Something i noticed about the Challenger

[Vanishing Point]

Originally Posted by blackarmy

some more food for thought, if the R/T version is the 6.1 hemi, would it carry on over to the other LX/LY vehicles? would the charger and magnum r/t's, and the 300c get the 6.1?

I don't think that will happen.I think the special engined (6.4L) challenger would be very cool however.

[ChuckG]

Originally Posted by ChriSRT-4

Practically the same....

R/T - Road/Track
SRT - Street and Racing Technology

Chris- If I'm not mistaken, the original R/T designation came out on the Charger. It stood for 'Rapid Transit,' which coincided with the car's advertising campaign.

Of course it means what you say today.

[TurboAWD]

R/T always stood for Road and Track. R/T was also only a Dodge trademark and Rapid Transit system was a Plymouth tag line. Dodges was the Scat Pack Club

[ChuckG]

Thanks Turbo, I stand corrected.

I shouldn't of posted that......I wasn't 100% sure. I read it somewhere a long time ago, and my memory isn't what it used to be. Either is something else!

[MustangSally]

I've said it before and I'll keep harping on this particular subject:

The released specs state that this car will hover around 4100 lbs. 4100 lbs! 4100 lbs!!! That's not a small figure.

We've seen the SRT8 Chargers pull high 12's at around 4400 lbs. The challenger will best that simply because of weight/power ratio.

BUT is it good enough?!?! The GT500 Ford is producing will have at least 475 ponies and weigh LESS than 4000 lbs.

If DCX fails to beat the GT500 out of the factory, the only question is WHY?!?!

While this is truly an awesome car, I can't help but to be a bit disheartened by the above possibility.

[blackarmy]

Originally Posted by MustangSally

I've said it before and I'll keep harping on this particular subject:

The released specs state that this car will hover around 4100 lbs. 4100 lbs! 4100 lbs!!! That's not a small figure.

We've seen the SRT8 Chargers pull high 12's at around 4400 lbs. The challenger will best that simply because of weight/power ratio.

BUT is it good enough?!?! The GT500 Ford is producing will have at least 475 ponies and weigh LESS than 4000 lbs.

If DCX fails to beat the GT500 out of the factory, the only question is WHY?!?!

While this is truly an awesome car, I can't help but to be a bit disheartened by the above possibility.

Actually the "official" weight hasn't been released yet. The 4100 lbs rumours are just that magazine rumours.

[Mopar Performance]

i hope its just a rumour

[Sr4tuner]

and they would give a much needed bump in power to the viper 510 hp from an 8.3 liter engine maybe we would be looking at a new viper engine too

[Trublu02]

I'm a big time drag racer (normally race once a week) all these new Mopar cars I see at the track don't seem to be a quick as one would think with the hp and torque, I assume from the weight. If the new Mustang GT can run 13.6's bone stock at 3,600 lbs then I bet the Challenger will be an easy low 13 second car from the factory.
I look for the Magnums and Chargers to run better this year once the owners start to experiment and cut some weight. The aftermarket will pick up the pace and you'll see these cars running faster by seasons end.
Throw a set of 4.10's, a 3500 stall converter and some drag radials on a Charger and I bet it will scoot pretty good.
My 02 GT runs 12.80's with only 250 rwhp so I can only imagine what I could do with a 425 hp hemi. Think one of those will bolt up to my Ford's tranny?

[Dutch]

The electronic nanny is a huge hindrance to the new LX cars. If you could disable ESP and torque management, you'd probably gain a half second.

They are also overweight and under-geared (2.82 rear end).