DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
#335772
06/02/09 12:07 AM
06/02/09 12:07 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,880 USA
Ron Silva
OP
top fuel
|
OP
top fuel
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,880
USA
|
Some of you may know I bought a new 09 SRT8 Every Option 6 Speed Challenger. I saved my money from the very day I saw the first concept at MATS several years ago and then I paid cash for that car. Anyhow, that car was BITCHEN. It ruled the freeway and I loved the Navigation and the sunroof and I loved the sound going through the gears etc...
BUT: It had extremely bad wheel hop and it also TOTALLY let me down at the track. Basically it was a dog. I have talked to a couple people that are "in the know" and they told me those cars are "all over the place". Performance wise. Needless to say I could not get a good start because of the wheel hop issue, but regardless, it only would run 101 MPH at Fontana. And, that was with the air filter out. At Irwindale it picked up 2 MPH in the 1/8th removing the filter. So I suspect at Fontana, totally stock with the filter in it might have only run 99MPH?? SHEESH! Sure it probably would pick up a couple MPH if I could get a better launch, but it is NEVER going to be 108MPH where it should be or even close. Me and Sloan talked about it in depth and he even asked the Guys over at Westech for me and no one could offer a solution. You can't just take it to the dealer and say "it only ran 101 in the quarter with the air filter removed. Something's wrong".
Needless to say, I SOLD the car after 4 months and 5700 miles of driving it every day. Lost $9500. I could not deal with it, so it had to go.......
Here is the BIGGEST [Edited by Moparts - Keep it clean] I have. I want to get another one. But I have no way of figuring out how to make sure I get a good one. Buy a used one that you know a Guy had been racing it? Do you think a dealer would guarantee the car's performance?
SRT DEMON ONE SEAT
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
[Re: Ron Silva]
#335774
06/02/09 12:10 AM
06/02/09 12:10 AM
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
i have heard the R/T's are actually better than the SRT's performance wise. Casey
|
|
|
Post deleted by Defbob
[Re: ChrisJohnston669]
#335776
06/02/09 12:25 AM
06/02/09 12:25 AM
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
#335777
06/02/09 12:30 AM
06/02/09 12:30 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington
Triple Threat
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 6,266
Renton Washington
|
There does seem to be great disparity between what some of the SRT8's run compared to the others. I've been racing with a group of late model LX guys recently and some of the cars run hard, while others don't. If i was in the market i'd be looking at an R/T, but i wish you could get the nicer SRT seats as an option.
-Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
#335778
06/02/09 12:35 AM
06/02/09 12:35 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,880 USA
Ron Silva
OP
top fuel
|
OP
top fuel
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,880
USA
|
It's strange, but I had NO interest in throwing mods at that car "just to get it to run what it should". Plus I had the car and already paid good money for it. I was not going to spend a lot more $$ on it modding it. It was not intended to race. It was my daily driver. I have the Valiant to race. It was just a MAJOR dissapointment when I took it to the track.
I also posted this because I think you Guys should know what is going on. There is a good percentage of dogs out there in the Challenger world.
I get darn near every magazine there is and I saw lots of articles. Every magazine tested SRT8 Ran 108 or 109, did not matter if it was an auto or 6 Speed. I think Dodge supplied some ringers. Very few (if any) regular production cars have run that dead stock that I have seen. Of course I don't know everything, I guess........
SRT DEMON ONE SEAT
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
[Re: Ron Silva]
#335779
06/02/09 12:47 AM
06/02/09 12:47 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 771 Btween a rock and a hard place
moparlulu
super stock
|
super stock
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 771
Btween a rock and a hard place
|
Quote:
It's strange, but I had NO interest in throwing mods at that car "just to get it to run what it should". Plus I had the car and already paid good money for it. I was not going to spend a lot more $$ on it modding it. It was not intended to race. It was my daily driver. I have the Valiant to race. It was just a MAJOR dissapointment when I took it to the track.
I also posted this because I think you Guys should know what is going on. There is a good percentage of dogs out there in the Challenger world.
I get darn near every magazine there is and I saw lots of articles. Every magazine tested SRT8 Ran 108 or 109, did not matter if it was an auto or 6 Speed. I think Dodge supplied some ringers. Very few (if any) regular production cars have run that dead stock that I have seen. Of course I don't know everything, I guess........
I ran into the same with our 04 srt4 best pass was a 14.40 @ 96 I think. Granted, we run at 5 to 5500 corrected most of the time, But come on!
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
[Re: smokinwoody]
#335784
06/02/09 06:51 AM
06/02/09 06:51 AM
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 6,446 NJ-USA
HPMike
master
|
master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 6,446
NJ-USA
|
Quote:
its a heavy car...
I think that is the primary problem....
Me, personally, would have accepted the "Challenge" and found the power and/or corrected the faults needed to get it where it should be and then some. It's not magic. But I am sympathetic to your sutuation, however.
MB
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
[Re: Dodgetony]
#335787
06/02/09 07:41 AM
06/02/09 07:41 AM
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 9,225 Charleston
sixpackgut
Drag Week Mod Champion
|
Drag Week Mod Champion
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 9,225
Charleston
|
That really sucks, is there a difference between cali cars and non? can the computer read a lower grade fuel in cali and pull timing?
i have also heard the 5.7 are faster, how embarrasing
Gen 3 power 6.22@110, 9.85@135 Follow @g3hemiswap on instagram
performance only racing, CRT, ultimate converter, superior design concepts, ThumperCarbs
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
[Re: sixpackgut]
#335788
06/02/09 09:04 AM
06/02/09 09:04 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 810 Sidney Ohio
9SecRoadRunner
super stock
|
super stock
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 810
Sidney Ohio
|
most likely the magazines are using "corrected" times in print so you cant really go by that
You Thinking It's So Doesn't Make It a Fact
|
|
|
Re: DODGE let me down........CHALLENGER. Kinda LONG. Sorry
[Re: Ron Silva]
#335789
06/02/09 09:25 AM
06/02/09 09:25 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 189 long island new york
kingdust
member
|
member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 189
long island new york
|
Did you figure out what those numbers would be at sea level?(Corrected altitude) my friend ran a 13.2 with a bone stock 5.7 auto.at e town. I seen some 6.1s running high 12s with just drag radials.I think if you worked on your launch with some drag radials you could have done better.then again it could have been 1 of those cars built on a friday night or monday morning if you know what I mean! My 07 charger r/t runs 14.0 at 100 with my wife driving. If you buy another, get a 5.7, it'll probably run just as fast and you can save a few bucks this time. Good luck.
LIFE IS A LESSON,YOU LEARN IT WHEN YOUR THROUGH!
|
|
|
|
|