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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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Was getting gas at the hess station across the street from the Winter Garden Village and this brand new black challenger pulls up... I do the looks good nod, and he just looks at my car like its a piece of **** and gives me a dirty look. lol mind u it didn't help pulling out of the gas station and the cam surging trying to die. haha. anyway. anyone run one of these yet?
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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I just got my car on the road this week and it looks like a total beater. Was driving past Greenway Ford and a guy pulled out in a new one. I got stopped at the light right near 417 tons of cars in front of us and I can't even run it hard til I get my tune finished. He left a space next to me and stopped at about my rear bumper. I think he was scared.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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lol, doesn't sound like my guy... haha.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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well it has like 425 hp and weighting 4,170 lbs, also only in automatic,

stock ss weight is 3403 lbs and with a few good mods we should have about 350-370. (for us without a fat *** cam!)

Then again people always say it all has to do with the driver... but if we do run it i think we should win
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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raced one already they are dogs. very very heavy slow dogs
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 07:35 AM
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I was about to say slow. You would beat it by a country mile if you could hook up in 1st 2nd or 3rd
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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Now that my 9" is in I can't wait to catch one of these at a stoplight
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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yea but what about the rt8 challenger or is that the same car
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Rt Challenger is slower, has the 5.7 Hemi, SRT has the 425 6.1
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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they still don't stand chance agaisnt a moded f-body.
The new comcept challenger is going to be bad, It has a viper motor in it. So it will have a better chance than these.

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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by RsSean
they still don't stand chance agaisnt a moded f-body.
The new comcept challenger is going to be bad, It has a viper motor in it. So it will have a better chance than these.
it's a concept not a production car

they way gas prices are and this whole merger with GM, i highly doubt it will make it into production.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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I was at the track last fri and there was a SRT8 Challerger there. The best it did all night was 13.8 or so. I am no dodge expert but I think they have a big tourq managment problems.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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I haven't even looked yet but, I need to go look for some youtube videos of people racing challengers. I haven't even heard one running yet, just seen them from a distance a few times.. (in the rear view... haha.. j/k). I think its a nice looking car so, if it is on the slow side, thats a shame. A SRT10 challenger would be pretty sweet. Need to make a baracuda with the srt10 instead though.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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i saw a srt8 orange challenger a few days ago on the highway but he didnt want to play. they look bad as hell but dont think they are that quick
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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This is a related question but for the 2010 or 2011 whatever Camaro SS what are we looking at for those? I believe an ls3 is gonna be in it. But with a few mods should our F-body's be able to win?

Should i have just started a new form question lol.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Just ran into a blue one on the road yesterday in altamonte, i stopped back from the car infront of me so I could see it, talked for a minute cool guy. other one Ive seen is orange at the track running some humiliating times lol

Matt- was this black one a SRT-8? A neighbor down the street had someone over probally 4-5months ago with a Black SRT-8 one. First one I had ever seen.
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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kc it was a silver or gray srt-8 one. you ran one yet?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 06:39 PM
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Matt, I flat destroyed a Red one on I4 the other day.

He was not happy. I think I sucked his girl out of the passenger window as I went by.

I hate that Hess station...the computers are always effed up, or they're out of gas. It's so close to my house, though.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 06:09 AM
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Yeah i agree, that hess is whack.... haha about sucking his girl out the window!! lol
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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Finally saw a local one in Ocala yesterday. it was Black... He was going the opposite way and i was running late to the gym anyways.. hope too see him again and get a decent run in.. i don't know if it was an srt or just rt or whatever traffic was moving by and couldn't catch a badge but he did have paper plates..
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