Challenger SRT8 not as fast as you would think
05-21-2009, 05:55 PM
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05-21-2009, 08:33 PM
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And if a Challanger guy in a SRT-8 says he spanked a GT500 from a roll I'll call the same bull **** I'm calling here. People get so tied up in trying to back "their brand car" they lose sight of common sense. The Challanger is trapping 110 thru the quarter and will only pull harder the farther past the 1/4 they go. Now I've seen a ton of bolt on GTs the last few years and none traps higher than 107 maybe 108. Just look at stones sig for an example! The Challanger in this story is a brand new car so I'm very inclined to rule out mechanical issues! Were talking a roll race, How hard is it to shift gears or better yet it's an auto and now driver error is out of the equation. I know everyone can fall back on the old anything is possible in the street but it's very hard to F&%K up a roll race. And lastly who gives a F&%k what they say on other forums. Mustangs are just like my car. They aren't all that fast stock or lightly modded but can be nasty as hell with a few more bucks invested. It would be great if everyone could go out and buy a tune and a cold air intake and run with the big dogs (Vettes, GT500s SRT-8s etc.). But thats just not the way it works in the real world.
05-22-2009, 11:41 AM
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Look guys, This is what happened to me. I'm sorry if you don't believe me. And yes I did lose. Seems as though if I were going to make up a story, I would make up a story where I won the race. My main goal here was to point out that even though the challenger SRT8 is toting much more displacement and bigger horsepower numbers it's not unbeatable by a N/A Mustang with more bolt ons than I have, simply because of the hp/weight ratio. And as for it possibly being an R/T, that's not the case. Unless I'm mistaken, I posted this in a mustang forum. If you're not a fan of the ford mustang perhaps you should find a forum that better suits your tastes, one where you can bad mouth mustangs all day and everyone will agree with you.
05-22-2009, 12:50 PM
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Look guys, This is what happened to me. I'm sorry if you don't believe me. And yes I did lose. Seems as though if I were going to make up a story, I would make up a story where I won the race. My main goal here was to point out that even though the challenger SRT8 is toting much more displacement and bigger horsepower numbers it's not unbeatable by a N/A Mustang with more bolt ons than I have, simply because of the hp/weight ratio. And as for it possibly being an R/T, that's not the case. Unless I'm mistaken, I posted this in a mustang forum. If you're not a fan of the ford mustang perhaps you should find a forum that better suits your tastes, one where you can bad mouth mustangs all day and everyone will agree with you.
There is more to a race than just horsepower to weight ratio, gearing, driver mod, etc.
It's easy to say that "theoretically" a bolt on stang should lose, and on paper it would appear to look correct.
I've said it before, that i've raced cars (and seen races) that i should have lost to, but didn't, and vice versa.
It is what it is, and if people choose to live by the benchracing theory...well then that's their right i guess.
05-22-2009, 01:43 PM
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The rest doesn't matter....but...
This is retarded.
Been seeing a silver challenger srt8 around town and finally got him to play last night. We raced from a roll from 70-130 and he only got me by about 3/4 length. I pulled hard on him from 100-120. I figured as much motor as those cars are carrying he would slaughter me. I was proud of my little stang. Probably why they're going outta business.
05-22-2009, 03:35 PM
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Just a little crack at Chrysler, trying to be funny. To be honest, I'm kinda sorry I started the thread. The people here have just about destroyed the enjoyment of discussion. I seem to be defending myself and my car more than I'm actually discussing what happened.
05-22-2009, 04:11 PM
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You must have missed the sticky in the street/strip main section: https://mustangforums.com/forum/stre...e-posting.html
05-22-2009, 05:11 PM
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You must have missed the sticky in the street/strip main section: https://mustangforums.com/forum/stre...e-posting.html
05-22-2009, 05:35 PM
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I'm with you on this one as i have seen it done with a full bolt on Mustang.
There is more to a race than just horsepower to weight ratio, gearing, driver mod, etc.
It's easy to say that "theoretically" a bolt on stang should lose, and on paper it would appear to look correct.
I've said it before, that i've raced cars (and seen races) that i should have lost to, but didn't, and vice versa.
It is what it is, and if people choose to live by the benchracing theory...well then that's their right i guess.
There is more to a race than just horsepower to weight ratio, gearing, driver mod, etc.
It's easy to say that "theoretically" a bolt on stang should lose, and on paper it would appear to look correct.
I've said it before, that i've raced cars (and seen races) that i should have lost to, but didn't, and vice versa.
It is what it is, and if people choose to live by the benchracing theory...well then that's their right i guess.