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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 04:59 PM
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Talking Blew past a Hemi......

Chrysler 300 that is with 345 hp. He was at the light and I was in the left hand lane with one car in front of me. As soon as the light turned green he took off real fast, I had to wait until I had room to pass the car in front of me which I did, caught up to the 300 passed him at about 70 and put three carlenghts before shutting it down for the next light. When I passed him you could hear him winding it out but it just wasn't enough for the L. I must say the 300 is really a nice looking car.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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That 345 hp translates to something like 265 hp at the wheels...
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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Heck yeah!! A Dodge kill is always a good one.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:16 PM
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The SRT 8 version of that car to be released shortly will have a 6.1litre HEMI rated at 420hp. That one might be more of a challenge.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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Originally posted by LightningGuy
That 345 hp translates to something like 265 hp at the wheels...
LightningGuy, are you serious? Do they have that much drivetrain loss in their trannies?
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:43 PM
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LightningGuy, are you serious? Do they have that much drivetrain loss in their trannies?
Yeah those Mercedes 5 speed state-of-the-art E Class transmission are real power robers...

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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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Originally posted by TrackBeast
The SRT 8 version of that car to be released shortly will have a 6.1litre HEMI rated at 420hp. That one might be more of a challenge.
425 HP but whose counting?

That will more than likely be my next vehicle.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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Originally posted by TrackBeast
Yeah those Mercedes 5 speed state-of-the-art E Class transmission are real power robers...

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Ah, let THAT be the reason.............

There's one in the parking lot at work, but dont know if its the Hemi or not. Sharp looking sedan. The other late-model pimp mobile is a 2003 Marauder (black) that is driven by a 40-something lady. Theres always a baby seat setup in back - makes me grin each time I walk by it into the office.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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Originally posted by TrackBeast
Yeah those Mercedes 5 speed state-of-the-art E Class transmission are real power robers...

TB
Sorry, my numbers were for the Hemi Ram. What does the 300 put down at the wheels?
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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Sorry, my numbers were for the Hemi Ram. What does the 300 put down at the wheels?
Haven't really seen any dyno #s but I've been poking around on some Dodge/Chrylser forums and have seen some 13.9s posted from stock 300Cs (current 340 / 390 Hemi).

That's why the SRT-8 has really got my interest peaked.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 07:47 PM
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Haven't really seen any dyno #s but I've been poking around on some Dodge/Chrylser forums and have seen some 13.9s posted from stock 300Cs (current 340 / 390 Hemi).

That's why the SRT-8 has really got my interest peaked.

13.9! Then what the hell is my truck running if I could easily beat him, now my curiosity is peaked. I really need to go to the track to see what my truck is capable of.

 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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Blew past a Hemi......

funny you should mention, cuz yesterday a hemi blew past me
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of course it was a blown 1970 charger with a 426 so i dint feel so bad
 
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Old Aug 30, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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Nice sig...

Where's Mr. Skelton?
 
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 02:17 PM
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Preliminary performance targets for the 300C SRT-8 are 0-60 mph in the low 5-second range and quarter-mile time in the high13-second range.
seems the 340hp 300 and the 425hp 300 SRT8 have the same 1/4 times
 
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Old Aug 31, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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Originally posted by Redlightn 02
13.9! Then what the hell is my truck running if I could easily beat him, now my curiosity is peaked. I really need to go to the track to see what my truck is capable of.

I would say you may run low 13s in good air. The only mods you have that may net you some power are the K&N/"ram air" setup...
 
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