YEAH THOSE OTHER CARS ARE JUST TANKS LOAL!



Kiss my ***. Go test drive all three. If you like the GT still but worry about the power, spend some cash on a CAI+UDPs+tune and wake that thing up. Get some gears if you wish (get some sticky rubber if you get gears), and you will keep up with the other cars. Or, get a whipple. [:@]

 

Please explain. I am a noob to the abbreviations and modding car thing. Whats a whipple

 

A Supercharger
CAI=Cold Air intake
UDP=Under drive pulley

We're going to bebiased on a MUSTANG forum...
Just go test drive all three then.

 

Thanks Elwood. A Whipple is a supercharger, a twin screw type that sits on top of the engine. (sidenote: there are also Roots type superchargers that also sit on top of the engine, but due to their design, they are not as efficient as the twin screws)

 

I sat in a Challenger yesterday, it has a nice interior and a monster motor, but it is a freakin land boat. I didn't really care for the original body style, and this one is pretty much the same body style but just new.

 

Right because the Camaro SS is whopping 130lbs lighter than the Challenger. The 2010 SS weighs 3900+ the Challenger weighs 4,031.

On topic.You really can't go wrong with any of the choices you listed. However, let me address your concern about the GT's lower horsepower and how it actually translates when comparing these cars.

I have owned an LS2 GTO. With longtube headers and a tune the car ran a best of 13.23. My GT when brand new and stock ran 13.68. The LS2 GTO is faster stock to stock; however, it is an easy disparity to overcome. If you wantperformance on par or better than an LS2 GTO, simply budget a little extra money for the following.

4.10 gears / CAI / Tune

As an ex GTO owner, I can tell you there is little if any consolation in owning a car that comes stock with an extra 100hp, but is notably heavier, and much less appealing to look at than a GT. The extra100 hp means even less when you runup against your first mildly modified GT and cannot get by him.It's at that verypointI realized that I wanted a GT.

So to sum it up,don't focus too much on stock HP. Pay attention to what these cars run at the track, the curb weight etc. You'll see a stock GTcan beeasily and cheapily modified to beat a GTO.

 

haha long days at work will do that to me... thanks for pointing that out though, seriously, you just shot any ounce of credibility i may have had haha [8D]

 

First of all, the Challenger looks good but ...... it's a Chysler. I'll leave it there. Are you sure the Camaro "will in fact" hit the street in 2010, or at all. GM has been dangling that teaser for quite a while now and we still have not seen it. Now that gas prices are where they are, will they reconsider continuing with it's planned production. I don't know the answers but you may wait and never see it.

 

It was confirmed last week that the Camaro will in fact arrive in 2010.

Regardingthe deragotory statement about the Challenger being a Chrysler. Inall fairness to the OP, if he is considering a Challenger,he should know that allthe LX cars have been very reliable and well built cars. The SRT8's have been around a while and have proven to be relatively trouble free. The only issues being a coolant overflow and excessive brake dust from the Brembo's. Both are addressed in TSB's.

I would reccomend to the OP that he inquire on the SRT8 boards and get it straight from those guys, and not just me. My SRT8 has been great, one of the best cars I've owned.We have owned three Chrysler products over the last 5 years. All have been very good cars, and no troubles to report.

I just don't see much disparity in car quality like I used to in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. Nicer interior quality here or there, but in terms of reliability and build quality, it's a pretty level playing field.

 

I have heard the SRT8s have had problems with throwing rods through the engine blocks... not a super common problem, but a super huge one if you do encounter it.

i'm not claimingthat as 100% true, but I do know it has happened on a several Charger SRT8s