Well look what followed me home......
04-08-2011, 09:36 PM
#22
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I really won't back down from a race , When conditions allow. (THE LAW)
I guess it's because i'm a car guy , And i know the SS is fast , And i drive it 3 hours a day (at least , today was 3-1/2) I want to see a car tear me up, Because i'll have a great view of a bad ass ride no matter what size engine.
But it does'nt really happen , Mostly , I get a view of there bad ass ride from my rearview.
I guess it's because i'm a car guy , And i know the SS is fast , And i drive it 3 hours a day (at least , today was 3-1/2) I want to see a car tear me up, Because i'll have a great view of a bad ass ride no matter what size engine.
But it does'nt really happen , Mostly , I get a view of there bad ass ride from my rearview.
04-08-2011, 09:41 PM
#24
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Well you are talking 375 hp versus 260 hp, but the SS is geared for acceleration where my R/T is geared at 3.08 for high speed cruising. The Super Track Pack gets you a 3.73 final drive but having driven one, they are just wound too tight on the highway. SS's are much more composed on the highway, still geared to haul a** but not screaming at highway speeds.
I'd rather have gearing that leans towards composed cruising than a short final drive that's only good for "point and shoot" situations.
I'd rather have gearing that leans towards composed cruising than a short final drive that's only good for "point and shoot" situations.
04-08-2011, 09:47 PM
#28
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I ran a 3.73 in my 86 Monte, and at times wish I was runnin a 4.11 in it.Didnt think it was too radical for highway cruising(was my everyday driver at the time and got about 10 mpg,lol).
04-08-2011, 09:48 PM
#29
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I just wish I fit in the Camaro, but my head is in the roof even in the convertible(top up of course), and the Corvette is a no go because I don't fit in them either. I just wanted a nice V-8 muscle car to use more often than the SS, if the Challenger gets rained on I'll be irked, if the SS gets rained on I'm mortified.
04-08-2011, 09:50 PM
#30
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I'd still rather have one of these.....
The 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda
Specifications
Wheelbase, inches: 108.0
Weight, lbs: 3,900
Number built: 666
Base price: $5,400
Standard Engine
Type: ohv V-8
Displacement, cid: 426
Fuel system: 2 x 4bbl.
Compression ratio: 10.25:1
Horsepower @ rpm: 425 @ 5000
Torque @ rpm: 425 @ 4000
Representative Performance
0-60 mph, sec: 5.6
1/4 mile, sec. @ mph: 13.41 @ 104.6
The 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda
Specifications
Wheelbase, inches: 108.0
Weight, lbs: 3,900
Number built: 666
Base price: $5,400
Standard Engine
Type: ohv V-8
Displacement, cid: 426
Fuel system: 2 x 4bbl.
Compression ratio: 10.25:1
Horsepower @ rpm: 425 @ 5000
Torque @ rpm: 425 @ 4000
Representative Performance
0-60 mph, sec: 5.6
1/4 mile, sec. @ mph: 13.41 @ 104.6