Charger vs. Superbee

[xXxRocker5150]

Okay, so I've got a 70 charger R/T with a 440 in my garage and when I told my friend he started talking about how the superbee was a better car, and I think he's full of it. What it comes down to I think is the engine size, and the driver... I need everyones thoughts on this one... thanks!

[71Cnet]

i agree. if you had a super bee and a 383 charger equaly equipped with the same four barrel, intake, ect. it would come down to the driver. if you didnt know almost all super bees come with 383's except the 69 1/2 which had a 440 6 pack. either way it all depends on drive train and the driver.

[BleedDodge]

You could get sixpacks since 1969.5 all the way up to 1971. The cars are built on the same frame, weigh just about the same, and are basically the same car except for some bodylines.

I think the bees look meaner, I like them more.

[71Cnet]

i didnt think that the superbee continued with the 6 pack option after 69.

[integraboy_2007]

I'd have to say the charger unless the super bee had the 440 6 pack

[SamBlob]

Info on the Coronet Super Bee is available at http://www.allpar.com/model/roadrunner.html

The Super Bee was basically a Dodge Coronet version of the Belvedere-based Plymouth Road Runner.

Both are cool, but the only way it'd perform better is if it has a 440 Six-Pack and yours has a 440 Magnum. If they both have Magnums or if they both have Six-Packs, it'd be about the same, unless the Charger weighs less or has less frontal area.

[xXxRocker5150]

Nah, no 6 pack, but we're prolly gonna try and put a HEMI in it ne ways, like one of the new ones straight outa mopar's catalog that's got like 400 or 500 HP I Think?

[SamBlob]

I think Mopar now has Hemi heads available that will fit 440 blocks, but I'm not sure...

[Danmc77]

The Charger is heavier than the Superbee, but they are basically the same thing. Who cares? They're both Mopar. What's important is that they beat any Ford or Chevy.

By the way, they did offer 440-six pack option after '69. They just didn't offer the lift-off hood.

[xXxRocker5150]

Originally Posted by Danmc77

The Charger is heavier than the Superbee, but they are basically the same thing. Who cares? They're both Mopar. What's important is that they beat any Ford or Chevy.

By the way, they did offer 440-six pack option after '69. They just didn't offer the lift-off hood.

Yea, I hear that, I mean the only reason I was posting was b/c of my dumbass friend who didn't belive me, all I wanted was some support from the experts, that's all!

[72charger440]

personally i thin charger but of course i have one (1972 fire red) but if they were equally equiped it would be up to the drivers

[sk8rpinoi340]

I personally think that a superbee is better, I don't have any proof of this, but I think Mopar made the GTX and the Superbee High Profile cars, but I also agree that you can make anything better, all you need is a little elbow grease. But you what I don't understand. If a GTX and a Superbee are Mopars high profile cars, why did they model them after a Satellite and a Coronet. Those where the low profile cars. And also A 70 superbee don't look too great, I think they should of stuck with 69 look.

[sk8rpinoi340]

And yeah they did offer the 6 pack option in 69, in fact most 69 superbees seem to have them.

[sk8rpinoi340]

Originally Posted by SamBlob

I think Mopar now has Hemi heads available that will fit 440 blocks, but I'm not sure...

Yeah, a company tried to do it, but the cost of making hemispherical heads that fit a 440 vs a 426 Hemi, and vs their output weren't to great. Basically it cost more to have just a little more horse power. So people just rather bought a crate hemi and modified that.

[fredjacksonsan]

Superbee would have an aerodynamic advantage over 100mph. After all, it was made as a producation vehicle so Mopars could RULE Nastycar.