2022 Heck-Kitty Redeye

[njsteve]

I got the Michellin PSP4s installed today. It rides so much nicer and handles more precisely. Also, (the fun part) when you hit the gas, the tires just chirp and launch you forward when it shifts into the next gear. Like, brutally! They don't just go up in smoke like the Pirellis did. What a difference! Totally changed how the car behaves. I dont have to be so apprehensive when using the right pedal anymore (other than making sure it's pointed in a straight line).

[njsteve]

I was going to head out to cruise night but it was cancelled due to an impending storm. So I took some photos in the cloudy afternoon light. I also bought some 0W-40 oil and a Wix 57063 filter to change the oil in the next few days. I have 500 miles on her now. I always change oil early, on a brand new engine just to get any assembly line break-in contaminants out of the system.

Yesterday I actually found one of the unobtanium 5038041AA Mopar SRT oil filters at Rockauto - they showed one in stock after being out of stock for months, so I grabbed it for $14. I'll use that for the next filter change. They are made for Mopar by Wix but have a fancy SRT label on them. Otherwise they are exactly the same as the regular Wix 57063. They were originally designed for the last generation Vipers with special internal valving and filter material.

[69M22Z]

I've found rockauto helpful with hard to find later model stuff.

[njsteve]

I put in the "alert me when available" message they have in their parts lookup but I just happened to find it during my daily check of the filter part number on their website.

Here's a tip: when you want an alert make sure you just put in "1" for the amount needed. I put in 2 to get extras and it didn't trigger the alert email because they only had one available.

[Too Many Projects]

My Honda spec's 0-20 oil and, to me, the 0 is only to reduce internal engine drag and decrease mileage. I refuse to put a 0 anything oil in an engine and expect it to live as well as with the older 5-20 oil. I had a hard time going to the 5-20 years ago, when it dropped from 10-30...

[njsteve]

I changed the oil and filter and drained the oil cooler (an additional cup and a 1/3 comes out of there). In total 7-1/2 quarts of very black-looking oil came out. Pennzoil 0W-40 SRT is supposed to be the factory fill. Compare that amount to the capacity refill recomendation of 7 quarts with filter and that would lead you to believe they do put something extra in there at assembly. I was wondering why the dipstick showed a full 1/2 inch above the full line. After refilling with 7 quarts it is now exactly at the fill line.

I sent a sample out to Blackstone Labs and here's the results. Interesting. It looks like the factory adds some type of moly additive given the high level present. A few other owners have posted very similar results from their own factory fill first oil changes (three other cars at 500, 600 and 1700 miles).

The oil pan does have a fancy-shmancy Hellcat SRT logo on it. And all the drain plugs and filter were properly fastened. I double-checked because of some horror stories from other owners about assembly line finger-tight drain plugs. I did replace the oil pan drain plug with a heavy duty magnetic version.

[njsteve]

The county finally finished paving my street after leaving me with a 6" drop-off at the end of my driveway for a week.

So I took the heckitty out for drive today. Just got back from a cruise night and this is what she showed:

[Too Many Projects]

Rhut Rhoh, better put some more miles on her quick...

[njsteve]

Got 750 miles on her now!

I had the Heckitty out at a cruise night a week ago and some young dad and his little kids came by. They were probably 7 and 9 years old. One of them starts schooling his dad on the Hellcat and the engine and points out the logo on the fender to him. When he was done telling his dad about what a Hellcat was, I said to the two boys: Do you see the tiny red eye in the face of the logo there? They both got really close and looked and nodded, yes. I said that's how you can tell its a Redeye and not just a regular Hellcat, so remember to always look to check for the red cat eyes, for future reference. They both looked at each other like I had just told them the secret to the universe. They were very stoked! Looks like we got two future Hellcat collectors in a couple decades.

[Lynn]

Barely noticeable on a red car. Probably stands out on a white or black car.