$1500 in rear-suspension mods (LCA's & relo brackets) and different rear tires and it's all different for a Shelby.

Not sure about the Challenger, I wonder if just new rear LCA's and tires will make it put down the power.

And being the newest/greatest, I expected more from Dodge/Chrysler/Fiat.

To put a car out there with 700+ hp and give it tires only 275mm wide ... WTF ?? That thing should've had at least 305-315's on it, and a stickier model as well. Guys have been putting 305's on Chargers/Challengers for years now, and all it takes is the right wheel offset to make them fit.

 

HA HAAAAA
Yes,....guilty as charged Gary. The Hellcat Charger is nasty too.

I totally agree. It's going to surprise A LOT of people when they hit that "GO" pedal and the car ends up facing sideways or the opposite way. lol

BINGO!!!
Traction semi fixed.

 

All true, but all I said was they have the same issue.

 

Only the manliest of men who consider running around with the traction and stability control on to be the province of women.

See above since the first gen Vipers might of only had ABS (maybe not I'll have to look that up?)


Here is something to consider while waiting for all that carnage to show up on YouTube.


700 horsepower at the crank isn't really all that special, there are cars on the road, daily drivers putting down nearly twice that power to the rear wheels sitting in cars that were never designed to even handle 700 horsepower at the crank. There are even FWD cars making that sort of power (700) at the front wheels and while we sometimes see the nasty aftermath when you combine high horsepower in a vehicle not really designed for it in combination with some knucklehead who never had any business behind the wheel of said death trap (even if they did build it) for the most part the human hamburger Darwin awards aren't a common place occurrence.


Anecdotal evidence exists right here on these boards in the GT500 sub-forums. As far as I know I've never read a post about totaling a GT500 because of the power.

 

http://jalopnik.com/heres-the-hellca...bee-1668188207

The Hellcat has some issues. That much power is hard to hook up, when the weight distribution is 57/43. In this comparo--(same driver), the Mustang GT was quicker around the track despite costing $20K less and being down 272-HP. 707-HP is a fantasy number, the Z/28 is an outstanding track car, but the Mustang GT is the car you can live with.

 

OH MY!! lol

 

I wouldn't call that annihilating but you can definitely see the hp advantage.

 

I agree on the annihilation part. A little over board.

 

Well when the gt500 comes out next year with 750+ ponies the heavycat will be the one getting annihilated

 

So,....the GT500 is DEFINITELY coming out with 750??!?! Awesome.
Do you have the link to that article? I wouldn't mind reading it. Thanks.

 

Haven't really been on the forums much lately, and not been following the thread, but here is a pic for you Hellcat lovers I took at a show recently.

 

Here is the link : )

I really hope so man, looks like it will come out. I know I want either the 350 or 500 in a few years. http://horsepowerkings.com/ford-shel...r-development/

 

I saw a Hellcat today right beside me at an intersection. Sounded tame but of course the guy was not into the throttle. First one I have seen.

 

That's gorgeous bro. Thanks!

 

you're welcome! And I agree! I saw it and I was like Me Want!

 

Whoops!

Dodge Hellcats recalled for fuel leak risk

Published March 03, 2015


The 707 horsepower Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcats are famous for being able to burn up to 1.5 gallons of gasoline per minute at full throttle, but they might be leaving some in the driveway, too.

The automaker has announced that it is recalling all 2,211 of the cars delivered so far after a dealer discovered the defect. The problem was tracked back to an improperly installed hose seal, which will be inspected and repaired if necessary on all of the affected cars. There have been no reported accidents or injuries related to the issue.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/...ntcmp=features

 

more ammo to rub in my buddy's face ha!I thought that was his car in the picture above. He just had it at the world of wheels in WI. He took second place in some catagory

 

1.5 gpm at wot! Yeah buddy!

 

There are a couple more issues as well.
The drive shaft has twisting twice on a HC with drag radials on the track on blast off. lol
And there was another one that escapes my mind at the moment. Also, the A8 had some troubles as well.

 

Hmm. That sucks. I wonder if the Chargers are having the same issues?