3/4 ton Yukon XL vs Charger SRT8
07-13-2008, 08:44 PM
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3/4 ton Yukon XL vs Charger SRT8 Before you call BS, I can hardly believe it either, but I couldn't stop laughing. Me, my dad, and my buddy were coming back from a parts run, and I was driving while munching on a moonpie. Suddenly, this lowered red Charger SRT8 with black wheels blurs by, around me to the right (only two lanes going our direction), and back in front of me before he's stopped by a red light. Me and Trevor (Silverado_13) are talking about the SRT8 at this point, and I decide I'm going to try to keep up with him for ***** and giggles.
So it's this toyota, the Charger, and me in the left lane, and some other people in the right. Light goes green and the Charger is right on the 'yota's tail until the lady driving pulls over into the right lane, and he guns it. The road is gently curving (the encounter was from point A to B on this map)
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...18797&t=h&z=16
and I nail it to keep up with him. He's on it full throttle by all accounts, and suddenly I slowly start to reel him in. At this point, the three of us were grinning or outright laughing, and I let up to about 80% throttle for a second to round the corner. As soon as I got back on the throttle, I slowly started pulling again. We went full throttle until the stoplight at the end of the map was in sight, at which point I had gotten the nose of the Yukon about even with his front quarter panel. The dude didn't even look at us, just tore a right onto Hwy 9, while we were waiting to go left. I finished my moonpie while I was waiting for the light.
Then we got back and we finished installing my PCM-based shift light, which works now, except for sometimes it'll blink when I am off the throttle completely and not on the brake or the clutch. Something in the settings on the tune, I think.
In all fairness, the Yukon has a CAI and a tune by me, it's a 6.0 with 4.10 gears. Weird, huh? Dunno what was up with this whole thing, but I laughed intermittently for about half an hour afterwards.
So it's this toyota, the Charger, and me in the left lane, and some other people in the right. Light goes green and the Charger is right on the 'yota's tail until the lady driving pulls over into the right lane, and he guns it. The road is gently curving (the encounter was from point A to B on this map)
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...18797&t=h&z=16
and I nail it to keep up with him. He's on it full throttle by all accounts, and suddenly I slowly start to reel him in. At this point, the three of us were grinning or outright laughing, and I let up to about 80% throttle for a second to round the corner. As soon as I got back on the throttle, I slowly started pulling again. We went full throttle until the stoplight at the end of the map was in sight, at which point I had gotten the nose of the Yukon about even with his front quarter panel. The dude didn't even look at us, just tore a right onto Hwy 9, while we were waiting to go left. I finished my moonpie while I was waiting for the light.
Then we got back and we finished installing my PCM-based shift light, which works now, except for sometimes it'll blink when I am off the throttle completely and not on the brake or the clutch. Something in the settings on the tune, I think.
In all fairness, the Yukon has a CAI and a tune by me, it's a 6.0 with 4.10 gears. Weird, huh? Dunno what was up with this whole thing, but I laughed intermittently for about half an hour afterwards.
07-13-2008, 09:23 PM
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Dude, those were some good f*cking moon-pies.
Mrbigjeep: Yes, it was an SRT8. Unless it was a 3.5L clone which I HIGHLY doubt, it had the hood scoop, the front fascia, the rear bumper, the spoiler, the badges, and it was lowered. It also sounded pretty healthy.
Rico, I'm post-processing the photos that I took earlier of your car, I'll email them in a little bit. Also, what time are y'all leaving tomorrow to head down to Summit and are you going over to Austin's to do a compression test?
Mrbigjeep: Yes, it was an SRT8. Unless it was a 3.5L clone which I HIGHLY doubt, it had the hood scoop, the front fascia, the rear bumper, the spoiler, the badges, and it was lowered. It also sounded pretty healthy.
Rico, I'm post-processing the photos that I took earlier of your car, I'll email them in a little bit. Also, what time are y'all leaving tomorrow to head down to Summit and are you going over to Austin's to do a compression test?
07-13-2008, 09:49 PM
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Dude, those were some good f*cking moon-pies.
Mrbigjeep: Yes, it was an SRT8. Unless it was a 3.5L clone which I HIGHLY doubt, it had the hood scoop, the front fascia, the rear bumper, the spoiler, the badges, and it was lowered. It also sounded pretty healthy.
Rico, I'm post-processing the photos that I took earlier of your car, I'll email them in a little bit. Also, what time are y'all leaving tomorrow to head down to Summit and are you going over to Austin's to do a compression test?
Mrbigjeep: Yes, it was an SRT8. Unless it was a 3.5L clone which I HIGHLY doubt, it had the hood scoop, the front fascia, the rear bumper, the spoiler, the badges, and it was lowered. It also sounded pretty healthy.
Rico, I'm post-processing the photos that I took earlier of your car, I'll email them in a little bit. Also, what time are y'all leaving tomorrow to head down to Summit and are you going over to Austin's to do a compression test?
I dunno. I have to take my bro to football practice around 4, then I have to get to Austin's w/ the leak down test equipment, then drive to summit. That could be three hours of driving, more if I'm caught in rush hour. No idea how it'll work out. Not even sure what time the show at Summit starts. Seven or eight, I thought.
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No offense, but either it was a V6 clone like you said or he didn't put the petal to the floor lol. Honestly a yukon with those mods would be lucky to break 14s and an SRT8 is running high 12s/low 13s stock with way better top end so I also don't get how you guys started pulling on him. That being said it sounds like you guys had fun.
How much does that yukon weigh, and I didn't realize it was the 367 hp 6L, I guess with the mods you mentioned along with that 6L you have you could be running close to an R/T.
How much does that yukon weigh, and I didn't realize it was the 367 hp 6L, I guess with the mods you mentioned along with that 6L you have you could be running close to an R/T.
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I dunno. I have to take my bro to football practice around 4, then I have to get to Austin's w/ the leak down test equipment, then drive to summit. That could be three hours of driving, more if I'm caught in rush hour. No idea how it'll work out. Not even sure what time the show at Summit starts. Seven or eight, I thought.
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No offense, but either it was a V6 clone like you said or he didn't put the petal to the floor lol. Honestly a yukon with those mods would be lucky to break 14s and an SRT8 is running high 12s/low 13s stock with way better top end so I also don't get how you guys started pulling on him. That being said it sounds like you guys had fun.
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I never said that. I'm not sure what happened with the Charger today. It was quite funny though and I'm still laughing over the encounter. All I know is that IFRYRCE put a few lenghts on a stock Charger SRT8 a couple months ago. Don't put words in my mouth.
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07-13-2008, 11:52 PM
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Yeah, from 60 to 90 I put a length and a half on a brand-new dealer-plated SRT8 Charger when it came out. Given, he probably wasn't broken in yet. Similar, I put about 2-3 lengths on our STS-V when we had it, and that STS-V pulled 6-8 on a Charger RT from 75-140. Unfortunatly, they're heavy pigs -- comparable to many SUVs.
My best time is like 13.1, but my best MPH is 116.
EDIT: And like I said, I don't really think it was an SRT8 just by speed, but it was a damn good clone. However, I'm pretty sure if it was a V6, the Yukon would have put lengths on it. I'm guessing RT.
No idea if he's bringing the Z06. I want to drive that damn Turbo X already.
My best time is like 13.1, but my best MPH is 116.
EDIT: And like I said, I don't really think it was an SRT8 just by speed, but it was a damn good clone. However, I'm pretty sure if it was a V6, the Yukon would have put lengths on it. I'm guessing RT.
No idea if he's bringing the Z06. I want to drive that damn Turbo X already.
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07-14-2008, 01:27 PM
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there was a thread a while back about the srt8's (ls1 vs. srt8) and many people posted up about there stock or near stock ls1's against the srt8 and it seemed like all races were within a car or half a car (with the ls1 pulling the half car or so)
