Originally Posted by BoBokus
What are we going to have to do to get rid of some of the weight, these things are carrying 4100Lbs with an aluminum head small block, its a bit extreme, the weight needs to come down into the 3600Lb range to get it competitive with the Camaro and Mustang.
It looks too me as if the thing will have to stripped to the unibody and cut heavily, the techno crap front and rear suspensions both will have to go and an aftermarket IRS set up for the rear and the front will simply just have to be custom made, all the tractin control crap is gotta go its just dead weight.
Its a shame we'll have to spend 30-40000 just to get the weight down, we are already at a disadvantage in the power department since their just isnt enough aftermarket performance support for the new semi hemi engines, the only bright spot in the drivetrain is we might get the T56 from the viper line.
It may just be me but did they not understand the horsepower to weight thing ?
I was hoping to see in a few years a aluminum hood and trunk lid and maybe front fender replacements,that may shave 300 lbs right there but at what cost to the owner it wont be cheap as you stated.
However these are easy to bolt on weight mods and they should look into a lightening package for us serious guys.
If Dodge is listening please make a weight lightening package for us who would like to really shave some pounds off this bad dude.
Funny thing is now add gas,and a passenger your well into 4500 lbs.
It may work to the cars advantage the weight that is, on hookup and youll not get that bunny hop like a stang produces.This is where all the engine mods will have to come into play to create a wolf in sheeps underware,a cam and the cnc heads will really wake that car up to no end!
It took some time to get used to my magnum as it is one hell of a big car !
Hope the same goes for the challenger.
I cnat wait to see all the after market goodies for this car its going to be an ongoing project I feel.