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Jeez, I haven't been to the track since June 2008 so it felt like AGES!
I wanted to take my 96 Trans Am but this was the first time wearing a helmet since the spinal surgery - as I later found out, it caused neck pain so no more racing for a while.... or if I race a car it will be slow ;)
It was extremely hot and humid out - temp's in the mid 80's and humidity.... well, I don't know the % but it has been raining here for the past 2 or 3 weeks.
So 2009 Dodge Challenger V6 rental car
I didn't change tire pressure, I usually kept the hood closed between runs, I left a bunch of stuff in the trunk, and had about 1/8 of a tank of gas.
So, no burn out, just went to the line and a 1500 rpm launch
60......2.398
330.....6.769
1/8.....10.353
mph....68.45
1000...13.425
1/4.....16.001
mp......87.78
So, no burn outagain , just went to the line and a 1500 rpm launch
60......2.362
330.....6.701
1/8.....10.265
mph....69.13
1000...13.319
1/4.....15.883
mp......88.2578
So, no burn out again , just went to the line and a close to 2000 rpm launch
60......2.362
330.....6.669
1/8.....10.211
mph....69.22
1000...13.250
1/4.....15.799
mp......88.64
So, a little squeal of the tires for a burn out, just went to the line and a close to 2000 rpm launch
60......2.368
330.....6.674
1/8.....10.217
mph....69.49
1000...13.254
1/4.....15.800
mp......88.71
Englishtown only let me make 4 passes. My last pass was made at 8:32 PM. The sun was going down and the cool weather was approaching.
I figure, if I was motivated and played with tire pressure, had the car empty, had a cool and dry night mid 15's are a definate - low 15's are a stretch.
Now, here is the kicker!
I put the car on the scale.
With me in it, (race weight) 3860 lbs
Without me, 3630 lbs
I had read that challenger's were tank's with their weight. At first, I thought the scale was wrong so I spoke with one of the tech's, we zero'ed out the scale and redid it and same weight?!?!?
I know that the R/T will be heavier due to V8, bigger suspension bits etc but I was shocked.
This car weighs similar to my v6 f body when it was stock. This car runs as quick as my slightly modified v6 f body.
Now I just gotta get my wife to buy me an R/T ;)
I had two buddies there with me:
2009 BMW 335XI (twin turbo AWD) - he went a best of 14.3
2009 G8 GT (intake, azle back, tuning) - he went a best of 13.5
I wanted to take my 96 Trans Am but this was the first time wearing a helmet since the spinal surgery - as I later found out, it caused neck pain so no more racing for a while.... or if I race a car it will be slow ;)
It was extremely hot and humid out - temp's in the mid 80's and humidity.... well, I don't know the % but it has been raining here for the past 2 or 3 weeks.
So 2009 Dodge Challenger V6 rental car
I didn't change tire pressure, I usually kept the hood closed between runs, I left a bunch of stuff in the trunk, and had about 1/8 of a tank of gas.
So, no burn out, just went to the line and a 1500 rpm launch
60......2.398
330.....6.769
1/8.....10.353
mph....68.45
1000...13.425
1/4.....16.001
mp......87.78
So, no burn outagain , just went to the line and a 1500 rpm launch
60......2.362
330.....6.701
1/8.....10.265
mph....69.13
1000...13.319
1/4.....15.883
mp......88.2578
So, no burn out again , just went to the line and a close to 2000 rpm launch
60......2.362
330.....6.669
1/8.....10.211
mph....69.22
1000...13.250
1/4.....15.799
mp......88.64
So, a little squeal of the tires for a burn out, just went to the line and a close to 2000 rpm launch
60......2.368
330.....6.674
1/8.....10.217
mph....69.49
1000...13.254
1/4.....15.800
mp......88.71
Englishtown only let me make 4 passes. My last pass was made at 8:32 PM. The sun was going down and the cool weather was approaching.
I figure, if I was motivated and played with tire pressure, had the car empty, had a cool and dry night mid 15's are a definate - low 15's are a stretch.
Now, here is the kicker!
I put the car on the scale.
With me in it, (race weight) 3860 lbs
Without me, 3630 lbs
I had read that challenger's were tank's with their weight. At first, I thought the scale was wrong so I spoke with one of the tech's, we zero'ed out the scale and redid it and same weight?!?!?
I know that the R/T will be heavier due to V8, bigger suspension bits etc but I was shocked.
This car weighs similar to my v6 f body when it was stock. This car runs as quick as my slightly modified v6 f body.
Now I just gotta get my wife to buy me an R/T ;)
I had two buddies there with me:
2009 BMW 335XI (twin turbo AWD) - he went a best of 14.3
2009 G8 GT (intake, azle back, tuning) - he went a best of 13.5
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