[lt.kubosh]

Hello guys,
I'm sorry for longer foreword. I feel it deserves some background and I'm newbie here.
I live in Europe, I always wanted Challenger. And never hit the Powerball jackpot.
Last year I was able to bid on Copart auction on slightly damaged Challenger ScatPack. I was happy with it, it was relatively smooth (and I was lucky) and I was able to afford repairs hit the road and enjoy.
Unfortunately I got insane and in Jan I bought 2016 Hellcat same way - remote, Copart auction. It was not well though step not typical to me. Only photos, running engine video. No damage. Carfax history really nice.
But I did bad research and I didn't realize Hellcats are very often modded. Now it arrived and I'm panicking.
I found invoices in glovebox.

• PCM tune.
• Supercharger pulley (need to measure dia)
• ID1050x injectors
• Diff bracket
• Tint of !front! screen (aaargh removal is PITA! There is no way you could get license places with this thing)
• Crazy lights mod (I was able to remover and have nice stock electrics already
• Something I'm unaware yet...
• 295 front and 325 rear tires. I have seen it, but I have to get stock rims. These gets outside car and it is another no-go here.

I have contacted the company that tuned PCM asking for details. What was done. They responded car was there some time ago. And stated they did PCM, but some modifications were done elsewhere. They adjusted maps, disabled the after cat O2 sensos and left PCM unlocked. He wrote I might need catted headers too, but he was unsure of cats are removed or not (hopefully not). I asked if I can flash the stock software back. He said I could, but due to mods it won't run well.

I want stock Hellcat. 1) Technical inspections, emissions checks are frequent and relatively strict here. 2) Challengers were never imported here. Spare parts are very hard to find and expensive. 3) I don't think Dodge engineers are lame and they did best to balance between longevity and power. And I need no breakdowns.

I did little research, but that's why I need to verify.

1. Unless somebody changed crankshaft pulley too, I need to change the supercharger pulley to get stock boost right?
2. See the picture, the 3rd pulley looks like non-stock. I assume it is installed to introduce another "S" to compensate smaller diameter of supercharge pulley while keeping same length of belt. Am I correct this is Metco pulley so I can just buy stock size ring only and swap?
3. Will the stock PCM software + stock pulley work with those ID1050x injectors or are they too much so engine won't compensate between long term fuel trim limits (typically -30% to + 30%)?
4. Is there any article / experience how much these tunes affect reliability?

Thank you for long reading. Any recommendation is appreciated.

 

[lt.kubosh]

1. Any way to return through sale? Like a 30-day inspection? 2. You may be lucky and all is well, until the inspections.

You mean return the car? No copart bids are final. It crossed Atlantic. Passed all customs. Import tax paid. That is a risk related to grey import if you want US car in Europe. Save money and take risk to import on your own. or there are companies that do it for you, but prices are different…
There’s no way back.

 

[lt.kubosh]

I don’t think they have dodge dealers in Eastern Europe… He imported the car via an auction broker.

With one correction - I’m Central Europe.
You’re right. No dealers closer than 6000 miles. 🤣 still it is 2016 model. I don’t think anybody would consider warranty.
The car looks fine except those upgrades which seems to be common in Florida, but introduce extra hurdles here to get licenseplates on top of need amber turn signals, rear fog light etc

 

[lt.kubosh]

Oh, I was wondering that. So, who works on Dodges over there then?

Fiat 🤣🤣🤣 theoretically. Practically enthusiasts and local garage.

 

[lt.kubosh]

All> thank you for ideas and recommendations. I will definitely think about them. Luckily cats are there. Mufflers unfortunately not.🤬

One question. Does Hellcat have middle muffler or resonator? Does anybody know which dimension?
Looks like it was replaced by 2.5" pipes as well as the rear one. I'm curious, he was tuning for power - why he didn't use the 2.75" or 2.5 vs 2.75 is negligible?

I'm curious if it should or should not be there. I'm surprised by the driveshaft diameter. Not sure if it is somehow related to driveshaft size.

 

[lt.kubosh]

@ghorsepower & @bay_area Thank you guys for inputs! Yeah, I have looked the forum about that diff enforcement. Sounds like a good improvement. That driveshaft muststay anyway. Although I wasn't able to find if it is really better or not (like titanium striker for Glock) it doesn't seem to have any negative impact on engine life.

Please, could you or anybody else look at the pulley photo? It looks like Metco. Is it or not? Diameter is 2.85" or 2.95" I don't know if it is measured in the grooves or outside. If it is it could be easy to revert back to 3.35"

 

[lt.kubosh]

You measure a pulley diameter across the top of the grooves.

Thank you. Then it is 2.95", but it doesn't matter. What matters is easy bolt the original diameter. I have seen the factory pulley installation. Whole procedure to remove supercharger cover, special tool to lock the pulley... That won't be exciting.