Sometime in the 90's an issue of Hot Rod magazine I have was talking about fuel injection and computer control and what was about to happen next.

They went on to say that FI and elaborate engine control will open more doors for horsepower.

They also added that the old hp tricks like high compression and better flowing heads were soon to be used by the manufacturers.

Hot Rod was right.

Go ahead, have a look at the compression ratio on your SRT or the Three Hundred. Guys complain about getting these old girls to run on 9.5 to 1 and some of the new engines are 11 to 1.

I have a 5.7 in a Ram and I know what you are talking about. You wouldn't think a pick-up truck would be fast, but it is. I used my 1/8th mile time and it converts to 14.98 in the 1/4. A 4700 pound four-wheel drive brick.