725HP Super Snake vs. 725HP Challenger
10/20/08, 07:51 AM
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This is Dodge's halo car, IMO I would have made sure the various support systems (as well as the rest of the drivetrain) appeared as bullet proof as possible.
Look at the Mustang (IRS/SRA silliness aside), brakes have always been a Mustang sore spot. No matter how good the braking system on a Mustang might be or get, general consensus is that they are inadequate at every level.
10/23/08, 12:42 PM
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Thats my point exactly, I'm sure Dodge realized this as well, customers would be amping up the power not only through N/A means (I'm tempted to say tradtional route, but it seems F/I is more common place now), but also with F/I.
This is Dodge's halo car, IMO I would have made sure the various support systems (as well as the rest of the drivetrain) appeared as bullet proof as possible.
Look at the Mustang (IRS/SRA silliness aside), brakes have always been a Mustang sore spot. No matter how good the braking system on a Mustang might be or get, general consensus is that they are inadequate at every level.
This is Dodge's halo car, IMO I would have made sure the various support systems (as well as the rest of the drivetrain) appeared as bullet proof as possible.
Look at the Mustang (IRS/SRA silliness aside), brakes have always been a Mustang sore spot. No matter how good the braking system on a Mustang might be or get, general consensus is that they are inadequate at every level.
10/24/08, 12:00 PM
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725hp wouldn't be to hard to get with FI on a stock bore and stroke hemi either. In any event its nice to know with the GT500 you dont have to blow some bills on a new cooling system if you really lean on the motor.
10/24/08, 12:14 PM
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Exactly!
On the GT500 a SIMPLE blower swap & tune can bump you over 800 horsepower, every other system, cooling transmission, clutch, rearend etc holds up to it. You don't even have to crack a valve cover...
NOW THAT IS A LOT OF BANG FOR THE BUCK~
On the GT500 a SIMPLE blower swap & tune can bump you over 800 horsepower, every other system, cooling transmission, clutch, rearend etc holds up to it. You don't even have to crack a valve cover...
NOW THAT IS A LOT OF BANG FOR THE BUCK~
10/29/08, 05:31 PM
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There's a big difference between saying your statement is lame and using the word to characterize you, which I did not do. So again, I find your assertion lame..not you. I still have no idea what you are referring to by "1k#'s over a stock Mustang", Moreover, "beating them easy in a short race" - huh??
Now back on topic..if someone can explain to me how exactly an RT with a better power to weight ratio and gearing advantage is slower than a stock GT...I'll burn my engineering degree, and dismiss the data I've seen to support my statement. Will a GT beat an RT? Sure, the numbers are very close, and frankly it will come down to options on the cars involved and driver skill. Case closed.
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11/4/08, 11:21 AM
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Enough of the 'lame' bickering and back to the topic already.
11/7/08, 06:31 PM
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When you can distinguish the difference between an opinion and an assertion, be sure and let me know.
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11/15/08, 06:55 PM
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Can't beat the fun factor but traction on both suck big time.
"... you can cruise in this car and you can go fast on a straight line... and that's it..."
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"... you can cruise in this car and you can go fast on a straight line... and that's it..."
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11/27/08, 12:10 AM
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Now back on topic..if someone can explain to me how exactly an RT with a better power to weight ratio and gearing advantage is slower than a stock GT...I'll burn my engineering degree, and dismiss the data I've seen to support my statement. Will a GT beat an RT? Sure, the numbers are very close, and frankly it will come down to options on the cars involved and driver skill. Case closed.
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