Edmunds Full-Test & Video - Dodge Challenger SRT8
05-10-2008, 02:40 PM
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Just a sidenote:
Why doesn't Mopar actually use a true HEMI anymore? They are still a very power efficient head design. I would think a modernized version with today's technology would be able to get better mpg than the 426 did and still get gobs more power.
Or is it because they aren't as bullet proof as old school motors?
Why doesn't Mopar actually use a true HEMI anymore? They are still a very power efficient head design. I would think a modernized version with today's technology would be able to get better mpg than the 426 did and still get gobs more power.
Or is it because they aren't as bullet proof as old school motors?
05-10-2008, 03:41 PM
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That's what these engines are. HEMI is a Chrysler brand name like MAGNUM or Viper or Jeep. The name is derived from the head design that debuted on a V8 they made in the 1950s but the public knows it stands for high horsepower Chrysler V8s. As it should.
05-10-2008, 03:43 PM
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Why wouldn't you bring these to the track? People race virtually everything from motorcycles to diesel pickups down at Firebird and Speedworld here. There's also a few SRT8s here (that weigh more) that run 11s as well.
05-10-2008, 06:14 PM
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And this is larger, heavier car with a whole lot more equipment, a rigid unibody chassis, fully independent suspension and monocoque body structure. It's extremely impressive it runs as fast as lighter cars out of the box. It also looks damn good doing it.
Why wouldn't you bring these to the track? People race virtually everything from motorcycles to diesel pickups down at Firebird and Speedworld here. There's also a few SRT8s here (that weigh more) that run 11s as well.
Why wouldn't you bring these to the track? People race virtually everything from motorcycles to diesel pickups down at Firebird and Speedworld here. There's also a few SRT8s here (that weigh more) that run 11s as well.
