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Originally Posted by Iron
They seemed happy with the Charger, calling it's acceleration fluid and seamless, which could double as mental therapy, and commenting on it's "intoxicating" raspy rumble. When I read on though I was somewhat surprised to see their 13.5 quarter mile @106.3, versus the GTO's 13.3 @105.9. I've seen many boasting their Charger to run at 12.7(and even 12.6) bone stock with nothing done to it, I know that conditions are never exactly the same for tests but...0.8 is a nice chunk of time, and the GTO got a 13.3 with a "sluggish shifter", so the conditions couldn't have been that bad traction wise. Could someone let me know whats up?
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Are you sure about guys boasting that their stock Chargers w/ the 5.7 HEMI are putting out 12.6-12.7? That's impossible, that's only 0.6 seconds slower than the Dodge Viper. I have the same issue, got it in the mail a month ago, and I read that article. The times of the SRT-8 are accurate. Case in point, I know a buddy of mine that has a Chrysler 300C w/ the HEMI, same as the Charger, and he ran a 14.1, bone stock. The fact of the matter is that you compare the GTO, it weighs in at about 3700 lb. and the Charger is porked up to 4200 lb., a significant weight difference. Plus, the Charger has an automatic transmission compared to the GTOs manual, an auto will always weigh more than a manual and acceleration will suffer slightly due to the weight aspect. The traction issue was not a problem, at least it would appear in this article, the fact of the matter is the weight between the two vehicles. Back to what I was mentioning about those guys who boast 12.6 in a stock HEMI are full of it & trying to blow smoke. I am a loyal Dodge fan, but you can't lie when it comes to physics. If you find anyone who owns a stock Charger and can run mid 12s, you let me know b/c I don't believe it for one second, that's impossible. If a 425 HP 6.1 HEMI runs mid 13s, with 75 more HP, it's no way possible for a 350 HP HEMI to runs 12s BONE STOCK.