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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
I wanna see what the ZL1 can do on real tires so all the excuses are taken away and we know what it's capable of. Seeing what it can do on stock tires is fine and good, but that is NOT the benchmark for the car. Stock tires are a compromise between engineers, lawyers, and bean counters when you're talking OEM spec. Dodge engineers flat out said they'd use DRs on the Hellcat hands down, hmmm why didn't it come with them then? Demon has them and you have to sign a 10 page waiver to buy the car LOL.
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Totally agree. Tires, IMHO seem to be a grey area when it comes to considering them as a mod or not. They don't add any power, or reduce weight, they just enable you to use more of what you have. In the case of the Hellcat vs ZL1 debate, the Hellcat is much more hindered with it's factory tires than the ZL1 is. Drag radials make a huge difference with the Hellcats. While they will make a difference on the ZL1, I don't believe they will make as big of a difference because the ZL1 isn't hindered as much as the Hellcat is by the factory rubber.
I am personally curious how the cars would compare when they both have full traction and are able to utilize 100% of their capabilities. Basically, put drag radials on both, and run 'em.