The SRT8 Challenger is pretty decent for having an automatic with 3.06 gears.
Interesting thing is that the 2009 Challenger R/T model will offer the TR6060 6 speed manual with a choice of 3.73 gears (with 18 inch wheels) or 3.91 gears (with 20 inch wheels). The 6 speed 5.7 liter is rated at 375 hp. With the manual and 3.73's the 09 R/T should be pretty close to the 2008 SRT8's performance, and most likely be able to run with S197's.
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07 Vista Blue GT Deluxe M5 3.55's, Brenspeed 87 tune, Steeda CAI,LCA's+UDP's, FRPP ceramic shorties, Bassani o/rx, Borla Stingers, Spydershaft, Hurst STS, 18 inch Fanblades with Nitto Redlines.
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Newer bodystyles always take these things though, it's a shame. Not taking away anything from the challenger srt-8, it's bad ass but it will take some good coin to take C6 Z's which the GT500 could do fairly cheaply.
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Fun Car-04 Mustang Mach 1-LM 2 cat-back, Mac o/r h-pipe, Steeda Tri-ax shifter, K&N hi-flow air filter, Diablo Tuner,
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Not to mention the deep pockets one will need justfor the initial purchase ofone of the6400-10,000 initial production models. $37,995? I don'tthink so.
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2005 Mustang GT/Manual/C&L Street CAI/Doug's 93 Race Tune
Maybe it rides better, but everything else they said was better was pure opinion.
And actually, the biggest blast they gave the Shelby was once again, a solid rear.
Germans and Italians ARE NOT BUYING this car...lol...we (90% of mustang owners) don't mind a solid rear.
This is why I don't even pick up magazines like MT anymore. It's all predetermined.
Ever see a comparo of Honda vs. Car X. Car X can be faster, cheaper, handle better and brake better and Honda will win because of a nicer interior. When comparing performance cars, interior is way down the list of concerns. What do you expect though, these guys are all in their 50s. Motortrend is a gay rag of a magazine.
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Steeda CAI&UDP/Bama Tune/FRPP 4.10
Steeda Sport Springs & HD Strut Mounts / D-Specs
2006 GT - 13.19@104.8 (60' 1.81)
Why does everyone bash a solid rear. That bugs the crap out of me. Solid rears with a good 3 link(the new S197s) can handle quite well and provide a lot of forward bite. The S197's in Grand Am racing have proven that, being faster around a road course than most of their competition(a lot of Porsches). I've heard it refered to as cave man suspension, or horse cairrage suspension. So what, the wheel is a cave man invention but we still use that. But it goes right to what you guys are saying, they're like "Oh, well this car has a solid rear and we don't like the interior, so car X that performs worse is a better performance car." It's just like all the Hemi nutswingers, they see a certain thing and automatically think good or ill. Hemi=good and solid rear=bad seem to be very common, despite the fact that modern non hemi chambers perform equally as well(without even getting back to the issue that Chrysler's Hemi isn't a real hemi chamber) or solid rear setups can cut corners and provide good traction. People look too much at names/numbers/things and not enough at results
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Who cares how much horsepower it has, all that matters is how fast it goes!
Best run 13.23 at 106.97mph with a 2.183 60'
Times from before tune and driver mod.
GT500 vs Challenger SRT8
