the 2.4L I4 and the turbo combination make for a very quick spooling setup. Not to mention the term "Mopar Rice Plate" as the srt4 guys call it, is very touchy, you can be under -10hg of boost and it will still sound as loud as shifting at 15psi+, thus why they call it the "Rice Plate". not to mention they can build positive boost in neutral, which is a very difficult thing for turbo cars, which goes to show how well the combo works.
so no, he wasnt doing it intentionally likely unless he was trying to get your attention. I merged behind a white srt4 yesterday onto the freeway, needless to say i couldnt keep with him however his bov was dam loud. Then again, i dont mind srt4's due to their potential, i do however mind some of their owners. My buddy is part of a rather large group here in the valley that all have high end modded srt4's and they all know their ****, and its great to hang out with them being a dsm/evo guy as well, as most the same rules apply as far as modifications go.