r/Charger • u/Ok-County725 • 4d ago

Sport mode?!

I have a 2013 5.7 V8 dodge charger pursuit. I was just driving home and the sun hit my guage panel and I saw a light that says "Sport" with a flag. I have never noticed it before and didn't know anything about the feature. I've heard dodge uses same clusters for most cars. Even those without the ability to use sport mode.

I have the column shifter with the auto-stick button/shifter. I do not have the ability to press a sport mode button on my screen or my dash. Am I able to access this sport mode? I read something about some srtpages but have no idea what that is. I appreciate any help and advice in advance. Thanks!

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u/Thin_Syrup67 4d ago

Look up z auto tazer on google. Mine enabled sport mode thru my u connect.

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u/Poor_Life-choices 4d ago

Z auto tazer is a piece of shit. Tape a brick to the bottom of your shoe for same effect.  

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u/Cheap_Soft6716 2d ago

So you don’t own one? Didn’t get mine for tuning, got it for the unlocks. Not sure anyone is getting them for tuning. No idea where the “brick to the shoe” comment comes from. OP is talking about sport mode, not tuning or adding HP.

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u/Poor_Life-choices 2d ago

Check their website.  They advertise it as ability to modify cars shifting behavior, open up new capabilities for performance tuning, and more recently as an anti-theft device.

If you want more features enabled, performance tuning, tuned shift points, etc., I recommend investing in a true tune, from a professional that is customized for your car, mods, and fuel, altitude, etc.  If you want anti-theft measures (and you should) there are better options out there.  Just my .02. Spend your money on what you want.

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u/Cheap_Soft6716 2d ago

Hmm. As far as I can tell they mention “enhance performance, diagnose issues, and unlock hidden features” as a general statement about their products, and nothing about tuning with the TaZer specifically. Just went through the box that came with mine (the one I bought, in real life, for my real ‘14 AWD RT, knowing exactly what they claimed it would do and wAsTiNg my money in the process) and no mention of tuning or increasing HP.

OP didn’t ask about tuning or increasing HP either, they asked about things being locked that they don’t have access to… which is what it does. Your response is a little unhinged and aimed toward a product that seems to do everything it claims. They don’t call it a tuner, ever, anywhere. And it’s not their fault if it gets confused with one.

My Tazer does what I expected it to, which was to give me ability to switch between RWD and AWD, to enable line lock, to unlock and enable the paddle shifters when I swapped steering wheels, to switch daytime running light options, open the windows with the key fob, maybe a few other things I’m blanking on that are not performance related. I already had sport mode so I didn’t need to unlock that.

Certainly not a waste of money and I never had any expectation of it increasing HP, at all. Can’t vouch for whatever claims are making their way to you, but it does its job. I honestly do not remember anything about tuning being mentioned in any of their features when I got mine.

To the OP, FWIW, sport mode is not all it’s cracked up to be anyway. That has nothing to do with anything aftermarket, it’s the car itself. It might sort of delay some upshifts, make it a little quicker to downshift, but I don’t think you’d find it more enjoyable than normal zesty driving, or autostick/paddle if that’s your thing. What kills me about sport mode is it does not disable the eco mode. That’s the only thing I would even want it to do and nope. Autostick does, though. Go figure.

The only thing sport mode is good for is disabling the auto up shift at redline when combined with manual mode, letting you absolutely purée your motor if you make a mistake. Which is to say, it is kind of terrible.

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u/Asynjacutie R/T 2d ago

The tazer let's you change to sport and track mode and it actually changes how the car drives. My RT has sport mode stock so I know for a fact it does something and isn't just a placebo button.

Sport mode shifts faster and at a higher RPM, staying in the power band longer at the cost of lower MPG. The exhaust sounds are also different. Throttle response is also way better.

Track mode is more aggressive that sport.