We have this broken down for pretty much every Variation of the Challenger Platform.
Rules: 1) No ringers...must drive own car when record set. 2) When reporting Times...Provide: - Car Type - What Class - Mods Listing: All Mods Made to your car - Fuel Grade - Tire Type: Slick, DR, Streets - Race Weight (If Lightened) Tell what you did! - Date,Time of Day, Track, Times , DA Calculations From www.dragtimes.com/ written in thread - Copy of Time slip or Video
** No restrictions on Weight, Drag Radials, T-stat, Aero *** If a single Mod places the car in one class/sub-class, that is the class the car competes in. **** A video of the run with time in it or image of time slip for proof…MUST BE POSTED IN THIS THREAD ALONG WITH MODS
Factory - Factory, Drop in Filters Ok Super Stock - CAI, Exhaust mods, PCM programming, Torque converter, Rear Gears, Throttle Body Modified - All mods allowed in "Super Stock" plus heads and cams Power Adder - All mods from Factory, SuperStock and modified classes plus/ OR any power adder, including nitrous, turbo, &/or supercharger. Strokers- CI other than 5.7 and/or 6.1 - Any SIZE STROKER Falls into this category "Big Displacement N/A" and "Big Displacement w/Power Adder" classes. Unlimited - NO RESTRICTIONS AT ALL. QUICKEST LC includes Drag Pack Cars!
The people already on the list are Grandfathered in, basically meaning the proof is already there. However if they want the list updated....then proof must be provided.
I will Update this Regularly, and hopefully get a format that shows up on the thread, but for now is in a .pdf file. I also have a quick reference chart now, to see the times and members...the more exstensive chart is still in .pdf format.
San Antonio Raceway (Texas) elevation 553ft
01/28/2011 10:59 PM
Driver/Owner: Ray
Racing procedure: No stall, ESP Off, Trans in Manual mode (started in 1st gear and let trans shift itself through each gear), rear tire pressure at 31 psi.
A few things learned: I actually got better traction from not stalling the car vs. stalling the car at 1500-1800 rpm. The stalling at 1500-1800 rpm might be better for drag slicks but for stock tires, not so much.
San Antonio Raceway (Texas) elevation 553ft
01/28/2011 10:59 PM
Driver/Owner: Ray
Racing procedure: No stall, ESP Off, Trans in Manual mode (started in 1st gear and let trans shift itself through each gear), rear tire pressure at 31 psi.
A few things learned: I actually got better traction from not stalling the car vs. stalling the car at 1500-1800 rpm. The stalling at 1500-1800 rpm might be better for drag slicks but for stock tires, not so much.
Great times. SAR is always a tricky track and typically slower than the Borth Texas tracks. It is a fun place though. I am fifteen minutes from the track if you ever need anything or want to try my drag radials.
I want to apologize to Evertone for this, as I have fallen way behind...between personal issues and sickness/deaths in the family, I have not been on here in a long time. I am in the process of updating the list, and will be using a new format....this should simplify things.
Me? No, I changed them out for Paramount axles long before I put drag radials on.
With the stock clutch it was 4500-5200 rpm give or take and letting the clutch out quickly, but not dumping it or slipping too much. Best launches came when the engine got dragged down to around 4K.
Spec clutch... still working on that, it is trickier to launch than the stock clutch especially on non-ideal track conditions.
OK so here it is last runs on top, just kept gettin better, as the whole drag race thing was pinging arround in my brain, (role up the windows... both of them... turn on lights...it was at night... after 5 runs I noticed the track had changed and I was getting way too much traction so I turned off the traction...and as I shut off the engine to keep it cool as I lined up to run... keep turning of the traction...helmet full face required here too tight...Damn let's race.... now with a 15 mph head wind best times were
13.6171 @ 102.71 mph
13.6499 @ 102.98 mph
13.7872 @ 101.36 mph
13.8642 @ 102.25 mph
13.8528 @ 96.16 mph
14.1641 @ 92.80 mph
14.2079 @ 100.43 mph
14.2319 @ 101.83 mph
14.3380 @ 101.36 mph
14.3469 @ 99.97 mph
At the start of the race the track was slippery about 500 feet. I needed the traction on. As the track got sticky I started getting wheelhop. I was even trying not to burn out too much traction wheel hop.
Finaly figured to burn out start in the wet... burn clean the tires... worked best I got good launch little spin and a little wheel hop once or twice more.
I had a great time. Used a set of stock tires Goodyears on the back I saved from the originals from factory. If you have not done this yet you need to! WHAT A BALL !
Here is my entry:
- Super Stock
- 2009 R/T Classic
- 5.7L VVT engine
- 6 speed trans
- 180 T-stat
- Voliant CAI
- Diablo Running 93 Octane
- NO Other mods.
- Stock Factory Exhaust
- Factory Goodyear radials @ 23lbs psi
- CoastalPlainsDragway, Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Date of run 4/15/2011
- Time of run 9:43pm
- DA 192
- 2.1159 60 ft time
- 1/8 Mile 8.8331 @ 81.93
- 1/4 Mile 13.6171@ 102.71
275/40/20 P-Zero's on bonspeed 20x10 "Pony" wheels
Mopar Cat-back exhaust
180 T-Stat
Stock T-Body
Kenne Bell "caned" tune
Kenne Bell Boost-a-Pump
Stock rear gearing
No weight reduction (348# driver, around 1/2 tank of fuel)
RUN DETAILS
Beech Bend Raceway Park (Bowling Green, Ky.) 529 feet above sea level
ChallengerFest2
04/30/2011 3:35 PM
Driver/Owner: Jason Maas
Note: This was the best (and one of the last) of 29 runs I made that day starting about 10:45 AM
Bone stock 2011 Challenger Srt8
Stock F1's
392 Hemi
Auto
I am car 397. I ran a 12.65 at 110.44 mph
I put the info into the dragtimes site for DA and corrected time and got this
Correct your ET and MPH using the DA (Beta Testing)
Racing procedure: :guiness: slight burnout to clean tires, staged power braked to 1500 RPM in auto stick (started in 1st gear and let trans shift itself through each gear) , esp off and ,tire about 24 psi and launched when last yellow came on. Good traction is you make a slight burnout without water. I think staged power braked to 1800 RPM will be better .What do you think?
2009 Challenger Srt8 6-speed
Stock 6.1L engine, transmission, axles, rear, and driveshaft
Vortech V3 Supercharger 8psi - polished kit
Spec SS-Trim twin disc clutch and flywheel (5 lbs lighter than stock overall)
Nitto NT05R Drag Radials at 315/35R20 size, 20 psi
Cat-less mid pipes (stock with cats cut out and replaced with pipe)
3" Cat-Back Exhaust by KO Racing with Magnaflow Mufflers
Jet 180 T-stat
Diablotoona Email Tune
92 octane pump gas
SRT-8 6-speed stock with power adder class
Density Altitude: -202 feet
Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, OR on 10-16-2011
So is someone gonna update the original post images with all the times in it??
you have a magna charger, drag radials and 4.56 gears. were you expecting better times with your car? I would think you should be a 10 or low 11 second car. are you an experienced racer or new? yours is not the only challenger with superchargers with higher than what I would expect for times. with drag radials you should be cutting 1.5-1.7 60's. are your gears too much? stock clutch. trying to figure out what is up with these boosted cars than run 12's instead of 10 or 11 second passes.
my reason for asking is I plan to go with a supercharger in a couple of years, hopefully factory 392 with factory blower. are our cars with forced air like the GT500 where it makes tons of power but you can't put it to the ground?
The problem I have is launching my 6-speed car and then the transmission seems pretty notchy under the loads of drag racing (much more so when power shifting vs. normal driving). At least, that's my experience with my supercharged manual car! If you have an auto, expect at least a half second quicker form my observations of similar powered cars to the "slow" supercharged cars. There are some good 6-speed drivers out there that are indeed running the times you expected, just not all of us, haha.
The problem I have is launching my 6-speed car and then the transmission seems pretty notchy under the loads of drag racing (much more so when power shifting vs. normal driving). At least, that's my experience with my supercharged manual car! If you have an auto, expect at least a half second quicker form my observations of similar powered cars to the "slow" supercharged cars. There are some good 6-speed drivers out there that are indeed running the times you expected, just not all of us, haha.
thanks for your reply also, when I went through this thread, I saw your numbers get better with each posting. I am positive as people get used to their cars, faster times are ahead.
well hopefully every ones times will improve with practive. In my red TA with over 500hp I started out with 13 second runs but did get them down with lots of practice.
was not sure if its the drive train in these cars clutch, rear end or what that is causing these times.
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