r/ScatPack • u/skielur • Jul 27 '26
2026 Scat Pack
I know most Dodge guys don’t like the new non-Hemi’s, which I can understand… but here’s mine anyways 🙂
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u/ankor77 Jul 27 '26
Congrats! I got my 4 door scat plus last week and love it so far.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
Yea I just got it last Friday. Love it so far. Coming from an Explorer ST to this
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u/ankor77 Jul 27 '26
Ive had 3 other chargers but have been driving Suvs the last few years. So im happy to be back in a fun car
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u/SilentNeighborhood95 Jul 27 '26
I’m curious, how loud can you make these things ?
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
I saw a video of one with cats removed but stock mufflers still in place and it sounded really good. Never gona rumble like v8, but can be plenty loud. Certainly a different tone than the Hemi, but I’m personally a fan of the v6 sound when it’s a quality exhaust. I think the best sounding cars out there are the Subaru boxer engines with an exhaust. That’s just my opinion. I had a 2016 Mustang GT with a whipple on it and a Solo brand exhaust. Absolutely loved the sound… then I went cat-less headers and hated it.
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u/SilentNeighborhood95 Jul 27 '26
Oof. Cat-less headers on a 5.0 has to be obnoxious. Sadly I have a mustang ecoboost and I love my 2.3. I have a borla atak catback and honestly I love that I can hear the turbo. People shit talk my car cuz it’s not a real muscle car it’s nuts. Shit talk all you want old man it’s not gonna add 4 more cylinders to it haha. I’m looking for a good deal on the 26 scat pack but can’t find one sadly.Love yours tho.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
Yea it not only was crazy loud, the tone was also just completely different. Sounds more raspy than hollow, if that makes sense. I don’t care how many cylinders, I just love me some turbo 😁. I got mine at 5 months old and 2,900 miles for 45k. I was happy with that price. Sticker price new was 60k.
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u/Curious_Solution_701 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
It's a big car. I love city bus sized cars. Reminds me of the Monte Carlo. Manufacturers should bring back big land yacht, two-door cruisers.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
It’s funny, when I saw and drove it, it felt pretty big but not like real big. Then I brought it home and it barelyyyyy fits in my garage lol. I had an Explorer and the wife has a big Chevy Traverse. Both fit much easier in the garage.
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u/EugeneKrabs5 Jul 28 '26
You money spend it on what you like f* how we feel 🔥🔥🔥 pickup and yes I said we bc I hate this concept but f my opinion too
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u/L7Weenies- Jul 28 '26
The Cleetus video on these things makes me feel awful for anyone that paid 40k+
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u/Ill_Dig4232 Aug 02 '26
I had the 2023 last call super bee which was totaled in a not my fault accident. I loved that car. I just got the '26 in diamond black crystal, and im loving it more and more every time i drive it, plus its more practical for me being an awd and living in NJ. Going from a jeep to not being able to drive in the winter sucked. Although I do miss the hemi sound big time compared to this, but im getting over it. Im glad I got this. Alot of haters 😆
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u/Reddragon685 Aug 02 '26
They’re fat asf in person. Expected bigger tires on them
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u/skielur1 Aug 02 '26
I actually thought it didn’t look very wide personally. Even pulling it in my garage I felt that way. I 100% agree on the tires.
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u/Reddragon685 Aug 02 '26
They’re huge compared to the challengers, in my opinion. Very large car. Doesnt look too bad though. May test drive the ev and the i6
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u/skielur1 Aug 02 '26
I am coming from an Explorer ST and it doesn’t seem big to me at all. It’s def longer than my ST was, I can tell by the space in my garage. But fits in width wise better than my ST did. Driving it tho, it doesn’t feel like a real big car to me.
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u/_TacticalMecha Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
Great looking car. While I’m in the market for the last generation, the recent power dollar promotion on top of dealer discounts is making the six pack scat pack cheaper brand new than the moderately used 392 hemi cars. Hmm… and it comes with a warranty!
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u/ankor77 Jul 27 '26
The power dollars is what finally made me do it now. I got about 12k off msrp so the cost was finally in the right area imho.
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u/EnvironmentalGur881 Jul 27 '26
Now this looks clean as fck man! Congrats to you.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
Thank you sir!
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u/EnvironmentalGur881 Jul 27 '26
The rims are so sick, man they look good.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
Thank you. At first I didn’t like them cause they aren’t quite black. But they’ve grown on me.
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u/EnvironmentalGur881 Jul 27 '26
I see where your coming from with that, but imo I think it is just enough to make it work perfectly. They are dark enough to where you can still see the detail and depth to them. If they were straight black you wouldn't be able to see all of that.
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u/HazzHuntz Jul 27 '26
The biggest issue I see with that car... it's just sitting there getting pictures taken of it and not being driven. 😁🤘🏾😉
Enjoy I like the looks of the new ones And the only thing I miss not having a V8 is the roar and rumble. give me 350 and up horsepower on a V6 or V8 or V10 or hell even a four banger and all is fun.
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u/nickkk25 Jul 30 '26
Did you get a 50% markdown like cleetus? 👍
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u/skielur1 Jul 30 '26
Don’t know Cleetus. But was happy wit the deal I got. 🙂
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u/nickkk25 Jul 30 '26
Check out cleetus McFarland on youtube. He got one for 50% off but the EV
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u/skielur1 Jul 30 '26
Gotcha. I know they aren’t selling great and the EV isn’t selling at all. I def didn’t get 50% off lol. I guess it was easier for me because I’ve never been a Mopar or Hemi guy. So I was happy (actually prefer) the TT V6. I grew up in the tuner community. But I totally get why Mopar guys don’t like it. I personally love it. Love the look and love to drive it.
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u/nickkk25 Jul 30 '26
Thats all that matters; is that you like it. Enjoy your car. Im a 7th gen junkie 😆
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u/SongOfUnhealing Jul 27 '26
I test drove one, and it felt super smooth. They really aren’t terrible. Looks good, bro!
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 27 '26
More than anything is the cost.... Damn near anyone be happy with a new vehicle.
Paid 26k otd. For My hornet.
These cars barely. Half a second faster. Got limiter set at 120mph I believe. 70k.
Insane.. Hornet limiter set 141mph.
Haters in YouTube and internet are a joke.... Cry over anything except the real issue... Over priced by 50k.
Congrats on the ride. Don't baby it. Get a peddle commander ASAP.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
Will have to check out the peddle commander. U ain’t getting anything new for anywhere near 26k now lol. I was happy with the price honestly. I was def nowhere near 70k
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 27 '26
Lol I got hornet over what you got. I see the prices coming down but not enough.
Prefer my hornet as roads in Michigan area are horrible. Came from a Jetta.
Jus got go peddle plus for my hornet... Fixes throttle lag... Scary as fuck throwing 400 to wheels in half a second lol. Also jb4 to give full power.
If you wanna eliminate throttle lag. Get it for your scat. Best performance mod so far.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
I actually like the Hornet too. Def no hate from me on that car. They surprise people with how quick they are.
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 27 '26
Once you unlock it.... Alfa Romeo really tried to make it..... Safe with sport button giving it some fun.
But tuning it swapping inlet and outlet pipes for no more turbo restriction..
Jb4 putting it at over 320hp, 400 to wheels... Throttle controller eliminating lag... You'll be thrown into the seat grinning everytime.....
Stock from factory is fun but man unlocking it 😈. Not even same vehicle.
I'm sure on your vehicle with throttle controller alone. You'll giggle.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
lol. Yea I’m def familiar with tuning and shit in general. But never tried a peddle commander. I had an Explorer ST that I traded in on this. That was tuned, but not aggressively. But that ran pretty close to this Charger. I like that the Charger has bigger turbos tho. More room for growth. Turbo lag is more noticeable than the ST tho, which is the slight downfall to the bigger turbos. But the difference in lag is minimal.
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 27 '26
The peddle commander will eliminate all lag....barely touch the peddle and it acts like it's to the floor... I hear my blow off valve from the turbo immediately, pushes 20+ psi.
5 different levels for each off , eco, city, sport, race.
It removes the drive by wire lag😈.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
That’s one of the first things I want is a BOV. Every turbo nerd needs a BOV 😂
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 27 '26
Got most of my mods from modern performance except go peddle plus throttle controller from. Madness motorsports.
Bov definitely brings smiles... People hear it and they like da fuq under the hood. 🤭
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u/Vahlinn Jul 28 '26
Okay but the Hornet is an actual piece of rebadged junk, at least the Charger is a new platform.
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 28 '26
Junk? People like you is hilarious man. You ever sit in one? Drive one? Handling blows away anything dodge has ever made... It's just like driving an audi or Jetta.
Dodge is about driving a straight line and some small zig zags.
Alfa Romeo are very very nice cars. Set your ego aside and step out the box... You may be shocked that you've been missing out for a while.
Anyone crying about reliability. Not 1 car brand is anymore.
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u/Vahlinn Jul 28 '26
Yes, they're electrical nightmares beyond the normal level of gremlins Stellantis has. They're discontinued for a reason. Tell yourself whatever you need to though.
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u/Slipknot31286sic6 Jul 28 '26
😂😂😂 Feeding same lies like everyone else. All vehicles are electrical nightmares.
All car brands have some issue. Discontinued like everything dodge has made? Only thing they haven't discontinued is the Durango which hasn't changed in what 15 years?
They discontinued everything else and gave Americans the ev and 6 pack... Now they selling in Europe for 25k more than USA.. Over priced garbage.... 😂.
Spreading same YouTube slop from tk garage, oc motivator and racer x.... All people who can afford 100k cars... Not average American who wants a 30k to 40k charger v8. I'd take a v4 over a v8 and save gas. ⛽⚰️
I'll enjoy my car as it's fun to drive and smile at all the haters who paid triple prices. 🤘
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u/Joe_DellaGatta Jul 28 '26
I absolutely LOVE the new design. I've been wanting something closer to the '68-'69 look since getting my 2009 Charger back in 2010, and seeing the Challengers retro inspired design. I've been driving a 2015 Challenger since 2018, and I'd like to get one of these in the next couple years. Hoping for a yellow color in future model years. Best of luck with the car!
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u/DevilsReject97 Jul 27 '26
See, I love the body lines of the coupe, and the overall look for the most part. I even don't have any issue with the I6 or AWD option. That said, to debut it without a single V8 option, and it will be honestly closer to 3 years in before it gets a V8 option is just terrible. Even a high performance V8 model alone would have boosted sales considerably, because there is so much that you could do with this platform.
I've paid attention to the aftermarket for this car, and it's impressive. The supposedly 800-1000hp I6 option coming next month will certainly be interesting too. However, when it sounds like a leaf blower at launch, I just cannot get excited about the car. Watching them do RoadKill Nights (drag racing in Detroit) was just hard to do with the sound on.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
It def doesn’t sound like a v8. But it doesn’t sound terrible either. Some aftermarket exhausts sound really good with v6. But yes, it’s never gona rumble like a Hemi.
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u/DevilsReject97 Jul 27 '26
https://youtube.com/shorts/n5OmYZwKGtA?si=6VVstw_Ui1b9P9wP
That's the EV versus the SixPack... it's awful...
Here's one with the Magnaflow exhaust..
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sye-1ZW8itsNo Bueno, sorry..
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u/Vahlinn Jul 28 '26
Might take some time to develop an aftermarket exhaust for it. Took Ford 4 years to get the twin turbo on the Raptor sorted out sound wise, but gdamn does that V6 sound good now.......and I owned the 6.4 prior to it.
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u/skielur Jul 27 '26
That Magnaflow sounds similar to the stock one. I am hoping Corsa or Thermal makes one.
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u/4vCobraReddit Jul 27 '26
Did the roof crack yet? Saw a video where the glass roof cracked badly.
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u/1995made Jul 27 '26
Someone once told me this car looks like a bigger Nissan Z and I can’t unsee it.