06-12-2008, 09:52 PM
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Re: SRT Engineering Chat Session - Discussion Thread
Originally Posted by jimh
It is drag limitted on both versions of the car. The stick car does not the parasitic HP loss the automatic has so it has a few ponies left to go a little faster.
I think its more of the mechanical advantage gained from the 6 speeds gearing than the parasitic losses. I highly doubt you see 10hp difference on the dyno between the auto and stick. The auto is actually very efficient compared to other autos |