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i have had built motors that made 750hp on the dyno. so i thought i knew what to expect when driving my new to me challenger hellcat. unlike a built up big cam motor. the hellcat has big power right off idle. Adrenalin rush at any cruising speed with the 8 speed auto trans. roll in the pedal easy at 50 any you have the option of lifting or ass end passing the front.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Dodge-...vip=true&rt=nc
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Boost is a wonderful thing!
they're not all that slow:eek:
so how is this BOATING related ?
Your gonna get a ticket, your gonna get a ticket.....Good bye drivers permit.....Hello, hi ins rates. I only put 450 hp in
my old camaro and got a ticket the 1st night out with it, so I know how these toys get you into trouble. Very cool car, congrats on finding a nice one....
my new tow rig. i have to pull my fast boat with something fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by CUDA
[QUOTE=davemvegas;3024966]i have had built motors that made 750hp on the dyno. so i thought i knew what to expect when driving my new to me challenger hellcat. unlike a built up big cam motor. the hellcat has big power right off idle. Adrenalin rush at any cruising speed with the 8 speed auto trans. roll in the pedal easy at 50 any you have the option of lifting or ass end passing the front.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Dodge-...vip=true&rt=nc
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Sick ride and w 700 plus they do s... and get. My 500 plus rwhp Camaro.Attachment 400829
I was running open headers when I got pulled by the law. He said he heard me about a 1/4 mi away going thru the gears. Just pulled off to the side of the road and waited for me. Cool cop... Let me go with a seat belt violation. Let us know about your 1st cop encounter.. It won't be long....They know what that car is and what it can do...And red is their favorite color ya know...
Nice car. Congradulations. By any chance, did the seller happen to mention what he paid for it new, a couple years ago? ThanxQuote:
Originally Posted by davemvegas
window sticker is 68,235. 72,354 was out the door price. i looked at new in local dealer showroom. 2018 sticker is 71,000. i bought this one for 47,500Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Welcome to the Hellcat club! Here is mine, I love it! It can be a nice Friday night date driver or a menace to society! Any plans for mods?
Burger King treatin my ole buddy well! Congratulations on your new ride! Try and stay out o trouble, hate to have to come bail ya no Jesus loving butt out:D. But really sweeet ride:thumbsup:
Since Trump got in office the economy has really picked up. I exceed my Whopper bonus number every month. Big bonus money helps out in the toy box/garage. Who would have thought a 8th grade drop out could make it all the way to assistant manager in 5 short years flipping burgers. I wear the Crown with a smile.Quote:
Originally Posted by FORBESAUTO
Funny thing is the manager drives a Mustang GT. He made me take care of the trash cans all day today. I think it pissed him off that i got a faster car than he has.
Back when you and mama Lisa had matching Challengers , wasn't she bout a nickel quicker in either car ... :eek: :D
Just got off the phone with Billy Burnrubber , he said : give him one and the wiggle and it's ........ on :rolleyes: ;)
All kiddin aside , those are really nice ... enjoy it .. :thumbsup:
Dave, if you haven't researched tires yet, I will do you a favor and tell you to get the Nitto NT555R drag radials. They will fit the stock 20" well okay, but if you can get a set of factory reproductions in a 10.5" width, they are even better.
They ride super nice, corner pretty well, and awesome traction. With the stock tires it was a smoke show at anything under 60mph. Now you will hook in 2nd gear and up on the street.
I have had the Mickey Thompson drag radials as well, and while they do offer some better straight line traction, you can feel them sway in the corners with their super soft sidewalls and if you get caught in the rain the MTs are scary. The Nittos do much better when I got caught in the rain.
700 ponies for $50k. Doesn't get much better than that. Enjoy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by davemvegas
NO , for bone stock it's a winner. You need a bunch of mods to keep up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcuB62R2Epo
You really can't compare a highly modified grand national to a stock hellcat. On its best day, the GN was a 13 second car with just sticky tires. I have seen stock hellcats with only sticky tires run mid 10s and have seen the cats run deep 9s with tires, pulley, and race gas. Less than 2 grand in mods....
First an 11 in a GN isn't highly modified, just a few things. The point was for a bone stock car it's a winner, the Chrysler.
I see what you are saying. Yes, I agree. Chrysler hit a home run with them IMO!Quote:
Originally Posted by FMP
Ya really need 4 wheel drive to use the power
With the new diesel trucks you have to switch into 4 high or your just wasting rubber, with 900 lbs of torque
A Tesla Roadster is good for 8.8 in the 1/4 , 250 mph but it cost $200,000
Here's a more fair race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uimwZK85cj
Against a stang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHOPKhdYWpg
Better watch out for this pickup truck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsJ3Ss_glM4
Next time you see that I hope you are able to video it. I go to the the track here all the time and have yet to see a hell cat run anywhere close to 10's This could be due to nobody here knows how to hook one up or maybe they are all stick shift. The weight kills this awesome engine IMO. Aren't they around 4500 lbs? 707 at the crank equals a little over 600 at the tires. I just cant see a 4000 plus lb manual shift car can run 10.50 with 600 to the rear wheels. There's a certain yellow vette with LS3 super charged on this coast that weighs 3200 puts down 750 to the wheels,is automatic and runs in the mid to high 9's at over 145 mph pass after pass. when it was 650 to the wheels it ran 10.50's all day but weighs 3200. Thats about 1000 lighter. Dont get me wrong I would love to see one run that well but have seen many many hell cat passes and none of them ran what they claim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rynobull
With that said,Congrats Mr. Burger King:cheers: Have fun with her and be safe. Im sure that power feels like a rocket ship and puts a smile on yo face. Am I jealous? Hell yeah!!!! :D
Are you seriously planning on towing the boat with the hell cat? I used to tow my boats with my Ford Lightning and my Harley edition f150 both super charged and built. I had to run at least a 96 octane mix to keep them from tip in throttle detonation. You could hear the detonation under that load otherwise. Although I was 17 lbs boost it could be done but had to mix 93 pump gas 50/50 with 102. You might have to put in some adjustable coil over shocks too :p Also take the Nitto Drag radial advice. They work and you will have more fun rippin around town for sure :thumbsup:
In about 1973 I bought a 1969 Vette Daytona yellow that had a L88 in it , by had I mean I bought the car with out a motor in it;)
The guy owned a few restaurant's in the Buffalo area, those motors were built in the Tonawanda motor plant , The guy replaced it with a Pantera
That he forced me to drive, telling me how fast to take each corner at . He blew up the L88 .
https://youtu.be/dgHv010S3fQ
I'm from Tonawanda
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Are you seriously planning on towing the boat with the hell cat? I used to tow my boats with my Ford Lightning and my Harley edition f150 both super charged and built. I had to run at least a 96 octane mix to keep them from tip in throttle detonation. You could hear the detonation under that load otherwise. Although I was 17 lbs boost it could be done but had to mix 93 pump gas 50/50 with 102. You might have to put in some adjustable coil over shocks too :p Also take the Nitto Drag radial advice. They work and you will have more fun rippin around town for sure :thumbsup:
just kidding on the towing. i have a h2 pickup style hummer and Lisa daily driver of choice is a 2017 f250 crewcab diesel. after getting her a 2005 f250 i cant get her out off one. after 05 was a new 08,13,14, and now the 17. so we have local towing covered with my hummer any out of town i will ride in the Ford. ( ford is ok as long as my friends dont see me in one)
Attachment 401077 hummer looks like it was meant to tow it.
https://youtu.be/Y_4OdiH5TCM this is a 10 sec hellcat video.
My Dad's buddy got his Demon about a month ago
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Well now I have seen a 10 second hell cat. High 10 but a 10 at that :thumbsup: That rear end gear change in the video description is what did it. Not stock though :DQuote:
Originally Posted by davemvegas
Hotshot, maybe the humidity down there is killing their times?? Up here in Michigan we get some good D.A. in the spring and fall. Many, many stock cats with DRs hitting high 10s. They are rated at 707 crank, but everyone that has hit the dyno put down 640 to 660 on average. Maybe underrated crank horsepower or the trans is very efficient.... My guess is a little bit of both. There is lots of info on another forum but not sure I can link a car forum to this thread??
Ryno, Yes humidity is a nightmare here during the summer but in the winter most people here make personal bests. Dry cool air and sea level makes great HP. Its just hard to see those times when you do the numbers. That weight and HP is hard to make a pass in the 10's. Not saying it cant be done but i am scratching my head on it :D
Boosted engines are addictive, especially supercharged with no lag. Not trying to draw comparisons, but I have a fwd Buick with the supercharged 3800 v6, and it will destroy the tires if floored anywhere under 70 km/hr, and passing is effortless. Going to be hard to go back to an NA car after having all that torque!
Those Rivs and Ultras are nice, never saw one in a Regal.
I think the reason these 9 and 10 second cars run 11.20's in real life , must be the same reason 100+ mph boats go 92 out on the bay .... :eek:
Cept for at the track , everybody can see the scoreboards ... ;)
Just sayin ... :D
great vid, thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by CUDA
Mine is a Regal, stealthy grandpa car that has a steady diet of v-tecs and subies lolQuote:
Originally Posted by FMP
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Originally Posted by Chaz
Nothing slows things down more then an onboard GPS and or a timer display for sure....
Joe
Hoping to take my 4 door Charger sedan to the track this spring. Will most likely go to 18" wheels and Mickey Thompson Street R as that seems to be the ticket. The Nittos are good for daily driving but don't 60 foot nearly as good as the MTs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
Interesting to note is the 4 door Charger is only about 70 pounds more than the 2 door challenger, but has a higher top speed with better aero... a few bone stock charger cats went over 200 mph down in FL last fall at the space center run!
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Originally Posted by davemvegas
Congrats and welcome to MOPAR HI-PERF club. This is my wife's 2009 GEN.IV 600 HP Viper. Maybe we should meet at Capt. Hirams some time...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iyhB3FjMHoQuote:
Originally Posted by idvette