Dave, I started this thread, and let me state that I have nothing but respect for the SRT8. My simple question is this........is the SRT8 worth 11K more than the R/T? You seem to be over sensitive to what has been posted.

About other options causing problems, well, we can agree to disagree. My mods on my 05 GTO did not cause any problems at all, then again most were bollt ons, and the engine block was never tampered with. I ran her over 200 times (I had her two years) down the quarter and never had a problem.

I still stand by my question about is the SRT8 worth 11K more than the R/T.

I really want the dark water blue metallic color which is not offered with the SRT8. There are some positives about the 5.7 which has been mentioned, however until the mopar performance new goodies are out on both the 5.7 and 6.1 engines, these are all just variables until Mopar performance comes out with absolute parts and absolute prices. These mopar parts also won't void the warranty.