the UPR catch can (fender version) but I’ll wait for a Black Friday or someone whose selling it that they don’t want it any longer.

Diff brace I’m not so sure about it as I don’t want any complaints from Dodge if I have to take it for either service or warranty claim, however if a good deal pops outyou can bet I’ll be bidding for it 🤓

I’m not planning to take it to the Drag strip nor track but who knows maybe in the future I might change my mind!


Thanks for the suggestions

Good choice on the Michelins. Either way you go, the Pilot Sport All Season 4's or the Pilot Sport 4S tires are a HUGE upgrade from the factory tires. You can sell the Pirellis for some money to help offset the cost of the Michelins, or keep them as spares. If you have the All Season Pirellis you can keep them on the car in the winter/fall and run the Michelin Summer Performance Pilot Sport 4S tires in the spring thru early fall.

 

[Reaperhwk]

I HIGHLY doubt any Dodge dealer is going to void warranty work over a catch can. It's a passive device that alters nothing and only removes the dirty oil atomized into the air that is sent back into the engine to burn. I have never heard of a single instance of anyone catching a hard time over a catch can from a dealer. The diff brace to me is insurance against excessive wear and possible breakage from wheel hop and hard launches. The way I see it, I would rather have it on there preventing the diff from moving all around and causing wear and damage to the axles or gearset. If by some chance I do have a problem, remove four bolts and it is back to stock. I think the more risky approach is not using a diff brace and incurring excessive wear and damage while under warranty and then finally breaking after the warranty is up. Oh also the UPR catch can is plug and play. Save the factory hoses which are also snap-on and you can always remove the catch can before taking it to the dealer in literally 5 minutes.

I have a catch can on my Tahoe because it's a Direct Injection motor and the valves get filthy, I actually just had the intake manifold off and had to walnut blast each intake valve! Before/after below on my truck.


The hellcats are port injection so the fuel washes off all the crap on the valves; still on the fence if I will put one on mine. I agree can't hurt though. How much it would help though on a Port Injection I would think it's not completely necessary.

 

[Bhdau1]

I have a catch can on my Tahoe because it's a Direct Injection motor and the valves get filthy, I actually just had the intake manifold off and had to walnut blast each intake valve! Before/after below on my truck.


The hellcats are port injection so the fuel washes off all the crap on the valves; still on the fence if I will put one on mine. I agree can't hurt though. How much it would help though on a Port Injection I would think it's not completely necessary.

Well I think they are most effective on vehicles that have forced induction rather than naturally aspirated. My understanding is that the oil gets essentially atomized into the air coming out of the valve cover breather, and the Dodge factory solution was to inject that back into the air entering the supercharger on the engine which takes it to the cylinders to be burned up when the engine runs. It's ultimately the air intake downstream of the hose feeding the oily air and the suoercharger where this oil ends up, leaving a layer of oil on any surface it contacts. I installed my catch can almost immediately after buying the car new, and I emptied it frequently every thousand miles or so. It was never a lot of oil but it was a few ounces at least. That tapered off to less oil per 1000 miles as the motor broke-in to where I only emptied it every 3 months or so. I recently had a bunch of work done to my car and swapped out the Z bracket mounted older design UPR for the newer version UPR catch can with a fender-mount and just checked it for the first time in 2 months since installation last weekend while changing the oil. The catch can had about 1/4 inch of oil in it. I think if you search Youtube there is at least one video I can remember that shows the inside of the engine and supercharger on a Hellcat with and without a catch can. The catch can equipped cars engine is MUCH cleaner, almost looking brand new whereas the other engine has oil varnish in multiple places.

 

[6lbSsFt]

Well I think they are most effective on vehicles that have forced induction rather than naturally aspirated. My understanding is that the oil gets essentially atomized into the air coming out of the valve cover breather, and the Dodge factory solution was to inject that back into the air entering the supercharger on the engine which takes it to the cylinders to be burned up when the engine runs. It's ultimately the air intake downstream of the hose feeding the oily air and the suoercharger where this oil ends up, leaving a layer of oil on any surface it contacts. I installed my catch can almost immediately after buying the car new, and I emptied it frequently every thousand miles or so. It was never a lot of oil but it was a few ounces at least. That tapered off to less oil per 1000 miles as the motor broke-in to where I only emptied it every 3 months or so. I recently had a bunch of work done to my car and swapped out the Z bracket mounted older design UPR for the newer version UPR catch can with a fender-mount and just checked it for the first time in 2 months since installation last weekend while changing the oil. The catch can had about 1/4 inch of oil in it. I think if you search Youtube there is at least one video I can remember that shows the inside of the engine and supercharger on a Hellcat with and without a catch can. The catch can equipped cars engine is MUCH cleaner, almost looking brand new whereas the other engine has oil varnish in multiple places.

So why wouldn’t Dodge put it on the car from the factory if the catch can is supposed prevent premature wear. I just don’t get the whole catch can craze. Cars with or without a catch can don’t run any different. Is there evidence out there that proves the car runs better or lasts longer with a catch can?

 

[Reaperhwk]

So why wouldn’t Dodge put it on the car from the factory if the catch can is supposed prevent premature wear. I just don’t get the whole catch can craze. Cars with or without a catch can don’t run any different. Is there evidence out there that proves the car runs better or lasts longer with a catch can?

easy. It’s another maintenance item that needs to be checked frequently and a lot of people will just let them overflow.
Second, you don’t need a catch can to make the 5yr warranty, dodge engineers calculated you don’t need a can to make the engine last to its warranty period.

All that said I still don't run a can on my car; only direct injection cars I will. Never seen a port injection car so fouled up from the PCV system that it won't run right. DI cars I have first hand experience that it will. BUT, I can't see how a can will HURT so it don't matter, to each his own.

 

[WVHEMIS]

I'm not a fan of most Mopar branded items. For example, the Mopar trunk mat is fairly thin. I tend to get Lloyd's brand Luxe mats. They're very thick, heavy, durable, and have a lifetime warranty on them for things like fading, fraying, etc. Downside... super expensive (around $600 if I recall for 2 front mats and matching trunk mat).

Agree 100% on Lloyds' quality. BTW they offer an Octane Red option for the trunk mat and floor mats.