2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

[ELVIS]

Chargers don't have manuals now, to think that the SRT Hellcat would was a stretch.

The Hellcat is available with a manual...

[twonabomber]

Challenger, yes. But Charger won't be. Supposedly the floor pan doesn't allow it.

[Seshmeister]

Back on topic...

I like the engine sound but why even bother with those rear seats.

Short of IED victims who could possibly use them?

[twonabomber]

[VAiN]

I like the engine sound but why even bother with those rear seats.

Short of IED victims who could possibly use them?

That's how it is with these 'pony' cars.. My backseat is only good for putting a few bags of groceries on. Whoever draws the short straw has to sit in the back and on the passenger side.

[VAiN]

Here it's called an electronic handbrake.

It's where you press a button for your emergency brake in a stick shift car?

Hmm.. not familiar.. I still have a mechanical handbrake lever. I never use it though, I park the car in gear.

[VAiN]

No paddle shifters...

It's a five speed auto with manual mode, which I like...

I rarely go past third gear...

But it shifts strictly at 6000 RPM whether in manual mode or not...

That sucks because the peak 425hp happens at 6250, supposedly...

As soon as I get my hands on a Diablo or Predator I can raise the shift points to 6250 or even 6450...

I have a Pro-Cal Ford Racing tune waiting to go into my car. It's a 'premium fuel' tune so I can only use 91+ octane gas - which I do anyway.. Ford claims an additional 60 ft. lbs. of torque at 1500 RMP. It really wakes the car up down low. Also have a set of GT500 mufflers waiting to go on as well.
I just put $2k of Steeda suspension in to the car and wow what a difference that made.. it stays flat in turns and there's no more wheel hop.

Here's some before/after:


Billet Lower Control Arm with Relocation Bracket

[ELVIS]

Challenger, yes. But Charger won't be. Supposedly the floor pan doesn't allow it.

Yeah that's true...

But they could change it...

[twonabomber]

Maybe the next gen? Not sure how many buyers they'd get, and with no future SRT Chrysler 300's, that cuts the market down further. The police Chargers run column shifts but will still get the five-speed autos instead of the new eight-speeds.

Chevy is going to offer a manual in the SS. Between that and the easier to mod LS motor, that could sway some guys toward SS and away from Charger.

[ELVIS]

Repent !!

You've inflamed Mother Mopar !!

Blasphemy !!

[twonabomber]

I'm not buying any GM. Not even after my Chrysler friends and family discount goes away.

It sure is fun keeping shitbox cars from cutting in front of me. Saw a Taurus coming up on my left, and figured he was going to try to make the upcoming ramp on the right...he made it, but behind me and not in front of me. I need a GoPro.

[ELVIS]

Haha...

[Nitro Express]

I have a Pro-Cal Ford Racing tune waiting to go into my car. It's a 'premium fuel' tune so I can only use 91+ octane gas - which I do anyway.. Ford claims an additional 60 ft. lbs. of torque at 1500 RMP. It really wakes the car up down low. Also have a set of GT500 mufflers waiting to go on as well.
I just put $2k of Steeda suspension in to the car and wow what a difference that made.. it stays flat in turns and there's no more wheel hop.

Here's some before/after:


Billet Lower Control Arm with Relocation Bracket

Where I live it's legal to run your car on aviation gasoline. If you do this you need to make sure your engine can handle the high octane or you will burn your valves. I had a neighbor who was moving and he gave me a barrel of Sunoco 118 octain race fuel. I ran it in my snowmobile. I'm lucky I didn't kill myself this winter. LOL! Let's just say I made it to the gas station on beer runs faster than I ever could in a car.

[Von Halen]

I'm not buying any GM.

Me either. Fuck Generic Motors.

I can't believe all the GM suck dicks still buying their junk, after they stole all that money from them.

[VAiN]

Where I live it's legal to run your car on aviation gasoline. If you do this you need to make sure your engine can handle the high octane or you will burn your valves. I had a neighbor who was moving and he gave me a barrel of Sunoco 118 octain race fuel. I ran it in my snowmobile. I'm lucky I didn't kill myself this winter. LOL! Let's just say I made it to the gas station on beer runs faster than I ever could in a car.

I'm pretty sure the issue with aviation fuel is that it's still leaded.. not a good idea for a street car at all.

[Nitro Express]

Me either. Fuck Generic Motors.

I can't believe all the GM suck dicks still buying their junk, after they stole all that money from them.

No kidding. Obama just screwed the bond holders on that GM deal. Look at all the recalls. Let the losers fail. Bailing them out fixes nothing. GM probably would have broken up and someone would have come in and bought the assets and brands. There probably would be a Chevrolet still but someone lean and mean would own it.

All the government should do is offer a loan on condition it be paid back in full. Such a loan saved Chrysler but Chrysler paid the loan back early. Iaccoca said when they went to pay the US Government back they said it would take 30 days to figure out who to write the check to because nobody usually pays the government back. Fine. Iaccoca just let the money accrue and made another million in interest while the government figured it's bullshit out.

Bailouts just make managers lazy. Where's the incentive to manage when your fuck ups are paid for? Might as well just waste the day in whore houses and on the golf course.

[Nitro Express]

I'm pretty sure the issue with aviation fuel is that it's still leaded.. not a good idea for a street car at all.

We don't have emissions tests here either. Heh heh. All the lead is going to do is ruin the catalytic converter. There's a guy here in town that runs his Duster on av gas. You wouldn't want to run it in a new car.

[VAiN]

We don't have emissions tests here either. Heh heh. All the lead is going to do is ruin the catalytic converter. There's a guy here in town that runs his Duster on av gas. You wouldn't want to run it in a new car.

They took the emissions tests away here about 10-15 years ago.. as soon as that happened I went immediately to off-road exhaust on the Mustangs.

[Nickdfresh]

Challenger, yes. But Charger won't be. Supposedly the floor pan doesn't allow it.

Fucking pussies and their floorplans!

[Von Halen]

The Charger Hellcat is a bad motherfucker of a 4 door! 204 MPH!

[VAiN]

You think Dodge paid for that review or has that guy never driven a fast car? Good of them to be at a track and not bother to give 1/4 mile or lap times. I expect the car to be able to break into the 11's with that kind of power.

[Von Halen]

I don't think the guy has ever driven a factory 4 door that has 700 HP, because there's never been one.

11's should be no problem, if you can keep it from spinning the tires.

[78/84 guy]

The Charger Hellcat is a bad motherfucker of a 4 door! 204 MPH!

For that kind of money I can buy a 69 Hemi Road Runner !!! It my not be as fast but it has a lot more style and class. Cute stuff but no thanks.

[Von Halen]

69 Hemi Road Runner for $63k? You won't get very far in it.

[ELVIS]

I expect the car to be able to break into the 11's with that kind of power.

:seshisgay:

[78/84 guy]

69 Hemi Road Runner for $63k? You won't get very far in it.

How bout a 6-pack ? lol

[VAiN]

:seshisgay:

Nice, that's what I'm talking about. That's super fast for a street tire.

[twonabomber]

The Charger Hellcat is a bad motherfucker of a 4 door! 204 MPH!

I still hate that new front end but 707 HP could make me not mind it.

[Kristy]

I have a Pro-Cal Ford Racing tune waiting to go into my car. It's a 'premium fuel' tune so I can only use 91+ octane gas - which I do anyway.. Ford claims an additional 60 ft. lbs. of torque at 1500 RMP. It really wakes the car up down low. Also have a set of GT500 mufflers waiting to go on as well.
I just put $2k of Steeda suspension in to the car and wow what a difference that made.. it stays flat in turns and there's no more wheel hop.

Here's some before/after:

Looks like another middle aged crisis penismobile.

[Nitro Express]

Looks like something the Saudi Arabian students who go to our universities drive around in.

[Nitro Express]

I'm pretty sure the issue with aviation fuel is that it's still leaded.. not a good idea for a street car at all.

I just checked and AV gas does have lead in it so yeah it would destroy the catalytic converters in a modern street car. You can't have ethanol in AV gas because it absorbs water and creates all sorts of problems. Lead is an excellent lubricant. I'm sure it's in the AV gasl to assist in engine reliability. Aircraft engines pretty much run hard and they need to be reliable. There's a big controversy about getting the lead out of AV gas but it's added for a reason.

[VAiN]

I just checked and AV gas does have lead in it so yeah it would destroy the catalytic converters in a modern street car. You can't have ethanol in AV gas because it absorbs water and creates all sorts of problems. Lead is an excellent lubricant. I'm sure it's in the AV gasl to assist in engine reliability. Aircraft engines pretty much run hard and they need to be reliable. There's a big controversy about getting the lead out of AV gas but it's added for a reason.

I wish they'd get ethanol the fuck out of gas though..

[VAiN]

Looks like another middle aged crisis penismobile.

When I completely give up I'm getting one of these...


I'll buy it used from a rental car dealer, of course.

[Kristy]

Well, the color is nice. Go with the two-door. You'll be glad you did.

[twonabomber]

I keep reading that the Hellcat will be used in a Grand Cherokee, but not as an SRT model. FCA has trademarked "Trackhawk" as a name and that's what the "experts" think a Hellcat GC will be named.

[Nickdfresh]

Me either. Fuck Generic Motors.

I can't believe all the GM suck dicks still buying their junk, after they stole all that money from them.

And Chrysler-Fiat didn't?

[Nickdfresh]

I just checked and AV gas does have lead in it so yeah it would destroy the catalytic converters in a modern street car. You can't have ethanol in AV gas because it absorbs water and creates all sorts of problems. Lead is an excellent lubricant. I'm sure it's in the AV gasl to assist in engine reliability. Aircraft engines pretty much run hard and they need to be reliable. There's a big controversy about getting the lead out of AV gas but it's added for a reason.

Some major chains sell "racing fuel" out of the pumps. One did here, at least as of four years ago. I was at the station recently (a Delta Sonic, a local carwash and detail chain that now has gas and oil change bays as well). I think it was 100 octane, but boosting octane doesn't do much if the engine compression is not designed for it.

You're better off using "Top Tier Gas" that has added detergent, at least twice the Federal minimum...

[Seshmeister]

And Chrysler-Fiat didn't?

Talking of which I have to admit the most fun stupid car I ever had was my FIAT Coupe Turbo thing.

A very silly car. I'm amazed there are a few still on the roads, I only had mine for a few years back around 2000 and it fell to bits.

[Nickdfresh]

Talking of which I have to admit the most fun stupid car I ever had was my FIAT Coupe Turbo thing.

A very silly car. I'm amazed there are a few still on the roads, I only had mine for a few years back around 2000 and it fell to bits.

LOL Fiat only entered the market back here in like 2008 with the 500. The 500Abarth is kind of cool, but some of the newer Chryslers are based on Fiat platforms (the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200). There are rumors that Alfa is coming back to Fiat dealerships as well...

[Seshmeister]

Yeah that thing was basically an Alpha Romeo it was designed by the Ferrari guy. 0-60 in 6 seconds it was a ton of fun. It had the smallest ashtray I have ever seen it literally could only hold one cigarette and only then once it had been smoked.