Finally hit the 10's with the Charger
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10/18/12 01:19 AM
10/18/12 01:19 AM
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We had a track outing last thursday at Atco, NJ and I felt it went real well. A little background on my Charger. This is my new engine with specs: 68 440 block machined and finished .030" , line honed, and decked to yield .000 " deck ht. 440 source 4.25 stroke, kit. with 2.2 journals. Edelbrock Performer RPM heads milled to 81 to give me 10.4 actual measured compr. I cleaned up the bowls, guides, and opened up pinch area and gasket matched heads, polished chambers. Comp Cams custom Solid Flat tappet, 648" @ 272 at .050 ex., 640" @ 268 at .050. (sorry, just corrected dur. specs 10/19/2012) the Lift is with 1.6 rockers. Harland Sharpes rockers. Victor 440 Intake gasket matched and smoothed at inlet. Holley Hp 950 carb jetted at track for open headers. Hooker 2" super comps with collector extensions. Tremec Tko 600 5speed transmission Dana 60 4.30 with Caltracs and adj. shocks M/T ET Drags 11.0 28 15 On pro stars Car weight with me in seat is 4080 lbs. Best time so far was 10.97 @ 126 with a 1.465 60 ft. I know the et should be alot better with the 126, but I just can't seem to powershift this tranny at high rpm. I have read that this is an issue with this tranny? not makin excuses, just stating. What do you all think about the combo and time ran with this car weight.? I run only pump gas 93 octane. Here is a link to a picture and vid: video Thanks for any comments, Greg.
Last edited by Chargerfan68; 10/19/12 09:35 PM.
1.50 60Ft. , 10.75@ 127MPH Hauling 3900 LBS.
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Re: Finally hit the 10's with the Charger
[Re: Thumperdart]
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10/18/12 04:39 AM
10/18/12 04:39 AM
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Nice pic.. I think your car 60ft's good for that weight. From what i've seen, manual trans cars do seem to mph well. As regards the trans, there's people on here, that i'm sure could give you the answers you're looking for. congrats on the 10, it's the one i chased for a few years and it's very rewarding when you do it. Mick ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beer.gif)
69 Dart GTS 440 mopar .590 cam, Edelbrock heads, 3200# best et 6.45, 106.78, 10.14, 132.88 mph, 1.47 60ft best 60ft 1.36
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Re: Finally hit the 10's with the Charger
[Re: deaks]
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10/18/12 05:45 AM
10/18/12 05:45 AM
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Can you powershift 2nd even? On my t56 I can powershift 1-4 if I'm on my game if I'm not I have to let off during the 2-3 shift. Very nice you got a ten with that setup regardless.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: Finally hit the 10's with the Charger
[Re: 72Swinger]
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10/18/12 06:41 AM
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Nice car and combo I love it!! Nothing wrong with that carb in my book, ran almost the same numbers as my 1050 dominator on same day back to back tests with jetting on a 9 second car, and the 950 was snappier on the street. Beautiful Charger you should be proud! ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbs.gif)
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: Finally hit the 10's with the Charger
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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10/18/12 05:59 PM
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Nice charger man! That thing is flying in my opinion, you should be proud!
As for the trans, no you are not making excuses- high rpm shifting issues are common with the TKO's. A friend of mine has a TKO500 in his vette, and at the track, shifting higher than 6200 was like hitting a wall. He called up Libtery, and they sold him a kit of parts (I believe it was a couple of carbon fiber lined synchros, bronze shift cup, and something for the shift rails I believe..) and he installed it all himself...He has driven it since, although not at the track, and he says it goes into gear at high rpms ALOT easier...TKO's are known for this problem, and any of the guys who deal with them (Liberty, Hanlon, etc.) can fix you up with the parts you need, or if you need them to install it, the service as well. When you call just tell what it is you need (the stuff for the TKO to shift higher)...just be careful with sending stuff to Liberty, as I hear you may not see it back for a while
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