[mcsoul]

After watching the Charger Hellcat lap, I'm tempted to say a tire upgrade could cut 5 or 6 seconds off the lap.

[SS 1LE]

Originally Posted by mcsoul

After watching the Charger Hellcat lap, I'm tempted to say a tire upgrade could cut 5 or 6 seconds off the lap.

I don't know, the guy who drove it didn't exactly give it the best review...it is more than just tires.

[shaffe]

Originally Posted by Memphis

Price as tested on the car is $66,495. I thought it was a no options car to fit under the $65k limit, turns out they just said **** it and put it in <65K class anyway.

Hahaha well then I have no idea what they are doing lol.

Maybe they lumped then by starting MSRP I have no clue all I did was post what a no option GT350R MSRP's for.

[6spdhyperblue]

Originally Posted by shaffe

Hahaha well then I have no idea what they are doing lol.

Maybe they lumped then by starting MSRP I have no clue all I did was post what a no option GT350R MSRP's for.

i just built one on the ford website and its a electronics package like radios and shit. its not relative to performance so i would class it in sub 65k too

[SpeedIsLife]

All the hellcats desperately need more and better tires.

The Challenger can take 305 rears without rolling the fenders..why Dodge goes small is beyond me.

[Egon]

Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

All the hellcats desperately need more and better tires.

The Challenger can take 305 rears without rolling the fenders..why Dodge goes small is beyond me.

F'n A man a Hellcat dualie with 6 wheels would be awesome!

[Obzen]

Did dodge get a good deal on a cargo ship full of 275's or something? Why would anyone build a 4500 pound 707hp car and put 275's on it?

[6spdhyperblue]

Originally Posted by Obzen

Did dodge get a good deal on a cargo ship full of 275's or something? Why would anyone build a 4500 pound 707hp car and put 275's on it?

because mercedes built that chassis, the tires dont fit, and they aren't gonna spend money on wider fenders.

[SS 1LE]

Originally Posted by Nicul15

because mercedes built that chassis, the tires dont fit, and they aren't gonna spend money on wider fenders.

They are next year.

[Obzen]

Originally Posted by Nicul15

because mercedes built that chassis, the tires dont fit, and they aren't gonna spend money on wider fenders.

Hmm. Good point. Reminds me of my 05 GTO. Anything above a 245 required fender trimming. lol.

[mjk3888]

Originally Posted by Nicul15

because mercedes built that chassis, the tires dont fit, and they aren't gonna spend money on wider fenders.

Bingo.

These are essentially the exact same chassis.

[Karma81]

Originally Posted by 2cnd chance

I'll have to agree after seeing the CF vs standard wheels in a GT350R comparison. Those lightweight wheels provide a significant braking and accelerating advantage. Not to mention what it does for the handling (lower unsprung weight and rotational mass).

I kind of think Ford knew they couldn't get there with typical engineering (aka GT350) so they had to bring in the CF wheel to get competitive results. I don't want to go so far as to saying it's cheating...however no one else uses them...yet.

Was it cheating when Chevy used the Ceramic rotors on the Z28?

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by Karma81

Was it cheating when Chevy used the Ceramic rotors on the Z28?

Again, I didn't say it "was" cheating...I do believe after engineering the GT350 they were not at the Z/28's capabilities so instead of bettering the cars actual design they threw CF wheels on it to achieve their numbers.

Oh and CCB's were already in use in production cars for years. Also all test run on the 5Gen Z/28 used cars with AC. What about the test on the GT350R?

[AWOL]

Wasn't the SS 1.6 secs behind the GT350R around Laguna Seca?