Re: We ran hot laps
[Re: amxautox]
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06/29/12 12:32 PM
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PM me with any questions.
I did an after flight health check on the charger this morning. All is well, no surprises underneath, the brake cooling worked fantastic, the pads on the front were only 1/2 used. The front rotors show wear, but nice and even.
According to the "hot laps" driver, the brakes never showed fade even when the instructor was having him push the car hard, hitting 120 mph on the back straight every lap. Remember large fat heavy car. So much for huge brakes being needed...
A good number of new mustangs were flogged, they were very fast and fun, not overweight, large and bulky like a challenger... have you driven a ford lately?
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Re: We ran hot laps
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06/29/12 03:29 PM
06/29/12 03:29 PM
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I have a new 5.0 Mustang and have to say that it would be very hard to build something old school that would put down a better lap time then it. Guys are running into the 11's at the drag strip with very near stock Boss cars and they are even better out on a road course.
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel
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Re: We ran hot laps
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07/01/12 04:08 PM
07/01/12 04:08 PM
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This hemi Challenger showed up and ran well, but the charger was....faster
As the owner of the Challenger I do distinctly remember catching up to the Charger at least once...
Haha Thanks for the pics! I didn't have any of my own car.
Any mods to your 5.7 Challenger R/T?
What trans?
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Re: We ran hot laps
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07/01/12 06:57 PM
07/01/12 06:57 PM
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Thanks! Yours is pretty cool too. I toyed with the name Frankenchallenger because that's what it is, but I've been JHC around my friends for years.
Autoxcuda, The only mod I did was a homemade cat back exhaust that didn't do much but create drone. Otherwise it was showroom stock with only 4,000 miles on it. It does have the Super Track Pack and paddle shifters (auto) so that helped.
Yes I own a 1972 Dodge Challenger Convertible T/A S/E with a 440 Six Pak. Can it get any more wrong?
2012 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Blackberry Pearl.
2001 Jeep Wrangler locked, lifted and lighted.
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Re: We ran hot laps
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07/02/12 06:58 AM
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Black n blue's owner is working way too hard to post but i am sure he is lurking... There is an August driving event sponsored by Phoenix CMR. No other tracks are run as "Thunder Road" is the best high speed road course in the country. As for a faster large fat charger a new rear assembly and transmission/converter are in the works. We need a smaller converter and a trans that downshifts under part throttle and shifts at 5500 rpm. Jesus in the black challenger drove very well...
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