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Drag Race - 15' IS350 vs 15' Charger R/T

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Old 11-19-15, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by BOBFSPORT
Dodge Transmissions are AWFUL. I don't care what the numbers say, this is always the problem with any dodge I've driven.
Then you send it out to get rebuilt. Typically, once you get to a healthy hp level (600+ at the motor), you start rebuilding the tranny anyways.
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Old 11-19-15, 08:51 AM
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Something wrong with that SRT8. It lost to a 3IS We all know the 3IS is super slow
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Charger R/T is a 5.7L Hemi, which is only good for 350hp at the crank. That's a lot of displacement, a lot of weight, to only gain 35hp over the typically IS350. So this race is for the IS to lose.

However, don't start generalizing Dodge cars. Take that same IS350 and go against an SRT8 Challenger or Charger, a 6.4L with 470-485hp at the crank, and they will school you all day long for similar price.

Pick your V8s carefully when claiming victories. You'll always find one like mine, that next spring, will be putting 480hp to the ground Naturally Aspirated.
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