The SS might be lighter weight wise, but you gotta look at HP and Torque too.

 

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'm not saying it wouldn't be a bad ass race or one is faster than the other, I am just a guy who loves cars just as much as the next guy, especially cars from the muscle car era.

 

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'm not at 260

 

I went to look at an HHR for the Mrs yesterday after work and the dealership had a few Camaro SC572's sittin on their lot.

 

i'm thinking maybe 0-60 feet for the SS , Then all hemi. ?

 

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).

 

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.

 

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