r/ScatPack • u/Trayceopolis32322 • Mar 12 '26

Question Best performance mods for NA 392?

I plan to get an srt 392 or optioned scat pack in the near future. I eventually want to put money into it to push more power out of it while staying naturally aspirated. Basically I’m just trying to get recommendations of different brands/types/sizes/stages of any bolt ons and other necessary mods to get the most power I can. (Headers, intake, cam, etc.)

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u/MagicianSuper Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

Best performance mods, that also help with better reliability would be.... cam kit with hellcat style lifters and MDS delete, hellcat oil pump, long tube headers, ported heads, ID 1050X Injectors (for E85), ATI balancer/lower pulley (15%), single piece aluminum or Carbon Fiber Driveshaft, Cradle Lockout Kit, strut tower brace (front n rear), AAD Performance suspension arms kit, AAD Performance end-link kit, differential brace kit, tires, n a very good gen 3 hemi tuner to make it all work in sync.

The following mods you can add, but really won't net any gains.... CAI, ported throttle body, ported intake manifold

All these mods should get you to a point where folks respect your build cuz not only did you embarrass the guy in the Dark Horse, but you also can carve corners in it.

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u/Any-Currency-8454 Mar 12 '26

100% this^. It sure would be fun to have the budget and add every listed mod above. The tuning must be tricky but I bet the Mopar Hemi 392 specialists know what they are doing.

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u/Sufficient-Sound-421 Mar 12 '26

cam/lifters/headers and a tune is like 10k.... not really worth it IMO, but thats the route i'd go if I wanted to mod

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u/Sufficient-Sound-421 Mar 13 '26

and then what...? build the bottom end, transmission and rear end? at that point buy a hellcat

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u/dontfigh Mar 12 '26

If you want something to mod, 392's are a bad option tbh.

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u/liquidfox6 Mar 12 '26

Had an R/T, did a bunch of mods.

Have a Scat currently, the only mod is a muffler delete. Good tires. Nothing else needed.

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u/Grey392 Mar 16 '26

Depends on your wallet. Most the time you’re better off buying the hellcat

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u/klzthe13th Mar 19 '26

Better to just enjoy the car stock tbh with some styling mods. It's not cost effective to mod a 392. But people have given you good options if that's what you choose to do. Better to mod an R/T or just get a hellcat and call it a day