Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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03/21/16 09:30 PM
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pittsburghracer
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He bought the six speed one and man that thing is a handful. I saw 10psi of boost on it, and what an integration with the computer system...I really like what they did with that power plant, and I really thinking of putting one in my 70 Cuda....Best of both worlds. We will see how the 605 works out first I guess.
I saw the Roadkill episode where they stuck one in a 68 Charger and then ran it against the Gas-monkey Garage 67 Dart....5.81 in the 1/8th that Dart went! I think I read somewhere that the distance they raced on was not an 1/8 mile. It was shorter
1970 Duster
Edelbrock headed 408
5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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03/22/16 11:32 PM
03/22/16 11:32 PM
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Tulsa OK
Bad340fish
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I had the pleasure to drive one but I didn't get to beat on it to hard. It had 37 miles on it lol. I did roll into the throttle pretty hard getting on the highway and you could tell it was all business. I am hoping I will get another round in it soon now that it has some miles on it.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: 52savoy]
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04/03/16 05:03 PM
04/03/16 05:03 PM
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Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY
Dragula
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I considered trading my Scat Pack in last week on a white 6speed HC but I don't want another stick shift car. I did sit in it though. The one I road in was the manual, and was a lot of fun. My last two diesel trucks were manual, and it grows on you I guess. I am not sure which route I would go, either would be fine. I was thinking how nice it would be to ditch my Cuda and get one.....But I would miss the old temper mental noisy thing always leaking somthing and breaking down.
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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05/09/16 03:37 AM
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Gilroy,CA.
mopardude318
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It would have to be manual. That is all.
408 Stroker 533 HP 520 FT LBS...........................1970 Dart RMS AlterKation
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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05/09/16 11:28 AM
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72Swinger
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I'm a manual Guy, but Hellcats and that 8spd are worth .50 in strip times. Drive one of those A8 cars before buying a 6spd, trust me.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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05/28/16 06:05 AM
05/28/16 06:05 AM
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poplar bluff mo.
toplescuda
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If your gonna take it to the drag strip only. Buy a auto. If ya want to have some fun banging gears stop n go traffic. Buy a stick
1970 barracuda convert. 1 of 59
1970 pro street A.A.R. clone (panther pink)
1971 charger
2015 hellcat challenger. Redline red
2014 quad cab 4x4 ram 8 speed hemi
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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06/01/16 12:23 AM
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383man
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Friend of mine has a Hellcat Challenger with the 8 speed auto. He said he put an aluminum driveshaft in it and drag radials and ran a best so far of 10.91 @ 127 I believe. Ron
Last edited by 383man; 06/01/16 12:23 AM.
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
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06/01/16 12:42 AM
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Tulsa OK
Bad340fish
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A guy I know Locally has one with the auto. On slicks it runs 10.80s like clock work. He has beat the daylights out of that car, its been to the road course a few times, lots and lots of dragstrip passes. I think he has also done a standing mile event with it but I can't remember.
He recently changed the gears to a 3.09(I think) and it has been 10.60s.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: Took a ride in a Hellcat Yesterday!
[Re: Dragula]
#2089632
06/10/16 01:47 PM
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Saint Peters, MO
Brian
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In the latest issues of Car & Driver, they filled the take of a 8-speed auto Hellcat Challenger and made 83 hot laps at the track that they rented till they ran out of gas!
Can you say durability!
1971 6.1 Gen III Hemi Duster
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